What an excellent show last night in West Palm Beach. Thanks Joe for keeping the rock and roll flame alive. You are doing it the right way and just please, please keep doing it for as long as you can!

Skippygirl.....I would also suggest starting your journey on an acoustic guitar. I believe it will help you gain finger strength and stamina. And definately learn music theory as you go. I wish I had learned it when I started years ago because as an adult with a tinge of ADHD, I find it almost impossible now. My two cents worth ;)

LOL...I love this....

Joe, Leslie and John Petrucci on Goin Down

If u watch Joe....he's never STILL! LOL!! Just bouncin with energy :)

Just saw the gig at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, FL last night. It was my first time seeing you live. Needless to say, It is most definitely not my last! What a fabulous way to see a show! I had 3rd row and it was as if you were in my living room. I must admit, as phenomenal as you are, my dear Joe, I am a complete Jeff Campitelli fan. The evening was only made better by Jeff giving me one of his sticks at the end of the show. You wanna talk about "flying in a blue dream"??!! I still have not come back down to earth.

Thanks so much for a wonderful night. Cannot wait till your nexst stop back here!

Lee McKenzie..... says the Ferrari camp are looking pretty gloomy with arms folded as they see Massa's title victory chances fading fast. She's also been noseying around the McLaren garage too and says Hamilton's Dad Anthony is pacing up and down speaking to nobody - not even the Pussycat Doll.

Dear Joe, I just want to thank you again for meeting with me Oct 19 at the Keswick Theatre for the WMGM radio promo. You were so very gracious in answering all my questions and generous in fulfilling my requests. I don't think I told you properly what a PLEASURE it was. I just wish I took the time to adjust the strap on my guitar better so you might have been able to check it out a little more. Oh well...maybe next time... It was great fun getting to play together and watching you improvise. Thank you again so much. To all the other fans out there, I just want to say that Joe is the nicest and coolest guy you would ever hope him to be. Ken

"Joe never stands still because his soul is like a burning flame that is constantly dancing."

ahh, everyone thanks for all your tips for skippygirl. i know everyone here will help point her in the right direction. Al (bluemoon) has some very good suggestions. thanks Al.

my first guitar was a strat. not that it really matters, but she never told me what kind of music she likes. anyway, it looks like its going to be a long road ahead...for the record, my first formal guitar lessons were classical guitar on acoustic.

Yeehah Lewis Hamilton F1 World Champion... well done! Absolutely brilliant... but that's what you call pushing it. My friend has been the one charged with putting the story on two of the biggest F1/Racing websites so that's cool too, and very fitting. Really chuffed

Do The Stu - emails received thanks, just a little behind on responding, sorry. Should be later tonight

SkippyGirl - if you'd have known you'd have what? LOL, other than keep on buying ; ) I can give you some help with your learn a song in a year, but you have to stop buying stuff before me. You must have bottomless pockets! LMAO

Thanks Al, ZuperDave, lorenzo and Joe Satrini, so very much.

Now that is the kind of stuff I can't get from a book.

So either a 'strat" or an acoustic to start, at least it wasn't the Nimbus 2000 ;0).

When you were first learning, what were the major hurdles that came up and how did you get past them?

Lorenzo I enjoy rock and blues generally, but my "baby step" challenge is 1 Joe Satriani song, and then I would see what emerges. I am still at the analysis point, it also depends on if I can allocate the time which I will look at soon - I note Al's point tht 10 mins a day is better than 1 hour.

Well, Melbbourne Cup tomorrow, and US election, have a good one everyone.