Good Afternoon Satchland

Man am I sore. I worked in the yard all weekend, just banner weather in Chicago. My body is pissed off at my brain. You see my brain still thinks like a twenty year old but my body knows I'm pushin' fifty. So I'm tired,wore out and sore...lol.... But man the yard looks great....lol......The price you pay.

OCPS470...... Nice tune. Love the ideas and your guitar sounds. Very nice.

Satriella..... How are you? I'm doing good. We're auditioning another bassist tomorrow. Man I wish I was gigin'. Still pisses me off he left us hanging with 5 gigs. Oh well, shit happens for a reason and always for the best. Hugs.

Zenfish.....Ben' workin' on my tune for the T2J simphony. It's a little over 4 min. Is this to long? Thanks.

Mari......Nice body paint. Thanks for those. Some interesting paint jobs eh?

DelfinoPie

Good luck

Maybe you will be a "fudge packer?"

Joe- you guys think you'll be touring in January?....maybe you can come see me fer my birfdee :D its January 11th...i want to see you before that though....doesnt look like its gonna happen though. love ya Joe, hope you are enjoying your day off. HUGSS....

Hannah- im sorry....guess what im doing....being missrible. lol....im kinda torchering myself over here....not being able to see Joe.....sux we cant go...maybe next year *WINK WINK at the band* love ya girly...call me tonight if you can.

Toneseeker- I hear you on the Chromeboy! Those old goldtops are an old soft spot for me.. a black beauty would be a nice add too. Let me know what works with your JS100 pickup upgrade. I was thinking of adding a Joe PAF or Fred too. The stock PU's are not as junk as most, but I'd like some better tone. For $60 each the add-on DiMarzios are a no-brainer. Let us all know how that works out, please!

Cheetos- Trust me, as soon as you walk into the venue you won't feel anything but GOOD! :-) Hope you feel better!

Mikesb- Thanks for sharing the Tommy Bolin release info. I will CIO!

Gotta- Tina, come get some ham!

Axl Rose Heralds New Guns N' Roses Album

NEW YORK - Rock recluse Axl Rose made a surprise radio appearance to proclaim that Guns N' Roses 10-years-in-the-making "Chinese Democracy" album will finally hit store shelves this fall.

The comments Saturday on Eddie Trunk's syndicated radio show marked the first interview the painfully private Rose has given since his failed 2002 comeback tour, which was abruptly scrapped midway amid riots and canceled shows.

Roses impromptu appearance came when former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, who was co-hosting the show, called Rose's cell phone and patched the call through the studio.

Quizzed on when the near-mythical album would come out, Rose said, "Sometime this fall or late fall." His band could be heard rehearsing in the background. "It will be out this year."

Trunk invited Rose to drop by the studio, and about an hour later he did.

Asked about the aborted 2002 comeback tour, which ended when Rose failed to appear for a gig in Philadelphia, Rose told Trunk he felt pressured into doing it before he was ready. But he insisted he has no regrets, since the short-lived tour helped the new band members to gel. (The 2002 lineup included keyboard player Dizzy Reed from the original GNR, former Nine Inch Nails guitarist Robin Finck, bassist Tommy Stinson from the Replacements, guitar shredder Buckethead, drummer Brian "Brain" Mantia formerly of Primus, guitarist Richard Fortus from the former Psychedelic Furs and Love Spit Love, and keyboard player Chris Pittman.)

"Can you tell people why the tour ended at that point?" asked Trunk.

"Umm, no, not exactly," said Rose, declining to discuss it.

Plans are currently in the works for Rose to relaunch his comeback by playing four shows at New Yorks Hammerstein Ballroom over the next 10 days, then head to Europe to play several music festivals.

Rose said the band at the Hammerstein shows will be similar to the one that played the 2002 tour, except for a new lead guitarist, whom he declined to identify except to say it's not an old GNR member. Buckethead left the band in 2004.

However, later in the broadcast, Rose seemed to contradict himself when he said hes been hobnobbing with former GNR guitarist and songwriter Izzy Stradlin, and strongly hinted that Stradlin may show up for the Hammerstein shows.

SLANSHROOM- Just wanted to say, we got your CD through the post today, and it is absolutely brilliant- Matt said to tell you he's thrilled with the album. Have listened to it once already, you really do have a unique sound. :)

SteveeT, thanks for the suggestion/cold remedy, and Tulsa-man, thanks for the thoughts....

I'm tryin to lay low today, trying to "will" these cold bugs away...but I think I need my mommie....lol..... :(

WOOOOOOOOOOO Joe Satriani i listen thE SQUARES!!!!!!!!! wou... Give it Up ... So cool , Well.. why you make a South America tour " The Colossal Crazy Tour" ...... and play in Chile, Brazil, Argentina , i dont know ....why not? in one of those you equal the record of Rollings Stone in Brazil... 1.000.000 of people.... so cool... well wishing much success (more of the one than you have )

Eduardo Marchant , Chile

Keniko: Thanks for checking it out!