bahduh - I did respond to your comments about Pain Of Salvation...although if it was in one of my huge posts, you might have missed it. Basically... I have heard of the band, but I haven't heard any of their music. I saved the album titles that you suggested...next time I have some money, I'll buy one or two of them. That won't be for a while (Weeks? Months?) though...because I also have a stack of about 15 CDs that I've bought over the past month that I still haven't had the chance to listen to. ;-) I'll let you know what I think as soon as I get to listen to them. I'll do the same with Lacuna Coil, the other band you recommended.

DT's SFAM is a great DVD...but Live At Budokan blows it away. Man, I wish you were able to see it somehow.

I'm not sure if I understand your question about Z.Z. I think he's more of a guitarist than he is a drummer...

The effect you're probably wondering about on Raspberry Jam Delta-V is a DigiTech whammy pedal.

Michael Moore should know that you can criticize Bush without being deceptive and without manipulating events to imply things that aren't true. Why didn't he make an honest documentary? If he did, I would probably agree with his point of view. Oh, wait...if he was honest, he wouldn't piss people off, he wouldn't be as famous as he is, and he wouldn't make as much money as he has.

I don't like him because he's distorting the truth when he doesn't need to. He's adding more lies (or deceptions or whatever you want to call them) to the whole situation...he may be shining light on some problems, but he's also unnecessarily creating other ones.

G3 - Live In Concert
Led Zeppelin - DVD
Rush - In Rio
Dream Theater - Live At Budokan

Do the Stu- the number 13 is alright really...

EEEEEEEKKKKK!!!!!!!! Another HUGE hairy spider in my living room! This one came strolling over the floor as if he owned the place. It's MY apartment, goddammit! Normally I would have thrown him out the balcony but he was just too big and scairy so I smashed him. Now I feel bad. I'll probably have nightmares tonight about him and his 50 hairy spider friends, coming to beat me up. Ugh.

jazzy Sorry for the late answer, I've been jammed with stuff this week. No, 9-ball is not Scandinavian, in fact it most likely stems from America and it's hugely popular all over the world. It's the most popular pool game ever. But in my opinion there are other games that are funnier to play. ;-) BTW, I'm reee-e-e-e-ally jealous about your three shows and two backstage passes!

marimari Thanks for all the jokes you send me, they're funny! I loved those bad Halloween costumes lol! NAMM? Sounds great! Have a blast!

austin I had considerable problems with the webshop when I wanted to pre-order Vai's new cd. I still have an order listed there for 4 copies instead of 2 as it won't let me change it and I can't seem to log out and log back in again... But no, the score wasn't listed in the checkout procedure for me either. Since I didn't go through with the order I haven't received a written confirmation yet though. I have sent them an e-mail about it, hopefully they can sort it out soon.

My T2J cd has arrived! Yay! I'll give it a listen this weekend and let you guys know what I think.

Suzie2000........

OH MY GOSH??? Do I like Satch? Heck yes!!! Love him! Love his music. We have all the DVD's, CD's, tab books, other stuff, t-shirts, etc!! He is totally awesome!

I have to confess, I had become something of an old fart in my music choices, mainly listening to country with some classical, but since my son started guitar I've come to appreciate jazz, blues and now rock again! Liked rock when I was a teenager, but slowly got away from it. I'm so glad my son discovered Satch, as his music has totally brightened our lives in many ways!!!

Cheese101- or Tracie- sorryI didn't realise you were such a fan!

I must admit, when I was in my teens I loved all the heavy metal stuff, but recently have started getting back into it! I've played piano since I was about 9, quit it when I was 14, got back into it in my mid-twenties, and keep playing - and love it!

Same in some ways with the guitar, I learned some classical when I was about 13, learned lots of Joni Mitchell style stuff, then married a man who is a classical guitarist, who I just want to listen to! He is teaching me electric guitar though, something I wish I had tried years ago! I just love playing electric guitar.

... re-read my post, which makes it sound like I got married at 13... which I didn't, just for the record! I think I was 28 at the time!!!!

Hey what's up peeps...

Tobias barnes:.How was the show yesterday ?? did you have a blast.? I am not going to those shows, caus' I'm outta the country...but looking forward to in the future.

DamnIMissNamm, you were a guided missile technician? awesome! I'm guessing you know the processes they go through to make those guided missiles hit civilian targets then?

Me get a grip? Well im not gonna get a grip of the same wad of crap that you've got a grip of. I mean really.....you're obviously completely for the war in Iraq. Tell me, in your mind, what was the justification for bombing Iraq for the last 12 years?

Also I want to know, what do you think it was about the war on afghanistan that made it all worthwhile?

And finally, the most important question I'd like to hear your answer to - what was it that linked 9/11 and the decimation of Afghanistan, to WMD's and the invasion of Iraq?

By the way, I thoroughly recommend the Toto 25th Anniversary Live In Amsterdam DVD, if you like that kinda thing. It's a great show, as was G3 '96, but you may already have that on VHS!

So maybe Mike did make a dishonest, biased documentary, but he was doing something unfavorable in the face of a bigger moral issue. He was doing it with the aim of showing up the massive injustice that the world's most powerful leader has caused.

Hey Joe, Big time fan here. Caught you at G3 this year, Tower Records and have recently bought a lot of your DVDs (Satch Tapes, G3: Live In Denver, and Live in San Fransisco). I was just curious, how you get that great tone. I know you have a new amp out, can't afford it right now, wish I could. I've heard you use below normal mids, and you use the DS-1 for your leads. I own a DS-1 and I can't get any of your tones. I've tried everything with an equalizer....just can't get it as smooth. Could you tell me how you get such smooth tones as in Always With Me, Always With You, Love Thing, The Extremist, or Satch Boogie for that matter. I'd appreciate it. Keep up they playin'! Love the music.

Suzie2000, no problem, you don't have to be sorry, I'm just an enthusiastic Joe fan! As I think most everyone here is! I think I've picked up that you may live overseas? It's way cool to be able to talk to people from all over the world, or read their posts. Maybe the world would be better if we all spent time communicating like this and getting to know each other.

Woohoo...I had a Bacon Cheeseburger Feast pizza from Domino's tonight. :-)

So...that means I'll get a score print. That also means that your order confirmation won't say whether or not you'll get a score. So I guess we'll have to assume Mikey or someone will remove the reference to the free score once 2,000 orders have been placed...

Good luck hearing back from MusicToday. ;-) I've emailed them several times (about DMB things), and I've only received a response once. Also...you might want to read all of the details about the score giveaway...I think someone on the Vai.com boards said the giveaway was only open to US residents.

"I think it is better to use selective evidence to make the guilty people look bad"

There's nothing wrong with that...but then, Michael goes one more step and takes something that isn't bad at all (in its proper context) and adds it to the negative evidence to make a bad situation look worse than it actually is.

"he was doing something unfavorable in the face of a bigger moral issue"

The "one more step" I mentioned is unfavorable, but it is also unnecessary. If you're okay with that, this is where we disagree.

I wrote out some instructions that are more detailed than the ones on the site here. Click here...

Good music lovers amongst you!

Good evening (morning) from Guildford...

Neal Morse (ex-Spock's Beard) is soon to release a new album called ONE. I stayed up all night for the listening party the other night, and this album is phenomenal- it features the mighty Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater/Transatlantic/Liquid Tension Experiment/Whatever other band he happens to be playing in this week) on drums amongst some other talented musicians.

I cannot recommend this album strongly enough. Go to http://www.nealmorse.com and check out the samples if you want to know roughly what it sounds like- this album is soooo good.

Ashlee Simpson was caught lip-synching on SNL tonight.

http://www.collegehumor.com/news/ashlee_snl.wmv

Hehehe...

EDIT - I changed the link...this new one is better.

JUST GOT BACK FOR SEEING JOE! MY HEAD NEEDS RECOVERY....AND I AM GOING DEAF BECAUSE OF MR. PEAVEY...

bahduh: I dont like WWF or WWE or whatever it is called now...After I realised the whole thing was staged, I lost interest. I used to be a huge fan when I was 11. My fave was The Undertaker.

cheese101: There is probably nothing left for me to say about Joe's concerts that others have not said! He was on fire all three nights and I was super happy to hear starry night, motorcycle driver and Time.

Optical Studio: I will definitely look for a new home! It needs to find its place in life! Try getting online sometime!