DC Slater....come on...we'll have a piss...

michelle...although I've laid off the sauce considerably....Tequila is a stimulant too...it fits my chemistry just right...Patron works nicely....lol

mikesb....yupper's...I was at the driving range an awful lot a while back...I love the Bloody Mary's whilest driving around in the cart (trying to find my balls in the trees)....lmao...damn that tequila michelle...rotflmao!

Joe Satriani-

How cool to drop by and wish Wanda well! I am so impressed that a global mega star cares so for his fans. What a class act, indeed! You are a Super Colossal being.

Luvmusicbabe-

I'm new to the board, but I've followed Joe since the 1980s. Answer: It's all good. For a perspective you might try Not of This Earth to see where it all began my other favorites are: Flying In a Blue Dream incredible versatility The Extremist too cool, (#9 or not) Surfing With The Alien words can't describe it or the more current and just as awesome Is There Love In Space? Oh, forget it.... just get 'em all!

Michelle- Didn't we meet in Cancun? Try the Blue Tarantula! Muy Bien! Loss of clothes? lmao!!!! too flippin' funny! yikes, I'm seeing spiders now....

MIkesb- I hear you are the man. Give me a brain drain on Ritchie Blackmore sometime... I checked out your link to Flashback Charts and it made me very depressed... the only hit song listed for my birthdate was 'The Pina Colada Song' by Rupert Holmes. I am looking into having my birth certificate changed.

Satriella- You'll have to school me on 'Come Back Jonee'v= paranoias Perhaps I'm experiencing a brain fart... happens to us oldies but goodies.. hey wait a minute... I'm Joe's age! That's not old. I'm into gigging every chance I get, music trivia, computers, and motorcycles (fast road bikes) and classic American muscle cars--pretty unimaginative, huh? I'm over the age of er.. thirty but I read at a 20-year old comprehension level. I have about a hundred pets including a roadrunner and a free-range possum named Percy. TMI? I'll stop before all the guys start to puke... You are too sweet! ;-+

THANKS, JOE! YOUR MUSIC GIVES PEOPLE HOPE!

The coolest thing about Joe is that his songs all sound like their titles; Starry Night, Driving At Night, War, etc. The song Friends evokes the feeling of friendship--the song itself becomes our friend.

Amen!

Joe has always been the best. For as many years as I've been on his website, he's always found time to acknowledge his fans when they need it the most. Joe has a huge heart, and is truely an amazing human being. He's been there for so many of us at our lowest moments. I only hope he knows the amount of light he brings to his fans - in good times and bad. That's the cool part of all things Joe. We're there for him when he needs us, be it an earthquake in S.F., a broken toe, or pneumonia, and he finds a way to be there for us when we need him - no matter where we live on this planet. He's simply the best! Good vibes are always flowin'.

Hey all, just started coming here, been playing guitar for about a year and a half, and was introduced to joe by watching the live in san fransico dvd, You are one amazing musician joe, and a wonderful person. just glad to see that you are coming to KC and i actually get a chance to watch you play!

Everybody: Qué suerte tenemos los fans de hoy en día de por lo menos tener la oportunidad de que nuestros ídolos puedan escucharnos. Somos afortunados, de verdad. Sin embargo, creo que aunque la música no es una limitante para comunicarnos el idioma y las distancias sí lo son.

Satch: Es una lástima que las fronteras entre la realidad de algunos y de otros (no tan cercanos a ustedes) sea una dura sentencia para que no podamos ni siquiera soñar ser escuchados y nuestras peticiones no sean tomadas en cuenta. Latinoamérica es mucho más de lo que probablemente conoces. Aquí hay mucha gente que se muere por un concierto tuyo y de muchos otros grandes como Vai, Paul Gilbert, Malmsteen... Pero nunca nos anotan en sus listas y eso no es justo.

cosmic_ape:Gracias por escribir. Es bueno saber que hay gente que hispana con la que puedes intercambiar en estos sitios.

all - new podcast is up a few hours early tonight :}

962 - haven't heard anything about UK & amazon UK, but from what i have been told previously, the release date there *should* be the same.

thefireman & wanda - best wishes on a speedy and full recovery!

Michelle..at the chance of sounding redundant..u r a gem!!! thank you lady... hope you and the fam are well !!! MT

js1200js1000..Good to hear from you my friend :) I'm Ok..a little tired ..been workin somethin' like 31 out of the last 35 days straight avg.like 11 hours a day:{ But its Good to hear your dealin with Lifes BS in stride brother!!!! Thanx for the AMEN !! God bless bro !! Canada Rocks EHHHH!!!!! MT

DCK.. just workin whats left of my butt off ( my friday... YEAAA) my brother!!! Lookin forward to spankin the crap out of my beater ax (ibanez gsa-60 i think :/ ) Hope all is well with you my man and hey come on and give up that AMEN my brother!!!! peace bro!!! MT

FireMan and Wanda: Best of luck and wishes for a speedy recovery! :)

Also, big kudos to Jon for all the updates as of late. That must be a LOT of work....I feel like the floodgates have opened!

The April 2006 issue of Guitar Player has an article about the recording sessions for Super Colossal. Not as copious as the article in Guitar World, but still well worth checking out.

In that case Jon...

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pageartist.cfm?bandID=116529

have a listen gang...

on another note... I just worked a 13 1/2 hour shift today... I think I'll hibernate until about 3:00pm tommorow...

peace

Suzie, I once asked the professional opinion of the guys at my 'local' shop on the Ibanez Euphoria guitars and they basically said what DCK said before.....there's much better electro-acoustics for the same money. The response, basically, was "they'll sell well to Vai fans but not much else".

I wouldn't say don't try one out - you might as well, but try out some Turners, Crafters, Takamines, Yamahas, Ovations while you're at it.

If you're spending roughly that sum on any of those listed above then this is what you should expect:

Turner, not well-known yet but excellent guitars for the money. Easy to play, well built, they sound very nice indeed, and are styled in a fairly traditional way so they look nice enough too.

Crafter, they look really nice, and they're easy to play. They perhaps don't sound quite as good but still have some decent character and are worth playing just to see.

Takamine and Yamaha are both pretty similar, in that they're easy to play, you get a decent package of electronics for not a lot of money, and they look really nice. They have no soul though, no character. I mean, they sound ok but nothing more than that.

Ovations are pretty nice.....they really are the electric guitar players' acoustic. They're very easy to play, look thoroughly original and nice, and sound good. Their electronics are great too. My problem with them is the round back....I can't get used to it.

There's not many decent Washburn dealers round here so I haven't tried their acoustics, but I understand they make some excellent ones.

And Taylors and Martins are the market leaders, but as far as I know they don't do anything within your price range (or mine for that matter), so by all means play one but don't be disappointed by the 4-grand price tag! hehe

962... glad to get a laught my man.. BTW i really like the music ..your on my favs list Simon... Hey you related to Roger??? Hehe :) Take care bro and have a good one!!!! Thanx again for the AMEN !!! MT