CIVICGEEK- it does seem to outpace minimum wage a bit....one reason is probably due to the fact that the company/corp must always make a profit, whether due to stock situations or personal gain..... you raise the wage you will lose money if you sell stuff at the same price, if you raise it to meet the wage then you break even, you must then raise it over the wage to make a profit... thats my guess... i cant necessarily blame certain folks for doing certain things, when the average home price is $510,000 and the average job pays $12 an hour theres a discrepency that must be rectified, either by market forces or by human ones... i plan to move to vegas, it's much cheaper to live in the desert lol

My friend and I were going to the San Diego and Orange Count shows and were bummed to hear Joe had pneumonia.

We send our fondest wishes for a speedy and complete recovery.

Anyone have any good scales I could practice with? I think I know the C scale. Only guitar class I took was in 7th grade (I can burn out "Ghost Riders In The Sky" for you), the rest I learned by ear.

I need to develope my speed and accuracy to play lead/solos.

I mostly know chords and power chords, not much lead. I grew up with Country, then folk and finally AC/DC and the other 80's metal (Def Leopard etc.)

I can play Metalica's "Fade To Black" intro, some of the lead (it's slow enough to follow).

I can fingerpick Kansas' "Dust in the Wind".

I have every Boston album, and play along to those (only some of the leads).

Motley Crue's Sessions @ AOL performance is now available.

This Motley featured sessions was one of the largest sessions ever with regard to production.

Joe, get well soon!!!!

Anyone know how Joe is doing??

Joe if you are doing better YEEEHHHAAAA!!!

stevee t: you think that...to me vai seems to have such a great soul, like he would be very sweet....yeah so he might look like "hey im cool" on stage, but some of music shows no ego at all....i love him....how can you not...whispering a prayer is one of the most beautiful songs ever....but i dont like his message board set up, this is much better...although i havent had much of a chance to get here since my new job.....

the unicorn?

no i dont...why?

Mikesb - Not posting last night was not through any will of my own. I helping set up some networking stuff at a friend house an ran out of time. But don't fear I have many a day ahead of me.

As for Saga, I loved those guys. I'm going to have to keep my eyes open for the DVD. They only had 2 big hits here in the states. One, of course was "On the Loose," the other name is escaping me right now. I did pick up the Rush in Rio DVD last night. That is pretty cool. Alex has definately put on a few lbs over the years.

anibur

howdy everyone-- i did a quick checkup and joe is still pretty knocked out, but on the road to recovery! i still can't believe he played those last two shows with the energy he showed in the state he was in! we'll keep you informed as he continues to recover and we get an idea of when the makeup dates for the postponed shows will be.

TASTEY,

I was only kidding....I've only seen Steve from the front row...never met him in person, and if Joe has chosen to spend all these years on tour with him....he's gotta be a decent human......yes?

You mentioned the unicorn a couple of posts ago...thought you'd remember.

You're from Mass....my folks were from Mass....I went to college in Mass...just wondered

I hope joe is feeling better too!!!

www.stevetrott.com %^)

Peace!

i hope you get better joe... if you could have someone post something to let all of us know your alright that would be good.. were all woried about you...