Hi y\all back at ya. So glad some of you remember us. Been real hard getting on the puter lately since the move. And the puter is being used almost constantly for 'musical creation'.

Besides the fact that it takes EONS to catch up here.

Bill - defintiely we will meet up before the G3 show.

:Nicks gig at Healey's" Sat Nov 29 Queen and Bathurst in Toronto 19 and older Cover $8 He is opening for a Jimi Hendrix Tribute band. Hope you can come Doors open at 8

Miss y'all, JAX

Hi Joe, see ya Nov 6

Narface It was either 'What Guitar?' or 'Guitar Buyer' magazine from earlier this year (3 - 6 months ?), maybe. It was only a small article focused on his guitar I think but it did mention the bottle that he used for a slide............ sorry I can't be more help man :-/

Hi Austin, with my preference for good recorded live concerts it's logical that i like the San Francisco CD/DVD very much. I am very impressed also by "Strange Beautifull Music" (Mind Storm!) and ... the double "Time Machine". But i like them all. Joe's range is wide enough, to hit all my emotions - at the right time. Joe is unfortunately a lazy eupopean tourer, so i saw him only last jear. Forced by this a have to visit L.A. No realy a bad reason!

Steve ist great too, of cause. Same thing. On his album "Alive in an ultra world" he shows very impressive his feeling for different countries. And i like his german "The black forrest".

With Ingwy i'm actually not very familiar. But i will be prepared. Greets from Berlin, Mathias

Ive just uploaded a newer version of Blowout (version 3) on My IUMA. I am serously thinking its gonna need some vocals ie Evernescence (or however its spelt????) PLEASE HEAD OVER THERE AND CHECK IT OUT.

Stu Clone, I'd buy the twisted version. LOL!

Phydeaux_3, Congrats early on your lil' bundle. Nov. 7th is a great day to have a baby. It's also my 16th wedding anniversary.

One of the pictures shows the guys recording Mike's Harley sound. Could it be for Joe to play MOTORCYCLE DRIVER?

R.I.P. Robert Palmer. Dead at the age of 54 from a heart attack.

Wow, first John Ritter, now Robert Palmer....Damn!!....R.I.P.

Epiphany of the day:

Waking up when it's still dark out = not fun

Ovation - its certainly coming on. I do think its gonna need vocals tho. What do u recon?

What's this, are we talking about Robert Plamer of ELP here? Is he the first major prog rock musician to die? Oh No! RIP Mr Palmer.

Joe,

PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T SKIP NEW MEXICO!!!

THANK YOU AGAIN,

Stu - I can be a pretty weird guy... being weird is fun... the Pizzaman would be the weird guy in the company of weirdo's
I'd have to work pretty hard to be that strange...
very cool.... lmao..

C# is a favourite key of mine too... not only for soloing but also it works very nice riff wise on the 7-string... nice and low.. nice and big..

You're right about the confidence... right now I have the mood on that makes me feal as though I could set about the guitar with a hammer and it would sound great.... sling it to the floor and it would land in C#m [the heaviest of all keys.. lol].. the way Wrath feals right now tells me that she's busting to be played and she's well up for the recording sessions...

so yes.. the planets are aligned.. I'm fealing very confident.. and I'm fealing very 'aware' when I'm playing...

plug in the guitar... plug in the soul.. and set the overdrive to stun... lol

Rock singer Robert Palmer, known for his sharp suits and hits including "Addicted to Love," died Friday in Paris of a heart attack, his manager said. He was 54.

Palmer was on a two-day break in Paris following a television recording session in Britain, his manager Mick Carter said from the French capital.

In the 1980s, Palmer became a superstar with singles which also included "Simply Irresistible"-- accompanied by slick videos featuring the smartly dressed Palmer with a back-up band of attractive women, all in black outfits and glossy makeup.

A side project, Power Station, formed in 1985 with John Taylor and Andy Taylor of '80s supergroup Duran Duran, scored three U.S. Top 10 hits, including "Communication" and "Get it On."

The son of a British naval officer, Palmer was a member of several British rock bands before he hit the big time as a solo artist.

He had lived in Switzerland for the past 16 years.

Known for his GQ sense of style, Palmer was named best dressed male artist by Rolling Stone in 1990.

The "Addicted to Love" video, with its miniskirted models strumming guitars as Palmer sang, became one of MTV's most-played clips, and sparked protests from some feminists.

"I'm not going to attach inappropriate significance to it because at the time it meant nothing. It's just happened to become an iconic look," Palmer once said of the video.

He had his first hit album and single, "Sneakin' Sally through the Alley," in 1974.

In his 20s, Palmer worked with a number of small-time bands including Dada, Vinegar Joe, and the Alan Bown Band. He occasionally appeared in opening acts for big draws, including The Who and Jimi Hendrix.

Palmer once confessed that he was not attracted to the excesses of rock 'n' roll stardom.

"I loved the music, but the excesses of rock 'n' roll never really appealed to me at all," he said. "I couldn't see the point of getting up in front of a lot of people when you weren't in control of your wits."

He was noted for dressing up and being somewhat restrained.

"I don't want to be heavy," he said in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine.

"I can't think of another attitude to have toward an audience than a hopeful and a positive one. And if that includes such unfashionable things as sentimentality, well, I can afford it."