This years books for college $$$$!! What a feckin laugh riot that is.

Mckenna, I finally seen my first Irishmen, Paul Hession, in this Olympics, and he BLEW past the rest of the guys in the 200m race. They all slowed down (like they do) and he sped up. lmao!! I got so excited I started screaming that a feckin Irishmen won! lmao! I still don't understand why the hell they slow down as they approach the line. My question is, how many does Ireland have representing in this Olympics?

Looks like this dude's arm snapped like a twig at his elbow. That had to suck!

Did anyone see the trampoline thing tonight? Feckin' hilarious! I had no idea the trampoline was an olympic sport. lol!

Hi Joe, whatchoo doing?

How do you keep track of a conversation here? I get in daily and there are like 24363150961093546 new messages!!!

Anyway... I guess it'd be fair if I introduce myself:

Sergio Croquer, Caracas, Venezuela. Been playing electric guitar since 2000. I'm in a hardcore-trash band althought I have my soloist project in wich I try to mix rock-jazz fusion with electronics :)

Good Morning Peeps……

Just had an email from Dave Weiner…. He said…. And I Quote……”You can tell your friends at satch.com that this new record will blow away STSA.”

He also tells me it should be out Late 08 / early 09

REVAN 2008 - I saw Indy 4. It was awesome to see a new Indy movie in the theaters, but that's the only thing I liked about it.

I thought it was trying too hard to be like current movies, and it felt more like the Mummy 3 instead of Indy 4. I saw the first Mummy and thought it was lame, and a cheap rip-off of the Indy franchise. So Indy 4 seemed like it was ripping off a rip-off.

I don't know anything about Blackadder, but I've heard a lot of people mention it. Can you give me a brief summary? Do you know if it's available on DVD in the US?

I'll pretend you didn't say you were watching Friends...I've seen a few episodes and I think it's crap. I guess that's harsh, as everyone likes different things, but I don't know...it just seems way too formulaic and watered down to be interesting to me.

Thanks for posting that Satch interview. It's cool to hear him talk about Aerosmith...they were my first favorite band (Satch overtook them a few years ago); I had no idea Joe was influenced by them. Very cool...

Things get busy here every now and then...your best bet is to visit at least once a day, and if you can't get through all of the posts just mark everything as read so you don't get too overwhelmed.

Anyway, tell us a bit about yourself. How'd you get into Satch? What other bands do you like? You said you try to mix rock and jazz with electronics in your music, so what do you think of Joe's Engines Of Creation album?

Joe Satrini: I Have a JS3, JS10th, JS2kPLT and now JSBDG

my guitars are here: http://roo.emu.id.au/newsatch/?q=allguitars

I'm not going to post hi-res images of any of my guitars, sorry.

Hi Joe - I've been listening to every track I have from you over the last two weeks and just can't get fed up of them, ever. BUT I (think I) noticed something - there aren't any songs about the Oceans and I figured that's an interesting source for inspiration. You obviously love flying and space/sci-fi so what's up with water - do you have a phobia LOL

njbeast - I know what you mean. One minute you know exactly what you want to say/ask, then you realise your listening so intently and everything goes out the window. Good though innit : )

Igneousiceman - not that I'm cynical, but I guess they don't get it right first time round so that we have to come back for more - or so some peeps have to pay for tech support? We kicked butt in cycling so far, hope Wiggo can make three gold

Do The Stu - if I make a US show I'll sacrifice free In'n'out for some local advice if that's ok so I'll let you know when I know. I'm holding fire for the minute based around a contract extension and a job offer. Then I have to pick a good venue : ) but I guess one with a lot of T2J fans and at Joe's city would be the one!

I really enjoyed X Files movie 1, so how does it rank with that? Love the characters and the actors so am sure it'll be good for me. As for Batman, I really liked the portrayal of Batman by Michael Keaton but I thought the stories and the subsequent movies were "pants". Christian Bale nailed it for me in Batman Returns so I'll get to The Dark Knight soon (hoped it would be on the plane but alas....)

Revan2008 - I think Newport is the only Wales gig they're doing.

Roo - nice collection. Dude, no way would I ask you to post a hi-res image. I've heard at least one dubious guitar shop recreate Donnies from other peoples hi-res. Just wondered if you'd email one of the front as a comparison to mine? I have number 16, you have another and Rich has all the rest ; ) LOL No worries if not. Do you play them all?

Satriella - hello

If you want direct links you can use these A Prank

Cute animals thing

Do The Stu

You may be right about the new GNR (if it ever comes out).

It will be soo picked apart when it is released - I may just feel bad for it.

I will probably listen to it online first (at least the 30 sec clips) and if it is any good, will probably get it - but not sure.

Ahh i always like friends-it s a bit bittersweet and dam sharp to.

anyway blackadder.

blackadder is the main character and always has his man servant baldrick.

hes generally a b**stard really, but a funny one and some of the lines are razor sharp.

2 and 3 are set in yee old days and 4 was set in the trench of WW1. and its a very good satire on the mess that was WW1. hes actually a good guy of sorts in this series. and the last episode always brings a lump to my throat. also its historically pretty spot on, its true that in france poppy fields grew over many of the killing fields and so on.also although some of the characters are overblown stephen fry and hugh lauries characters would 'nt have been to far off some of the real characters in britains army at the time.

general trivia-my grandad gave me my great uncles medals from WW1. he went over to france and was dead before christmas-he didnt even get to see the medals. also a most treasured possesion is an engraved tobacco tin sent out to the troops from the queen. inside it had a christmas card from the queen, two pouches of tobacco. he never got to smoke them either.

I wonder if that student would have still shot that austrain fella if he'd have known what would have escalted, because basically WW1 and the germans losing gave rise to the Nazi party and hence WW2-hence the cold war. even the current iraq war can be put down to errors made during this period.

Igneousiceman
Thank you for recommending Madison cycling final. We've got silver medal ! :-)

Hey Joe and to Everyone out there,

It has been a while since I wrote to you all. Been busy with work, running, etc. On a positive note, I get to start a new job at a new Holiday Inn Hotel that is being built. CAN'T WAIT TO START!!! It should finish up in about another week or two. As for my other hotel job (the Hilton), I will only do part-time there. YES, THAT'S RIGHT, I AM WORKING FOR BOTH HOTELS!!! Now I have to wait 90 days until my probation is up so I can get my benefits back. It will be a challenge to work in two hotels. At least I will be working at the Holiday Inn more (FULL-TIME, YEAH BABY!!!) HOSPITALITY ROCKS!!!!

As for running, I am taking some days off because one night I ended up with RLS: Restless-Legs-Syndrome (way too much running). Next two races are half-marathons. My body (legs mostly) better not give me problems.

I just finished listening to the entire Crystal Planet CD (awesome!). Gonna listen to it again and then start listening to Engines of Creation. Joe, how awesome that you will be in Chicago and Cleveland. Got to try to be at one of those cities to see you (maybe try to get Meet & Greet Tickets).

The 2008 Beijing Olympics are awesome (despite China winning about every medal in all the events). One of my friends has the game of it on XBOX 360 (REALLY COOL!!!). One of the pieces of music sounded like Satriani's: Ice 9. Have to listen to it again to make sure it is.

Gotta go. I got work at my "part-time" job. Workers will be glad to see me again.

hi joe! can you come to uruguay?

short but sweet, Joe...

Woohoo...my first of three Dave Matthews Band shows this week is tonight.

If you want to follow along from home (haha), go here:

http://road.davematthewsband.com/SetlistsDir/setlist.asp

The show should start by 8:15 or 8:30 Pacific time (T2J time).

I think the first X-Files movie is better than the second, but they're hard to compare. The show was still on the air when the first one was in theaters, and that one was tied into the show's mythology while the second one is just a standalone.

One of the things that makes the X-Files my favorite TV show is that there was always strong focus on the art of each scene...I liked it for the technical side just as much as the story side. And this new movie is just as strong in both areas.

On to Batmans, Michael Keaton was my favorite until Christian Bale. He's one of my favorite actors, so that's cool...

I saw Velvet Revolver back in February at what ended up being their last U.S. show before Scott Weiland left. It really struck me how professional all of those guys were, and how dedicated they were to putting on a good show. My first thought after that concert was "Man, these guys are GOOD...and I'm so mad at Axl." Even Scott was extremely professional compared to him.

The Simpsons Movie was very fun...I still need to buy that on DVD, actually. Shame on me.

Are you much of a sci-fi fan? Are you familiar with the show Firefly, created by Joss Whedon (of Buffy and Angel fame)...? The show aired for half a season in 2002 before it was cancelled, and they made a movie, Serenity, in 2005. That's an excellent film...