Ten dates of 's summer tour with have been successfully completed, and it appears that the between keyboardist Jonathan Cain and guitarist Neil Schon have not taken a break, even as the pair continue to perform together. The latest round of activity is filed in the state of Delaware on July 30, and finds Cain petitioning the court to appoint a third director of the pair's Freedom 2020 company. Currently, Cain and Schon both own 50% of the voting stock but allegedly disagree on many aspects of the business.
Hence the deadlock and the apparent need for a custodian. The 22-page document claims that Schon considers such an appointment unnecessary and that his role as President of Freedom 2020 authorizes him to make decisions unilaterally, on behalf of the company. The document goes on to claim that Schon's actions "pose a severe threat of harm to the Company and to Journey’s storied history of musical greatness.
" Cain claims that Schon has exceeded a previously agreed nightly limit of $1,500 for hotel accommodation, and has spent up to $10,000 per night for hotel rooms for him and his wife. Cain also alleges that Schon has allowed Journey's road crew to fly business class and to book hotel rooms in their home cities, despite such expenses not being authorised by Cain. Similarly, Cain causes Schon of "excessive expenditures relating to private jets" and of failing to explore more reasonably priced transport options.
He also claims that Schon has used the company Amex card to cov.