962 Rant over yet??

mikesb, haha, yeah rant over!

Satriella - I'm with you on the competition thing! I got very over excited at getting a chance to win some new toys and then saw it was only open to US Citizens! Boo!

962 - Hey, Simon! I'm actually happier with the tone that I'm getting from the amp at the moment but I'm trying to cover all my bases by having a pedal that recreates a nice meaty rock tone without fuzzing up too much and that can be pushed into RAAAWKKK mode if need be.

We've played quite a few benefit gigs over the years where there are 2 or 3 bands sharing kit on the same bill so I was trying to ensure that no matter what amp I plug into my pedals can always recreate the sound I'm after when I plug into the clean channel.

1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.

"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

2. My mother taught me RELIGION.

"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.

"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

4. My mother taught me LOGIC.

"Because I said so, that's why."

5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC. "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT. "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

7. My mother taught me IRONY. "Keep crying and I'll give you something to cry about."

8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS. "Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM. "Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

10. My mother taught me about! STAMINA . "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

11. My mother taught me about WEATHER. "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

12 My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY. "If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE. "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. "Stop acting like your father!"

15. M! y mother taught me about ENVY. "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. "Just wait until we get home."

17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING. "You are going to get it when you get home!"

18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE. "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."

19. My mother taught me ESP. "Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

20. My mother taught me HUMOR. "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.

"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

22. My mother taught me GENETICS. "You're just like your father."

23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS. "Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

24. My mother taught me WISDOM. "When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

EVERYBODY!!! Here we go! Check this out!

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=449639

-Copy and paste the link. This is a recording I did a few days ago, I did all the guitar parts, check this out. This kid wanted to cover Iron Maiden's 'The Trooper' and asked me to do the guitar parts...check out how it came out! Let me know what you all think. Some parts of the solos aren't as clean as I hoped they would have been, but still is great. Vote for it to if you like it! I'd appreciate some feedback on it to. My guitar tone in the song isn't my usual tone, I couldn't lug my setup over to record, so just went through a Digitech Metal Master (mixer output to add warmth). Still, sounds pretty good.

Leaked Guns N' Roses Tracks Give Fans Hope

NEW YORK - Guns N' Roses fans went into frenzied overdrive when three studio-quality tracks from the mythical "Chinese Democracy" album were leaked onto the Internet.

The leaks came just weeks after frontman Axl Rose ended his hermit-like lifestyle by venturing out to a Korn tour launch party in Los Angeles and to trendy nightclubs for some post-birthday bashes (his 44th) in Manhattan.

Asked at the Korn bash about "Chinese Democracy," which has been in the making for a decade, Rose told Rolling Stone.com that "people will hear music this year."

The tracks leaked Wednesday take a different direction from Rose's traditional raunchy Sunset Strip-style rock. "Better" has emo/industrial touches mixed with Rose's trademark vocals and hard rock backdrop. "There Was A Time" is a rough studio mix of a power ballad with similarities to GNR's classic "Estranged." "IRS" is closer to the sound of yesteryear, with powerful guitar solos and classic rock flavor.

Rose's manager, Merck Mercuriadis, ordered the Internet sites to remove the links, but declined to comment on them. Fans also sent one of the leaked tracks to radio stations. Mercuriadis said cease-and-desist orders were sent to the stations, but some, such as WAAF in Boston, still had "IRS" in heavy rotation Monday night.

News also surfaced Monday that several music festivals, such as the Rock in Rio-Lisboa and the NovaRock festival in Austria, had booked the band to play in May and June, respectively.

Lisa Reed, wife of keyboard player Dizzy Reed, said on her husband's web site that "all signs point to (the album) getting closer and closer," and she pleaded with fans not to leak the rest of the album.

Cliff The GV-2 should be good for you. I'll let you know if I find one for cheap. Gary Moore used the original Guv'nor pedal.

HELLO FRIENDS, HELLO SATCHLAND :-)) !!!

Hope everyone is ok :-). I`m doing good :-) !!!

WEBMASTER - Dear Jon, i`m so frustated, i can`t hear the SUPER COLOSSAL song and i can`t see the NAMM Webcast because when i try to do the downloud of the QUICKTIME 7 my pc says that there´s an error and i can`t do the downloud. What a shame. I will try to see and hear those things in a friend´s house. Thanks a lot for the good news :-)!

OCPS470 - I`m waiting for the money, i`m so close ;-)) !!!

STEEVE - I wanna buy a new one, and i know how can i get it :-) !!! Regards for you dear friend, you have amazing guitars indeed :-)) !!!!

MARIMARISRV - Hello baby, soon i will send you something, a little suprise :-). Me and a few friends we are sending e-mais for the show promotors telling about JOE`S tour :-). That´s right, keep the faith :-)) !!! Kisses baby :-)) !!!

MICHELLE - Hello honey, thanks a lot for the LES PAUL VIDEO LINK :-). Thank you :-) !!!

OVATION1 - No problem about the link my friend :-). Great waves and girls lolol :-)) !!! Maybe in APRIL a new Blister record :-). Gonçalo is finishing the guitar parts :-). Hope you are ok. How is the weather in Okinawa? Here, lots of cold, rain, snow in the mountais but that´s ok, that´s necessary. Last year was very dry :-/. See you later my friend :-) !!

DOUG DOPPLER - Nice to meet you Doug, your music is very nice. I can see that you had an amazing Teacher :-)). All the best for you and welcome to the Satchland :-)).

LUCYSORETS - No problem about the news letter, glda that you liked :-)). Nice to see you around :-). How are you?

BAHDUH - Hello friend :-).

SATRIELLA - Great JOE`S DRAW :-) !!!

PHRYDOM - No problem bro :-)) !!!

DC SLATER - That´s right, it`s me in FOREVERJOE.COM :-)).

ZINC MASTER - That`S OFFICIAL, GUNS AND ROSES in Portugal http://rockinrio-lisboa.sapo.pt/index.html?lang=en but there`s more good news, Roger Waters, Santana, etc. I`m wating for Joe :-).

JOE - I can feel a fresh sound in your new record. Very very sweet and that`s a pleasure :-). Thank you dear Joe. Hope see you soon, i`m doing my best :-). Warm regards :-) !!!

Have a good week friends, talk to you later :-).

Warm regards :-)

cuthbert1776: ROTFLMAO bro, I never seen Joe move like that before, lol!!....

Guitarmiester: Damn yes, bro, the SSO dvd is worth it, lol!!.... Scarified is the only Racer X song but he plays some of his solo stuff too, and like I said, you'll love the 1 on 1 intro to each song, cause he shreds his a** off lol!!.... I would suggest not getting Eleven Thousand Notes as it is mostly live footage with pretty poor recording quality, and costs a lot for some reason.... On BRO, lol, its just amazing how clean he is, and from what I've read, he usually does that stuff in one take, lol, it's all about practice, practice, practice!.... Have fun learning \//\I and Joe also, and then the trick is to get your voice on the guitar, lol, keep it up man!....

....And on the gits.... Congrats man, the Ovations are awesome, and make sure its US made.... On the PGM, if you have the $$, get the PGM300 which has the Edge Pro bridge!.... Cant beat it man, and hey, nice work on The Tropper.... Good work on the timing/solos!!....

Keniko: Wow man, what an experience for you son, that is so awesome!!.... I'm sure he's got a wonderful career ahead of him; and I was amazed, not only by his people/figure drawings, but how some of his artwork looks like photos!!.... Give him our regards, and oh, ROCK the show!!....

Nice to meet you Doug Doppler!!.... Joe has talked about you before, lol!!....

962: Nice new tune bro, nice melodies.... I like the effects you used too, keep it up man....

alexandrecaetano: Great news on the new Blister cd for Gonçalo, I'm sure it will be great!! :-) The weather here is very strange these days, lol, nice and warm with not much rain..crazy weather, lol, but its all good.... Take care my friend, and talk to you later! :-)

Webmaster Jon: On the news.... One word: WOW!!!! :-0 :-)

Michelle: That sounds like an experience of a lifetime. Definitely a "Night of a Lifetime" for both of you. That is" one of the moments you live your life for, moments the take your breath away"........ It brought tears to my eyes. I'm so happy for you and Erin. It was truly a special night. I'll never be able to share moments like that with a child since I have none. However I'm going to take my nephews to see 14 yo Eric Steckel the Blues Guitarist at Havana in New Hope. Brian & Scott get excited when I show them Photos & Drum Sticks (from Patrick YJM's Drummer for my BDAY). Brian seems very interested, he's 11 now. Oldest of the nephews & nieces. He was given a kids acoustic guitar for Xmas but don't think he's played. He plays Clarinet for school. Have a wonderful time at Disney!! Are you going when the kids have Spring Break? I may be there the same time as you....I'm flying down 4/8 and returning 4/10. A quickie! I should be catching 4 JOe & EJ show. I'm soo damn excited!! PA, NYC, Boston and Boca. I got my tax refund on Friday.....already spent it!! LOL

Keniko: I am truly lucky to have met some of the most incredible human beings & musicians in the world here on JOe's site. "I believe in the Power Of Music".........Eric Sardinas. It has truly been life changing for me. Thank you so much for sharing that VAI interview.... After hearing that I'm going to ask him for some direction with my photography, am I going about it the right way? I feel he will be very honest with me. He trusted me enough to let me photograph the entire show in New Castle, I trust Steve...........OMG he's got HUGE hands! I never noticed that before, wow!

Bahduh: Hey! Hope all's well. ;-))

Satriella: WOW! Excellent drawings!! I'll have to share with you a few of mine, well just Jimi is done.....Janis I started in HS. Jimi was done in HS as well, I got an award for him I gave the drawing to Brad Whitford from Aerosmith. I'd been following the band since I was 15 and we'd become friends. Long story about why I gave him my Jimi drawing....wish I never did!!

OMG!! Most IMPORTANT NEWS!! One of my patients is in the Music Industry, her Husband is a Jazz musician very well known & she was his manager. Well she mentioned she lived in Austin Texas.........I asked "Do you know who SRV is? Did you ever meet him"?!! She said. meet him? I knew him....I knew him & his brother quite well. He watched my son for the weekend & when I came home he had milk in a beer bottle with a nipple on it". She wasn't too pleased with Stevie about that........I'll tell you more about this another night. I didn't sleep last night and I'm exhausted.

Alexandre: I will keep the faith.....I saw the Blister video! Very cool stuff Alex!! ;-)) I need to watch it a few more times to see all the little detail. I love details!! You ROCK!! Kisses to you dear Alex!! ~~Sea Eyes!!

Clarky: Now what are you doing with a machete?!! I'm going to run the other way unless we are stranded on an Island in the jungle........LMAO dude. You are just being a silly Clarky! ;-)) Top Girlies don't like knives or Jerry Cans silly. :-P

Later Peeps! Peace

Ovation: You are the "Great One" for lncredible Links........Thank you Mikey for all the " Very Rare Jems" that you find for us. You share so much Joy with all of us. I bow to you....

Slanshroom: How's the new Album coming along? I've been listening to your 1st CD and enjoying your beautiful music. I hope I wasn't too much of a pain in the Ass about that.......It was soooo worth the wait Roy. Thanks for your friendship and support. "I got your back".......that's what friends do. ;-))

BlueMoon: Buh-Bye Al !! I left as soon as you started your games....find another player! You made Shel & Cheese leave...or I did, I left right behind em. Al I've never taken it off for anyone.......won't start now even tho they are still quite nice.

Ibanezplyr: I sent the CD signature confirmation & I checked Sat. it said the package was returned on 2/17 because it was never signed for. It hasn't come back.......You are sure he got it?! He had written me several times before he's lost his computer connection. I hope you are doing well Randell. How's da Agony Of Da Feet coming along?!!.....I think of you often. I just bought a SWTA Album! It's still got the plastic on it......you had a SWTA TShirt right?!

I miss him. Please give him my LOVE and prayers.