Good morning.

Thanks Scuba and Michael..sometimes I need to be jolted a bit to wake me up:>)

For some reason the neck looks a bit wider in the pics...I have never picked one up mind you. To do so I will have to drive 2-3 hours, but am considering in the near future...According to the specs, it is actually a little narrower.

Great news!! Chickenfoot!!!! And you lucky Europeans..I am happy for you...Enjoy!

Maritime- Thanks for the link. Good sounding unit... I mentioned earlier that several years ago I traded some drum equipment in on one of the first Digitech GSP 2101s..It did a lot of things I didn't really need at the time but allowed me to practice with headphones with no need for an amplifier. I married a woman who is not nearly as fond of music as I, so I needed to be quiet:>) Looking back I probably should have bought a Rockman but I have really enjoyed it. I have grown bored with the distortion options available and wanted to add the Satchurator to allow for easier switching. The processor in the original unit is small and makes switching very sluggish in some cases. I wasn't ready for a lot of pedals at the time but now it's time to have a little fun.

Found in Runners World . . .

It's Come to This: the Rotating Ice Cream Cone

by Mark Remy

Do you enjoy ice cream? Are you lazy beyond description? Do you have gobs of disposable income and nothing but contempt for the environment?

If so, you'll love the Motorized Ice Cream Cone.

Here's how the thing is described on one web site selling it, perpetualkid.com:

Very cool kitchen gadget. Load the removable dish with ice cream, push the button and the ice cream turns while you enjoy one of the world's most popular treats. No more licking around the edges of a drippy cone. Fun for all ages. Removable dish is dishwasher safe.

Requires two double AA batteries (not included).

Choose from Pink, Orange, Purple or Green.

And here's how it's described on the web site of the Landfill Prize, established by some indignant Brits as "a monument to perverse imagination and needless consumption," which ranked the Motorized Ice Cream Cone #1 among "Britain's cleverest rubbish" for 2009:

For those too lazy to twist their wrists when eating an ice-cream, there is this stupid gadget. You pop your cone in it, stick your tongue out and it does all the hard work for you, ensuring no drips get onto your hand. You can even stick it in the dishwasher – no need to waste energy on washing up.

I have to side with the indignant Brits on this one.

I mean, come on. Have we really sunk this low? What's next, a battery-operated fork that twirls your spaghetti for you? (Oh, wait...) And am I the only one who runs just a little bit harder, or farther, on his next run after seeing something like this, in some Quixotic attempt to balance the cosmic scales of effort and sloth?

By the way, the last time I checked perpetualkid.com, the Motorized Ice Cream Cone was sold out.

Wow, I'm hungry!!!

Am I right in thinking that Vai hasn't released anything since 'Real Illusions: Reflections'? I think it's about time we had a new Vai album...

Good post. I too support our American troops even though I was against the war before the first troops were deployed. Most of us knew it was impossible to win. Some of these guys are family and friends, but most of all they are fellow Americans. We have been if tight spots before as we are seeing now and if we continue on will see them again. The time has come to not point fingers about what has already been done, and give support to one another. Peace is so simple yet so complicated. Always has been and always will be.

Isn't it also great that music transcends all language and cultural barriers. Joe fans from India, Macedonia, Russia and too many to name.

Just curious of the T2Jers in non-English speaking countries, how do you do as well as you do? I know this question may sound silly but you have to understand our culture does not heavily support knowing other languages.