Do the stu : i will check your links later.

Castle : glad you enjoy SRV & Buchanan... they were both out there.

Ibanezguitar : a Beck's herald.. never thought about that.

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I will post two tributes for SRV as soon as i'll get time for.

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You want to talk about Blues...

This is a bit long.

Iggy, Nick and elpp I love your enthusiasm! It wouldn't be impossible and I will put some serious thought to it, whether if it happens is another thing but I am not writing it off just yet.

It would probably make sense to see if there was enough interest for a local Melbourne one, bearing in mind, though, that anybody who wanted to join in from anywhere could synchronise their watches and video themselves or their group playing at the same time.

Loosely (it IS a crazy idea remember) in principle all we need is to organise a time and place, let's say, (just for example), whoever can be at Federation Square in Melbourne on a certain Saturday afternoon (roo? Jamie???) which, by the way is probably the right venue for a Joe jam if you think of the architecture, it is very ITLIS or CP-like. This is easier than trying to obtain a building or hall.

For those who can actually play guitar, unlike me, who can only do air guitar, all you have to do is bring your guitar (what could drummers bring??) and be ready at the appointed time. No need for any amps etc as there won't be any power anyway, and I would imagine the concoction of differently tuned guitars and different levels of skill might be tough. Kids, teenagers and adults - doesn't matter as long as they want to play.

We decide on which song or songs, let them rip from some sort of portable MP3 or CD player (big enough for everyone to hear) and everyone plays along - EASY PEASY, there is your chance to play Satriani in public!. And record it all for your family and friends and put it on YouTube if you want - you Brits and any others can do the same.

How funny if everyone wore a bald wig and sunnies?

Everyone is only 6 deg of separation at most from someone who could help. It could be something random for fun. For example, I know a certain keen, 16 yo budding journalist who might like to document or cover it, if we even bother with some sort of public record.

Copyright, liability, logistics, motivation, they are just minor details :0). I guess Joe wouldn't mind if his material was played in public, much like me leaving my car window open as I drive down Flinders St with sWTA blasting out the windows (not that I do that).

Again, not getting too far ahead of myself, but key items I might look into might be: - what are the forums that Melbourne guitarists frequent so as to communicate with them and gauge interest? - what are the top 5 Joe songs that are most commonly learnt by people who can play guitar? - who wants in? - who has talents for organising stuff?

Listening.......Just Look Up (magic) Drinking........lovely Yarra Valley pinot noir

Ugh...I got a flat tire tonight. I guess it's good I'm off work Wednesday, so I can go take care of it, but it sucks. Argh...

I'm going to send some Dream Theater MP3s to hybes when I'm done here. If you email me I can send them to you as well.

- Joe Satriani
- Jimmy Page
- Joe Perry
- Slash
- Eddie Van Halen
- Eric Johnson
- John Petrucci
- Steve Vai

Hmmm...I can make those 10 sets of initials with only six letters.

The Top 20 Albums of All Time (For Real)

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History 101

For those that don't know about history ... Here is a condensed version:

Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.

The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer. These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:

1. Liberals, and

2. Conservatives.

Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed.

Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to B-B-Q at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement.

Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly B-B-Q's and doing the sewing, fetching, and hair dressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.

Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. The rest became known as girlie-men. Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided.

Over the years conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.

Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare. Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't fair to make the pitcher also bat.

Conservatives drink domestic beer, mostly Bud. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, athletes, members of the military, airline pilots and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living.

Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when conservatives were coming to America . They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get more for nothing.

Here ends today's lesson in world history:

It should be noted that a Liberal may have a momentary urge to angrily respond to the above before forwarding it.

A Conservative will simply laugh and be so convinced of the absolute truth of this history that it will be forwarded immediately to other true believers and to more liberals just to tick them off.

Keniko, That pic is awesome by the way. Wow, those are some good reviews too right? Dang got me wanting one bad. hehe

Good Morning Satchland.......What Up?

Soul To Strings......Yeah, when I read the reviews I was a little taken back but I took them seriously. Those peeps said what was on their minds and commenting from their experience and not cuz it's Joe's amp. I played a JSX combo and fell in love all over again....lol.... I decided on the head cuz I have a 4/12 bottom plus the combo weighed in at around a 100 pounds. Being 50, I figured the head would be easier to move around and I didn't want my knuckles dragging on the ground...Ouch !!!!. Eventually I want to get 2-2/12 cabs with Celestrion Vintage 30's for portability and so the bassist has a cab on his side of the stage. The head and cabs all weigh in at around 65 lbs. and thats manageable. Take Care.....

Band update......Killer rehearsal last night. I'm getting really excited about our Aug. 16th gig. I can't wait...

elpp, those are great pics you got, thanks for sharing :)

Tony....I got yer email, thanks....will look at it tonight, but one thing I noticed is that my "protection", whatever it is, disallowed the link you sent me. Musta had a potential virus attached to it, so I can't do the download. And I did try the older flash version on my home computer too from yours and Austin's links here, and that dint fix the chat. But thanks very much for trying, I really appreciate it. Can't wait to see Jenna's pic tonight :)

That's funny mc, I had to read yer last post several times and finally figgered out why.....cuz there wasn't a single word mispelled, LOL!

OK I might be able to go to the Chicago show, but can't get the club Joe package :((( it's my money why can't I spend it meeting Joe!? THAT'S WORTH IT. But noooo she wants me to save up for college! JOE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAT COLLEGE! well at least to me right now. BUT $300 WON'T BE THAT MUCH FOR COLLEGE! so i'm stuck with regular tickets then....but that's DEFINITELY better than nothing. But bummer I was going to have Joe sign my baldcap =D That would have been hilarious! what songs is he gonna play? I read on this forum that he's pretty good about meeting fans at the bus. is that true? or does he have those big mean body guards that won't let you anywhere near him? IF ANYONE IS GOING TO A CLUB JOE SOON FILM IT FOR ME PLZ (if filming is allowed) but sometimes under-18-year-olds aren't allowed so can I get into this one!? I would DIE if I wasn't allowed in. how can I find out? sorry for all the questions but this would be my first concert, (that wasn't in a guitarcenter) so I am freaking out!