Joe! You better be donning the striking shirt I made for you and gave you in Sydney '08, or I swear I will get better at guitar and duel you till the world recognises me as the Satch-Incarnate!

dream3 - well, I did that as well, spent about 2 hours on guitar last night and also looked at justinguitar.com for some help.

Hi Joe, it's really good to see you and your blue text 'round these parts :) Funny how a message or three can make everyone happy, whatever you say, lol! It's a day-brightener for sure, to have you stop by and post. Love ya Joe, and can't wait for anything and everything Joe-related :) That studio in Vancouver is really nice!

maritime and skippygirl, congrats on your personal Joe-messages...it makes ya feel very special eh? :) And maritime, the pics ARE very nice, looks like it was a fantastic experience for you. Skippygirl, guitar is hard but so worth the struggle...don't give up! Just remember to crawl before you try to walk, and walk before you try to run on it and you'll be fine :)

Glitzman, good luck in your race. You always sound like a very busy guy.

Mckenna....nice song, I liked it from the first time I heard it. It has a nice flow to it....can you extend the solo part any more? More Mckenna-song is always a good thing :) And I'm proud of you for working on yer stuff....FINALLY!!!

El Nicko, that's a pretty cool shirt....you designed it? I bet Joe thought it was great!

So I have to renew my drivers license by my birthday in March...they are going to confiscate my old license, take a new picture and I have to bring with me, in no particular order.....my social security card, proof of citizenship (I knew that passport would come in handy, lol), proof of my current legal last name, prrof of my identity and date of birth, and proof of my current address. Oh, and pay the fee. Ooooo there's a vision test too, I'm in trouble!! When I got my license after moving back to Oregon in 2001, all I had to do was fill out a form, show them my Oklahoma license, take a quick computer test and I was out the door...dint need all this documentation to prove who I is....amazing.

wow....a 9-year old playing Summer Song, AND on a chromeboy guitar...he does pretty good....and this kid obviously has impeccable taste in music and guitars, lol!

I like this vid of him also...

For all the Mums to brighten your day.

tried t get a wee listen Al but it wouldnt load prolly a comp prob

Spoke with my niece today and found out her guitar is a stratocaster and, given that her dad is a flamenco guitarist it is good quality to learn on.

maritime - wow that looks interesting. So you just plug the guitar into the pod and then plug your headphones into the pod and play? That would be ideal, I don't think the family will want to hear me practicing! Also would make it real portable rather than lugging an amp around.

Appreciate that. Thanks.

mazzy-time - the 2.0 or XT looks very exxy - I might have a look for the first one you recommended, seems to be around $130 AUD.

The guitar is a Fender Stratocaster, apparently has a black body with white pick guard thing. I don't know if it is a copy. I've had to promise my niece I will take care of it, bless her. I said I would try not to smash it on stage Cold Chisel-like :0).

maritime:aha thx

Imagine the musical posibilities with mits like these!!