Just to clarify, I agree completely.

I didn't say I wasn't getting sucked into the same behaviour and I certainly was not throwing stones.

I was just pointing out we cannot complain that Joe barely says hi if we make it hard for him to want to be involved in his own forum.

Maybe a solution for the webmaster is, leave this forum as it has become, it's obviously what people want to talk about here, all as part of Joe's worldwide fan club and friends.

But how about making things easier for Joe? Let's create a SECOND forum that is moderated for conversation with Joe. Pick a few moderators from the group here, there are plenty of people who would give their left leg to have the honor.

Then, Joe can check through a filtered set of things worth responding to and be more involved without the overhead, and can still poke his head in here if he feels inclined.

I just get the impression it may be bugging him that it's too hard to get enough time to respond to anyone here due to the noise, and if I know him, it's probably something that disappoints him.

Just a thought. Like I said, I'm certainly not trying to say this forum use is wrong, it's what the forum IS, so let's go with it. I certainly have been, which was pointed out to me a few posts ago. But let's consider helping Joe out with an easier option that enables us to stay in contact with him more easily as well.

Yes but no but yes but no but....

I agree Al, but moderators could do the same thing. Leaving quality conversation in a forum for Joe to peruse at his convenience.

And we redirect all the douches and dumn questions to this forum! :)

balls

it is what it is - warts and all. when joe has time he pops in the chat or answers a few peeps. he's SUPER busy now, so he's not worried about keeping up here. he prolly scans posts looking for his name, or guitar/gear q's. i think he digs everyone talking about whatever. i think joe would get very bored on an ALL JOE website. he's just a guy that plays guitar, not a walking instruction booklet. if he would have wanted an ALL JOE site, he'd chop it up into tiny pieces like all the rest of the sites. there's a lot of good stuff here, and a lot of good peeps. chopping up the site would be a big mistake imo. getting moderators on here would suck hard. who's to say what's "out of bounds" to talk about?

no disrespect to you for yer idea roo, it's been said a time or two before.

by now most peeps know who talks guitar tech stuff, who talks gear stuff, and those who talk about music and shite in general. skip the posts you don't like, and read what ya want.

just my 2 cents

and now...for one of those utterly disturbing personal posts....

Don't know if anyone has posted this yet. I can't ever seem to get the link correct, so you'll just have to copy and paste the link. Can't wait!!!

http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/exclusive-chickenfoot-interview/

Hey peeps, my sis is going in for her surgery tomorrow (Thurs) at 10:30a.m. est. She's going to have a Meningoma (tumor) the size of a lemon removed from the surface of her brain. If you would be so kind to say a prayer and/or send her some good vibes, my family and I would greatly appreciate it. Her name is Brenda. She's had bits of her head shaved tonight and has electrode looking things glued to her head...at least I think they're glued? :-/ My other sis who's with her sent me a pic of her. They're staying overnight at a hotel close to the hospital, which is over 2 hours away. I'll be a nervous wreck tomorrow, so bear with me if I get stupid.

I told her I'd ask my "Joe friends" to pray for her, and that made her feel good.

Thanks to everyone who's already said a prayer, sent good vibes, or even just thought about my family.

Cube, thanks hon. Best wishes to yer sis for a healthy life. That's a hard battle to beat. It's great to know it's a battle that can be won. Hopefully my sister's tumors aren't cancerous. They say 99% of them aren't, so we all have our fingers crossed.

Jayzus, I haven't seen 1 a.m. for a while...

Bloody hell Joe, you made me look like a right GIT!

:)

Oh, no wait, I did that on my own! LOL!

Good to hear from you Joe, I think you underestimate the impact a little blue has on all of us.

I had only one question then, do the loyal T2J satchers get a preview of chickenfoot? Cmon, throw us a little soap on a rope!

Oh bugger I missed Joe being online!!!!!! Dang the time difference!

Thanks for that Joe, I suspected you roved the posts from time to time, BTW my C is much better thanks.....picking and strumming are dreadful but I'm getting there.

Sincerely hope Chickenfoot comes down under.