I have a little problem, on the schedule page...it shows a date of August 28th in Houston, TX at the Cynthia Woods Pavillion and a date of June 12th for ticket sales....the problem is that Cynthia Woods Pavillion doesn't show Satriani w/Deep Purple at all. The only listing is in Dallas on the 29th..this is according to TicketMaster. Soooooooo, will ya'll be at Cynthia Woods or not???? and if so, any idea on where I can get tickets??????????

cuthbert1776: wow....not quite sure if i could take in all of what you just said i will have to read again. i think my point was just that if he was trying to scare or force Jesus on Delfino than it was wrong to, nothing else. and on prodestants being more layed back, i meant i usually dont hear of as many prodestants preaching amongst friends as i do catholics. although most of my catholic friends dont do it either.

not sure i like the sounds of "he was doing it for my own good" though, depending on how it was meant...

i am laughing at myself though for saying im the type that needs proof for stuff, and then i thought, well you go to psychics, so that can't be right??? lmao... and i can't even spell Protestant! terrible...lol...

There's nothing worse than a snotty doctor's receptionist who insists you tell her what is wrong in a room full of other patients. I know most of us have experienced this. You got to love the way this old guy handled it.

An 86 year old man walked into a crowded doctor's office. As he approached the desk, the receptionist said, "Yes sir, what are you seeing the doctor for today?"

"There's something wrong with my dick," he replied.

The receptionist became irritated and said, "You shouldn't come into a crowded office and say things like that."

"Why not? You asked me what was wrong and I told you," he said.

The receptionist replied, "You've obviously caused some self-embarrassment in this room full of people. You should have said there is something wrong with your ear or something! And then discussed the problem further with the doctor in private."

The man replied, "You shouldn't ask people things in a room full of others, if the answer could embarrass anyone." The man walked out, waited several minutes and then reentered.

The receptionist smiled smugly and asked, "Yes?"

"There's something wrong with my ear," he stated.

The receptionist nodded approvingly and smiled, knowing he had taken her advice. "And what is wrong with your ear, Sir?"

"I can't piss out of it," the man replied.

Cuthbert-Tastey: I don't think he knew he was scaring me. But we got into a discussion about what happens after death and he asked what i thought happened...so I explained about heaven and re-incarnation and my other beliefs..etc And then he told me about Jesus and was telling me I could ask him any time about Christianity and so on, I think I'll take him up on it.

How do you define a protestant...I have no idea what a protestant is?

Tastey LOL

SO here are some thoughts on the new Satch album. Gnaaa...."is that pronounced ga-naw?"...."gnaa" (pronounced like a hick saying naw)

I heard Joe's interview on the internet radio thingy that Do the Stu has up on his page, and I thought the tone from the new amp was really good...I think the JSX has more bite to it than the marshalls...more articulate sounding I think is what I'm trying to say..lol....anyhow, I like the new sound he has...

bold textHey Joe I was wondering, what is your proudest moment.

zen - I sometimes with I was neither a patriot or a footie fan.. lmao...

you could not be more wrong - if you don't know the words.. how can you hold a conversation.. music is exactly the same..

if you want to be fluent and fluid in your playing then only knowing the 1st scale position is simply not enough.. knowing that stuff is not only about speed and accuracy, it's also part of general playing - knowing where to go..

you state: "..why not learn the notes your using in the key..." this is a limitation at your level.. this is something you do when you are an advanced player where you are 'playing the changes'.. you have to get the basics down first or you'll never really know what is available to you and where it lives..

"why not use between frets 0 and 24 (or however many you got) and use your heart and ear to help choose the notes and where you go... " this is true - but if you don't intuitively know [as a result of repetitive exercise and study] where everything is how can you choose.. your heart and ear can only make those on the spot decisions when you are fluent in the language of music.. you have a way to go before you achieve this.. you've made a nice start.. you are in a good place to learn.. but you are pissing away this oppertunity.. music will not come to you.. you have to work hard and go take it.. just turning up at the classes in the ACM will not make you a great player.. doing all the stuff they make you do will improve you but still not make you a great player.. the ACM will just try to empass knowledge and good habits.. the rest is tenacity, determination and hard graft..

your lecturer has a syllabus to teach.. that syllabus was worked out by experienced and very advanced musicians.. ask yourself this.. are you there to learn from them or challenge them.. who knows best...

stace - aaahhhh.. brains in the little head.. lol.. all becomes clear...

scope depth... dive.. dive.. dive.. lmao..

once yoda settles into the the rhythm section it'll kick huge butt.. lol.. me and the keys will have it easy riding over something so solid...

I intend to take yoda to my place to go through the riffs in detail.. then we get together as a band again.. and we start the hard work.. I am so looking forward to this...

Im heading for the G3 shows in Glasgow first and then London.

Despite the venues being all seated, will the audience be allowed or even encouraged to stand? If so will everyone pile to the front?

Secondly what soret of merchandise will be made available? Programs? T-Shirts? DVDs? CDs etc?

Finally will I be allowed to take my mobile phone in to take pictures? NO FLASH OBVIOUSLY

thebob [and anyone else interested in how I grew] - in the early years I have no idea how often I practiced.. it was often though.. when I was not at school, with my girl / pals I was playing.. everyday.. hours.. I just loved to play.. all the time.. I did though make sure I did more than just play.. I went to gigs and hung out with my buddies.. I was never without a steady girl.. so straining my little brain.. I'd get home from school a little after 4, play until 7-ish.. and then out with the girlie / the boys.. and some nights I'd stay in and just play until I went to bed...

I learned everything by ear.. starting with the riffs and then the solos.. the stuff I chose to learn was never crazy difficult.. Pink Floyd, AC-DC, Lizzy, UFO, Priest are a good place to start.. I was lucky.. when I was learning the big shredders were not around.. so I grew as the music grew.. you guys have a problem.. you all want to play like Satch and Vai.. so you dive right in there.. big mistake.. that's like wanting to learn boxing.. so you go straight for a title shot with Tyson.. and get yo butt kicked.. you have to do it gradually.. not fight Tyson at first.. bash up the easy kids and then work your way up.. and music is the same... there is plenty of very cool music to learn that does not require you to be a guitar gymnast on day one... so start there..

I have never practiced with a metro... I practiced along to albums [which is essentially the same because the timing is good].. I never sat and worked out how how fast I can play.. like 1/16th at 900bpm.. lol.. no point in that...

I learned my albums.. learned the solos.. disovered the pentatonic and diatonic scales for myself in all fingerings just based upon what I'd learned from the solos on my albums.. I heard the connection and realised that some shapes were used over and over.. so I filled in the gaps myself and learned the neck.. and yes... it took a while.. lol.. after I'd been playing around 15 years I went and studied music formerly.. but I was already a solid player.. and I could already sight read..

getting quick and accurate is not somethng you notice happening over night.. you don't notice it at all.. it just happens over time...

like anything.. the more you put in.. the more you get out..

but the main thing.. practice must not be a chore.. if it does then you'll fall out of love with the guitar.. and that is the worse possible outcome..

the most destructive attitude is - "I'm gonna be the greatest ever so I'll play 29 hours per day"...

Holy shit I'm tired. Time for bed I think...

anyone goin to the albert hall on the 29th???