Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey is a 1991 American comedy science fiction film, the sequel to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. Like the first film, this one stars Keanu Reeves as Ted and Alex Winter as Bill. The film's original working title was Bill & Ted Go To Hell. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey - Plot. Bill, Ted and their two fiancées (Elizabeth and Joanna) are members of the amateur heavy metal band called Wyld Stallyns. Chuck De Nomolos (Joss Ackland) has cultivat ...

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See Santana for additional background of the people who would become Journey. In December 1971, Gregg Rolie, the organist and vocalist and co-founding member of Santana, decided that it was time to leave the band, due to longstanding disagreements with Carlos Santana about the musical direction of the group. He went home to Seattle, opening a restaurant with his father. While all this was going on, there was another face on the scene; the road manager for Santana, Walter "Herbie" Herbert. After an abortive South American ...

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Journey band, Journey band - Beginnings, Journey band - Early progressive period, Journey band - A new vocalist phase one, Journey band - A new vocalist redux, Journey band - Massive commercial success, Journey band - Turmoil, Journey band - Attempts to reform, Journey band - Recent, Journey band - Lineup past and present, Journey band - Discography, Journey band - Albums, Journey band - DVDs, Journey band - Singles, Journey band - References in popular culture

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The Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) is a NASA mission, launched August 3, 2004, designed to study the characteristics and environment of Mercury from orbit. Specifically, the scientific objectives of the mission are to characterize the chemical composition of Mercury's surface, the geologic history, the nature of the magnetic field, the size and state of the core, the volatile inventory at the poles, and the nature of Mercury's exosphere and magnetosphe ...

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• MESSENGER - Mercury observation plan
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Yaoguai (妖怪 pinyin yāo guaì) or yaomo (妖魔 yāo mó) or yaojing (妖精 yāo jīng) is a Chinese term that generally means "demon". Yaoguai are mostly malevolent animal spirits that have acquired magical powers through the practice of Taoism. The evil ones are usually referred to as guai (literally, "freak") or mo (literally, "demon") in Chinese. Their greatest goal is achieving immortality and thus deification. In Journey to the West, the demons seek this mostly by the abduction and consumpt ...

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Lead singer Steve Perry received much of the credit for Journey's success. In 1984, he released a solo album, Street Talk, which was successful and scored a very popular MTV video with "Oh Sherrie". Much to the dismay of Herbie Herbert, who had a falling out with Perry at that time, original member and bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith were fired from the band. The two were replaced by various studio musicians for the recording of the 1986 album Raised on Radio (which Perry produced), including Randy Jackson (bass) and Larrie Londin (drums). Smith did record two tracks wit ...

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Journey band, Journey band - Beginnings, Journey band - Early progressive period, Journey band - A new vocalist phase one, Journey band - A new vocalist redux, Journey band - Massive commercial success, Journey band - Turmoil, Journey band - Attempts to reform, Journey band - Recent, Journey band - Lineup past and present, Journey band - Discography, Journey band - Albums, Journey band - DVDs, Journey band - Singles, Journey band - References in popular culture

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The original ride opened March 5th 1983 and was considered by many to be the best version. It began with the ride vehicles “floating” in the clouds and seeing the silhouette of a strange blimp mixed with a vacuum cleaner and hearing the humming and singing of its pilot. In the next scene we come right next to this vessel and the pilot, an old man with a red beard dressed in a blue suit and top hat, introduces himself as the Dreamfinder and saying that he uses his vehicle, called the Dream Mobile or Dream Catcher by some fans, to collect ...

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Journey Into Imagination, Journey Into Imagination - Journey Into Imagination 1983-1998, Journey Into Imagination - Journey Into Your Imagination 1999-2001, Journey Into Imagination - Journey Into Imagination With Figment 2002- Present

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Compilations and live albums were released while Journey was inactive. Mariah Carey's version of "Open Arms" gained Journey some attention in the mid-1990s (both Steve Smith and Randy Jackson had worked with Carey). In 1993, Kevin Chalfant of The Storm performed with members of Journey on a few shows, and a reunited Journey was in the works with Chalfant, Schon, Cain, Valory, Smith and Rolie. That line-up did not come to fruition, when Steve Perry announced he was rejoining Journey in 1995. This produced the reunion album Trial by Fire in 1996, whic ...

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Journey band, Journey band - Beginnings, Journey band - Early progressive period, Journey band - A new vocalist phase one, Journey band - A new vocalist redux, Journey band - Massive commercial success, Journey band - Turmoil, Journey band - Attempts to reform, Journey band - Recent, Journey band - Lineup past and present, Journey band - Discography, Journey band - Albums, Journey band - DVDs, Journey band - Singles, Journey band - References in popular culture

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Signed to Columbia Records, Journey released its self-titled first album Journey in 1975. It showcased their considerable talent as musicians on jazz-flavored progressive rock epics. Guitarist George Tickner was tired from touring and left the band by the time of their second album, Look into the Future (1976), which toned down a little the overt progressiveness of their first release but still retained a jazz fusion base. The following year's Next tried for shorter tracks to increase accessibility, but without finding any commercial success, ...

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Journey band, Journey band - Beginnings, Journey band - Early progressive period, Journey band - A new vocalist phase one, Journey band - A new vocalist redux, Journey band - Massive commercial success, Journey band - Turmoil, Journey band - Attempts to reform, Journey band - Recent, Journey band - Lineup past and present, Journey band - Discography, Journey band - Albums, Journey band - DVDs, Journey band - Singles, Journey band - References in popular culture

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Journey recorded "Open Arms" for their seventh studio album, Escape, which was produced by Kevin Elson and Mike Stone. Jonathan Cain had begun writing the song while he was still a member of the rock group The Babys, but Babys vocalist John Waite turned down the melody as "too syrupy". Cain eventually finished the song with Steve Perry during the writing sessions for Escape, but it was almost left off the album; Journey's guitarist Neal Schon reportedly "hated" the song, and the other members of the band were against performing ...

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Open Arms Journey song, Open Arms Journey song - Journey version, Open Arms Journey song - Mariah Carey version, Open Arms Journey song - Track listings, Open Arms Journey song - Charts, Open Arms Journey song - Journey version, Open Arms Journey song - Mariah Carey version

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In the 1980 movie Caddyshack, the Rodney Dangerfield character's golf bag has a stereo that plays "Any Way You Want It" at an inopportune moment. This reference was used again in the "Simpsons" episode 'Burns, Baby, Burns' (#157, 1996), where 'Any Way You Want It' is played in the final scene as Dangerfield's character, Larry Burns, proclaims 'let's party'. Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of the animated comedy South Park, have chosen to use references to the band Journey, Steve Perry, and their music as ...

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Journey band, Journey band - Beginnings, Journey band - Early progressive period, Journey band - A new vocalist phase one, Journey band - A new vocalist redux, Journey band - Massive commercial success, Journey band - Turmoil, Journey band - Attempts to reform, Journey band - Recent, Journey band - Lineup past and present, Journey band - Discography, Journey band - Albums, Journey band - DVDs, Journey band - Singles, Journey band - References in popular culture

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In 1981, Journey's seventh studio album, Escape, went to #1 on the album charts and would go on to become their most popular (nine times platinum). The hits "Who's Crying Now", "Don't Stop Believin'", and "Open Arms" all reached the Top 10 as singles. The band's polished sound, fronted by Perry's distinctive and soon to be widely imitated voice, became a popular radio presence. In particular, "Don't Stop Believin'" showcased how well Perry's soaring tenor could interlace with Cain's full piano chords and Schon's dynamic guitar ...

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Journey band, Journey band - Beginnings, Journey band - Early progressive period, Journey band - A new vocalist phase one, Journey band - A new vocalist redux, Journey band - Massive commercial success, Journey band - Turmoil, Journey band - Attempts to reform, Journey band - Recent, Journey band - Lineup past and present, Journey band - Discography, Journey band - Albums, Journey band - DVDs, Journey band - Singles, Journey band - References in popular culture

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Herbert had heard a demo of an Alien Project song, "If You Need Me, Call Me", and knew Journey had to have the young singer. Steve was brought on tour and performed a song with Journey during a sound check in Long Beach. Herbert informed the band of the lineup change that night. Perry replaced then-frontman Robert Fleischman in Journey, and brought a completely new pop sound to its music, despite protests from his new bandmates and fans of Journey's former progressive rock sound. He made his public debut on October 28, 1977 in San Fra ...

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Steve Perry musician, Steve Perry musician - Early years, Steve Perry musician - Journey years, Steve Perry musician - Post-Journey, Steve Perry musician - Discography

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Manager Herbie Herbert had heard of singer Steve Perry, but when the singer's demo tape (from his previous band Alien Project) of a song called "If You Need Me, Call Me" (which later appeared on Steve Perry's Greatest Hits album) was put in his hands by roadie Jack Villanueva, Herbie knew he needed to make a change. After an interesting interlude in which Perry was covertly introduced to the band (with Fleischman being told Perry was Villanueva's Portuguese cousin), Robert Fleischman was fired and Steve Perry ma ...

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Journey band, Journey band - Beginnings, Journey band - Early progressive period, Journey band - A new vocalist phase one, Journey band - A new vocalist redux, Journey band - Massive commercial success, Journey band - Turmoil, Journey band - Attempts to reform, Journey band - Recent, Journey band - Lineup past and present, Journey band - Discography, Journey band - Albums, Journey band - DVDs, Journey band - Singles, Journey band - References in popular culture

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With the mediocre sales of the album Next and the difficulties Gregg Rolie was having maintaining his dual role as keyboardist and lead vocalist (in fact Neal Schon sang on several of that album's tracks), the band was pressured by the studio to change direction and find a new lead singer and frontman. As a result, Journey enlisted Robert Fleischman. Fleischman, a southern California native, had been playing with a Chicago-based touring band when his manager, Barry Fey, brought him to Denver in early 1977 for a showcase with studio ex ...

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Journey band, Journey band - Beginnings, Journey band - Early progressive period, Journey band - A new vocalist phase one, Journey band - A new vocalist redux, Journey band - Massive commercial success, Journey band - Turmoil, Journey band - Attempts to reform, Journey band - Recent, Journey band - Lineup past and present, Journey band - Discography, Journey band - Albums, Journey band - DVDs, Journey band - Singles, Journey band - References in popular culture

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The story is narrated by Axel Lidenbrock, nephew of an eminent German geologist and naturalist, Professor Otto Lidenbrock. The story begins in the Lidenbrock house in Hamburg, with Professor Lidenbrock having bought an original runic manuscript of an Icelandic saga written by Snorri Sturluson. Inside the manuscript, they find a coded note written in runic script. (A first indication of Verne's love for cryptology. Coded, cryptic or incomplete messages as a plot device will continue to appear in many of his works and in each case Verne goes a long way to explain not only the code us ...

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Journey to the Center of the Earth, Journey to the Center of the Earth - Synopsis, Journey to the Center of the Earth - Film versions

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Mariah Carey co-produced her cover of the song with Walter Afanasieff for her sixth album, Daydream. Carey's career has crossed paths with Journey's: the band's drummer Steve Smith played drums on many of her earlier singles, and its bassist for a short period in the mid-1980s, Randy Jackson, has worked with her for a long time. It was released as the album's third single in 1996 (see 1996 in music) in most markets outside the United States, and performed moderately. It became a top five hit in the United Kingdom and was also p ...

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Open Arms Journey song, Open Arms Journey song - Journey version, Open Arms Journey song - Mariah Carey version, Open Arms Journey song - Track listings, Open Arms Journey song - Charts, Open Arms Journey song - Journey version, Open Arms Journey song - Mariah Carey version

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The opening chapters of the novel recount the earlier exploits of Sun Wukong, a monkey born from stone and who learns the art of fighting. It culminates in his rebellion against Heaven, when the Gautama Buddha manages to trap him under a mountain for five hundred years. The Bodhisattva Guan Yin, acting on the instructions of the Buddha, goes to Tang China to appoint someone to take the sutras back to the East. Part of the story here also relates to how Xuanzang becomes a monk and comes about being sent on this pilgrimage by the Tang e ...

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Journey to the West, Journey to the West - Synopsis, Journey to the West - Historical Context, Journey to the West - Main Characters, Journey to the West - Sun Wukong, Journey to the West - Notable English-language translations

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The classic tale of "the Journey to the West" was based on real events. The real journey to the west took place during the Tang Dynasty. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, was both the starting and ending point of this epic journey. The statue of Xuanzang can be seen near the right of this panorama. Xuanzang reached India after he experienced innumerable trials and hardships, of course without the help of his almighty disciples in the novel. Xuanzang then lived in India for more than a decade, learning classics of B ...

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Journey to the West, Journey to the West - Synopsis, Journey to the West - Historical Context, Journey to the West - Main Characters, Journey to the West - Sun Wukong, Journey to the West - Notable English-language translations

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An Edinburgh professor is intriqued by a strange rock given to him by one of his pupils. Uncovering its secret leads him and a few other hardy individuals to a dangerous journey that may have no return. The film is more notable not for what it contains, but for what it contains because of when it was made. When special effects were still largely unheard of in Hollywood, this movie contains such believable sce ...

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Journey to the Center of the Earth 1959 film, Journey to the Center of the Earth 1959 film - Overview, Journey to the Center of the Earth 1959 film - Plot, Journey to the Center of the Earth 1959 film - Cast

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The next major task for the crew was Transposition, Docking and Extraction. The Lunar Module sat below the Command/Service Module, head-to-tail. As such, it was required for the CSM to separate from the S-IVB, travel a short distance, turn 180 degrees and then dock with and extract the Lunar Module. First the CSM separated, taking ten minutes to turn, come back and hard dock. About half an hour later, after pressurizing the Lunar Module and checking the integrity of the docking latches, the crew extracted Falcon from the S-IVB. The S-IVB would be put on a trajectory s ...

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Apollo 15 Outward journey, Apollo 15 Outward journey - Launch and Trans-Lunar Injection, Apollo 15 Outward journey - Engine problems, Apollo 15 Outward journey - Day 2, Apollo 15 Outward journey - Day 3, Apollo 15 Outward journey - Day 4 and LOI, Apollo 15 Outward journey - Lunar orbit up to PDI, Apollo 15 Outward journey - Media

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The second day of Apollo 15 centered around the second planned midcourse correction and the a preliminary check of the Lunar Module, Falcon. Mission Control first got the crew to perform 0.7 second burn of the SPS engine before the planned second course correction. This was designed to isolate the location of the short in the Delta-V Thrust switch. The burn allowed Mission Control to confirm that the SPS would only be ignited accidentally if the faulty switch was armed. It was found after the flight that a 0.06 inch (1.4 mm) le ...

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Apollo 15 Outward journey, Apollo 15 Outward journey - Launch and Trans-Lunar Injection, Apollo 15 Outward journey - Engine problems, Apollo 15 Outward journey - Day 2, Apollo 15 Outward journey - Day 3, Apollo 15 Outward journey - Day 4 and LOI, Apollo 15 Outward journey - Lunar orbit up to PDI, Apollo 15 Outward journey - Media

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