pepepersini, nice drum vid. Looks like a fun song to jam along to on the drums! Good job!

Michelle--I'm lmao from watching that Beerfest clip! Ya sure know how to find great links to the funny stuff!

Alan McKenna---Ya know I'm yankin' yer chain! Shadap, yerself! Some of those Irish "laws" were meant to be set aside for us luni folk! !;-P

gtg catch ya laters....

I'm for the old bamboo straws under the fingernails torture for writers of computer viruses. My laptop is sick...I'm trying to use that one for recording with little luck or should I say no luck...Moving back upstairs tomorrow to the trusty ol' desktop.

Is it really true that MAC has very little problems with viruses?..I am a pretty calm guy for the most part, but I think I need to sleep and let my blood pressure subside,...I could scream...This virus is a doozie. It takes over the administrator profile and will not let me log on. Of course it wont let me update virus software from the other profiles...Smart little virus it is. So now I think it has left the door open for others to come in. I understand that you need to remove the hard drive and connect to another computer as an external drive to clean it.

Do The Stu - I just started listening to Oz Noy a few days ago. I got 2 albums - "Fuzzy" and "Ha!". Hard to separate them out right now in my head without listening a few more times. Both have some really cool stuff, plus some stuff that's a little out there. I'm digging it so far, though. I'd say just listen to some previews on Amazon or iTunes and see if any of it grabs you. Bits and pieces of it vaguely remind me of a cross between Charlie Hunter (7 and 8-string jazz guitar player who plays both the guitar and bass parts at the same time! - and he also took lessons from Satch years ago) and Johnny A.

If you like that, Alex Skolnick is another guy I've been listening to lately, even more towards the jazz side of things. He's the guitarist from Testament but he put together a jazz trio which of course sounds nothing like Testament. It's actually pretty amazing how he can play such a totally different style and does it so well.

Oh and on the subject of recommendations, I have to mention GHS - Frank Gambale, Stu Hamm, and Steve Smith. You may already know about this one, given your nickname. ;) They did 3 albums together of fusion/jazz type stuff. Really great stuff.

I just finished my last shift at work. My job is moving to an office in West Covina (aka the Middle of Nowhere), where I would have been required to do work for nine newspapers instead of two, and I decided not to move with it. I've known about the move for about 4 months and decided I wouldn't be going about 2 months ago, so I'm feeling OK. I have a bit of money saved up and I got a small severance package, so I'll get be able to get by for at least a few months.

It feels good to get out, to be honest...I don't know that I've ever complained about that job here, but it's really a horrible and unfortunate situation.

Anyway, I'm not looking for pity or anything like that...I just wanted to share this. And yes, I'll still be going to CHICKENFOOT!!! :-)

I think we have similar Van Halen tastes...that's good. ;-) I take it you don't have OU812, though? The production on that album isn't the best (as far as VH is concerned) but there's some great music there. You've heard a few songs on the BOBW compilation, but I really like some tracks that didn't make it...Mine All Mine is a great keyboard-driven piece (like Jump but much more interesting and with a faster tempo), and A.F.U. (Naturally Wired) and Source Of Infection are also neat.

And I see that Al just said something similar, but I've already typed this so I'm going to leave it. ;-)

And you're right about GHS...I like them A LOT. I got the first two albums shortly after I saw Satch live for the first time (with Stuuu).

Astral Traveler is my favorite song of theirs...I love Stu's bass solo there. I really like all their music, though. I've been listening to their first album a lot lately, and Lydia's Love Van is a current favorite. What are some of your GHS favorites?

And getting back to another artist you mentioned...I'm sure you know of and have Eric Johnson's stuff with the Electromagnets? More jazz fusion for you...

Well i just loaded the YJM strat with a set o texas specials n guage 13,s.... was surprised how hot these puppys were so sat em flush with the scratchplate about an inch away from the strings & the pickups opened up.... just WOW fingerlickin SRV tone, that red rec has never been so lit

Ozzy_Fudd:nice lil setup bud but b4 y do anything buy some decent 1/4 pedal jacks n guitar leads ffs y just gone n royaly fucked up yer tone with those nasty plastic pedal connections.Velcro is a pain, apart pickin up every dust mite in town yer goin t eventually strip the spec info off the arse o yer pedals if you care t place them in a different order, best idea t stop em movin is super glue in a small square stick either side of the pedal so its tight n snug with a piece o cloth on the inside t stop it gettin scratched if yer heavy footed screw em in place

ozzy_fudd - awww that pedal board looks nice, you're a neat-freak ain't ya? Nicely lined up etc :0).

Alan- Thanks for the info.I'll have to remove the hard drive from the infected laptop and connect to this one with a special cable and use the software you recommended to clean it up.

Scuba-Using the desktop, just hope I don't get it on this computer. I am using Avast but I thing this happened in the time that my McAfee had expired.

Mornin' Skippy 2 eggs and oatmeal for me (over easy)

Hi Joe...well good to see some blue and to know you are over here in europe.

Congratulations on the MIPA Award...er.....what does MIPA stand for?

GG2 and Do the Stu - Thanks mates....I think the break up may be off now...emotions are still all over the place...we have made up...but something still feels missing....so its kinda up in the air.

Pip Satrini - As above really....I wrote that on the day that it happened....very high emotions....thought that would be it....but there is another chance on the horizon.

How many "another chances" is the right amount though....

Do the Stu - Great Sammy Hagar Interview...I think he is in love with Joe LOL....Hope when you get a new job, its one you like this time.....and well you gotta still go to Chickenfoot LOL

Burly - Did the amps go to 11 LOL

Ozzyfudd - Enjoy your time off!

Hugs to all Satriella xx

Mornin' uncle roy!

Hiya Guitarvibes--Thanks for the great news about the Dutch forces freeing captives and taking all the weapons away from the pirates! Yeah! The Dutch think things through and act fast! Yeeesss! Common sense rules!

Satchblues--Alex Skolnick....there's a name I haven't heard in awhile. I think he collaborated with Carlos Santana back in the mid-1970s when Carlos was into jazz sessions and recordings. Gaud, I love the instrumental "Europa". I imagine Joe could do a sizzling cover of that one if he wanted to. I enjoy listening to jazz and fusion as well.

Gotta face a tough day today---doctor appointments with my Steve. News of a friend from Santa Cruz hurts! He will be layed off from his tech writing job next month...So sad because he is such a dedicated, honest and hard worker AND he was barely with the company for one year! The company he works for is closing up their nearby ops and moving to either Arizona or Texas. Of course, he doesn't want to relocate because Santa Cruz is so in his heart--a first love! How many more stories like this are to be told before employers tough things out in their present locations and just ride with the financial tide along with the rest of us. I thought we were all in this together.....so damn sad.....we all need each others love, respect and moral support.....what could be more important??????! ;-/ I ask too many questions?

scubadaz - I generally don't go for Greatest Hits albums from bands I think I'll really like...I prefer to save up and eventually buy everything. In this case it means I've gone longer than I'd like without some Cult, but it'll all work out in the end. ;-)

And something I forgot to mention... I almost saw the Cult live in 2000, opening for Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes. I was really psyched and I had awesome seats (8th row center in a huge outdoor amphitheater), but the tour was cancelled. Argh...

The newspaper industry (and journalism in general, really) is lousy right now. I'm not as pessimistic as the people who think newspapers will disappear, but I think it'll be a few more years before the people in charge figure out what they need to be doing.