hi JOE, im a Big FAN, you were the reason i started to play guitar, but im kind of stuck, im completly lirycal, and i have a lot of ideas that want to play, but there all in my head, i can seem to convert them to the guitar, do you have any tips on this issue, as long as im here, how do you do that rythim part en song #5 of beatuifull music cd, i realy apreciate if you would anwser, thanks in advance, hope the best for you and loved ones.

tapper - based upon our e-mail exchanges I could see that you was so very close to getting this... now that you have you'll note that the 'math' is really not such a big deal... the big deal is the act of creation that all of this stuff makes available.

Knowing more than you can play is not such a strange thing...
work from the 'top' down...
train the mind - learn what is available and how it works so you can explore the options by putting pen to paper... this gets you thinking and understanding...
train the hands - go find this stuff on the neck... explore the options and listen to the results... this is where all that you understand becomes applied...
exploit with the soul - you know how and why things work... you can find it on the neck... it is now time to turn all of this over to your imagination and creative element... this is where studying the theories and studying the neck pay you back... your creative paint box now contains all kind of new textures and colours.......

time to enjoy....lol

All your sheep are bah bah bah to us... lol

Ya Yo Gakk - Someone said that Joe was going to play, and then I found an article that said he was playing something at a pep rally before the game. But then Fox ended up not showing the National Anthem on tv, so Joe might've done it after all. I don't know.

KhakiCoalition - People like that should be gagged, dragged out to the street and shot once in the stomach, let them suffer for a minute then one final shot in the head.

Plum Loco - Well yeah but for certain muscles. The stuff in the human hand is very intricate and delicate. I have to be careful. Small exercises help. Sometimes guitar if I stop when it starts to hurt a bit.

Invigor - Stop lifting like girls? Try heavy lifting while striving to be a musician and have my condition. I'm pissed.

I've lost 4 months of my life in which I could have been practicing music and guitar.

Hello Joe!

I was wondering if you are going to play Satch Bootie and Always with you, always with me when you come to Seattle. Also, do you think you can sign my guitar then? Finally, YOU ROCK!

Death Cube k - Oh it's your right hand... and it's still recovering. I wish I was in your shoes.

Hi Joe.

I'm a sculptor, designer living in Baltimore MD. We met many years ago when you played a gig at Hammerjacks, a night club I was working at. You (and Stu) hung out for a while during sound check and were very friendly to me.

I have been following your work since the very beginning and you never cease to amaze me. It has been a real pleasure to see your style grow more innovative over the years, while still clinging to the warmth and passion that has, for me, always been your trademark.

Ok...so you already know you are a good player... which leads to the reason for this post:

I have spent the last year developing a web site for my art. In all humility, I think it is a pretty outstanding site compared to many that are on the net... but there is one thing missing. Music.

I realize this is a bit absurd, but I was hoping you would consider writing and recording a 30-45 second loop to play on my site while people are viewing my sculpture. You would, of course, be fully credited.

As a starving artist, I can barely feed my family at times, so I know I could never hope to afford the fee your efforts would deserve. All I can offer is barter... a trade of your artistic skills for mine.

I realize you must have people leeching off your name wherever they can, and I am loathe to include myself in that group. I hope you will believe my interest is in your music... not trying to sell more art by associating your good name with it.

I hope you will take the time to view my site and consider my proposal. I would be happy to trade an existing sculpture or create a new one with your tastes in mind.

My site, Arbitrary Design, is at: http://www.arbitrarydesign.com

No matter what you decide, thanks for taking the time to view this post and thanks for the many many hours of enjoyment I have gotten from your music. I wish you all the best for your future!

Regards, Robert Belgrad http://www.arbitrarydesign.com info@arbitrarydesign.com

larsenbh - Joe will play both of those songs for sure. You're in for a treat.

JOE, it was great to finally meet you. Tell me if it was kind of difficult to play that early and in that cold weather at the Giants world series rally. I know my fingers would lock up a little. You sounded great and I really dig that low low tone you get with your wah pedal when its lifted up. I noticed your tech was playing around with a knob on the side, what exactly is that? Anyway, I hope to see you at our show on tuesday night, and if we get the chance, we can do one of your favs, down down down!!!!