what is an Arse without a O...lmao....you guessed it...

I hear no mention of Joe Pass...you Cretans...oh...if Joe Satriani wanted to be a Jazz Player...he'd be a fargin' Great Jazz player.... lol

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Hello and welcome to the Oct 22nd 2005 SATRIANI.COM newsletter!

In this issue:

* MESSAGE FROM JOE * G3 LIVE IN TOKYO - THEATRE SCREENING ONE NIGHT ONLY OCT 25! * G3 LIVE IN TOKYO RELEASE DETAILS * CONTEST! WIN A DVD SYSTEM AND COPIES OF G3 LIVE IN TOKYO

______________________________________________________________________________ MESSAGE FROM JOE ______________________________________________________________________________

The new DVD and CD "G3 Live in Tokyo" featuring Steve Vai, John Petrucci and yours truly is set for an October 25th release. This one looks and sounds so incredibly good, we are all very excited about it. The discs features original sets from all three of us as well as a great jam at the end, all captured one magical night in Tokyo, Japan, earlier this year.

We've also included a bonus feature DVD with footage from the sound check complete with separate commentary from Steve, John and myself. Come to think of it, I have no idea what the other guys talked about! So, I guess I'll be as surprised as all of you!

The last two months have seen me working away at writing and recording material for the next CD release. This new project has got the coolest new guitar sounds, and the strangest juxtapositions of grooves and textures. I'm having a great time playing guitar, bass and keys and thinking outside the usual convention. Jeff Campitelli and Simon Philips are handling the drum duties with Mike Fraser recording and mixing. We hope to be finished by Christmas for a March release. I haven't chosen the title yet, but rest assured I'll let you know when the time is right.

The next few months will see some changes to the website as we get closer to the new CD release, please let us know if there are any elements you would like to see us incorporate into the satriani.com experience.

______________________________________________________________________________ G3 LIVE IN TOKYO - THEATRE SCREENING ONE NIGHT ONLY OCT 25! ______________________________________________________________________________

Thanks to the fine folks at Pillar Entertainment, we're happy to announce that you can catch the full G3 LIVE IN TOKYO show in all of its glory (with a special theatrical audio mix!) in a theatre in key cities. If you're lucky enough to be in driving range, it should be a great experience, plus a fun time hanging out and meeting other Satch fans.

The time are: 8pm EST / 8pm CST / 8pm PSTlll

Joe...thanks for the news...can't wait for your new release in March....!!

What inspires us to try to become musicians??

My first and only guitar teacher (3 lessons total and it shows!!!) introduced me to three albums:

Wishbone Ash - First

Taste - On the Boards

Allmans - idlewild south specifically Elizabeth Reed

Zenfish cool i look forward to it! :).. about the swinghard i have it deep in my DNA. from the early stages of my development.. the embrionic cube.

mikesb:sometimes what inspires you has nothing to do with what we call music, although it probably is an amalgamation of no notes, your just young , burnt out & very alone from an experience that makes you feel isolated from society, you pick up something that gives sound & decide thats it, no more field testing needed

Did anyone see the (Inside Out) show on VH1 on Velvet Revolver? I stayed up till 3 a.m. last night watching it. Man, they had a LOT of snags along the way! Their search for a singer lasted over 9 months. They heard Scott Weiland was taking a break from STP, so they gave him a call. Bad part is - he was struggling with his drug addiction (got arrested right after he tried out for the band) and had to go to rehab. He talked with Duff, and Duff hooked him up with a marshal arts type of rehab that he had gone through himself. It was a great show. Those guys seem like a really great bunch - without Axle weighing them down. To read more ~~~

http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/inside_out/68822/episode_about.jhtml

Al DiMeola is a great player...but his music just does'nt grab me.

SteveeT...would you mind posting your "lava lamp" tune again? I was going to tell you what I thought but wanted to listen to it twice...lol...thanx. SD

I was thumbing through a box of old albums (those vinyl things we grew up on) at a garage sale and came across an Instuctional book (with a CD if you can believe that)...lol..called "Flying Fingers" by Dave Celentano. Anybody ever heard of him? The book was published in '87...says he went to G.I.T. (music school) in Hollywood, CA and was a teacher at John Waltrip's Music Center in Arcadia, CA.....Joe......ever heard of Dave Celentano?

Stevee T i tried a Parker many moons ago but cant remember how it felt. I need to try one again coz i am worried bout playing in the high register of a 24 fretter with my meathooks.. I have probs with my Lado up high need to play as a three finger wimp above the 12th fret..

DCK i am seriously interested coz looks like I am not getting the AT-300 I had my heart set on....