Oh, forgot to add this:

When I mentioned how cool "Searching" was and how we could see the fun they were having, Jeff said that the recording on the ITLIS cd is the first time they ever played it. In his words (roughly): "Joe played us the song and then said let's go try it for a warmup (or have a try at it, something like that) in the studio... And that's the version that got on the album.

Reel Satriani has another similar thing, but more about writing than playing, it shows someone walk up to Joe who has gone to a quite corner and just scribbled and worked out a song in a few minutes.

Unreal....

I liked at the concert how you could see them go from one rythme to another, sometimes just a completely unrelated (seemingly) progression over 4 bars with Joe leading. Matt, and Galen, that was some fast catchup you were playing. Well done. I used to wish I could be good enough to even play a backing on one song for Joe. Now I think I'll leave it to the professionals, rather than make a fool of myself trying to keep up... :)

mjs99 - If you were talking about Thursday night in Sydney, that was my Parramatta Eels cap! His tech or whoever that dude was placing picks on the tape and reeling his lead (Mike Manning?) saw the cap and flicked it away. He taped down set list 2. Flicked it again. Did something else. On the third flick it flipped over, thankfully, and he found my note! I hope he passed it onto Joe, that was my first time seeing him and I wanted to have something to give back.

I just took a disposable camera (purposely without flash) to the show. if there are any really really good ones I'll post them here. I was in the prime possie too: front row on the fence, dead centre - where he'd come and stand and shred if he didn't have to do any switching or expression pedal - I was like, maybe 8ft away!

Joe Satriani - last night was the best thing since the birth of my daughter. Did you get your cap from Thursday night (17/3) in Sydney? Don't let that other guy tell you any different, that cap is yours.

You tried to throw me a pick at the end of the show but some other guy knocked it between the stage and the crowd, and when I went to reach it this other huge guy - who never moved all night until then - was straight over and onto it.

Loved every minute of it, especially Hordes of Locusts, Starry Night, Morrocan Sunset, and the four new ones you did - Bamboo, ITLIS, Up In Flames and especially Searching! That was mega! Oh, and that "obscure" one, something about Aliens and Surfing? Trip!

You have this huge aura, like a magnet, I felt it and it was such an experience to see and hear you play and to be up front within your space - an absolute dream come true. I hope you return real soon - for a sweeping G3 tour, maybe? Though, I understand the economics of G3 and therefore won't hold my breath. Still, doesn't hurt to dream. Love ya man, your music has expanded my heart as well as my mind so more can fit in. Hope you like your cap!

Simon Smith

artanis: jeez man, sux that u missed the show. but there is always next time

michelle: i missed all tv tonite. i became an irish for once.

Hi! Everyone, I am so excited Joe is coming to Vancouver, Canada on April 13, 2005. I am counting the days until I go see him. Last September I made a special trip to States to Auburn, WA to attend to one of his gigs with Deep Purple. It was awesome! He played my favorite pieces: Love Thing, Cool #9, I like the Rain, etc. Huge greeting to Joe's Webmaster which does a great job on updating his website.

yoda - very cool... I'm really looking forward to hearing your track...

http://www.sevenbrassmonkeys.com/Roy.htm

my parts are the dirty one's... Slansh's parts are the really hard one's.. lol..

enjoy

when you can intuitively incorperate the new ideas into your playing style...

you grow greater diversity and flexibility...

"all the rest is anrchy".... lol....
bro .. one day I'll meet you somewhere for a beer or 10....

From 1983 to 1990, the Porsche 962, a revision of the 956, dominated GT racing around the world. The LeMans 24hr endurance race was won by Porsche 956's and 962's in 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, and 87.

In the early 90's, German businessman Jochen Dauer bought some retired 962 race cars. He started a lengthy process of adaptation and redesign, stripping down the cars and changing everything about them to modernise them. In 1993 the Dauer 962LM was unveiled.

Climbing in means stepping on a seat because you don't want to damage the kevlar tops of the luggage bins in the deep sills. Once in, you sit snug and secure in the cockpit of the world's fastest road car. Press the starter and 730 race bred horses roar into life. The engine in the car is the famous 2994cc water-cooled, twin-cam-per-bank, four-valves-per-cylinder Porsche flat-six. A pair of intercooled KKK turbochargers are employed and the Le Mans spec engine has 'softer' cams and therefore more tractable driving characteristics.

SPS: Yup, Balls.n.all, there's no other way.

F1 on sepang ,,,sunday,,,looking forward to see how narain karthikeyan(jordan)performs....also schumi must be hungry again after the disaster at melbourne...frankly i guess what happened to schumi in melbourne is good coz F1 needs to be more competitive and schumi trailing by a few points is always good...at least the initial stage,if not stages of the F1 season wont be a one man show as it always has been in the last few years.........happy F1 watching to all...let us root for my fellow indian at the jordan.......lol,,,,,,,, btw,,,,fiscichella wont finish the race...any takers on that....

steven....hi,,,nice and happy weekend to yu bro.......cheers and god bless.

962: I don't think I've met a more genuinely interested and fun guy to chat with in a long time. I mean these guys (not just Jeff) just finished playing a 3 hour gig beside Joe on stage, and they're bright and relaxed, happy to shoot the shit for a few minutes with a few nobody groupies wanting to say hello.

Too cool. Jeff definitely is a great guy though. Thanks again Jeff.

Also, another coupla things I forgot. How funny was it to see Joe stride up for the super-killa-fragalistic-expert-guitar-lick and instantly see 5 or 6 mobile phones get held up to record it! LOL! That would look so funny on time-lapse photography!

And another point in time, Joe is off to his side of the stage and I look around, the entire dancefloor is motionless in a trance staring at him. All the rest of the band could see was an ocean of motionless profiles (not a single person turning to see the bassist and rythm guitarist). I recon you'd sorta start to feel like you aren't really doin much. But they're just havin fun, "flickin the chickin" and jammin away.

So many great memories.

It was awesome when Joe launched into the set of staples, hordes/surfin/motorcycle rider/always... Brought back so many great memories of us trying to play those songs... Funny, don't remember them sounding that good! Must be the picks he uses, is that why people fight so hard to get them? LOL!

Hello friends, hello Joe :-)) !!!

This week i removed a tooth, it hurts :-)). And bad news about Gonçalo Pereira. He broke a foot playing football but tonight i go to Oporto to catch a few photos of the Blister`s concert @ Hard Club. Check out these links: http://www.hard-club.com

and

http://www.goncalopereira.pt/forum/viewtopic.php?t=254.

Hope everyone is well, i`ve been busy on work and the situation in Portugal is very bad. There`s no much water. No Rain about 6 months and the weather is very hot. I can`t explain that and i`m very concern about it.

Song of the day: I LIKE THE RAIN !!!!

I wish a great weekend to all my friends, love

silent_shady BigBunny:YOU SHALL NOT PASS!... just a flesh wound

'you've got no arms you stupid bastard!' ;P

roo, i went to the meetngreat in sydney and they said only one thing signed, i also wanted to give joe my demo cd but the people there wouldnt let me, i got there 11 am and was a bout a half dozen people there in front of me , no one behind then just as joe came in at 2pm there were like 300 or so people but i when i met joe , i said g'day and told him my name and he shook my hand, i said thanks for comming down under and that i enjoyed his show and he said thanks for comming to see me, and i asked if he was going to come back again, and he said he wants to come back more often,

unfortunatly i had no camera, but i met my hero, my idol, not to many people can say how nice and wonderful joe is unlike alot of guys drugs sex rocknroll etc, he was a nice guy.

Joe if u ever catch up with all these posts , thatnks again for comming down under, u are awsome

Hey Joe. Its amazing news for us indian rockers that you are touring india. We have waited for this moment since LONG.!!!

I simply cant wait to watch you live.

I will be travelling about 1000 Km from Delhi to Bangalore to see you live.

Is there any way i can get ur autograph/say a hi to you without getting beaten up by those security guards around you??

aussieRGman that sux that they didn't let you give Joe your demo disc :( - i rang up the venue for the Perth M&G and told the guy on the phone, i have a painting for Joe can i give it to him. & he said 'yeah sure, and we've had no restrictions on cameras.....only that Joe signs one thing per person & if it's a guitar it has to be an Ibanez'

i think the guy was the manager & he was really nice......he's told me to bring my guitar as well as my camera but i'm wondering if there will be enough time for me to 1 give Joe the painting/show him the painting etc 2 get a photo of or with Joe 3 get my guitar signed.

i'm thinking i might not take my guitar because i want to take a bit of time showing him the painting & the people running the M&G will/might want me to move on.....do you know what i mean? :) anyone got any ideas?

SupaaDave My daughter is two weeks old today....woo hoo !!

cool, has she hit you again ;) ;) he he

Artanis...can't wait for your weekly show....great, great, great!

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michelle...oh won't you come with me, ee, ee, and takemy ha, aa, and...Rosie O'Donnell...how did get attached to her caboose? lol

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