marimariSRV, I know you didn't write the stuff in that e-mail you forwarded, so don't take offence, but it's a load of bullshit! Yeah all the actors of the WWII era were proud of their country and wouldn't have made any anti-american political gestures, but they didn't have George W Bush as their president.

It's all different now.....trying to make a comparison between todays actors and those of 60 years ago, and trying to say that the political standings of Hollywood's finest today is wrong, is just kind of bitter. I think it's great that people have the balls to stand up and say something that they know will not make them popular. And hey, what's the motto...."Land of the free" or something? Yeah, right.

Again, this is not directed at you....but I just don't know who started the mail in the first place so I put it up for general discussion!

Joe - whats your best and worst mements on stage? We would love you no matter happened!!!!

Gotta have Joe - ANYBODY who wants to do anything goes through feelings of "I can't do it" and "I'm not good enough", but if you love it, let the moment pass and start again with more passion than ever! You will get there.

Blue Moon - Sympathies or should that be sniffathies or coughathies, whatever......colds just make you feel rubbish! Get well soon.

962 - Now you have spoken that's it - that will be my shopping list for the next time I go to the big town... probably won't be till january now though...still thanks to you I have hours of good listening...ahhhh what...oh no next door has decided to do some drilling...betta go put DT right now!!!!

962: You are correct....... I didn't write that shit. However I did write the shit about honoring & respecting those that have fought for & given thier lives for me & my Country. I mean every word of that........... They deserve Respect & Honor. I bow to them.

Mikey - thanks for the tip... I'll have to contact Guitar 9 when the album is done.....

the Japan tour is currently in the hands of David and the promoter....
fingers crossed as they say....

R.I.P. JOHN LENNON

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962, I agree with your statement. Blind patriotism is dangerous, and follow the leader has gotten many people killed. Did the government those guys stood behind take care of the soldiers they sent to Vietnam? Are they taking care of the soldiers today? Barely. The war we are in today is total utter bullshit. Once again, so many lies. I give mad props to the soldiers who served and are serving this country. They deserve the utmost respect. I am more patriotic now than I've ever been, but that doesn't mean I agree with my government.

"There have been 2,327 coalition deaths, 2,130 Americans, one Australian, 98 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, two Danes, two Dutch, two Estonians, one Hungarian, 26 Italians, one Kazakh, one Latvian, 17 Poles, one Salvadoran, three Slovaks, 11 Spaniards, two Thai and 18 Ukrainians in the war in Iraq as of December 7, 2005, according to a CNN count. (Graphical breakdown of casualties). The list below is the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors and Coast Guardsmen whose deaths have been reported by their country's governments. At least 15,955 U.S. troops have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon."

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/

Take a look at the faces on the list of casualties and think about each and every person - and the families they've left behind. Take a look at their age and how they died and their hometowns. It doesn't matter what era it is, or what the profession of the soldier fighting is - dead is dead, and that's the bottom line. Why is an actor more important than a school teacher, and electrician, or a college student? I must say, it was interesting to see the actors and see those who survived the wars, but think of all the faces of the men and woman that could have been on that list of actors had they not been killed in war. Like I said, I have a great amount of respect for the military - the government is a different story.

JSW

song of the day - ROOSTER by Alice In Chains - one of the best songs ever written

Ain’t found a way to kill me yet

Eyes burn with stinging sweat

Seems every path leads me to nowhere

Wife and kids household pet

Army green was no safe bet

The bullets scream to me from somewhere

Here they come to snuff the rooster

Yeah here come the rooster, yeah

You know he ain’t gonna die

No, no, no, ya know he ain’t gonna die

Walkin’ tall machine gun man

They spit on me in my home land

Gloria sent me pictures of my boy

Got my pills ’gainst mosquito death

My buddy’s breathin’ his dyin’ breath

Oh God please won’t you help me make it through

Here they come to snuff the rooster

Yeah here come the rooster, yeah

You know he ain’t gonna die

Zen:Hmm, the creative versus the creative revolutionary, the creative mind can select time for other things outwith art, is this the perfect mind for woman?. Creative revolutionary invention consumes everything even the inventor,is this a womans nightmare?Am i Jekyll or Hyde, lmao

Clarky:supa glue, yer only man bro,lol

OCPS470: Thanks for filling me in on the story about that ex Berklee guy.... Sounds like he was full of it to me also, and what a terrible thing to say about teachers.... It sounds like he had a bad experience and that drives his impression.... Too bad he had a bad attitude to go along with it, and I agree that there must be some dedicated teachers there....

....And on becoming a better player.... It's like Paul Clark said: It didnt make me a better player, but it opened avenues I never knew existed....

....Bowing right back at ya mari! :-)

Clarky: Great news bro, and judging from the last tour, I'm sure this one will be even bigger!!.... Stay kuul Paul!....

R.I.P. JOHN LENNON R.I.P. DARRELL "DIMEBAG" ABBOTT

Werd to ya michelle :-)