crushingday62, cool, are you using the midisport 2x2 for recording guitar? I'm just wondering how well it handles it and what the quality/speed is like, considering it's USB transfer and not firewire.

Here's the reason - I have a laptop which i've been using for my cubase projects. It does the job....I just need a sound card so I can record the guitar. A Firewire 4/10 would be great, but the laptop has no firewire port. I could get a 'PC Card' which goes in one of the card slots, with a firewire adapter on the end, but since the laptop has a pair of USB ports on the back, it seems like not such a bad idea just to get an external USB Sound Card, like the midisport!

Your thoughts and experiences with the 2x2 would be appreciated!

Bush doesn't have these properties. He is probably one of those who thinks England is in London. He doesn't understand foreign culture, and doesn't understand how to integrate his nation into global economy. Instead, he's trying to shut off the outside world, and keep the US to itself, which on the face of it....yeah great......but the most powerful nation on the globe will always have strong affects on the rest of the world.

I don't recall him covering any big plans to help the thrid world. Where is the support for Africa and South America? I guess they are on the b-list, cause daddy never started a war with them which he didn't get finished doing.

For cryin out loud, he has succesfully blurred the line between 9/11, Osama Bin Laden, Afghanistan, and WMD's, Saddam Hussein and Iraq. They are two different conflicts, or at least they were, but now they're in the past, it's okay to say..."well, actually, I just wanted a crack at Saddam. I was just cleaning up what pop started 10 years ago".

I have nothing against the US. I don't think Kerry would be the perfect president, but I think he'd do a whole lot more good for the US as a part of the rest of the world than Bush is capable of.

All just my opinions, so please don't anybody take it the wrong way! I think i'm done on that subject.

How about Elton John letting Madonna have it about having lip-sinc on her last tour?

Artanis I - Okay, cool. What did you want the Legos for? Do you have a collection, or...?

MICHELLE: miss talkin to ya too....sparky....lmao....well the usual off and on....i think the spark has been smothered....lol

cuth: Mn will be giving me a stack of dimes pretty soon. not cool.

Suzie, you called me '962'! haha, you're getting used to it! Anyway, yeah thanks, I got 900 squid for it which is good! I was going to go to London tomorrow, but i'd put it on ebay and had some bids on it. In the end, it went to a gent called Pete, from petersfield. He came over today, to my house, and paid for it and collected it, which was great cause I didn't have to worry about posting it! It's all good!

Hows the SG going? Are you starting to learn it's quirks and charms? I usually find after a few weeks playing a new guitar, I find out funny characteristics.....that's one of the things I enjoy most about getting a new guitar, or even a new set of pickups! It's always something different!

michelle - LOL! To be sure, I would have done that, but unfortunately I got out bid for them. They got to £11.70, and there's no way I would have paid anywhere near that; I have some 'normal' clothes that didn't cost that much... lmao. I have an old Marshall Amplification t-shirt that I was going to tear the sleeves off of, and then I was going to buy a permed wig to complete the ensemble. Very authentic, I think you'll agree... lol

Clarky - Cool. Just as long as it's not November 15th; that's when I'm going to see Europe!!!!! lol... Regarding the 'Shaven Haven Enigma', I have often pondered that very thing myself. Apparently there's the argument of it being more hygienic, but if the chick washes properly then that's not an issue if you ask me. Any guy that prefers a bald snatch has to have a few problems in my opinion. I don't get it either... Nicely maintained is one thing, but totally bald? No thanks.

Delfino - Okay man, here's what I'll do: I'll record a couple of short clips; one demonstrating cicken pickin', and the other demonstrating Travis picking. Bear in mind, however, that I'm no Albert Lee so they really won't be particularly breathtaking clips, but they will hopefully demonstrate the styles. I'll also write a short description of both styles, and send them to you in an e-mail if that's okay... ?

962 - I really don't know much about gear at all, I'm afraid. And to make it worse, I've never heard of the item to which you refer. Sorry...

Hey guys. I was just dropping by to ask about the Atlanta show on the 6th. It was initially slated to take place at the Tabernacle, but on going to the Tabernacle's web site I found that it has reportedly been changed to take place at the Coca Cola Roxy Theatre, and that all tickets bought for the Tabernacle would be honored. I'm just kinda confused because the website hasn't changed the location.

962- sorry, but I find it a little odd addressing a human as a number - like I'm calling you C3P0 or something!

Glad you sold the Jem at last; we've got the Satch Tapes by the way on an old VHS copy!

Hello friends, hello Joe, hello Satchland :-), it`s so good see you again :-)) !!! I`ve been out in a short holidays in Algarve. Beautiful weather, nice waves but during the night very cold and i had two bad nights with fever, we are in the fall season but it`s a very warm weather. I´M back, yeah :-))) !!!

DCK - thanks for the info friend :-). IT´s expensive too in Canada. Any news about you :-) ?

SLANSHROOM - Welcome back great friend :-)) !!! Thanks for check out my website :-). Hope you are feeling better. I`m not ok yet but i will :-) !!!! How is going your project friend? Hope see you soon over here :-)) !!!! I would like to see a comment from you on my guest book :-) !!!! Talk to you later and a good recovering for you :-) !!!

MARIMARISRV - hello Sea Eyes :-)). i can see that you are with a wonderful life :-)). Btw one day i would like to offer you a photo from my portfolio and i would like to recieve a photo from you. Do you like the idea :-) ? About Alter Bridge, we can see now in Portugal a videoclip on TV and as Ovation 1 said, the band is really good and the guitarplayer is amazing, very very good solos and riffs :-)) !!! Nice to see you great friend :-)) and Good luck for everything. Good concert tomorrow :-)) !!!!

MICK87 - thanks bro :-)) !!!! I can feel that i`m changing inside :-) but my girlfriend is really nice :-)) !!!! Btw, how is going kayaking :-)) ? Over here great waves to do bodyboarding :-)) !! Warm Regards and take care :-)) !!!

DO THE STU - Thanks for the link bro :-)) !!!!

962 - thanks for asking about my website :-)), thank you. If you would like to put a comment on my guestbook, no problem :-)). Every feedback is welcome :-)). Regards for you and nice to see you!!!!

OVATION1 - ALTER BRIDGE ROCKS :-)). GREAT SOLOS INDEED :-)) !!!! Warm Regards Mikeyson :-)) !!!!

MICHELLE - Hello baby, how are you and your husband? Hope vey well :-)). Friendly kisses for you :-)) !!!

JAZZZY - Hello !!!

BAHDUH - Hello Indian friend :-)

ZENFISH - Bon Nuite mon ami :-)) !!!

JOE - Good concert great friend, hope you enjoy the audience :-) !!!

zinc master

awsome tony blair joke

I'm excited!!!!! I won back stage passes for Joe's stop in Orlando... Can't wait to meet him. Has anyone else actually met Joe? Curious of other experiences...

spent all day today in a studio recording my 6 minute long prog rock song... still missing parts though which'll be done next week... it's a hard life when you're playing bass, doing rhythm guitars, solo guitars, keys and singing... at least i didn't have to press any buttons...