Hybes - thanks for that I've copied it into Word for when I set up the PC in the new year.

SuperDaveMcCarthy - OK, a fixed bridge, whatever that is......seriously, thanks tho, I want to learn from you experienced peeps and avoid some common mistakes.

anibur -

Joe As a Disco Elf

Keagan Joseph Mcfee, born December 15th, 2008....5 pounds, 4 ounces....mamma and baby are doing well and he's beautiful.

Does anyone on the forum have perfect pitch?¿ trained or otherwise.I,m headed into unchartered ground here and have heard negative results from those that claim t have been born with it ie how an instrument slightly out of tune can do yer nut in

big bunny - er...oooo....um....I dont know what you do....sorry ...will have a look later

Ibanez_god - LMHO these are carols hahahahaha

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A woman and a man are involved in a car accident; it's a bad one. Both of their cars are totally demolished but amazingly neither of them are hurt.

After they crawl out of their cars, the woman says, " So you're a man. That's interesting. I'm a woman. Wow, just look at our cars! There's nothing left, but we're unhurt. This must be a sign from God that we should meet and be friends and live together in peace for the rest of our days". Flattered, the man replies, "Oh yes, I agree with you completely, this must be a sign from God!" The woman continues, "and look at this, here's another miracle. My car is completely demolished but this bottle of wine didn't break. Surely God wants us to drink this wine and celebrate our good fortune." Then she hands the bottle to the man. The man nods his head in agreement, opens it and drinks half the bottle and then hands it back to the woman. The woman takes the bottle and immediately puts the cap back on, and hands it back to the man. The man asks, "Aren't you having any?" The woman replies, "No. I think I'll just wait for the police.... "

MORAL OF THE STORY: Women are clever, evil bitches. Don't mess with us!

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Jack and Jill - A lesson on how NOT to conduct your wedding night.

Jack was about to marry Jill and his father took him to one side and said, You'll like this one !!

"When I got married to your mother the first thing I did when we got home was to take off my trousers. I gave them to your mother and told her to try them on, which she did. They were enormous on her and she said to me that she couldn't possibly wear them, as they were too large.

I said to her, "Of course they are too large for you. I wear the trousers in this family and I always will. Ever since that day we have never had a single problem".

Jack took his father's advice to heart and as soon as he got Jill alone after the wedding, he did the same thing. He took off his trousers and handed them to Jill and told her to try them on. When she did she said "I can't wear these, they're far too large for me".

"Exactly" Jack replied "I wear the trousers in this family and I always will. I don't want you to ever forget that".

Then Jill took off her knickers and gave them to Jack. "Try these on Jack" she said, so he tried them on but they were too small.

"I can't get into your knickers" said Jack. So Jill said "Exactly, and if you don't change your f****** attitude, you never will!"

Something to chew on early this morning....

Cube>Same here bro, i recon perfect pitch may be the key t the misery of waiting for inspiration t arrive again

Most of the time by the time i reach for the guitar the notes have left my head its feckin annoying, i have manuscript in every part of the house now but damned if it sounds like what i hear by the time i write it down hmmm think i,ll risk the course anyway

hey guys, it`s silly old me again... I check in every now and then and enjoy reading the stuff posted by the fans. Many of you guys have great sense of humour, wich is a great quality. Just recently though, I stumbled across some dude`s message to Joe claiming to having been a fan for many years but now, because of that Coldplay-mess, he can no longer be a fan...That is SO wrong,it`s not even funny. This dude`s arguements were something about being a musician too and having accidentaly played some notes once that were similar to a few seconds of petrucci`s work...

This now scares the poor guy to pick up his instrument..

Well, boohoo...how sad...We`ll all miss this selfrightious-not to mention world famous- musician so terribly, won`t we, my fellow TRUE satch-fans?! I guess this guy has no idea of what this is all about. It is a matter of property.. If someone were to steal your work, your property,you wouldn`t be too happy about it either, claiming otherwise is just silly. So here`s to you, dude; when someone does a live performance and it somehow evolves into an improvised stroke of genious, sounding just like Joe (or petrucci) then that`s ok.. Trust me, It has happend to many of us, not just YOU. It means you`ve been inspired by the greatest.. But when it comes to recording a song and then claiming it to be yours when it clearly is not, then that`s a whole different ball-game...that is THEFT,no matter how you look at it. If you can`t see that, I guess you must be blind. Saying you "can`t be a "fan" anymore or not being able to pick up your guitar because Joe might sue you" Is the single, most idiotic thing I have ever heard. No longer a fan? Well, good riddance. I`m sure Joe and the rest of us will do just fine without some dumb-ass who can`t get past himself.

Ronnie,

slanshroom but at least your a fantastic guitarist with your whole own thing going on ..

DCK - you picked a tough time of year for a diet!

and yes - you will see I moved and updated my profile. NY to Arkansas. Dont laugh. At least its cheap here.

Little Rock has Alltel Arena but I cant see that Joe ever plays here. Metallica were just here and AC/DC coming in January - but no Joe. Maybe he is scared of Arkansas - I was but its not as bad as I feared.

Arkansas ain't bad but Maumelle recently took a turn for the worse.......