QuentinGaraque - I doubt you'll be back here, but... You have a gripe with Joe's argument...but why are you mad at him when all he's trying to defend are the rights he has under U.S. copyright law?

I don't see how anyone can support the "paying homage to your heroes" argument when Coldplay has openly mocked Satch in the past at least twice that I know of (in a 2002 interview and in a performance video recorded about three weeks before the lawsuit). From what I hear, they're continuing to make comments at their shows.

To me, it sounds like Coldplay has a different perception of themselves and it finally caught up with the band.

I look forward to your Coldplay post, whenever you get around to it. Did you blow off the gig because of the thing with Satch?

Joe Satrini: Una Noche, Musty Professor (1,2 and 3), my Donnie! :) There's a few cool things. Actually the Always with me Jam at Allans on the Curly Joe Satarini CD is awesome, I was there and it was such a cool and very cosy jam, they played the one (loooooong) version of always to a packed guitar shop (probably 80 people?) with us all sitting on the carpet.

Cotton Club, not just the recording, but the format of the pack and the history of how and where I found it.

Some more little things in there. I enjoy collecting them for the packaging as well, the long box format surfing is pretty cool, the print on the CD is different also. And I think the Surfing/Joe double sided picture vinyl is very cool. Joe had a laugh signing that one.

i have had enough of the coldplay stuff aswell, its getting to be like beating a deadhorse. some of the things some people have said that is wrong and shows their limited knowledge of music is that there are only so many variations of chord progressions that you can do. i don't think thats true though.

my knowledge of theory is intermediate at best. but heres a thought. if you just take a 12 bar blues scale and want to calculate all the possiblities, i beleive it would look like this: 12 to the power of 12= 61,173,364,224

if i was living in the netherlands 'd be high all the time. i have been there three times. the last time there my wife, who is a lightweight when it comes to that could not move from here chair after half a spleef at the Geenhouse.

Slans--Go ahead and rant! I can take it. I am after all a whole-souled woman with plenty of padding in my bumpers! Hee, hee!!!

You're gonna lose that habit--how can anyone be a tobacco magnet?? Or attracted to tobacco shit?

SO, GO AHEAD AND RANT, GUYS!!

Here's a tip...

Don't use antibacterial foam or gel with alcohol in it on chapped dry hands unless you wanna feel FIIIIIYAHHHHHHH!!

Just had a wee trip down memory lane as I went back to the old TTJ archives. Ever do that? Its really interesting to see the posts again and what was being said when new albums were released. I remember the old page format when a new page would have to be created and Joe would utter his famous "ahhh new page" posting. The good thing about that is that we heard from Joe more often back then. I was a different username then but did see where I had Slan get on this site and add his first posting. So many people not here anymore though - but a few still are. I wonder if all those that were "Joe's biggest fans" still are.

Slan - Happy Birthday to Wee John. I'm betting he'll be better than 99% of guitarists by the time he is 5 with you around.

Goodnight everyone

Joe,

It has been a couple of years since you have had a show in seattle. I thought for sure you would stop by on your west coast tour. Although I did see you at guitar center with my son for the guitar work shop which was freakin awsome. My son who is almost 4 really wants you to come to town. you are his guitar hero. keep up the amazing work you do.

ryan, and Hayden

GG2:how can i be a tobacco magnet?... continuing on from Frank Zappa quotes...."Because its my favorite vegetable"

Fab:he has the love for music already hes totally into nasty loud distortion at mo, screams the walls down via voice the louder it gets, the peeps downstairs love it....eh no

mama M:deffo wrong side o the bed Sat night lol

maritime:I,d prolly quit if it were not for fear of becoming one of em

Salamat datang T2J, Fajar!

Joe is definitely American, if that is what you mean. I am not sure if he has ever been to Indonesia.

Do The Stu:

Ugh...tonight was such a horrible one at work. Everything was late and slow and just meh. I'm glad I have a vacation coming up. A new job coming up would be even better, though. :-/

I think my favorite old T2J memory is /V\ | |\| |> $ + 0 R /V\ and all of the related symbols that we'd come up with. We even got Joe to take part in the craziness (click here and scroll down to Thu Apr 18 20:23).

And this may sound a bit weird, but I go back to read this page every now and then. It started with Joe asking if anyone had tried Mac OS X and michelle singing I Believe (In Ice Cream), and then everything changed.

I think we need "Joe" shirt day to show our support to Joe.

Hey Joe,

I saw, in a guys shop, y'know where they sell bar clocks and silly drinking glasses and stuff, they had guitarist action figures from guitar hero.

I madly looked through them for a Joe Satriani, complete with black dog guitar. Imagine my surprise when I couldn't find one! LOL. I did find a complete Metallica band box, with guitarist, drummer, etc..

Anyway, it got me to thinking, I reckon a LOT of fans would buy a posable shaved buckethead guitarist action figure with a blackdog or JS1200CA or js10th guitar they could sit in their studio or on the desk at work.

In fact, you could have a timemachine and satchurator pedal in there, and a couple of guitars. then you could sell accessories, different guitars (a limited set of donnies, rainforests and electric rainbows) a JSX head and cabinets, a rubber chicken, a moustache and eyebrow disguise set, etc.... Then get the guys into it and have stu figure, and a Jeff figure with drums, and a Galen figure.

That would be pretty funny.

Let me know if you want me to do it and how much royalty you want from sales, and I'll track down some manufacturers.

:)

Roo

Hey, anyone on LinkedIn.com - also join my Satch Fan group:

Satch Fan Group on LinkedIn.com

i am getting sick of this anti coldplay thing here...they are not my fav band and i don't really like them...but with everyone siding with joe satriani and you all will because you are all his fans.but i am imagining coldplay (who have sold more records and written countless hits...without being accused of stealing other artists lyrics! all sat around and listened to joes album and said..."man that was a great track...we are not good songwriters lets copy joes and make heaps of money! " so seriously...it won't win in court,there will be a small settlement and thats it.i am sick of all the fans here just jumping on the band wagon and just accusing coldplay of stealing and not thinking logically... what about the english gruop...THE VERVE with the huge hit..."bittersweet symphony" the stones accused them of stealing the melody of"the last time" and yes you could hear it...but only after it was pointed out in the media by lawyers etc...again i feel it was an accident and the verve never intentionally stole the melody...and i feel music is so diverse it would be hard to prove that something that sounds similar was dilberately stolen...so please stop thinking that coldplay stole it without knowing the facts...a talented musician like joe needs his fans...but the fans have to think logically like i am...a fan of joes...but am not getting carried away...