I have had the privilege of meeting and spending about 5 minutes with Mr. Satriani, and I must say that I know why his music touches so many people from such diverse backgrounds. He is a simple, honest individual who obviously puts his heart and soul into his music for all of us to enjoy. That is a rare commodity, honesty. It's shameful that the world does not adhere to that principal. I hope that the actions of the idiot in Clearwater doesn't keep us from getting to see Joe live. I met him in Jacksonville the night before, and it was a treat.

Joe, the new stuff is awesome. I still listen to Surfin' all the time. Big fan. I hope to meet you again real soon.

anuj - thanks for the link for the first-hand review of Fire Strings. I really hope they recorded it.

JOE, IDEA's ON YOUR NEXT ALBUM!

Double CD

Disk 1 - All out ROCK ! Disk 2 - BLUE's !

Were in a ROCK stage of the music world but would also like to hear some blues!!!

Also, can you put those short intrumentals on there like you did on Flying in a Blue Dream"?

Hi everyone. I've been thinking. Joe doesn't use the guitar at all when he does the harmonic scream. That scream is actually the voice of his alien inner-self.

njbeast - Pick any Dream Theater album that you want to...you really can't go wrong. Images And Words is probably their best. If you want a nice cross-section of their career, get the 3 disc live set from last year. Or, if you want to hear a side of Dream Theater that sounds more like Joe Satriani, get the two albums from the Liquid Tension Experiment (I and II). LTE is made up of the guitarist, keyboard player, and drummer from DT, as well as another bass player.

EMERGENCY POST TO ALL BAY-AREA STU HAMM FANS.........

njbeast..writing a song based on personal experiences..it depends what kind of feeling you have...if you have have a happy feeling about something you've enjoyed.you write a happy song..if its a sad song such as someone you knew very well has died (hopefully not),,then you write a song based on your sad feelings and emotions..depending on what you feel and emotions..you play that way..

use music as a way of releasing lifes problems and expressing your feelings and emotions.

akreepish1 - Argh!!! I'm leaving early Saturday morning (1:00 AM) to drive down to school. So I won't be able to go see this show... Oh well.

Song of the day: Flavor Crystal 7

whee.

ok - so what about the little alligator pedal?

is it good?

In what ways does it differ from bad horsie?

Death Cube - I think it was "Blue Monday" by White Lion. Not the greatest band in the world, but this is a great instrumental. Also, my friend was big into Danzig, and I remember thinking - this is very simple, but cool. I could do this!

Stu Not Boo - thanks, I did get my e-mail from the webmaster. What I was wondering more specifically (might have helped if I'd explained a little better) was, at this aftershow thing, can I take something to get autographed, is it likely I will be allowed a camera for a couple of photos, that kind of thing? I was wondering if anyone here had already attended one of these aftershow events and might be able to clue me in on how it went.