eta - That means you fret the note at the ninth fret, and play a pinch harmonic on it. I'd say the hardest Satch song is either Love Thing or Cryin'. Not technically difficult by any means - there's no super fast lines, tapping, or anything like that - but to capture the fluidity and grace of those pieces is virutally impossible.

Trutina-I hope you'll be allright in near future because it can happen that one time when you'll be in hospital and sleeping very deep, doctors won't see the diffrence between sleeping and unco...(can't spell that) and you'll be in deep troubles! Yes, doctors work less these days , but they still want to be paid better!

etasan: lol, etasama is correct, but in talking directly to you it is etasan.... :-)

btw, lol, I fought all the way to the Instructor, who was quite agile, but could not stand the infighting.... You see, every Martial Art has it's advantage and disadvantage.... Pluses and Minuses, yin and yang ;-)....

My alltime favorite practice was in Aikijitsu!!.... We learned how to roll and fall first thing.... It is much like Aikido, but the moves follow through to the breaking point..Finish the attacker concept.... Incredible grappling moves, and we learned the way of the Katana.... Using the sword and the short staff moulded our bodies to deal with any situation.... Great stuff!!

All Martial Arts are good, and all have their benefits.... The biggest one being Inner Soul development....

Attode Ne etasan, as I bow ;-)....

Hey man, I think you are great and a real influence on my work, I am beginning to read Zen guitar... which is very cool, I've been playing about 3 years and I know alot of stuff but I am really learning alot just recently, as if i'm finding myself... anyway man, gotta shoot and catch a bus back from college

Randell, sorry to hear you and Steven are having a hard time with health issues. Hang tough and fight the fight! I hope things improve soon for the both of you.

Mikey, "Im not trying to toot my own horn" ~ dude, if you could you would never leave your house! lmao!!!

alexandrecaetano: I am so glad to hear your Dad is making a full recovery!! :-) :-) :-) :-) It is times like this that we realise our lives are fragile and precious at the same time.... Thank God your Dad wasnt needed upstairs yet!! :-) :-).... And like juju808 so eloquently stated, you are truely an inspiration!!!!.... As is Portugal.... The Brandos Costumes, or Gentle Ways.... What a fantastic country!! :-)....

mick87: OMG, I forgot you didnt have Fire Garden!!!!.... Your life will be changed forever, and you will learn that Steve is also an incredible acoustic player!!.... I alway's compare acoustic players to the almighty Eric Johnson cause he is the best acoustic guy on the Planet, lol!!.... And Dr. VAI is right up there.... Almost!! ;-) btw, I agree.... Kayak Attack from Hell if your dvd isnt there yet!! ;-)

Do The Stu: hehe, see, i didnt even know the title (Dreams), cause Sammy's squelch is unbearable!! lol.... ;-)

michelle: Amen girl!! (On the Bad Horsie part of the dvd)!!....

Stu Clone: So you like Mike Stern!?!?.... Now tell me.... Does he have Melody to die for!!!! ;-)

trutina: Crazy shit there bro!!.... I can feel for ya!!.... I once had to take my daughter to the emergency Room for stitches on the eyelid, and had to wait 2 hrs before they referred us to another hospital!!!!.... I was furious!!.... Provider health care sucks!!!!.... Here, we can go where we want, when we want!!.... I hope you dont have anymore of those crazy situations bro, otherwise we are gonna have to kick your ass!! ;-).... Take it easy man....

vaiolent offBender: Kuul brotha!!.... So you were the one throwing the tapping in there, lol, you held the groove, and you guy's looked Jazzy!! :-).... Keep being kuul man, and I look forward to the day we can do the J-Lo Thang!!.... With her of course!! ;-)....

DXMG: Damn dude, sorry to hear the bad news about you and Steven.... Keep your chin up bud, you can still play guitar and listen to Satch!!.... Stay kuul bro, and get well soon!! :-)

michelle: ROTFLMAO!!!!.... haha, I dont know how I do it (Well, actually I do, hehe), lol!! ;-)

/\/\/\R|<: You ok bro?!?!.... Hospital visit??.... Hope all is well....

....Nite all....

Cube - ya, I had to use a 9 iron because that titanium 3 wood hurt too much, lol!

Joeman9 - no worries...

Do the Stu - Thanks Austin.

Shogun Vai - so true, EJ is the man on the acoustic. About 10 minutes after I got home yesterday I ran upstairs and gave my Ovation some lovin, haha... I missed it, lol ;-). But ya, I need to hear Dr. Vai work the guitar on Firegarden,after all I just watched him on his triple neck from the G3 DvD, which is pretty cool from my first viewing (skimmed through it)... no Astoria.... ehem... I'm gonna write the biggest email now, the kayak from hell just set sail, lmao.

Update on my Satch Fan site: Coming along nicely.

Also I have to agree with Master Yoda, in the UK we get the most annoying load of sh*t on the radio ever. Although I am not fond of The Darkness I do breath a sigh of release when they come on the radio when I am in the car as I get to hear some real instruments.

Satch fans

Just booked my tickets for Birmingham

go to www.necgroup.co.uk and on to box office, NIA

See you there

Do the Stu - thanks for the advice on the G3 jam mix...I'll see what happens if I change the audio settings

Michelle - right on about VH! I actually like the Roth-era albums better in general, but Sammy is so much better live and seems like such a cooler person. I hope if the rumors that he's back are true that he'll play more of the earlier stuff than he used to. I saw them with Gary in '98 and he did a great job on the old stuff (Mean Street, Unchained, etc)

Hey guys, go to jeffbeckbootlegs.com and listen to him playing "You Never Know". When I first heard it, I thought, "Hey, am I sure this isn't Vai playing here?"!