i guess i missed the webcast....either that or i can't read dutch (is it dutch?)

Just got back from the performance at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam. It was a great show. I had an aftershow meeting with Joe along with some other fans. Joe is a very, very nice person to talk to and very kind too. I don't understand why the voting campaign is wrong. What is the problem to get Joe on the first place? Doesn't Joe deserve to be on the first place? I can't do it by myself. Just need some help from other fans (?).

SHELL If I could, I would give the 300 votes to Joe myself. I think that he is the greatest guitarist at this moment in time. And being the way he is, Joe deserves every vote from every fan in any poll wherever in the world. But the Dutch Poll is the one I know off.

GUTTERbOY I'm not begging, I'm just running a campaign to get Joe on the right position in a Dutch guitarists Poll. No more, No Less

To every Joe Satriani Fan VOTE for Joe in a Dutch guitarists poll at http://gitaristen.pagina.nl and look for the item Top 20 gitaristen. click on it and you will enter the poll. Then look for the name of Joe Satriani and click on the round button on the right side of Joe's name. If it turns into a black point, scroll to the bottom of that page and click on the button which is named 'STEM'. If you have done that, you have voted for Joe. And you will see the results so far in a colourfull schedual.

Thank you for your cooperation.

John a.k.a Major Tom

P.S. After I have seen Joe perform and spoke to him, I'm more determind to proceed this campaign. In spite of all comments by other fans(?).

Hi everyone. I'm going on vacation starting tomorrow. I'll be flying to the St. Louis area to visit some relatives and all that good stuff. After spending a week with them, I'll be going on a week-long road trip with some of my family. We're going to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, the Baseball Hall Of Fame, and the Football Hall Of Fame. It should be fun. Ozzie Smith is being inducted into the baseball hall...he was a St. Louis Cardinals player, so that's the purpose of the trip. Anyway, it should be a lot of fun. I'll have occasional internet access while I'm gone, but I won't be posting too much. So maybe someone will jump into the lead with the most posts...haha.

Is anyone in the LA area going to the Dio / Scorpions / Deep Purple concert at the Greek Theater on 8/4/02? I'll be driving down to see that show, as I'll be on vacation when they're in Northern California. It'd be cool to meet some JS fans...

I forgot to mention something about the webcast. Joe mentioned it was his birthday yesterday, so the crowd sang to him before The Headless Horseman.

shell - I have no idea why I didn't edit the first post...LOL.

dragonchild - The backwards thing happens in all kinds of songs by all different artists. My favorite example of it is in Aerosmith's Sweet Emotion. They use a drum, cymbal, and hand clap in reverse. Anyway... You don't like Mind Storm? Interesting. That's ok though, everyone has their own tastes. Maybe it'll grow on you.

Danzel - Joe is playing Oriental Melody on this tour.

guitarded boy - I'm sure Jon will get to making a new one soon.

Beach Bum - List yourself as attending your show on the road page, you might win aftershow passes.

evbro - There is no such thing as a fresh start on this message board...LOL. Thanks for the info about the Engines Of Creation teaser...I knew I forgot to mention one.

alien32 - When Joe introduces himself, he says "My name's still Joe".

The Local Person - When I was listening to the webcast, it cut out towards the end of Friends. When it came back on, Joe was doing the jam. I have no idea if it was a part of Friends or a completely new song or what, LOL. Oh well.

Daniel Australia - You can find that song on Morpheus / Kazaa by searching for "Heart Of The Sun". Officially, though, that song is untitled. The phrase "heart of the sun" was taken from the caption of a picture in the article that the song came with. It's a reference to Pink Floyd.

Thoughts are slowly coming together on SBM...

Death cube... i would, but i have no way of recording it or putting it on the computer. that would be cool though.

Austin, have a safe, fun trip. Be prepared for the HUGE load of posts here when you get back. I was gone for 4 1/2 days and have 460 posts to sift through. It will probably hit 500 till I get to it tomorrow. If you have net access while your gone, remember the last page you read so you can start from there and not have to sift through stuff you've already seen. Man, this is crazy!!

MAJOR TOM You are one persistent brat aren't you. Nevertheless, you are one cool JS fan. Keep up the good work soldier. FIFTY PUSHUPS NOW!! The other annoyed people can skip your messages like I've been doing. I just hope this poll ends soon.

hey major tom-- i salute your enthusiasm, but politely request that if you want to keep posting messages to have people vote for joe in that contest that you do it a little less frequently. at most, once or twice a week. more than that and it does more harm than good for most folks here... thanks!

hi joe, i think i asked u before, but i repeat my self when under stress, i repeat my self when under stress,i repeat my self when under stress! (adrian belew, king crimson!). please release a compilation of demos and un-released stuff, whether finished, or whatever. me and your fans would love it. if sony wont release it , im sure some one will

and if u play video games , u have to get an xbox and a gamecube!

u have to jam or record with buckethead, when he aint being strange , he has a sense of melody and feeling like u

take care, be happy and smile

the email address for this name dont exist but anyone can email me on wdkitchen@hotmail.com

Austin, have a great vacation and thanks for your comments. Don't forget to pack your SBM! :) And drive/fly carefully!

I missed the webcast too with only so much... when I finally got the connection up and running they had turned all the lights on and people were leaving the arena. Oh well, I'll grab it when the excellent webmaster puts it up here soon.

im off to phoenix to pick up a car for a dealership, oh what fun....12 hours of driving ahead with 0 hours sleep...no rest for the wicked. MIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRMMMM

hi dudes, this msg is for all of u but not joe

u all like great music but a few of u dont enjoy free-will!

bye

WOW - what a webcast last night! Shame I only knew about it about 45mins into the set! I did manage to record 1hr 30mins of it though :) I love the double-neck guitar and the 7-string - really classy!

Anyway - I get to see you tomorrow night, so yippie! :D

JS Clone 1 - Ok, so your thoughts are coming together. But can you at least give us a :-) or a :-( as far as SBM is concerned? I'm getting worried about you...LOL.

michelle - Believe me, I have given a lot of thought to how I can keep myself from getting lost on T2J. I wonder if it would work if I emailed the cookies to myself and downloaded them in St. Louis...hmmm... ;-)

Ya Yo Gakk - I'm not really a Dio or Scorpions fan, but I love Deep Purple. I've been putting off seeing them for a long time, so that's why I'm driving down to LA. It's the last night of the US tour, so it should be pretty cool.