I particularly like Chicken tostados.

McKenna--How would you know, you're a guy! Unless, you get in touch with your feminine side!! If that were possible...

Al--You need to come back to the US and pick up your girlfriend before she finds another man.

Michelle--Please put your nuts aside and consider the state of the world and why guys take their clothes off and show off to us. When a man takes his shirt off--no big deal. Men have been showing off their chests (or beating them--ha! ha!)for centuries!! When a woman takes her top off--that's pretty serious---Yikes--she's showing too much of herself!! Her chest is shaped different and it means HOT SEX!! Jeepers!!

Tracie--I wish I had a nickel for every time I have seen a bare chested man with shapely biceps, pecs and six-pack abs. I would be the wealthiest woman in the world!!

Ooops. Sorry Maritime--I wanted to give the Marine report on the Pacific Coast side of things.

Our daytime temp is 13-14 degree C and the low at night is somewhere between 2 and 3 degrees C. Prolly on the moderate side of winter temps.

So there.

Did I miss something? Was Al showing naked pics of himself again? How did we get around to talking about jugs ffs? lmao!

I'll put my nuts aside. Maybe wolf wants to hold 'em for a bit since his are giving him problems.

Millie...ummm....growing up female....did someone ferget to tell me I had a choice er something? lol...no alternative, so it is what it is. I'm sure there was enough angst for all of us growing up, boy or girl...we just deal with it and move along. Speaking of moving along, now yer on to chests, abs and biceps? The state of the world is about naked mens? What are u smokin girl!!!

Happy birthday sweet lil John Lee, one year old and such a heartbreaker already, LOL!! Time sure goes by quickly...hope you all have a fun day slansh!

As for Ambrosia, I dint try any of their products whilst I was in Irelandie, but did have some awfully good yogurt...mmmm....

Mckenna...wtf is that guy's myspace doing?? Virtuoso??? HUH??? You play eleventy twelve times BETTER than him and he's selling a cd for ELEVEN BUCKS??? AND he uses the backing music from Joe's song without credit on his video??? FFS and Holee shite!! That ain't right!! >:(

chelle...u know....just the other day I wuz wondering when u were gonna post that link, since it's the holidays and all....omg that song is in my head, GET IT OOOOOOUUUUUTTT!!!! I may have to kill u later, LOL!!

And ps, make that kill u fer sure cuz I just watched the manky nutz....omfg...............................I had managed to ferget that vid.......till NOW......

I had to take it off. To much "adult" stuff on the sidebar for these kiddies to get into. They can find it on their own without my help. lol! It was fun to watch again though, wasn't it :- )

I'm fer bed.

faye ~ mattking.web@gmail.com <<-- send it over that way :)

and yes...i'll never forget the strain on my friggen arms carrying that damn amp and guitar and gear down mass ave rofl.

good times too at hammerstein...how sweet of a void in time that was. probably one of my most treasured memories of all time! speakin of hammerstein, has anyone had touch with chris brierre? known as psycho monkey on i here i believe. would like to get back in touch with him ~

Chee - As for the iPod. I just have a 4Gig nano. I find that 1. I don't need to carry all that music around. I mean really how many songs can you listen to in a day. 2. The Nanos are just flash memory. Therefore no moving part so less things to break or go wrong. Mine has even been through the washing machine. I don't recommend that though.

Ya know joe, even if the coldplay thing falls through (it most likely wont) All your fans I think agree with you... We know that viva la vida actually is If I could fly... I find it funny that coldplay fans on youtube try to argue things like " you try to find a chord progression that hasent been done" or " I hear an extra note in Joe's song its not the same!"...But to me... Same chord progression, melody AND almost the exact same time signature is a little too perfect for this to have just been a coincidence. I know how much of a down to earth and humble person you are and you most likely didn't want it to go this far but at least your fans are behind ya.

Thx peeps for the well wishes t John Lee, 1st birthdays are always a bit special, hes just nailed the flu from hell thats landed 3 kids in hospital here already so happy the lil guy is over it

This Coldplay business really sucks man... I'm gettin' pretty upset listening to what people are saying... The grammy accusation and all, anybody who has been writing music for a while can tell you that if you boil most songs down to just melodic and harmonic content they are usually just a minute or so; maybe even a few seconds of solid musical idea... You can therefore take it and stretch it out, develop it, break it apart whatever...

But those few seconds are the "kernel" that all the rest of the song springs from... This is how a lot of us work musically, and coldplay seems to have made a "kernel" out of Joe's tune. It's sort of a case of revealing the magicians trick, he is a hack when his tricks are obvious... In this case, they made a bad call by, not just accepting the song as inspiration, but by opting to copy, the same progression AND the same melody... Secondly, they refused to reach out to Joe, two boneheaded mistakes that will hopefully cost them their street cred, give Joe more cred, and a little $$$ in his pocket for the work he did on it.

Hi,

First of all, I'm from Belgium and with all due respect, I had never heard from Joe Satriani until the thing with Coldplay. Now honestly, I'm not really thinking very high about Coldplay. Okay, they have a few good songs but it's not really that artistically if you know what I mean.

I checked out the youtube video and I can't understand there are people who still claim they hear something 'different'. For cryin' out loud, the two songs are played over each other and you get the same chords, same tone, same notes! Duh! You must really be totally musically-handicapped not te hear its the exact same thing! So did coldplay rip you? Likely but not necessarily so. Maybe they did. Maybe they heard 'If I could fly' somewhere and the chords got into their sub-conscious or maybe it's all just a coincidence.

But who can proof he was the first to come up with the melody? That's what counts I think and Coldplay should at least open a diologue with Joe. By the way, I checked out your album 'Is there love in space' and that's some nice guitar work there dude! Wish I could play like that! There's way more soul in there than in Coldplay.

STrange how coldplay La vida gets nominations and grammy's while the original doesn't even get mentioned. Let everybody please "remember" what this says about the ones who decide about grammy's and nominations please! Bunch of fucking nitwits who've grown an attitude, thinking they are Gods defining what we ought to think is great music and what should be forgotten. Damn fools.

Joe, I'll be following your work man, you're one hell of a guitar player and I got total respect for what you do. I hope the cold-rip-players have to transfer every damn dime they made with that song to you including a penalty and interests!

Hola!

Cappy Steve - It is the one you sent...thanks for that...feel free to send me more! TA muchly

Maritime - Snow....whats that then? dont get that round these here parts very often....HAHA thanks for the douze points! You know I always route for the UK getting NIL points at Eurovision...I am most dsappointed when we get points!

Kayla - Awww thanks....twas you who inspired me to pick up my pencil remember!

Roo - You know I do always worry about that, so I usually make subtle changes just in case.

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The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.

Decafalon (n.):
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Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.

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And the pick of the literature:

Ignoranus (n):
A person who's both stupid and an asshole.

Offside rule for women

In preparation for the World Cup, the "offside rule" explained for women: You're in a shoe shop, second in the queue for the till. Behind the shop assistant on the till is a pair of shoes which you have seen and which you must have.

The female shopper in front of you has seen them also and is eyeing them with desire. Both of you have forgotten your purses.

It would be rude to push in front of the first woman if you had no money to pay for the shoes.

The shop assistant remains at the till waiting.

Your friend is trying on another pair of shoes at the back of the shop and sees your dilemma.

She prepares to throw her purse to you.

If she does so, you can catch the purse, then walk round the other shopper and buy the shoes!

At a pinch she could throw the purse ahead of the other shopper and "whilst it is in flight" you could nip around the other shopper, catch the purse and buy the shoes!

BUT, you must always remember that until the purse has "actually been thrown", it would be plain wrong for you to be in front of the other shopper and you would be OFFSIDE!

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What makes 100%?

What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?

Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?

We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%.

How about achieving 103%?

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If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

is represented as:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26,

then:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K

8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

and,

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E

11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

But,

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E

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And,

B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T

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and, look how far ass kissing will take you:

A-S-S--K-I-S-S-I-N-G

1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118%

So, one can then conclude with mathematical certainty that:

While Hardwork and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, Bullshit and Ass Kissing will put you over the top!

Powerslave214 - That blog post is lame. There are a lot of ill-informed opinions out there, and Coldplay has a huge fanbase so that stuff can spread pretty quickly.

But putting up with a few months of this is nothing compared to a ruling in Joe's favor that sets everything right for the future. So I'm OK with dealing with it for now... ;-)

I downloaded a Guitar Pro file of Viva La Vida to use as a starting point to try to transcribe the vocal melody...and, sure enough, I couldn't find a file with the vocal part! I thought that was pretty funny...Coldplay fans say the songs aren't similar, but then that's the only response you can expect if the fans who made the Guitar Pro files didn't feel the vocal melody was worth including.

The best thing to do is put all of your music on your computer and then put most of you favorite music on your MP3 player. Keep that stuff there all the time, but leave a few GB empty and move things on and off your player as your musical moods change. It only takes a few seconds, so you really don't need to spend the money for a huge player.

As I mentioned in the post I linked to, I keep complete discographies of some of my favorite bands on there, but that still leaves plenty of room for other stuff. Aerosmith's studio discography is about 15 hours of music and only takes up 1.25 GB. Satch's studio discography is about 13 hours of music and only takes up a little more than 1 GB.

I've been a fan since I picked up my first guitar at 8 (23 years ago). I have just read the statement, Joe, you put out about the Coldplay song and I'm devastated. I think this is a big mistake that you will look back on and regret. You claim it is for Artistic integrity that you are pursuing this suit but you look like someone begging for coins. I've heard both version and it is uncanny but it's not the same song. I would ask you to go back over your own catalogue and check your music against others and you will find similarity. Big Bad Moon uses the one of the most obvious chord progressions in blues yet you don't see Mr BKing asking for money. You would have been better simply asking for a writing credit and acknoledgment if it wasn't about the money. Shame on you. I'll buy your records still and I'll buy Coldplays. I'll listen to your "If I could fly" and I'll listen to "Viva", both are great tracks. Sometimes it is best not to pursue .(ask Lars Ulrich).and be proud of your original intentions which was to create a great song for all to hear. Enjoy your new public attention but remember they won't be saying what a great guitarist they'll be saying what a bitter man out for a penny.

I think this has been an embarassing week for Joe Satriani fans.

Still love you though just pick up the guitar and do what you do best, leave the bickering for loose change to the failed musicians.

Jame

"Hey Joe, where you goin' with that black ax in your hand...."

Go for it. I think a guitar battle in court should settle it.

I had to give away my ticket for your last concert in Brisbane, so you have to come back soon.

Good luck and all our support in your effort to correct the wrong.