Greg M
Greg Melia
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quito Happy 200
Austin Happy 1600
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michelle Happy 1000! It seems I was the final member of the exclusive geeky sexist male T2J1K club.
crushing day that place is a symbol of dictatership, hatred and fear for the iraqi people Is there anymore justification needed for going into Iraq? Quite apart from the 300000 people in mass graves and 250000 others "missing" (oh yes and a lot of the mass graves were fresh - he'd been killing people right up to the end), the millions more living in fear and in starvation, added to the fact that he'd broken just about every resolution which we'd set after the first gulf war, all of which said, "If you break these conditions, we will invade you", do you really need any more justification for going to war?
As for the weapons, three things; One, the inspectors were certain in 1998 that Saddam had lots of weapons left but they gave up trying because he was frustrating their efforts too well. When this year we asked if he had a shred of evidence that he had destroyed any of these, he showed none. Two, at their latest post war report, the inspectors had inspected 10 yes TEN sites out of 130 that's ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY which were identified before the war as possible wmd sites. Three, since December 1999 Iraq was able to sell as much oil as it damn well liked as long as the money wasn't used to further Saddam's military powers outside of what was allowed by the UN (and I got that off the UN website so don't question my sources). However, Saddam continued to smuggle oil out of the country in vast quantities, which we could only assume was being used to buy illegal weapons.
And just to inform you on the oil front, although oil is one of the most freely flowing commodities in the world, if you look to Libya you'll find US oil companies such as Chevron in there, but they can hardly do anything because although there are no international sanctions, the US has imposed its own sanctions on its own companies because it (quite rightly) disapproves of the regime. Of course, Libya was recently head of human rights at the UN, so that shows you what a screwed up body the UN is. Of all the people who say, "the war is about oil" no one has been able to explain to me how they think mounting a costly war will get oil money out of Iraq and into George Bush's pocket. The only person who gave me any sort of explanation said that invading Iraq because of oil was good, because we should invade so that the world's craziest dictator wasn't in charge of such a vast resource.
And just to round off, if you say that George Bush is a stupid president, slap yourself right now. He's not stupid, you are for not thinking for yourself. He is quite plainly not stupid. In my personal opinion, anyone who can sits around intellectually posturing about pacifism, politics and stupid arguments while people are dying is a sick sick person, or just plain thick, but that would indite a whole lot of people in this country (namely the whole anti war lobby). The people who fall most guilty of this are France and Germany for trying to gain power against America and get more power for themselves in a separate, European force by going against the war, hoping to split the NATO countries. They were using the long suffering people of Iraq to their own ends.
Just becase you don't see much on the news anymore about Afghanistan doesn't mean there isn't stuff going on there. In fact, there's plenty going on there, but you may not have noticed if you only read the headlines, because they tell you about some war they're having in Iraq (you may have noticed this one?) Just now they're sending MORE troops out ot Afghanistan. And if you want to know why America didn't invade Iraq earlier, well after Bush Snr went out, they got in Clinton who much preferred to send a few cruise missiles at anything or anyone deemed to be a threat than
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Greg Melia
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to actually go and chase it/him (a good example would be Osama Bin Laden). Then when they got a new president in who could be bothered to act on anything, a few planes directed by the very same Mr Bin Laden flew into some tall buildings, which gave us the Afghanistan issue which needed some sort of action first.
Person of the day: whoever captured Saddam.
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Oh yes, and congratulations to the anthology winners.
Boyd I heard some clips of Bodysong, they sound quite different but like they would make a good film soundtrack, which of course is what they are. I just bought the I Might Be Wrong Radiohead live album yesterday. Do you have it? Its pretty good, and interesting to see how they do all the electronic Kid A stuff live with more real instruments.
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I am very happy they got Sadaam... Forget about WOMD, there are none... There might be some vats and tanks of chemicals but Iraq have no weapons to deliver the poison.. UN inspectors were telling the truth, the whole WOMD story was a ruse to justify the invasion....
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Remember this time last year we were all so excited to see what Ibanez is going to show us at NAMM?? Yep, it's the exciting time of the year again! So far, we've heard of Joe's, Steve's, Paul's and Andy's new signature models coming. There are also 2 J-customs being released (RG8570M & RG8520), a prestige RG2770FM, AR300, RG2571EX, AK85DVS and a Tube Screamer TS808 stomp box. Of course, not all are available to you. It depends where you are. I'm also expecting Ibanez will be doing something to its S series this year as it does seem a weak lineup for 2003. By that, I mean limited models, colors and inferior hardware. But the main thing for this year's S series is the ZR trem. That's why they had to cut back on nicer hardware such as the pickups and neck. I hope this year's S will have better necks and better pickups. I wonder if the ZR trem will ever be found on the RG series. The wait continues....
Edit: I also think the new models that came out this year in the US will be available to other countries as well. (Artcore, Artstar & Jetking)
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chris woodland
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Greg M-- ur totaly right i dont read enuf. i have no evidence to back up my alligations and statments. i just thought id have my own two cents cos im pissed off wid the situationass im sure millions of people are and the poor people who have family out there. sorry if it offended u. i agree wid everyting u said. but just agree wid me on two tings. its a silly place to set up the embasy and this is the wrong place to talk bout it!
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riki yulistian
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joe, how to a good gutarist like you?? because I very like your skill. would you mind to give me a formula???you can reply to my e-mail (rikilittlesound@yahoo.com)
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MegaBoyd
Boyd
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Greg M, yeah I have the album it is great, I also have some bootlegs which sound great, I think they need to do more stuff like kid a that was amazing, when I saw them here, I was blwon away at how good they were, except I dont think johnny should play guitar for them, or at least solo, he just kind of um yeah, well anyway he is a fantastic musician, piano player, effects looper, & knows his shiz, & I think he should be doing more kid A stuff then anything else..
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Mikey D in da house
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Land Of The Rising Sun
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alexandrecaetano: Thank's for the info on Gonçalo' video, yeah, it looked very difficult and he was flying on the fretboard, lol, I imagine Mr. Carlos Paredes must be proud of him!!.... I am sorry to hear Carlos has an illness :-( and hope he get's well soon!!.... I found a few mp3 from him, and he is amazing!!.... A national treasure!!.... Someday I would love to visit and meet you and tour the G-SPOT studio!!.... That would ROCK to meet you and Gonçalo!!.... Oh, and you can email me @: okinawarocks@yahoo.com Thank's my friend!! :-)
michelle: hehe, that's the advantage of being half a day ahead, lol, we can see when the dodo is actually coming down the hill, lol, and I laughed at your SOTD!! ;-)
Congrats Kirk, Lyz & MegaBoyd!! (and everyone else)!! Nice Xmas Present, eh!! :-)
Narface: I've heard of Tackey & Tsubasa..... I will go no further, lol, they are alway's on the music show's..... It's all about looks and no talent over here ;-).... Thank's for the congrat's, and drifting ruins your car, but it is fun!!....
One With The Computer: I forgot the name of the guy he was playing with, but I'm sure alexandre wil chime in here with it, lol, and here is Gonçalo website.... btw, I can sympathize with ya on the snow.... I'm from MA originally, and if it snows lightly for day's it makes a nasty slush, so when your a young kid, it's fun, but when you get older it becomes a job, lol!!.... Stay warm man.... :-)
Do The Stu: lol man, I read it on Yahoo.... Definately a day to remember, like you said, lol.... And so true about These guys hate everything about our country, but they have no problem with using our money or eating food from our country.!!.... Ironic, isnt it!!....
robetito: Welcome to the site, your English is fine, dont worry, and ask any questions you want.... :-)
Clarky: lol man, your new release ought to get you enough to buy that new Pro Tool's Rig!!.... I think you can market that right here from this site, and Barry can go Worldwide!! :-).... btw, so true on not only is variety the spice of life, lol, it broadens your musical vocabulary.... Great new's on Our Blood On Their Hands being released when SD goes on trial!!.... lol....
Happy 200 quito!!
slickKid09: Damn man, that suck's about your brother, but remember that he was fighting for freedom no matter what....
My cousin has been back and forth over there as a corpsman, and has rescued many of the wounded.... I've gotten many messages from my Uncle.... Amazing group of people over there, and I hope it ends soon!!.... btw, are you talking about Pearly??
GregM: Thank's bro, and thank's for your informative rebuttal :-)
....On the Iraq situation, I alway's wonder why they did'nt push to get Osama.... I know there is something going on that we dont know about in Afgani, and I hope they get the big "O" soon!!.... On the oil.... Will it be safer in Coalition hand's or the Iraqi's?? That will remain to be seen, but bottom line is Saddam is down.... Osama is on the loose, and you gotta agree, oil played a key factor in going over there, lol, just look at N. Korea.... They have nothing to offer, otherwise we would have went in there long ago, although they are not known for terrorism and suicide attack's, their weapons of mass destruction are far greater than the Iraqi's!! That is, until we find what they (Iraq) actually have.... They were very good at hiding things, lol, just look at how Saddam was hiding ;-).... And I believe American policy toward N. Korea is that they have no $$, so they will destroy themselves if they dont ask for help.... So either way you look at it, there is right AND wrong at the same time, and you cant please everyone, although, I am soo happy right now, lol!!.... One kingpin down.... One to go.... ;-)
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Do the Stu: Yeah I heard it from Ovation' poste too. Great news that SAddam is captured. Now lets hope he will cooperate and tell us where his weapons etc. are at. Doesn't look like he was liveing happily, first time we see Saddam with a bad hair day lol. I hope he pays for all the inocents he killed in the past.
We got another big snow storm in Vermont again, expecting 2 feet! and another on Wednesday!!
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wow sometimes free money comes around... what happened was a 7-11 store had one of those new VCOM machines where u can buy money orders or cash your check etc... and it was messed up to where if u bought a $10 money order ($11 total, it's $1 for the MO) it would give u the money order then give u $80 back in change so i pulled $575 out of it and split that with the guy that gave me the money to do it in the first place but somehow i ended up with $330 counting the $110 in money orders, but im selling the money orders to a buddy for $50 cause i dont want them taking down my drivers license # when i cash them or put them in my account cause it has the time and location of purchase and my mug is on their camera... albeit i had my beanie and big sunglasses on LOL, maybe they'll think i was one of the chollos... there were so many people taking money from that machine it was crazy
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Lyz
Elizabeth Miller
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USA
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Clarky - All you need now is to record a track called "The Day I Won the Lottery"
Thanks for the grats all! That is two in about a week, 100th post and Joe CD! :)
~Lyz
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Mikey, I was listening to Rob Zombie while I was wrapping presents and Boogie Man came on. lmao! I cranked it up and laughed thinking about you spinning on your back, then later trying to explain the floor burns to your wife. LMAO!! Knees, back, elbows, ...HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAA!! No worries about the package. It'll be cool no matter when I get it :)
Everybody, don't forget to keep WILLING Pete's card to him! "Pete WILL get his card. Pete WILL get his card..." Just keep repeating this over and over a few times till it feels like you REALLY mean it. We appreciate all your help.
Thanks for all the happy 1000's. Guess I've been here a while, huh? lol!
Kirk, todays storm was a blekky one. No pretty snow, just wet icey stuff. I stayed in all day and did Christmas cards and wrapped some presents. Hell, I never even got out of my pajamas! lol! It was to icy to go anywhere. Glad we didn't have to work today. We're expecting a school delay tomorrow too. I agree, this was not a nice storm.
Austin, how did I hear the news? The phone rang first thing this morning, then 10 minutes later it rang again. It was my mum-in-law telling us the news that it snowed overnight (cause that's what mum-in-laws do - lmao!). The 2nd call was her telling my husband about Saddam. I didn't believe it till I saw it on TV. I still can't believe he had a gun and didn't wack himself instead of being captured. Proves what a coward he really is.
Greg M, "It seems I was the final member of the exclusive geeky sexist male T2J1K club." LMAO!! Looks like I've broken a record of some sort. lol! Pretty cool!!
Mikey, isn't a dodo a big prehistoric bird on the Flintstones? Don't you mean doodoo (poopie - ca-ca)? LOL!!!!
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Dan Kokol
Bradford, Ontario
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OCP - Thanks for checking out the lesson. I think no one really writes about string dampening, because it's hard to explain on paper since it's all about hand postion. After I finish part 2 of the alternate picking lesson, I'll see if I can put something together on string dampening. Maybe I'll get a buddy to come over & snap some pictures of my hands while I'm playing, for a visual aid.
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Artanis I
Ben Kenobi
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Hey everyone!!!
Re screaming in music: I like shouting. Muscly voice to go with the cool drums and heavy guitars. Nothing as good as a band with a vocalist who can sing and shout though. Christian Lindskog from Blindside is a great example. I also like the powerful voice in Project 86, and the raucous Living Sacrifice. (In particular, that is. There's heaps of brilliant heavy vocals in bands that sing about rubbish.)
That Linkin Park track Steve is up against my mate Al played a drum duet to a couple of weeks ago. It was brilliant.
Mischievous: hmmm, reminds me of those banners at the cricket. I guess you have no idea what I'm on about, but anyone who watches it will know exactly what I mean. "...make any Crushing Day a Day At The Beach..." nice one. PS If I call you man, it's because I call everyone man, man.
Wow it's taken over 1/1/2 hours to get through the weekend's posts...
I heard the news when I was trying to watch the cricket.
...and is that boogie pronounced as in "get up and boogie" or pronounced with "BOO" rhymes with STUUU? (boogie man, nose boogie)...or should that be boogey?
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Artanis I
Ben Kenobi
Australia
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Lyz: and then he writes a song called "Artanis I receives a wicked drum kit that is a dream to play, and his skill improves so greatly that his band become overnight household names (for good reasons) and they never have bad gigs or have to do hard work again."
I forget what else I was going to say. Oh well. Catch you all later.
PS Just quietly... Beezer! You might come from Notheren Ireland, but just in case it's actually Northern Ireland, you might want to change the spelling!
Later all. BEN
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Barrie Poole
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Yeah Clarky, Dude... that tune might just be something to remember for generations to come... It'll be hard to get exposure with it but with this CD, if it sells to someone that works at a radio station... you never know... all the luck to you with that man! from what I've heard it's a beautiful piece!
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Jacob Stewart
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man, have to go to school tomorrow, only this week to make it until Christmas break! Hopefully I will have all of Joe's cds by after then. There is a few I dont have like the Anthology. Dang you people who won, I wanted one; but who didnt of course. Take car of it cuase its signed. If you dont want it tell me.
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Hello Joe !!! How the things going? Marry Christmas!!!! Happy New Year!!! My name is Roberto from Brazil and i would like to know if will you do a tour here in 2004??? I hope to see you here in 2004 ok????
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kieran williams
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hey joe,
when are you going to have a concert in australia? more specifically in Sydney? im one of your biggest fans and ive never seen you play. ive got the live in san fransico dvd and it kicks arse. but im craving to see you play live. come on... were not that bad down under. your most welcome, you know that?
anyway, if you can get around to it it would be great,
thanks heeps.
kieran.
p.s. please reply
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Jacob Stewart
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Death Kube K yeah they sound awsome, when I get my drivers license this spring at start working I might have money to buy that kinda stuff. If my insurance isnt to high, teenage male + v8 = lots of money.
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Ovation1: haha! All looks and no talent! hahahaha~ Oh well... I guess pop is just a little escape from all the guitar craziness!!
Guess what!! I got Tsuchiya Keiichi's DVD on how to drift!!! Haha~ Not that I'm gonna try, but just have to see it to believe it! Yep, it's called the Drift Bible. Dubbed in English so I can at least understand it. But I think I can choose to hear it in Japanese if I want to practice the language! lol~
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