Thanks for the support Elaine!!!
 
Love, Valery

--- On Tue, 3/31/09, dknighthazel <dknighthazel@...> wrote:


From: dknighthazel <dknighthazel@...>
Subject: [STEVE PERRY FOREVER OUR STEVE] Re: TO MY STEVE PERRY FAMILY - PLEASE
READ!!!
To: steveperryforeveroursteve@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 3:25 PM






Thank you so much for sharing this great info I will requst them on
myspace.Hugs, Your Perry sis,Elaine --- In steveperryforeverou rsteve@yahoogrou
ps.com, "lattinah312" <lattinah312@ ...> wrote:
>
> I've become closer to some great friends of mine,
> Forrest and Kaylon McDonald.
> Forrest McDonald is very special to me
> & I would like him to be special to you, as well.
>
> You see, he wrote 2 BEAUTIFUL songs and guess who sang the lead vocals? Our
Steve Perry, that's who!
>
> Two never before heard original compositions one ballad and one rock with
vocals by Steve Perry before he joined Journey. This is old analog technology
but a great perfomance by the band. Forrest wrote these songs many years ago.
I'll let him tell you how he met Steve and some other wonderful things...
>
>
>
> Forrest McDonald:
> The song, "Dreams Reality" was written and copyrighted in 1974 by me, Forrest
McDonald. Two years later, in late February of 1976, I was looking for a
vocalist to sing some of my songs that I was planning to record. A mutual friend
introduced me to Steve Perry who was a drummer at the time living in Lemoore,
CA. We met, talked over the project and then went to see a movie.
> We saw "All The Presidents Men" starring Al Pacino.
>
> A few days later, Steve came to my apartment in West Hollywood and I played
him a few songs. "Dreams Reality", "It's Over" and one called, "Anyway You Want
It". We settled on "Dreams Reality" and "It's Over". I booked the time at Star
Track Studio in West Hollywood and assembled my friends to play on the track.
>
> This was the year before I played on Bob Seger's 'Old Time Rock and Roll' at
Muscle Shoals Sound in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The recording went well. Since it
was just a demo, I paid all of the guys $25.00 a side; We emphasized the
"Stronger And Stronger" section of the first verse so I re-titled the song,
Dreams Reality - Stronger and Stronger. We also recorded a nice ballad I had
just written a few months earlier called, "It's Over" © 1975. I sat on these two
songs for 33 years and at the urging of some fans, I finally decided to put them
out for download.
>
> Steve is one of the greatest singers of all time and it was a great honor to
have him on my recordings. Little did I know what we were about to accomplish in
the ensuing years! That is why I have called this compilation "Before The
Journey". I hope you enjoy these recordings although the technology is old they
are a MUST for any serious collector.
>
> <img src="http://i298. photobucket. com/albums/ mm253/valery312_
2008/mylovesteve perry2/beforethe journeypic. jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -
> Forrest and Kaylon have their own MySpace pages and Website.
> Forrest: www.myspace. com/theforrestmc donaldband
> Kaylon: www.myspace. com/puddledunk
> Website: www.forrestmcdonald .com
>
> I encourage My Steve Perry Family to please friend request them, show them
love & support and CONTACT ME through MySpace, Steve Perry Yahoo Groups, Amazon
Discussions or my email: lattinah312@ ...,
> so I can share how YOU can own these TREASURES, right away!
>
> Love Always, Valery - Your Perry Sis!
>



















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