Glitz Man - I'm not seeing Satch until the end of the tour...I'll be at the last four shows, San Diego through San Francisco. It'll be a lot of driving, but it'll also be a lot of fun. :-)

Some of my biggest gripes with that film include: - the idea that the attack was planned because the WTC appeared on the cover of those anti-terrorism reports years ahead of time. The film ignores the obvious, that the center was probably on the cover because it had been bombed in 1993.
- the implication that the government was refusing to hand over security camera footage of the plane striking the Pentagon because it was a cover-up. They were holding onto the footage because it was evidence in a criminal trial. It has since been released. I downloaded it two years or so ago; I'm sure it's still available online.

Anyway...I think I like Ron Paul more than McCain and Obama, but I still don't know if I'd vote for him. I don't think he could've ever become mainstream enough to win, though...

Two lower cost airlines that have great service are Southwest and JetBlue (though I'm not sure JetBlue flies out of Reno). I've never flown on Alaska...but that's another option.

EDIT - No, Alaska is very expensive...don't go with them. Southwest is a good deal. They don't fly direct into San Francisco, but you could fly into Oakland and take a short train ride into the city.

TIKIMON-obviously he was not a hardcore satchfan. its funny what a little alcohol can do too. some people just don't understand man.

goldie girl- if you could read, you can see i am from the same place obama got his start in politics. i know what he's about. why,should i read his book? so he can tell me what he thinks i want to hear, come on!! did you read the book? does he talk about all his terrorist pals? I think you've been out in the sun too long.

TIKIMON-obviously he was not a hardcore satchfan. its funny what a little alcohol can do too. some people just don't understand man.

goldie girl- if you could read, you can see i am from the same place obama got his start in politics. i know what he's about. why,should i read his book? so he can tell me what he thinks i want to hear, come on!! did you read the book? does he talk about all his terrorist pals? I think you've been out in the sun too long.

hears a little "living color" for everyone...enjoy! http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=8RKZLDlMWSI

McNuggets make people happy

Al, that was a funny vid. Now make me a samish.

while we're having a lovefest, here's a great love song. ;-)

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Finally someone got a youtube vid of Joe, Leslie West and John Petrucci jamming to Goin' Down in NYC.

Leslie's reaction to Petrucci's playing (at least I think that's what he's talking to Joe about) is worth the look and listen all by itself. Man if some of this makes it in the podcast that would just be so cool.

Well crud!!!! I am getting sent to Louisiana to work and wanted to see him again. I saw him in Atlanta and got his autograph after the show. The picture I got with him is very blurred! What a bummer. Was hoping to do the pre show meet and greet in NO. Oh well, there's always the next tour!

check this out guys

Hi Joe, We met after the show in Atlanta. I took a lot of pics during the show, and some were really good. I can share them with you if you're interested.

First off, let me say thanks to those of you wishing me and my family well in a very difficult time. My father in law was my wifes last living parent, so this was pretty hard. But, we both think he's in a better place now and that's good. He will be happy and watch over all of us.

JS_JS - I know it bothers you that there are political discussions on this site. But I assume and if I'm wrong I'm sorry, but since you said something about college, so I was assuming you are young. I have been a voter for 22 years now, and I can't remember politics ever being discussed this much. This is actually a very good thing for our country. American's are very good at bitching about their circumstances, they are very bad about taking the measures to make their circumstances better. It's nice to see the number of people now taking notice. Be patient my friend...it's almost over. the good news is that if the democrats win the oval office, they will have 4 more years of complaining about how the bush administration screwed up the country so that they can't fix it either. =)

Slansh - I have to agree with Do the Stu 100 percent about the conspiracy business. I have to believe that Silverstein renewed his lease because it was time and it makes perfect sense to put a large amount of insurance to protect against terrorist attacks. Bin Laden tried to blow up the towers in 1993. He always vowed he'd take them down. And by the way, he tried explsives to all the support structures in the building amd it didn't even come close to taking the towers down. this was the whole reason he attacked it with planes at a maximum fuel capacity.

And sadly, I am also not voting for a president this year. It's the first time since 88 I won't vote for a pres. But this is the worst set of candidates I have ever seen running for office. I can't in good concience help put either man in office.

Sometimes They Dont - Thanks for sharing that jam video...it's very cool. John Petrucci really has matured a lot as a player since he first did G3 way back in 2001.

How's school going? What classes are you in, again? Are you on a quarter system, which means you're almost done, or a semester system?

You're still going to the Satch gig, right? Isn't that in a week or so?

Also, I hope you still go vote on Nov. 4, even if you don't vote for president. There are a lot of local things that often get forgotten about...anything from banning Wal-Mart to building in your town to passing an education bond to improving roads. Surely there's something out there you can support...right? ;-)

Joe - is that you? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7-yBnBB4H8 will take you to a vid I made on my Mac because this recording of (I have always assumed this is correct) Joe at a private concert with Axel Rose singing "5150' by Van Halen wasn't on YouTube anywhere I saw. Joe - is this you on this song?

The vid has photos of "Chickenfoot" (can't wait! I'm so stoked for it I CAN'T STAND IT! Now I'm having a Clapton flash back.) , real chicken foot, VH, past, newer past, present, references to "running politician" crack me up, with Obama, McCain and Palin, the placement is all intentional. Wildlife pics I just took and a few funny family pics I just took are in this. Anyway... God Bless You all, God Bless You Joe, God Bless All You Do Today and Tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Chris Gossett a.k.a. 5150_Alien

ps - If you visit my site please know now that I'm putting newer junk of my own on there soon that will blow away some stuff presently there from a year ago. Just an FYI

OK let's say you have never payed guitar before, and never learnt music theory, but you wanted to able to at least play one Joe Satriani number in your life, at a very good standard (no mistakes, the right feel) and achieve that within 1 year.

What are the ten steps you would take to get from A to B, and thanks in advance for detail on the successive guitars to use if more than one is needed (models and why) and the best resources to achieve this.

Your challenge for this week.......

Hey Joe!

I just wanted to tell you what an amazing show you put on tonight at the Fillmore Miami Beach. It was the greatest night of my life and getting to meet you was a dream come true for me. Thank you so much for everything and I hope you enjoy the Hendrix painting. May the spirit of Jimmy be with you.