Journey: Lights go down on summer concert series

Journey crowd — More than 6,000 love Journey during Harveys’ final concert of the summer.

Schon smile — It’s been a long journey for Neal Schon, who is still smiling. Tim Parsons/ Tahoe Onstage

Faces on the stage — Arnel Pineda and Ross Valory are animated moments after setting foot on Tahoe onstage.

Boot to the head — Caught up in the moment, Arnel Pineda is about to squash pianist Jonathan Cain. Is that any way to treat a Journey band member since 1980?

Journey’s only bass player: Ross Valory. Tim Parsons Tahoe/Onstage

Neal Schon spots Tahoe Onstage photographer Tim Parsons

Flag — Arnel Pineda is in Journey now but he still has an ear for his home country. Can you find the Filipino flag?

Tahoe Onstage — Arnel Pineda indicates he is in Tahoe onstage. Tim Parsons

Journey rocks — Ross Valory, left, Arnel Pineda and Neal Schon rock. Tahoe Onstage / Tim Parsons

A star — Neal Schon found Arnel Pineda on the Internet and now he’s a star.

An estimated more than 6,000 watched Journey close out the summer concert series Sept. 14 at the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys in Stateline, Nev. Tahoe Onstage images by Tim Parsons

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Tim Parsons is the editor of Tahoe Onstage who first moved to Lake Tahoe in 1992. Before starting Tahoe Onstage in 2013, he worked for 29 years at newspapers, including the Tahoe Daily Tribune, Eureka Times-Standard and Contra Costa Times. He was the recipient of the 2011 Keeping the Blues Alive award for Journalism.

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Tim Parsons
September 15, 2013
4:26 pm