Powerslave, I didn't wear the Granny dress, or Jethro's rope belt, but I thought about getting out my husbands old work boots like Granny's and dancing around in them. LOL! That show was the best! Irene Ryan was the star of that show hands down IMO. She reminded me of my own Grammy, but back in the day when I told my Grammy that, she didn't think it was to funny. lol!

Zinc, have you seen the Vince Neil make-over show on VH1 or MTV (I don't remember which?) I watched it yesterday. His body looked great, his haircut was cool, but I like him blonde better. I wasn't to happy with the plastic surgery. Maybe his face was still swollen, but his chin was to pointy, err, his face was actually to pointy, but like I said, maybe it was still swelled. He sure was a trooper through the whole thing. Kudos to him! He stepped waaay out of his box. lol!

YaYo, nice to see a post from you. Careful in all that rain. You guys are gettin' hammered!

Stevee, when someone mentions Sanford, I think of him grabbing his chest and saying "I'm comin' Weezie!" lmao! Glad you weren't doing that dance. lol!

anibur, Happy New Year! I miss your posts.

Tracie, great idea -

WEBMASTER OR JOE, could someone give us an update on Joe's health. Gett ZZ to make an entry on his dad's behalf if necessary, but please let us know. I know he's only been resting (he BETTER be resting ;-) for 5 days, but we're worried about him. Thanks.

Summoner, telletubby hunting! lmao! I'm against hunting, and I hate guns, but I'm so there dude! LOL!!! Pass the tequila!

guitarsoulo, Austin's lil' brother! Welcome to the board! Do you have a nickname? Drew, Andy, errr just Andrew? lol! How old are you?

Yoda, "Oh, man - the year 2000. That sounds weird, and I'm finally gonna be sixteen!!" ha!! ;-) Dude, I was saying "Wow, it's 1980, and I'm finally going to be 16!" lmao!!! By the time 2000 came around, I was looking towards 36. lol! 2010 - fuggetaboudit! lol! When I was a teen, the year 2000 was sooo far away. lol! It's cool though. I can't imagine how it must feel to live 80 - 90 years and say "shit man, the year 2005! lol! Life is amazing.

VFR, I hope you hear from your friends soon.

Adrián, Happy New Year to you and yours!

Steven, thanks for all the good wishes. Right back at ya buddy!

Suzie, best of luck with the house!

JS_JS, happy birthday! My daughter is also dealing with her friends drinking and getting high. I talk to her about it as much as I can, and I hope she uses her head and does the right thing when the opportunity arises. It also helps that she knows I'm not stupid when it comes to that stuff. lol! I was a kid once too. Good luck!

SupaaDave, hope your SupaaFamily has a great year!

Jersey Jet, happy birthday!

Eva, nice to see you post again, but sorry it has to be about such a sad subject. Such a terrible, terrible tragedy. Glad you FINALLY got your ITLIS. lol! Good stuff, eh?

DCK, 2-fitty ain't bad :-) How many cds sold so far?

Band of the day - Rare Earth

Virtuososean, I know exactly what you mean! My bro doesn't seem to get it, either. I took him and a couple of my buddies to the Satch concert in St. Louis, MO and one of my buds has a new found respect for Joe and his music...he loves it! My bro had a good time watching Joe play and he enjoyed the music, but getting people like that to truly understand what it takes to make the guitar "speak" if you will, as Joe does, and Steve Vai and Gary Hoey and others do so well. It's a challenge, but some people only hear a guitar playing and don't notice the incredible talent and devotion and "complexity" (if that's even a word...sounds good!) put into the music. My bro is very musical, so the factor is people have different taste, I guess!

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Hi Joe. I'm a new member here, and I'd just like to say I think it's really great that you actually have a section on your site devoted to directly interacting with your fans.

I also hear that you have pneumonia... get better real soon. Don't think you're letting anyone down either. Crap like this happens, and anyone who can't understand that you can't work in your current state isn't a true fan, and you should disregard what they say.

Anyway, pardon the genereic request that follows... but, I'm also wondering if you'll ever have any plans to come to Calgary, with G3 or whatever. Calgary doesn't see many great bands or artists, and I'd personally love to see a show here that I'd actually like to go to. There's more to Canada besides the far west and Ontario and Quebec!

Anyway, get well quick!

Re: Steven Wilde big bunny- "shred some light" very cool!

heh, i thought it was appropriate :D

Dear Joe, I just saw your reply then (1st of January 2005) thanks for watching the message boards. I’m really pleased to find out all my posts got to you (big sigh of relief) and look forward to hearing from you again.

If you wish to contact me you’ve got my email address (Don’t try and contact me at 123 Fake Street- not real address :-P )

Have a great New Year – Cheers, Rob

S*%# !!! I sort of spoke to Joe Satriani (sweet!)

Happy New Year to Joe, his crew, and all the awesome T2J fans! I wish you all a fantabulous 2005!

IbanezMike, a 3m pick? as in a pick by 3M or a pick that's 3mm thick? I've tried many different picks to try and get the most comfortable and accurate to use, whilst getting the tone that satisfies me most. For anything that requires fast picking and generally quick lead playing you'll need a medium-to-heavy pick.

I can thoroughly recommend Ibanez Paul Gilbert picks. They're great. I've had success also with Pure Tone 0.96mm picks and standard Ibanez Heavy's, but the Paul Gilberts are great....if you can find them. OCPS470 recommended I try out Fender tourtoise-shell's, which I haven't found yet....I'll get round to trying them some time....I got sidetracked with the PG's tho! hehe. You might want to keep a couple of lighter, more flimsy picks too for anytying that requires some strumming, like Acoustic Rhythm guitar parts and so on. Hope that helps!

It would be nice if more people could appreciate what these guys do, but then I suppose, if they did, the likes of Joe and Steve would be almost mainsteram, which means they would no longer be independent.....they'd be run by the record companies who would decide what they could and couldn't do, so in an odd way, having a relatively small niche of faithful followers is way better!

2005 eh!

Hmmmmmmm

New Satch Album in the works?

Let's see:

1. Satch Gets over his illness!

2. Satch Finishes short term gigs!

3. Satch Takes a long earned rest!

3a. Australia here we come!

4. Satch Works on his next Album in the midst of it all!

5. Satch Starts promotion/concert scheduling similar to the current itinerary... with some adjustments.

6. Releases new CD!

7. Fans enjoy the (H E double toothpicks) out of it!

8. Joe makes an butt load of $$$$ from it all.

9. Establishes College Fund for ZZ!

10. Satch has second child.

11. We all live happily after!

12. Satch is "King of the World"

Love, Peace & Happiness!

www.stevetrott.com

Ah well, I've already broken one of my New Year's resolutions. Mind you, I suppose I've still got the rest of the year to try it..

Climber/and everyone else (!), I just finished the edit of Shining Light. I took about a minute out of the middle, cause it didn't need to be there. The track doesn't drag so much now.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/5/simondaultreymusic.htm

Delfino, my Grandpop was 2 months shy of his 80th birthday when he passed, and his main answer to questions was uaually "shit man yeah!" He was a funny dude. He also would rub his belly and say loudly "Oh my achin' ovaries", and he dyed his white hair green every St. Patty's Day. Then again, he wasn't your average old fart either. lol!

Nice to see all the newbies on the site :)

SOTD ~ Luminous Flesh Giant by Joe *cough*cough*sniff* Satriani

Stevee T: I was a photographer and writer for a new magazine 22nd Century Rock. I interviewed Ronnie James Dio and did a show/CD review for the latest issue. I also covered Alterbridge, Godsmack and JS but you won't be seeing those. I helped my Editor out financially and we got into an arguement because of the interest due on the credit card. He cut me from the mag and NAMM. I'm still going to NAMM since everything is paid for.....I'm taking my portfolio and making some new connections. I'll find a better magazine to wok for...........The GOOD news is that it looks like I'll be getting into NAMM ( it's not open to the public). I can't wait to see his face when he sees me there!! HAHA!!! .....and I finally got a DVD system, a Sony Dream System! OMG the sound is unbelieveable! I saw SRV perform for the very 1st time! WOW! i also watched G3 live in Denver and Live in concert with EJ...simply awesome! I can't believe Yngwie broke that guitar. Oh well....

Steven Wilde: I see you are now you.(not OpticalStudio) hehe! it was nice chatting with you the last few days.....I just love my new Dream System, I can't believe the sound! It's so much better that a boom box that's for sure. have a great day!

I'll be back later on......

Mari, you're only now getting to see SRV perform! OMG! See what you've been missing!! He pours himself into every single note. It's like it comes directly out of his heart and into that old beat up guitar. His style of playing the guitar blows me away. He is a truely amazing human being. Welcome to the wonderful world of DVD's! lol! You have some catching up to do my friend :)

Good picture -

http://www.satriani.com/2000/road/2004-07-06/Paolo_Massetti-J3DI/PICT3442.jpg

Well Michelle, just remember your husband's old work boots the next time a spider half the size of Shelob comes waltzing your way. And you might want to consider a career in paleontology or archaeology.....then you could find that missing link ;-)