Hey folks, what's wrong with Joe? Does he have a cold or something? He's such a trooper even playing when he's sick.

JOE, take care of yourself and stay out of ther rain. Get as much rest as you can, drink lots of fluids, and take whatever meds you need to ease the symptoms. You're the best! Hope you're feeling better soon!

I would like to know what Joe's spiritual belief's are. I am a Christian and am planning to start a ministry for bikers. Part of the inspiration came from realizing what the song 'hill of the skull' was about.

michelle - Caught up after 9 pages... Try 9 months here!!
Man it's seems like forever since I've wandered in here. Hope all is well with everyone (or at least those who even remember who I am)

Can't wait to catch Joe's show tonight in San Diego at 4th & B. Had the pleasure of not only meeting Joe, Galen, and Jeff last year, spending a little quality time after the show "H2 HUMMER STRETCH" style, but then played myself the week after at 4th & B opening for Blue Oyster Cult. Spied a few notes from the show reviews Joe hasn't been feeling to well, so will SOMEBODY please get that man a bowl of chicken soup already! ;-D

Well, hope you're feeling better Joe. I'm sure the show tonight will be nothing sort of awesome regardless.

Ray - RDG
http://www.rdgrock.com

Hey Steven, I'm well, although we went for a meal in Wetherspoons today and it was very very very crap indeed!! Not really in the mood to do too much today, productive task of the day accomplished by me was provisionally booking our removal van (if the date ever gets finalised.) Matt has been busy starting to box things up too, it's a real catch-22, as we have to start packing up, otherwise it'll be a horrendous rush just as I go back to work on the 5th... but we still don't have it set in stone that it's all going through!! We shall see how it all pans out.....

One daft present I got given for Christmas was a box of cards called "Practical Jokes for Grown-Ups" which at first I was about to chuck out, but I've just started reading it and thought I'd share this with all of you::

"Nasty Trick # 35 : TUMBLER!

Equipment: two tumblers (ideally plastic.) Broom handle & stepladder for advanced version.

This is a classic practical joke, so you need to be subtle in the build-up to avoid discovery. Simply ask your victim to place his hands flat on a table, palms down, then place a full glass of water on top of each hand. They will be stuck there until some kind soul helps them, or they drench themselves. Alternatively, fill a plastic tumbler with water, then, standing on a step ladder, hold it against the ceiling. Ask your victim to help you by pressing the broom handle against the bottom of the glass. When it is in place, get off the ladder and walk away, leaving your victim to choose between a soaking or spending the rest of their life in this undignified position!"

... or how about

"NASTY TRICK # 42... Doorway to Another Dimension...

Equipment: Newsp[aper, polystyrene balls, adhesive tape.

Do this to someone whose bedroom door opens inwards. When they've gone to sleep, and you're not expecting them to get up to go to the bathroom, tape together sheets of newspaper to make one large sheet large enough to cover the outside of the bedroom doorframe. Attach the bottom and sides firmly with tape, making sure there is a gap between the door itself and the paper. The top is still open, so use this to pour the polystyrene balls into the gap. Try to fill up the whole space, then tape up the top side. Come morning, the victim will open his bedroom door, be swamped by tiny white particles and have to walk through a wall of newspaper! Great way to start the day!"

Even better....

Excited

I received an i-pod for Christmas - finally delivered today.

I set up i-tunes last night - all my Joe, Motley, and others are ready to be downloaded into my i-pod.

Anybody else have an i-pod?

I received the 20 gig one.

Michelle,

Sorry to hear he had an illness....hope he's feeling better!

Joey......where are you?

www.stevetrott.com

Joe, take good care of yourself!

Hope you make a speedy recovery too-

Hello Joe!

all - if you haven't read the news or gotten the emailer, i wanted to let you know here too -- joe's been diagnosed with pneumonia! watching the show last night it was hard to imagine him playing like that for almost 4 hours, high energy, jumping up and down, but you should have seen him afterwards-- there was no doubt he needed to get in bed and stay there for a week! if you ever doubt his dedication to all his fans, this was another example of him putting it all on the line. send him some wishes for a quick recovery, and he'll see you at the rescheduled dates when he's back on his feet!

and yes, this means that the show on the 1st that we were going to webcast is also postponed. at this point, we are still planning on doing that show, whenever it's rescheduled. it'll still be an on-demand webcast that will be available later on and stay up for a while.

lastly, although ii don't have time to read all of the posts here, i have gotten a few emails from people about the general vibe in the T2J section. let me just pipe in and say that this area exists for fans to chat back and forth and also write public notes to joe. joe uses it to pop in on a regular basis and just get a picture of what's going on in his fans' minds. so think about it-- it's full of angry posts, is that the impression you want to send to joe? please try to have respect for different points of view, and if you disagree, do so, but with some respect. people who make a regular habit of abusing the site and making it bad for everyone will eventually be blocked.

do the stu - thanks for noticing that-- i added the DP/thin lizzy shows back into the road archive section. i also added date ranges for each one.

jblaze1 - if you collect dates of first posts by folks, send it my way and i'll try to put it to good use.

civgeek - repeat posts in T2J are strongly discouraged. posting the same message over and over again doesn't improve the chances of them being seen (i search for any post with "webmaster" in it on a regular basis) and definitely doesn't make you come across better :} there is a rather outdated FAQ in the archive vault, and i'd be willing to entertain folks in T2J to volunteer-organize a fan-run FAQ that appears here on satriani.com.... if you could self-organize enough to do so :}

photos - if you're wondering if i got your photo, the odds are YES! i've just been overwhelmed with other work the last few months, but will get to posting them soon! this is both fan artwork and live shots.

Wow- Joe still PLAYED last night- and was so ill?

That is so admirable- but please rest up!!!

And get well soon!!!

hello all... hope that the holidays were good to you and you are resting up for this weekends festivities :)

i got home from michigan late last night (after 3 flight delays) and walked into my apartment and was so suprised... a friend had come over while i was away and set up christmas in my apartment and was complete with cards, stocking, gifts and there sitting in the center of it all was a brand new accoustic guitar!!!! so now i get to learn how to play!! :) off in the morning to go to iceland for a week and then cambridge for a few days...

hope that all is well here and that all have a happy and safe new year!!!

JOE- get some rest! hope you are feeling better soon... good vibes are being sent your way.... all the best...

JOE- Sorry to hear that, That awful new's, You will be in My Prayer's! You, and Your Family! Get well very soon! WEBMASTER-Thank You for the Message's! Have A great Day! and Hope Your Holiday's are going very Well!