Somehow I have become a sushi addict over the past year and a half. As I shovelled it in last night while contemplating the typical pictorial place setting I decided that if by some good fortune I was ever to record an instrumental guitar album it would be called "Sushi, The Album" It of course would have cool instrumental tracks like Hamachi, Unagi Kaibashira and of course a short sharp track called "Wasabi". If any of you beat me to the punch give credit where credit is due.... The recording would of course be "raw" live in the studio..

Jooooooooeee!!!!! I just wanted to say that you did a wonderful job on the g3 live in denver dvd.... that is sooo cool!!!

i love how all of you band members rocked out during the mystical patato head groove thing jam!!!! do you guys do that when you reherse too?? one of these days you are gonna have to do flips.... just dont crash into jeffs drums haha

specually when jeff is practicing his favorite drum solo's

maybe joe sometimes does a flip when the lights go dim in between jams when no one can see haha!!

have fun joe!!! haha!!

CLARKY- Thank's, That's probably what might end up happening! I will keep You informed!..........................BADAHUH- Good to hear from You bro' Im glad that Jordan, is over the worst part of his illness! You all are alway's in My daily prayer's! I cherrish Your Freindship, and want the very best for you alway's! For You, and the entire Family! And don't worry about Me! I am doing okay! Improving steadfastly! and can even hold the guitar and play a little! well, talk to You later!...................................Suzie, Yes, That is great You are back at the piano again! That is very cool! I forgot we talked about the JS1200 before! Yes, I am convinced that I would be more than thrilled to own, a nice red candy apple JS! with a little Steven Wilde tayloring, It will just right! Hope Your day is going great! will write later!...The essence of Pizza's have been floating around lately!? Hmmmm?......................................ZENFISH- Hi My Freind, how are You doing? How's thing's with the band? great new's about the Jazz guitarist! Now a drummer, and the ensamble will be complete!! good cheer's from Your lil' pal in the U.S have a nice Day!.............................LUCYSORETS- How are thing's today? I am trusting and hoping they are going very nice for You! Keep those cool awesome positive vibes a goin' and keep on Rockin' All My best wishes, and blessing's!...............................962- Right on Man' I sure appreicate the help! You are more than welcome here anytime! i could use Your expertise!!!! :-) You said You flying down when?LOL Hee! Hee!.................................MICHELLE- Thank's, I am feeling so much better now! Thank's to Your strong positive vibes, and blessing's! And I sure hope the same for You! I wish this day goe's really great and profitable! keep on Rockin' and have Nice day today!............................PFIELDS- good to see You! How's the practicing going? Learning the guitar is so rewarding, and fun! I just celebrated my 2 year's on My B-day this month1 So thrilling, Yes! take care today!...............................SteveeT- How's the new album going? Hope You have wondeful Day! All My best in happiness, and prosperity! wing's of glory!! forever!

Steven C.

Stevee T, At NAMM 2005 don't forget to check out Greg Howe at the "Madison" booth... I'm thinking it will be worth your while!!!

OVATION1- Mike alway's great to see you! Yes, thank you so much! I was sick on my b-day, But had such good karma, that it was hard to feel down! Thank's to you all! Also, Thank's for liking my Experimental sound's! If you ever get a free momemt, there are A bunch of new one's on My homepage. including "rotating sky" which got airplay in a local Berkeley CA. radio station, hosted by George clinton, and Buzzy Linhart! it's a variety Q and A show about the performer's of the past, and the contribiution to america's music. Also a song called "meodic shapes" which incorparates a new tapping style, i was developing! It's very ominous, and written in melencholy, Very forbodding! A very slow piece! the ending is way neat! all small sweep's! Well I hope your doing well! I trust you are very busy!..well, My prayer's and best wishes, are alway's with you, and Your Family! Thank's for staying in touch!............................SLANSHROOM- Hi, How are You today? anything new? whatcha' been up to? Wel, Hope your having a great Day! it's going okay here so far, Now I geuss, I'll walk the street's, and see what's up out there! see what the folk's are doing, find a date, eat dinner, Then practice, then of to bed! ZZZZZZzzzz take care..................................MARIMARI- Here's hoping You are kicking it roayaly at the NAMM! Hope your having a wonderful Time! and Keep that camrea, clicking! All My Love, and well wishes!

~~~~waves of cool vibes~~~~~~~~

DCK, thanks. I feel a little better getting it off my chest. I cranked some Pantera and got busy cleaning around the house, so my head is a bit clearer now. The sun is out today too. Even though it's freezing outside, it's all good when the sun is shining :)

Civgeek, you're afraid of citrus soap and humidity. I'm starting to worry about you... lmao! As for Winnemucca, you can't get there from here. lol!

SupaaDave, it's cold here, but not engine block heater cold. lol! My condolences. lol! How can you stand to do anything outside, like even load the car with groceries! I guess if you cover everything but your eyeballs it's not to bad. lol!

Steven, thanks for the good wishes. Your positive vibes are a gift to us all :)

Slansh - noooo problemo..... I'll send a mixed version and the 'dry solo's isolated with a sync-up clip.....
you'll have the pleasure of hearing be dry and out in the open.... lol... all nude and exposed..... and not so impressive...
a little reverb and delay must be the guitarists equivalent to make-up..... cos I've woke up with some beasts that I'm sure were angels the night before...lol.... I'm sure it was the make-up..... or could it have been the bucket of cerveza as well??... lmao...

anyways... there is something I forgot to mention in may last post that I should have done... but I got distracted by my boss wanting me to do work and stuff....
anyways.. here goes......

you are a fucking beast of a player....

fuck.... now I need councelling......

for all it's qualities...
Kronenbourg 1664 is a particular favourite of mine..

well... hat's not really what I had in mind.... but... hey.... nice plan... lol...
I'll need to implement it..

MLK had a beautiful dream, which I hope all of us share here at T2J.

Thanks.

My son was hitting a beach-ball around the living room.... splash, soda all over my guitar and the organ.

wonder how it will affect my pickups? Strings will probably need replacing.

My Kramer is made in Korea. Gibson bought the Kramer name a few years ago. Now they have generic "Gibson" pickups, "Dual Rail" single and "Quad Rail" humbucker pickups with a dual-tap mode on the tone switch. It selects just 2 of 4 coils. I don't use it.

Zen - ha... produce of France.... forget Champagne... forget wine.....

1664 - the finest produce of Fance.....

1664 C'est la mare de tranqilité... perfecto...

Cuthbert1776

Hello my friend, yes all is well, thank you for inquiring. I traveled north to support my seven year old son in the age old tradition of the "Pinewood Derby". He came in 4th place just outside the spotlight of victory. I was proud and as usual he was a good boy with manners intact. Just arrived home last night about 9:30, hit the rack and slept until 8 am.

Unions, Unions, Unions..... Do you believe the state of Illinois just doubled the Toll for cash paying cars to drive on the interstate? Yep, from $.50 to $1.00. The absolutely absurd issue is that the department of transportation Unions is trying to negotiate a contract that insures the jobs of all toll booth workers. The system is halfway automated now with the "IPASS" electronic debit system. So I ask you, what do you do with a person that has spent the better part of their adult career life making change for a dollar? Why should the unions demand that Mr. and Mrs. John q Six-pack still flip the bill for them to have a guaranteed job? This is exactly the extortion that we have discussed in the past. It's not the Unions money, it’s really not the states, it's the dumb ass Illinois citizen’s money and the Unions want a promise that Toll Booth workers will not be laid off after we go to the expense of automating that very job.

And so I ask you, is it any wonder we are not leaders in forging raw materials like steel?

Employment is a privilege not a right. If it weren't for someone to have the courage and resources to start a business there wouldn't be any jobs. When those very people get tired of organized labor holding guns to their heads, they close the business and move on. So what’s better, fair labor wages or the soup kitchen?

Zenfish- sorry to be a bit dopey, but have people criticised EVH on here in the past then?

Mowlie2000- how's the tooth? Good idea about the anaesthetising drugs!

Steven- thanks for the e-mail- it's great to have the piano back in action, I really missed it! Matt is making me practise my scales and pieces loads, as I'm so tired when I get in from work, but KNOW I must practise if I want to pass this damn exam...

Delfino- how's the piano practice going? Are you learning from scratch / teaching yourself, sorry I can't remember exactly what you posted and it's a few pages back...?

Cheese101- how are you these days?

zen - I don't drink wines of any kind... simply not for me....

All-Mom Bands Rock Housewife Stereotype

DALLAS - They're housewives, workaholics, PTA members and ... rock stars?

Women fighting to shatter the stay-at-home-mom stereotype and rediscover their youthful voice are forming bands, such as Housewives on Prozac in suburban New York, Frump in Dallas and Placenta in Oakland, Calif.

These moms are rocking the house and the cradle, singing about breast-feeding, exhaustion and making kids do their chores.

"I feel like what we do is remind people about their passion and that sense of importance and that sense of vitality," said Joy Rose, a 47-year-old mother of four who founded Housewives on Prozac in 1997. "Life is really short and it's important to live colorfully."

Mothers have struggled for identity and fulfillment for decades, growing more exasperated with their increasing career and child-rearing demands, said University of Michigan professor Susan Douglas, who co-authored the book "The Mommy Myth."

She said those feelings may explain the growing number of mom rock bands. (Rose estimated there are about 50 active mom bands across the country, with 20 of them having been formed in the last year.)

Suzie Riddle, who has three children aged 19, 12 and 6, started Frump in 2001 as a gag for her 40th birthday party. A punk rocker in her youth, then a librarian, Riddle hounded other mothers at her church and her daughters' school until she found three women willing to play along.

At first, they performed five songs, including "Suzie Is A Headbanger" by the Ramones and "We're Really Beat," a song Frump guitarist Frances Peterson wrote to the tune of "We've Got the Beat" by the Go-Go's.

"See the mothers driving down the street, see their makeup melting in the heat, straight from work, the pantyhose are tight, it's take-out tonight," the song begins.

Three years later, the band has grown to five, adding new members as others have moved away. Frump practices every Saturday night and performs about once a month at parties, churches and community events such as the Punky Mamas Christmas Bazaar in Dallas.

The band members even encouraged their daughters to get involved, and the girls formed their own band called Spawn and have played at two gigs with their moms.

Frump is still trying to forge an identity, teetering between being a novelty and a serious band, Riddle said. She'd like to add a second weekly practice and focus on cultivating a unique sound.

But any group that bills itself as an all-mom garage band is going to get a few chuckles, she conceded.

"I am really proud of this and I'm proud of the attention that it's gotten us," she said. "It's kind of a silly idea and a lot of people have taken notice."

At the Punky Mamas bazaar, an audience of mostly middle-aged women and their children clapped and tapped their feet to Frump's music, even getting up to dance to "Twist and Shout." A few young couples on a Saturday evening date watched from the back of a half-full dance hall.

Julie Hougland came with her 6-year-old daughter, her 55-year-old mother and her 35-year-old sister. She said she was surprised by how much fun they had.

"How many venues are there where I can take my daughter and dance?" Hougland said.

Rose hopes the movement soon will catch on commercially as more people see mom bands in concert. Housewives on Prozac has recorded two CDs and a holiday CD single, which is available on Amazon.com.

Several mom bands will converge on New York City throughout May for the fourth annual Mamapalooza festival. The festival, founded by Rose, will feature at least five days of events, including a free outdoor concert and a poetry and jazz night.

Thankls for the birthday wishes everyone!!! I got hideously intoxicated, as is largely seen as proper for one's 21st here in the UK... lol. The bassist in my band is the general manager of a small nightclub in Hastings, and he put us all on the guest list and gave us a bottle of Champagne for free. Later I managed to blag a further two free bottles from him!!!

We Will Rock You was amazing. By some extraordinary fluke we had chosen to attend the 1,000th show. For the finale (Bohemian Rhapsody), Brian May came on stage to play the solo. And if that wasn't enough, during 'that riff' - think Wayne's World if you don't know what I'm talking about - A drum riser appeared on some kind of lift from under the stage with none other than Roger Taylor playing drums. Awesome. Afterwards, Brian May was like "I hope you don't mind, but we're just going to play a couple of songs now", so in essence we were treated to a kind of Queen gig at the end of the show. I couldn't believe it - it was one hell of a birthday present. My borthe bought me pet fish, so I named them Brian and Roger in memorandum. Obviously... lmao

Clarky - You don't drink anything Beligan? I thought you enjoyed a Stella every now and then... I bought a book of six Bach 'cello suites today. I'm going to try to play one for my one of my recitals this term. The thing is, I've made it stupidly difficult for myself in that I want to use my EBow and actually make it sound like a 'cello. No easy task I can assure you, but where there's a will there's a way!!!!