A good freind of mine Cheryl, another Perry fan, and I had been keeping
up with all the lastest on Steve's release FTLOSM. We were counting down
the days and everything. While we were waiting for all this to get going
my mother was very ill. Like Steve's mother, my mother had suffered for
years with cancer related illnesses and side effects. I mourned with him
when his mother died because I care a lot about Steve and his being.
Anyway, what was supposed to be one of the happiest days of my life
turned out to be the worst.
On the morning of the release of FTLOSM my
mother passed away. I had my day planned out to go to the record store
and get his CD and everything. Well, I spent the whole day trying to get
through a hard day. And to make things even harder I was four months
pregnant with my first child and my mother had always wanted to have
kids.At the end of that day my husband and I went home and tried to
settle down from everything. I laid down to rest and my husband told me
that he had some things to do that he'd be back in a bit. A couple of
hours later he shows up with Steve's new CD. The mall was 30 minutes or
so one way. And he made made the trip without telling me. It was the
first time I had smiled the whole day. I couldn't believe he did that!
I
sat there on the bed with it in a headphone set. When I got to "Missing
You" I burst into tears. It was like Steve was in my head hearing my
thoughts and had put them into beautiful music. And his voice made it
mean that much more. Steve's music had pulled me through a lot of tough
spots in my life but that was the ulimate. At the funeral, I dedicated
that song in memory of my mother. It made me feel better knowing that he
knew how I felt. I sent him letters explaining things and how I felt.
I'm not sure if he ever got them or not.I've always wanted to Thank him
in person. I only hope that he realizes how much he touches people and
the effects on theirs lives that he really has. Maybe, during this tour
I'll be able to thank him in person. I had tickets for the FTLOSM Tour
but my city got cancelled 3 times and was never rescheduled.
I'd like to
thank him again for all the support through his gift we call, "Music and
Song". Thanks Steve! :-)
The Journey of Steve Perry
For INFINITY you will search for the perfect mate
Yet, always fearing it's DEPARTURE state
Apprehensive of the EVOLUTION that it demands
Once you have CAPTURED it in your hands
Playing it safe or trying to hide it your ESCAPE
As you stumble across new FRONTIERS with the chances you take
And still all the while you can hear the STREET TALK
As you cling to DREAM AFTER DREAM in your walk
RAISED ON RADIO, so you look for the answers from within
Because you live FOR THE LOVE OF STRANGE MEDICINE