Man, I had so much written to everyone this morning until the computer ate my post. 338 over the limit. I hit the back button and it was GONE! I was so pissed. I can't remember what I said, but the jist of it was...

S&TFS, Aretha & Janis, they just don't make 'em like that anymore. Red wine, big glasses, hell yeah! Drugs are bad, mmmmkay. Devil horns to a horse & buggy - lmao!!! Behind in email - apologies. Can't afford Cali. trip. New car congrats! Happy 1000! Happy birthday! Happy Groundhog Day! Happy 1400! Happy Newbie Day!

That's not even close to all of it, but I don't have time to do it all over again. Confounded machines!!

And now, I will start a new post to continue replying to the next 5 pages :)

VFR, I can relate to your story to Zen. I had a few wild years back in the 80's that were pretty bad, though I didn't realize how bad I was while I was doing it. It was fun at the time, but looking back, whoa! I had a problem. When it creeps into your work time - red alert! The day after I got married I promised myself that I had to get healthy. I wanted to start a family, and there is NO room for that crap when you have kids. I never looked back, never did it again, and never regretted that decision. I lost a few friends, but that's always the price you pay when you get straight. It's a happy ending like yours. I have 2 beautiful kids and a great husband. It's been 17+ years. Congrats to me :) This isn't a story I share lightly, but it just goes to show that anyone can walk on the other side. To quote Oprah Winfrey, "Once you know better, you do better."

bahduh, Mari, I'm behind in my emails. Holla if I take to long to reply.

Lucy, hello! Bill Murray is so funny! He's a great actor.

civgeek, ahhh, reminds me of the puddles of drool I would leave behind on my science table. lmao! Damn, if only I could do it all over again...what a waste I was. Man I hated school. Kudos to you for reaching for a higher education!

Damn, I forgot to mention in my last post about kilts and grabbing at the dangly bits! lmao!! I have to say, if you're wearing a skirt at a wedding, or anywhere else where drunken women can be found, you best expect to get a good "woohoo!"

What would Joe look like in a kilt?

bigbunny, I don't know if groundhogs are part of the rodent family, but around here, unfortunately they are a part of the roadkill family :( They're so friggin' cute! They stand by the side of the road and look at you when you drive by. I always yell at them in my cat voice and tell them to stay on the grass and stay safe. I think they're trying to commit suicide. lol! I would probably risk an accident if, God forbid, one of the little buggers would piddle out in front of me.

Suzie, I wanted to hurt the computer...BAD! lol! I'm still bitter. lol!

Jazzy, Sully still says FU! lol! Horns to the Amish. That's so funny. I can imagine their faces as you give them the "rock on dude" attitude. I usually just smile and nod, but now I'll probably crack up thinking of you throwin' the horns. lol!

scooba Steve, they should let you go in if you're with a parent...right? Call the venue.

Ibanez89

did you try soulseek or kazaa light? I got Cool #9 and House Full of Bullets

Eric JOhnson's Signature Strat....woohoo

Gotta love nasty letters about long forgotten bills. Ones that amount to working all the overtime you can for two weeks straight without a day off. So much for guitar lessons for the next couple of weeks. : (

Hey, hey, hey...

I think I'm almost back to being here regularly, now. ;-) I'll try to catch up with everything this weekend...

I did a quick search for "Austin" and "Do The Stu", so here are a few things:

- I only just now realized that the word "exhausting" contains my name.
- Joe's SMF stands for "Sick Mother F-cker"...
- Someone (cheese101, I think) asked if I would be going to one of the rescheduled Satch shows. I don't have tickets now, but yeah, I see myself maybe going to either the Anaheim or Ventura show. Are you going to either of those? If so, let me know...I'll try to get tickets for your show. I also might go to the San Diego show with a friend...so if anyone down there wants to meet up, just let me know...
- The Steve Morse Band / Dixie Dregs show was awesome. The Eric Johnson show was also awesome. I'll try to post reviews (sorta) in the near future... I have about 20 photos from the SMB / DD show...I'll try to post them soon. In the meantime, this picture and this picture will have to do.
- marimariSRV, it was so cool to meet up with you a week or two ago. Let me know if you're ever out this way again...we have see a show together.

Well, I gotta go... I've been SO busy working for the newspaper this semester. We have a ton of new writers...most of them don't know how to meet deadlines, which means that I've had a ton of late nights over the past week and a half. Fun, fun, fun...

Delfino, talk to DCK about it ;-) Oh, and March 28th, i think, is the submission deadline!

Thanks for your input on both that and the song-writing thing. I dunno....I just find it really hard to come up with anything that sound remotely interesting. I've had no tuition, no theory, so coming up with a comprehensive, but simple, chord/key progression is a real challenge for me. And I have a mental blank at the moment too. Yippee.

update: just read the TZ specs on the DiMarzio site.....they claim it's got pretty good dynamic response to pick attack, and it's output is 375 which is not so bad. Their "tone guide" rates it the same as the Air Zone, so it seems it's an Air Zone but 54 mV louder! I guess i'll find out in 7-10 days! haha

also, maybe you could re-post those details once a week or something, cause there's bound to be others who missed your first post?

Re:scooba do u think that that will work? i'll give them a call but im sixteen so i dont think that they will let me in because of alcohol and stuff, even if i do have a guardian. i guess i'll just have to take off my pink bow and wiggles t-shirt... damn!

16 - man that sux to miss Joe by 2yrs!!

i hope they give you some good news :)

BigBunny.. . . ... p.s. is you forgo wearing your Wiggles t-shirt - i in the name of truth & justice shall forgo wearing my Winnie the Pooh one! it's the least i can do man ;)

Re: michelle I always yell at them in my cat voice and tell them to stay on the grass and stay safe. I think they're trying to commit suicide. lol! I would probably risk an accident if, God forbid, one of the little buggers would piddle out in front of me

that is just the sweetest thing! :) i never thought berating an animal could be an act of love - but in this case it is a life saver!

in case you run out of abusive words - try some of the lines out of the 'Holy Grail' movie - eg 'you don't frighten us pigdog! go and boil your bottoms you sons of a silly person! i blow my nose at you!'

Best regards from Ukraine to all of you!!!! I've back here at last! How is it going guys! Whats new? I have not been here since November.

I got this via email and laughed my tits off!!!

True or not !! An amusing anecdote.

Allegedly Pfizer Corporation is making an announcement that Viagra will soon be available in liquid form and will be marketed by Pepsi Cola as a power beverage suitable for use as a mixer. Pepsi's proposed ad campaign claims it will now be possible for a man to literally pour himself a stiff one. Obviously we can no longer call this a soft drink. This additive gives new meaning to the names of cocktails, highballs and just a good old fashioned stiff drink. Pepsi will market the new concoction by the name of Mount & Do