Michelle- I am so sorry to hear about your mom and dads accident... although glad to hear that everyone is ok... give them hugs (gentle ones) from the satch family...

Velvet Revolver- ok here is why i dont like them... two reasons... 1- they sound like a early 90s cheesy cover band, exploiting the parts of that time that i didnt care for... 2- it sounds like they didnt spend much time on the writing process, just "hey hurry up with that so we can play together" these of course are just my opinions on what it sounds like to me...

Austin- in their time I was a big fan of STP and a casual GNR fan... but this combination seems to bring out none of what i liked about either of them....

Anyway, hope all in Satchland have a good rest of the weekend...

Congrats to Lance Armstrong for winning a record six straight Tours De France. We can now say his name along with Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and so on... Wow.

I don't really buy the "I don't have any other chance to meet him." argument...it's easy to wait by the bus and meet him. Everyone can do that.

People here already know how I feel about the packages, though, so I won't get into it again.

You no longer have fun playing that guitar solely because there's a grand total of one other guitar in the world exactly like it? If I can borrow a line from Ferris Bueller's Day Off..."A man with his priorities so far out of whack doesn't deserve such a fine automobile."...er, make that a guitar. ;-)

Seriously...you should like it for how it feels and how it sounds, not for how many were (or weren't) made.

DCK, yeah I'm sure I was using an EVO.....it's pretty standard on a Jem! The EVO neck pickup is great, but I just find the bridge pickup bad.....it all depends on your tonal setup. If I use a lot of distortion, then yeah, it cuts through everything like a hot samurai sword through cheap, soft butter, but I don't use a lot of distortion....I use smooth harpy, Johnson-esque overdrive, and I find that the mid-tones of the neck pickup maintain the best definition. It's all down to what kind of setup you're using, but in my JS-vs-Jem assessment I concluded within 10 minutes that the Fred sounds fatter and more full-of-potential than the EVO.

Seriously tho, if it plays well and sounds good, and youre satisfied with it in every discipline, then keep it.

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Dear Master JOE:

Something pretty sad happened to me a week ago, the other guitar player from my band left. I'm the leader and the band's founder, but it made me feel real bad, because it didn't only end a musician relationship, but a good friendship as well. I´m a bit dissapointed with the "band-team" situation, I'm tired of depending on others. I'm looking forward to make my solo proyect and to cominicate more through guitar that vocals. I'm practicing a lot and your CDs have been a great inspiration for me. I know it's almost impossible for you to answer me, but it would be great.

Uh. I just wanted to tell you that I recently discovered your music, and I can't get enough. I mean. I can really imagine the feeling that lives in the songs. Example for Always with me, always with you. First the good feeling, then around 1:04 'if we would ever break up it would tear me apart.' and after that comes the part where the guy thanks god everything is just fine. although this is just what the song makes me feel. but the point is it makes your imagination run and its the best damn piece of music i've ever heard. same goes for Love Thing on Crystal Planet... and Cryin'.. how do you do it?

Keep up the wonderful work. I wanna hear lots more. Also, you are one of my greatest inspirors... i find myself improvising something and then I notice: "sounds familiar. hey, this is just like one Satch-song."

michelle/mari: slaughter was ok....it was one big sweatfest, it was so f-ckin hot, and of course if you want to see anything you have to weasle your way to the front, just a bunch of sweaty people eeuuuuwwww....but mark was cute...lol...got a pic with him but it came out real shitty.....the sound wasnt good, couldnt really hear him singin clearly, just a loud jumbled mess....fun people watchin though....had a few laughs...got trashed...ratt has a new singer, so it just wasnt the same even though i never really card for them...and vince neil cancelled, i guess he got in a car accident and broke his leg or ankle?

michelle: glad your parents are ok ...what a great pic of your daughter and sebastian....she must have loved that....

jazzy: have you even told her how you feel? instead of wondering, just ask, be up front, lifes too short...tha way if she feels the same way you can get to the good stuff, and if not..you can move on....whenever one door closes - another one opens.....

ovation: good to see you...hope the family is doing ok.... :)

jblaze1: I'm so sorry for the loss of your father! My condolences to you and your family. Your father sounds like he was a very wise and good soul. I can't wait to hear you play! :)))

Ovation: Mikey, I think I want a Japanese name for my car. Afterall, she is Japanese. ;)) Maybe you can help me out? We have time to find just the right name.....

Mari

Hi all,

Just got back from gigging in Germany and it was wicked!!!! I havent had chance to catch up on any messages but once I get a good night's sleep I will have a read.

Classmetazz: Are you sure that it is the exact same guitar??.... Some models (from the Asia Market) are not available in the U.S. That's why I think it must have subtle differences, and even if it does'nt, thats no reason to never play it again man!!.... Play it!! :-)

jblaze1: Rock-On bro!! :-) jblaze1 for official camera & guitar guard!!

TASTEY: Thanks girl, we are doing fine, and the T2J family has also helped very much!! :-)

marimariSRV: lol, great idea on wanting a Japanese name for your car!!.... hmmmm, fast (haiyai), beautiful (utsukushi), lol, we'll come up with a good one!! :-)

mowlie_2000: Congrats man, glad the show went great!!....

Congrats to Lance Armstrong for not only winning 6 Tour De France', but more amazingly, he is a cancer survivor!!.... The road to get where he is today is truly awe inspiring!!....

Well this is odd, this whole website has taken off!!

Not that it is odd, just some of the things I see. It's great to see so many fans. It has been an amazing year for me, and getting those little things in life that have opened doors. Getting to meet Joe at KYYS had to be the most AMAZING thing EVER....I mean, where can you go and sit side by side the master and chit chat about anything???? Getting as personal with Joe as I did, I can say he strikes me as a VERY shy guy. I'm never "star struck" around him, and the DJ came at with remarks that I wasn't hyperventelating..ok? I think there is something to say about Joe....He says he's not the greatest. Well, that is all in the opinions of fans. The mind of Joe is a smart one...I mean he reads, writes, and collaborates. He knows silly trivia, and has been around so to speak. We tried to get him for like 5 minutes to take off his hat and then he finally did. He then told us the story about it.

I NEVER asked him questions regarding his work. Or stories so to speak of the road. He hears that too much I'm sure. But what we did talk about were events in the world and kids. Joe is still a kid, and his 11 year old son is very talented in many things. I only hope the best for Joe, and ZZ, and we can't forget about the woman we've never seen...RUBINA. Now I am a bit of a internet guru and found some things, but I won't go into that as that will infringe on Joe's personal life. But Joe, if you read this, your sister and you are a spitting image of one another...LOL. She's quite talented, and I'm sorry to hear even today that "Rainforest" is still missing.

So, come August 25, 2004 I will be seated at the concert awaiting the live version of "Is There Love In Space" and that touching yet odd beat, solo. 10th Row baby!!!

Peace Love and Guitars y'all XP GOD......out

Ovation: 2 very nice possibilities there..... what about something along the samurai ...since I am satch samurai, what would be something a warrior would ride, or call their ride? Justa thought.....hopefully it sounds kuul too! Am I asking too much? hehe! Domo! ;))) So glad to have you back!

Now that we think our line up is set I thought I would throw out the begining of our set list. It is a bit different and we hope that works for and not against us. Off the top of my head here goes:

Never Again

Money Bought

This is How You Remind Me

Kryptonite

Walk This Way

Loser (3 Doors Down, NOT Beck)

Rebel Yell

Round and Round

Brown Sugar

Tush

Dirty Deeds

TNT

Summer Song

Lonely is the Night

Like A Stone

Call Me the Breeze

Over the Edge

Runnin out of Days

White Wedding

There are a few more that I'm forgetting. Any comments,suggestions or requests are welcome.

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marimariSRV: Warriors ride uma (or horse), but I think I got it!!.... How about:
Toshi (pronounced toeshe.... long "o" sound) which is also a mans name!!.... It means fighting spirit, and you could add Shogun to it if you want!!.... A great representation of the Samurai.... Sounds kuul eh!! ;-)

Do The Stu sorry i haven't responded to your message. my computer crapped out and i havn't had one for the longest time!! but to recall the question you asked me, i go to TVHS. i mentioned Ben Robinson and you asked me if i went to chaperall or TVHS. well acctually now i go to GOHS, a new school being built across from pechanga casino. personally, i think its the worst spot to put a high school. anywho's, but to let you know i went to TVHS and i know the whole town. i'v been here all my life. thanks for resonding to my message and i'll be glad to hear from you again.

Played bass guitar yesterday morning, got huge blisters on my right hand, middle and forefingers during rehearsal. Ow ow ow. Middle one popped after the first song, all over my face. Yuck. Other one popped about halfway through. Had to use my thumb to hit the strings as my fingers were very sore. First time I've had blisters in months.

re Playing On Air last Monday: oops! Sorry Ovation, it wasn't on TV, it was an acoustic gig on radio. Thus I played rhythm guitar not drums (our guitarist was in another city). I did do a drum solo on my guitar though (for the wipeout bit in one of our songs), and vocalised a drumbeat for another song. Dn s ka s s s ka s s s ka s s s ka dn dn s ka s s s ka s s s ka s... The band listened to a recording of the performance and we laughed the whole time. No promises, but we may open our Sunday night gig with "Trogdor".

As I type, one of my blisters has popped again. Not sore this time.

Newsflash: Lance Armstrong doesn't not win the Tour De France again. Boring. They should call it the "Tour De Lance". The most annoying thing is that all these Australians are in the lead at the start of the Tour, until they get to the really hilly stages where Lance's style is more suited.

Ovation: Better to lose a friend than an enemy you will never be able to befriend. I bet you're glad you were close with your FiL. Too many people don't get along with their inlaws. I don't have any yet, so I hope I can take a leaf out of your book there.

Civgeek's link

Civgeek: you can make lists using consecutive lines by using the {br} tag, which saves having to leave a blank line inbetween.

JS JS: that's cool. I guess I'll always be more interested in the new stuff I come across that I like rather than the old stuff I already know that I like.