SSSSSUP!!!!!!

MikeSB / SteveeT - I'll be going to Cleveland when Shredz is all mixed and ready for mastering...

right now I'm doing the final mix to The Rape of the Sabine Women
I'm about to start the 11th attempt.

given that this is the 1st song, this is the one that I set the standard with - which will set out all of the individual eq / fx templates for the other songs

so once this one is done, the others - in theory - shouldn't take too long as they'll be using the same setup....

I really hate mixing.. it's not something I'm good at.. and not something I enjoy either....

but it has to be right... or at least as good as I can get it...

so as for a date.... no idea.... I was hoping for September but I have no chance of that now.. the day job is getting in the way too much...

one thing is for sure.... I seriously have to get this done ASAP..

because I'll be needed in the studio soon for the next DC album....

and all of these interruptions are simply heartbreaking....

so.. I'm working on it bro..

I want to meet them... take them out to dine....

get them drunk...

and screw them... lmao...

Clarky...if you bring your crayons...you can have your way with em...lmao!

mikesb...looks like a winter trek based on Clarky's last email...we'll keep him on our radar....yes?

Chromeboy any day now....the anticipation is killing me!!!

Donnie Hunt Bio

Hey Joe,

Motley Crue In For The Long Haul, Aim To Record 'A Sgt. Pepper' Next Year

Band has eight months of touring lined up.

Mark Mick Mars' words: There will be another Mötley Crüe record — and oh yes, it will be "something really outstanding."

But first, the Crüe's got some touring to do — eight months' worth. Once the world's most dangerous reunited band has been around the world and back, that's when Mars, Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee and Vince Neil plan to cut the Crüe's next outing, the follow-up to 2000's New Tattoo.

"There is a new album in the works, but we're taking our time on it," Mars said. "For me, I would like to see like a Sgt. Pepper, an Electric Ladyland, something really outstanding and new. I have a zillion ideas and I'm sure Nikki and Tommy and Vince do, as well. We just haven't sat down and started working together yet, because the tour's been so extensive"

The band will be on tour in the U.S. until October 16, and in mid-November the boys will head to Japan for six gigs, followed by another six in Australia that'll keep them busy until the holiday. And starting in February, they'll be working America over for the third time in a year, hitting smaller cities — "the Evansvilles and the Louisvilles" — followed by another round of European dates and, if things go according to plan, a South American run.

By which point, it will be May 2006. "That's the time to start doing a new record," Sixx said. "We did some pretty diverse records throughout our career. We've gone from Dr. Feelgood to the [1994 self-titled] John Corabi record to Generation Swine, and it was all based on us just being creative. Some of it was more accepted, some of it was less accepted, but if you look at the history of the band, from the first record on, we've always done something fresh."

More than anything else, though, Sixx said he wants to avoid falling into the pattern that's ruined so many other veteran bands: rock and roll flaccidity.

"I don't want to be part of that trend where bands that have been around for more than 20 years become mellow," he said. "Even with U2, a band I respect, everything has this older, mellower feel to it. You hear that in a lot of rock bands. I don't mind having ballads and medium tempo songs — I just hope we never become a bunch of pu----s."

"It's just amazing to see a younger audience out there," he continued. "When we made a decision to be a band again, a lot of people were saying, 'You guys are like Def Leppard — your audience is going to be, like, 40-year-olds.' And we were like, 'What the f---?!' The most exciting part of this has been seeing new faces as well as the original faces — our original fans are wonderful. But as a band, you want to reinvent yourself and you hope you get rediscovered. Black Sabbath is a great example; U2's evolved. They have a new audience and kept the original audience. That's our dream."

hello all. How are you all on this beautiful day? I am good.

Dakook: I understand that Joe has a family and a life but I was just asking when he was going to play near me so that I have the time to go to see him. There is no need to get uptight about is so you really need to calm down bro... REALLY DUDE!

Fenderboy333: I am 15. What part?

Joe: How is your day going man? I hope that you are doing good and you still got love in my house.

my fathers friend came over last night and we jammed for a while. He played the whole Mystical Potato head and Time. It was so incredibul! But of course...Joe, you play it 10 times better.

Keep it real every one and have your self a mighty fine day!

STRYPER IS REBORN NEW STRYPER IN STORES EVERYWHERE AUGUST 16TH

New York, NY- 2005

The multi-platinum and Billboard charting rock band Stryper is back and set to release Reborn via Big3 Records on August 16th,2005 . Reborn marks the band’s first complete studio release of original material in over a decade, since 1990’s Against The Law, and features 10 original tracks marked by Stryper’s trademark blend of melodic vocals, heavy guitar licks and pounding drums, as well a new version of the previously released track “In God We Trust.” The album was re-recorded in Massachussetts at Blue Jay Studio, Mixed Emotions, and Sweet’s home studio. The title track “Reborn” is provocatively dark with catchy lyrics and raw guitar riffs, and impacts radio on June 7th.

Said Stryper frontman Michael Sweet of the new record, “Our fans have said they would like to hear Stryper with more edge, but I didn’t want to do something so heavy that it would limit us. We were able to deliver the edge yet still keep the melody and catchy guitar riffs.” As for the title Reborn, Sweet remarks, “I wrote the song “Reborn” before we decided to reunite as a band, and once we came together it was natural to make this notion the essence of the album as we feel we are being reborn. We truly feel like a new band.”

The release of Reborn begins a remarkable new chapter in Stryper’s career. With 8 albums released and more than 8 million albums sold worldwide, the band has been a pioneering force in the Christian metal music scene, and one of the most exciting forces in American rock music. Reborn encapsulates the band’s signature sound, yet includes a modern twist that will not only speak to Stryper’s loyal fan base worldwide, but also to hard rock fans everywhere. On this album particularly, Michael Sweet and the band have pushed the envelope while still understanding the delicate balance between heaviness and melody. Reborn was written, produced and arranged by Michael Sweet (with additional production by Kenny Lewis).

THE LAW IS THE LAW

So if the US government determines that it is against the law for the words "under God" to be on our money, then, so be it.

And if that same government decides that the "Ten Commandments" are not to be used in or on a government installation, then, so be it.

And since they already have prohibited any prayer in the schools, on which they deem their authority, then so be it.

I say, "so be it," because I would like to be a law abiding US citizen.

I say, "so be it," because I would like to think that smarter people

than I are in positions to make good decisions.

I would like to think that those people have the American Publics' best interests at heart.

BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I'D LIKE?

Since we can't pray to God, can't Trust in God and cannot Post His Commandments in Government buildings,

I don't believe the Government and it's employees should participate in the Easter and Christmas celebrations which honor the God that our government is eliminating from many facets of American life.

I'd like my mail delivered on Christmas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving & Easter. After all, it's just another day.

I'd like the US Supreme Court to be in session on Christmas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving & Easter as well as Sundays. After all, it's just another day.

I'd like the Senate and the House of Representatives to not have to worry about getting home for the "Christmas Break." After all it's just another day.

I'm thinking that a lot of my taxpayer dollars could be saved, if all government offices & services would work on Christmas, Good Friday & Easter.

It shouldn't cost any overtime since those would be just like any other day of the week to a government that is trying to be "politically correct."

In fact....

I think that our government should work on Sundays (initially set aside for worshipping God...) because, after all, our government says that it should be just another day....

What do you all think????

If this idea gets to enough people, maybe our elected officials will stop giving in to the minority opinions and begin, once again, to represent the 'majority' of ALL of the American people.

SO BE IT...........

These are definitely things I never thought about but from now on, I will be sure to questions those, in government, who support these changes.

BROTHA AL & DAKOOK

WHEN I SAID THAT , I DIDNT MEAN IT WAS JOKEIN AROUND SO IF U TOOK IT SERIOUSLY

cuth, then I guess al would be better off just throwing it around France for free, huh? lol!

supaadave, that was Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx. Ozzy woke up wondering why he had ants crawling out of his nose...

JOE,

YOU'VE PROBABLY ALREADY HAD THIS KIND OF QUESTION PRESENTED TO YOU ALREADY, BUT DO THINK THAT MATT BISSONETTE MAY DO SOME SIDE PROJECTS OR SOME KIND OF SOLO ALBUM IN THE FUTURE OF HIS MUSICAL CAREER? HE'S AWESOME. HE SURE KNOWS HOW TO GROOVE, MAN!

ANYWAYS KEEP ROCKING, MAN!

PS: HOW OLD IS Z.Z.? IS HE INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OF MUSICAL ACTIVITY?

Clarky..... LOL After you're finished with them make sure you let me know which ones are your favorite....

Maire...they're all very beautiful...

Joe at the Sonoma Concert, then go to In Wine Country Channel, then the B.R. Cohn Concert. You should be able to find it.