Signs Your Co-Worker Is a Ninja

5> You disagree with him during a meeting, then return to your desk to find two perfect halves of a monitor.

4> Her title: Assistant Vice-Master of the Six Winds, Accounting Division.

3> He tends to suddenly disappear with a big puff of smoke, even when the cafeteria isn't serving burritos.

2> Professional look: black body stocking with matching hood. Business casual: black body stocking with matching hood. Casual Friday: black body stocking with matching hood and an all-black Hawaiian shirt thrown on top.

and the Number 1 Sign Your Co-Worker Is a Ninja...

1> You've never seen anyone impaled with a pointy water-cooler cup before.

I received this one today . . .

Rumination of the Day

I ran out of soap in the shower this morning, so I washed myself with shampoo.

Hi Joe, it was great to meet you backstage here in Vancouver on May10th/2006. The show was brilliant however I wanted to ask you a few more questions but we ran out of time. I was the guy that asked you about your solo in Crushing Day and questions about improvisation. We also talked briefly about Hendrix.

Music to me is more than just a hobby and I have to say that your music has been with me growing up and in a way, it goes a long way in defining me as a person. I wanted to tell you that but I wanted to ask questions on improvisation and song writing so I didn't get a chance.

Is there love in space? has a very huge emotional effect on me because my wife and I are expecting our first little one in August and we got some potentially bad news and had to go to an all day hospital appointment. Anyways, I couldn't stop listening to Is there love in space? for 2 days prior to the appointment. This song (especially the solo) is so emotional and moving. On the way down to the hospital, a wave of emotion just washed over me and you know, I told my wife that everything is gonna be alright. Sure enough, we got great news and it looks like things will be OK afterall.

Not that the song had anything to do with it, however, the feeling of positive hope came directly from your amazing music. Next year, my wife is gonna come to the show and we will see you backstage again!!

Thanks Joe for your amazing, unbelievable, beautiful, inspirational music.

Hey Joe,

My brother and I saw you at the Wiltern in LA 06MAY06 and you totally rocked!! We were Platinum ticket holders, saw the show, held the guitar--got the picture taken, but missed out on the meet & greet portion, so I just wanted to say, "great show and I can't wait to see the next one sometime soon!"

I saw you in Santa Rosa, CA in 1990. I was sitting in the front row center with my ex-boyfriend Eric Meyer. He had long wavy black hair, and I had long curly blonde hair.....I so remember your face, and it was the most incredible experience listening to your guitar music. Do you remember me?.....probably not.......

Veranda

Veranda....I'm sad because we had tickets to see Joe at 3 concerts in a row...Portland, Reno and then San Fran....and I got really sick and now we can't make any of the shows...it so totally sux lemons to miss any Joe shows, specially when we had tickets and hotel arrangements and everything. :(

Hi Joe and fellow Satch friends!!!!

Ron Thal has joined GUNS N ROSES!!!!!!!!! Rose continues the league of legendary guitar players!!!!!!!!

Rumour has it that Bumblefoot is now the new guitarist for Guns and Roses. .Being that he is my current favorite musician, I am happy for him.I detest guns, but if this gets him the exposure he deserves, than I am all for it.

http://www.metalsludge.tv/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1295&Itemid=1

Axl n' Roses is unfolding minute by minute in NYC RIGHT NOW! The following pieces are being stolen from the World Famous Metal Sludge Gossip Boards, and other various message boards from Gn'R sites on the internet.

Special thanks to the Sludgeaholics for bringng the updates from the various GnR boards. You guys kisk ass! Meaning: cheriebomb, Beddie Wedder, eonblue, Demonfilth2001, drops_of_jupiter, Axlcorey for the cool Avatar pic, jnn, & of course you too!

9:11 p.m. - "Bullet For My Valentine just started. They’ll make GnR sound that much better."

Sebastian Bach is there too. Couple of famous faces there too. 9:24 p.m. - "Stage Design: Red arcs angling outward on sides of stage. Vertical GNR banners with new chinese font and graphics - MUCH improved from the ’02 look. Cream colored with black or dark brown font. Great t-shirts as well. All graphics are substantially better than 2002." edit: BFMV were greeted with some boos. So...according to the guns site @ 9:54 they started changing the stage for Guns... Someone reported that Izzy was there on HTGTH (as in at the venue, dunno if he's playing or not). 10:32 EST Teen Spirit on PA - Roadies checking stage Bring the Noise just came on PA 10:51 EST Axl is refusing to go onstage until people stop text messaging. actually the update is ( I swear ) 10:51 EST Beers placed on amps 10:59 EST House lights down Welcome Back to the Jungle! - 11:02 EST First song is "Welcome to the Jungle" PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR FUCKING MINDS! The guitar mystery? - 11:04 EST Looks like Bumble Not sure? 11:07 EST It so easy sounds amazing 11:11 EST Mr Brownstone Doesn't get Better Than this! 11:13 EST Now playing Better! Anyone care to find out what kind of gear they're using? Here you go: Brain's Drums are red with a single kick with the new GNR logo. Richard's guitars consist of one white, gold top and black Les Paul, one yellow double cutaway Junior, one James Trussart Les Paul, one white James Trussart Tele, one Gibson J-200 acousitc (for Patience), one white Fernandez Les Paul, one 335 and one Godin. He's using two Deizel VH4S amps and a vintage Marshall hydrid 100 watt. He's running two Bradshaw RS10 switchers (one for him and one in guitar world) and does not switch himself but has the tech switch every cue, EVERY SONG, EVERY SOLO...some songs in the set have six switch's in the same song. He's using Sennheiser SK500G2 wireless on the guitars, looped into four channels in the rig and Shure In-Ears for the entire band.Tommy Stinson uses a white P-Bass with a tortoise pick guard exclusively. Robin (50-50 chance you may not see him in the band)uses all Les Pauls of all colors. The other "new guy" uses one '59 Les Paul reissue and a funky custom strat with an aluminum fretboard. Dizzy is lives next to Brain (stage right), the other keyboardist lives on Brains left (stage left). Axl downstage middle, Stinson to Axl's left with Robin (or whoever may they may have) outside stage left. Richard’s next to Axl's right and the "new guy" outside stage right. Axle has two Sony 20" teleprompters downstage in front.

A post on the Limp Bizkit Myspace blog says the following from Fred Durst:

Back to the gig:

Looks like the guitarist is some guy named Bumblefoot. Not Buckethead, or Bigfoot, not Bumblebee or Fumbledick, but BUMBLEFOOT! Sounds like a weird disease that joggers get. Oh well. All signs were pointing to Bumblefoot already. On his website just recently he cancelled all his dates that conflict with GNR's tour and put up a message to not speculate as you'd find out why soon. He was the guy who said he auditioned a while back then got some heat from management for it. He's one of the better shredders around today name/image aside.... ETC

www.bumblefoot.com bumbleforum.lesvilles.org I apologies if this has been posted already.

Yeah.He has no equal.It will be funny to see people saying "Slash is way better"They have no idea what's gonna hit them.

Ethn Hayabusa I bet it wont..but Bh did not release anything till he was out...then we got like 8 cds in like 4 months.

AN UPDATE ON THE NUMBER OF UK PREMIUM TICKS STILL AVAILABLE...

MANCHESTER - 3 NEWCASTLE - 10 GLASGOW - 4 BIRMINGHAM - 4 LONDON - SOLD OUT BOURNEMOUTH - 10 CARDIFF - 5

ITS GREAT TO SEE THAT ALL UK SHOWS ARE SELLING GREAT FOR REGULAR TICKS TOO!