[Old School Hound]

  My most prized possession growing up was my stereo I got for Christmas I want to say in 1975 when I was just shy of turning 13 and starting to get so deep into all that great music. It had a turntable, an eight-track tape player and two big speakers. But what was really gold was the AM/FM receiver that allowed me to pick up the clear channel big 89, WLS out of Chicago, the only rock station I could really get at night. They played all the current rock, and really emphasized the midwestern bands like Chicago, Styx, REO, Seger, etc. They played a lot of Journey, and this has always been my favorite, Steve Perry is one of the all-time vocalists. I fell asleep every night, and I mean every night, with that station on from that Christmas until I set off for UK in August of ‘81. Wish I could do it again.

It's amazing  how great music lovers think alike. "Stone in Love" is  my co- favorite Journey song, along with "Feeling that Way."  Neil Schon is another guitar god. His work on "Stone in Love" is otherworldly.