Ovation1, Stevee T: Thanks for the thoughts on TomJr's music. I have passed your comments on to him and he is thankful! I wish he wasn't so busy that he could start participating in T2J himself.

Hey Joe, how are you? i luv you Joe! your so amazing! hope all is well Joe.

cheese....big hug to Chris and you.....your post made me cry....the part bout where you surprised him with his JS1200....oh gosh.....tissues please?....anyway...that part made me cry, yer so sweet Trac! my dad would NEVER do something like that for me, pshh, he'd only do it for my brother and he has too.....was that today when you surprised him with his JS?......

Keniko, thanks Ken. hugs back at ya.

cheese101 That's awesome! I graduate this Friday, it would be unbelievable to get a guitar or anything guitar related (amp, guitar...guitar...lol)... I doubt it though. You never know though.

Joe Satriani’s music lift’s my spirit again and again…
it never gets old…
many people on this site ‘depend on your music’…it is sooo powerful…If I go a few days without Joe’s music I’m not the same…I can’t wait to hear his guitar again…it makes me feel alive…

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY POWERSLAVE!!

Mikesb:I,ve started work on an Alt tuning book which will highlight creativity & ridding yourself of getting stuck in a rut.

It seems to me a lot of musicians, ESPECIALLY GUITARISTS are so preoccupied with honing their technique, amp tone etc they lose their sense of self, by that I mean the enjoyment of music.After giving many lessons to students over the years, the same priority of technique etc came up with many feeling perpetually depressed because they cant obtain what their dreams demand.So what I aim t do is make the person feel in a different angle.

Let me put it this way

Q…When Frank Zappa realized he couldn’t play on guitar what was in his minds eye…What did he do?

A.He hired musicians that could

He could harness his ideas because he could read,write & score for an orchestra, which it seems is what he did his whole pro life

Trouble with most varneyesq guitarists before is they were so tunnel visioned on being the next fast gun, preoccupied with a flaw in technique & the persue t perfect it, they lost the whole concept & beauty of whats inside their very soul..my opinion, doesnt mean shit.Some say"well that’s what I feel"…I disagree & feel that competition varney bull died because it was ego based.The others copy their heros with no thought of self voice & suck the other in at the same time.I used to be one, lol.

Perfection is an illusion, only water is perfect it seems

When I changed environment & style of playing pro, man I was beating myself up, until I read this from Bruce Lee some 10 years ago

Take a cup and pour the water in…it becomes the cup

Be like water my friend

What happens if you cant become like the water then?

Simply move on,under,over,left or right till you find your place & waste no time doing it.

Maybe the technique you so crave to play, isnt really what you need at all, think about it

LEAVE THE WOODCUTTIN T ZEN , lmao

Some SG abuse for the old timers here.... and here

Mikesb- I prefer this "tele tinkler" myself!

John 5 on YouTube.com

DC Slater

I'm still about. The ass wipe know it all bully apparently !!!!

It's so hot at the moment. I love this weather walking round naked scaring the neighbours !! As World cup fever has hit the UK and God don't the media ram it down your throat here's one I've heard that may put a smile on yer face

It is just before the England v Brazil match. Ronaldinho goes into the Brazilian changing room to find all his team mates looking a bit glum.

"What's up?" he asks.

"Well, we're having trouble getting motivated for this game. We know it's important but it's only England. They're sh*te and we can't be bothered."

Ronaldinho looks at them and says, "Well, I reckon I can beat them by myself-you lads go down the pub."

So Ronaldinho goes out to play England by himself and the rest of the Brazilian team go off for a few jars. After a few pints they wonder how the game is going, so they get the landlord to put the teletext on. A big cheer goes up as the screen reads "Brazil 1 - England 0 (Ronaldinho 10 minutes)

". He is beating England all by himself! Anyway, a few pints later and the game is forgotten until someone remembers,

"It must be full time now, let's see how he got on." They put the teletext on.

"Result from the Stadium 'Brazil 1 (Ronaldinho 10 minutes) - England 1 (Owen 89 minutes)."

They can't believe it; he has single-handedly got a draw against England!! They rush back to the Stadium to congratulate Ronaldinho. They find him in the dressing room, still in his gear, sitting with his head in his hands. He refuses to look at them.

"I've let you down, I've let you down."

"Don't be daft, you got a draw against England, all by yourself. And they only scored at the very, very end!"

"No, no, I have, I've let you down...I got sent off after 12 minutes."

The media is drivin me up the wall though talk about over the top. Every other advert is World Cup orientated. Don’t get me wrong I'm patriotic and would love to see the guys win, but it's as if nothing else is happening in the world while this tournament is on. Every time as well they remind you of 1966. Cmon it's over forty years now are they still going to be banging on about it in 2066? Wots it going to be like if England do win ?

You get all this hype and England will struggle to get through to the second round having to win by so many goals and then we get knocked out in the quarter or semi finals on penalties !! Don't mean to be cynical but that is what usually happens to us. What a choice on the old goggle box though programmes about the shirts of 1966 or Big Bloomin' brother !!Don't wanna get started on that one !!!! That is with out doubt the saddest show of all time !!! The show that gave us Jade Goody and she didn't even win !

Bit of a madun !! Must be going crazy from the heat!!

SATRIELLA

NOT LONG NOW 8 DAYS AN COUNTING !! NO SLEEP TIL HAMMERSMITH !!!! WERE GONNA GIVE LONDON YET ANOTHER COAT OF RED PAINT. The last coat still isn't dry yet from last week end !!!!

KENIKO

Hope all's well !! I've got a new tune I've just done. Its Hard House and it might not be up your street but I know your gonna love the samples I picked for the tune !! I'll email it to ya later…..

Haven't posted in a while (thanks for the note, Satriella). Too much stuff going on. I finally got the chance to try out a JS1000 at a local guitar shop, and I have to say, I really don't like it much. It's just not my style. Or maybe I'm just convincing myself that I don't like it because I can't afford it :-)

Also, a while ago, on the local radio station (105.9 in Pittsburgh), the morning DJ. Alan Cox, was talking about some contest where you have to play a Dave Matthews song on guitar. He said something like, "you don't have to be Eddie Van Halen or Yngwie Malmsteen to do it". I was thinking it would be nice to give Joe some props - just then he played a bit of "Hordes of Locusts" and said, "or Joe Satriani". Pretty cool. Still though, Dave Matthews stuff isn't the easiest music in the world to play, either...

ZINC MASTER

A worker goes to his lawyer to make a complaint about his work conditions affecting his health. He drives radio active waste to the ports to be dumped at sea.

" Have the company given you any protection from the materials you carry in your cargo," asks the lawyer.

"Yeah I wear a lead lined overall, the cab I drive is lined with lead the truck is lined with lead and the waste is in lead containers," replies the driver.

"Hmmmm, well it doesn't look good for your claim against radio active poisoning," the lawyer informs.

"I'm not claiming for radio active poisoning I'm claiming for lead poisoning !!"

CLARKY / 962 / KENIKO

Can't wait to meet you all next week. I'll drop you both a line later !! I'm thinking about getting a new guitar. I'm into Charvels especially the model 4s or a Jackson. Just love the necks on those instruments. I have my heart set on the old Ibanez Frank Galmbles. Remember them? The banana yellow finish. Just clocked a beautiful Jackson Robin Crosby Firebird prototype on ebay but the guy wants 2.5K for it. A bit out of my price range at the mo!!

That was a nice instrument too the Ibanez Reb Beach. What do you guys reckon to the Roland Synth Axe? I'm interested in that because I could midi it up to my computer. Have you tried one I'd be interested to know your verdict. I know you won't be at the gig Keniko me ol muka but I'd appreciate your views on any of the gear I've mentioned. Clarky what guitars did you demo at the guitar show.

OCPS

How's the new band working out ? Have you recorded any tunes yet. Send me MP3s I'd be interested in hearing you.

CAPTAIN STEVE

I don't think the Cockneys or Brummies would take kindly to that remark bud !! Any where north of the Watford gap is the third world to the Cockneys !! Did you know that the word Cockney comes from the expression a cockerel's egg!! Draw your own conclusions E BY GUM, ECCY THUMP!! You don't seem to get any pigeon fanciers in London for some reason. I think that’s a northern thing !!

Hi to all the regulars. To all those that have posted me I will get round to it when I get time. I've been really busy lately guys and I've got to play catch up with all the posts again.

Cool Suze, maybe you will enjoy this or this

SteveeT- Thanks, lol! This is a great place you are right, it was also brilliant meeting Mari last October :)

Mikesb- grape jelly lol...

Keniko- :) You're right though, you don't often get to see T2J faces on here! Wish more people would post them up though, it's great to put a faces to names.

Hrh Fish

I had to read it twice before I got it - but I liked the radioactive waste / lead one.

Man, have I been busy over the past couple of days... Sorry if I've missed anything directed at me...

Went to see Bon Jovi at the Milton Keynes Bowl on Saturday; what a fucking awesome show!!!! Everything was far too bloody expensive, but otherwise I was blown away - particularly by all the lovely ladies wearing nothing but mini skirts and bikini tops!!! lmao

And for all you football (soccer?) fans, just how good is this year's World Cup so far? Some blinding goals already, particularly from that Rosicky bloke for the Czech Republic!! Whilst I'm on that note, hard luck to the USA. That's one hell of a tough group you've got there!!! England, on the other hand were very disappointing against Paraguay. Sven needs to sort his act out ASAP...

WOW! Just found one of my favourite songs from when I was about 16... Jane's Addiction- Jane Says

I went to see Jane's Addiction years ago at the Astoria in London, Perry Farrell walked on stage wearing a sundress, and fed a bunch of grapes to the audience- and I managed to pick one!!! Funny memory of a gig lol

OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDDD

JOE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLAY I BELIEVE LIVE

click that link you guys....its I Believe...some of you may have seen it but i havent.....