sooooo sick...can't function....sorry to everyone I'm letting down by not getting to the Portland show tonight...I had tons of stuff planned fer Joe, to talk to him and get a few signatures for peeps.......

Ken and Wanda, hope u have a great time :)

Kayla --

(edit: Anyone trying this should keep in mind that you DO really need to be careful when it comes to stretching any muscles especially the ones in your playing arm/hand. MASSAGE your arm before to make it flexable to avoid possible injury. Thanks for being careful! Sorry K once again :( )

If it feels weird you should stop for a while and warm back up again. In between it's good to give your arm a massage. The part between your wrist and elbow.

Also you should try stretching your hand backwards...like this:

1. Straighten your hand and hold your arm upright from the elbow up (KEEP IT RELAXED!!! I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH!!!),

2. (remember to keep it relaxed) Now pull your hand backwards slowly with your other hand, bending it at the wrist. Feel it stretching? Feels good? :) IF YOU FEEL ANY PAIN STOP IMMEDIATELY!!! This should not be painful!!!

3. Now grab hold of your playing hand thumb!!! In the same way pull it backwards until you feel a slight stretch!!!

4. Massage the arm again and repeat if you like it. Then warm back up again.

I heard this is a warm up routine practiced by John Petrucci of Dream Theater. I do it between every exercise I do and it really works. Makes me feel like a pro haha... like a pro athlete.. haha. Try it but remember:

DON'T HURT YOURSELF! DON'T OVERSTRETCH! IF YOU FEEL ANY PAIN S.T.O.P. IMMEDIATELY!!!

Suzie 2000:Crazy week, bosses fightin n stuff, lol, over me leavin, lmao.Yesterday was a buzz, got t spend loads of hours on the net, anyway turns out i,m still at work with the better boss ie less hours, more pay! happy days.

Zen:No rest for the hammer bro, but its working in my favor.I,ve been working 12 hour days for 2 long, been gettin up at 5.30am train 2 hours work at 8, finish 8pm back at 10, little guitar, the crack opened n slansh laid down the law, i never get angry but i got quite a reaction when i did....cool,lol

Cuth:It would be amazing if this was the rock that cracked the nut though dont y think?

Cro- thanks for the advise man...but...i think it made it worse : ((((

ok....JOE...what must i do???

i dont understand...its like....not swollen, but it is in pain

Kayla --

I'M SOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY!!! :((((
Didn't mean to make it worse. I forgot my place. Joe is the one to know about these things for sure. He is a pro anyway and a teacher.

its ok man, ill just go put some ice on it fer a little bit...maybe that will relaxe it somewhat...and happy 70th post :D

this just came to my mind....who is going to the show tonight and is meeting Joe???

cause i have an idea....but someone who is going and is meeting him....could you e-mail me...and ill tell ya???

Ken --

CroNumber 9..... Thanks for checkin' our site. That whole Thin Lizzy circle was great....Gary Moore, Phil and Scott Gorman. What ever happened to him? The Jail Break CD is a classic. I loved the harmony guitars in" Wild One " another Lizzy classic.

SLANSHROOM- No probs, can understand why you'd be looking forward to just recording again! But more pay sounds good- oh and good luck with the final stages of your job :)

AL- Cool scratch plate...

CHEESE- so sorry to hear how ill you are, good vibes going out to you to get better soon :)

Sorry to hear the bad news Cheese & Chris, and I was looking forward to getting you kicked out for being a minor, lol take care and get better, maybe next time, at the Evening with Joe show,

Keniko - Scott Gorham is dividing his time playing with John Sykes (also ex-Lizzy) under the Thin Lizzy name doing all the classic material and his own band, 21 Guns.

He made a brief appearance at the Tribute To Phil Lynott concert in Dublin last year and played Black Rose, Cowboy Song and The Boys are Back In Town with Gary Moore. It's available on Dvd if you'd like to check it out.

Suzo --

I'm always in a good mood when there's a BIG BAD MOON out and the sky is clear. It's just about midnight (more like mid-day!) here in Croatia and I'm feelin like writting some tunes... though I AM a bit tired...

...Big bad full moon ... lol ... always an inspiration.

I bid you all a good day and night.

Those new lime flavoured Jaffa Cakes aren't nearly as nice as the original orange ones...

Delfino - Yeah, man; 10,000 days is an awesome album. You'll love it!!!

Mr. Joe Satriani, Sir, do you have plans having tour in Asia? Particularly in Philippines?

To other rich musicianz out there, ei, guys if you have an old/damaged guitar cn i hav one, coz i dont rily have guitarz and evrytime i play on the gig i just borrow from my friends, evn in practises.. hope you understnd.. were in financial CRISIS right now!! please help!! thanks for tthe time!!

To mr.Joe Satriani, Do u hav plans on having tour in the philippines?

To other rich musicians, Ei hav spare old/damaged guitar? men cn i hav one cpz i dont my own guitar and evrytime i play in gigs i just borrow to my friends.. and i cnt depend on them all the time!! men we are in financial Crisis right now!! im craving to practise but stil dnt hav my guitar!! aaaaah hope co-musicians understand...