Mahbaei - Hi...welcome to the site. If you want to increase your finger speed, practicing at a higher tempo each day isn't the right way to look at it. You'll probably hit a wall around 120 or 140 BPM. Plan on making shorter BPM jumps, but focus on playing without making mistakes.

I saw something in a Stu Hamm bass video a while ago...when he practices his tapping lines on bass, he works on speed and accuracy by playing things both faster and slower. So maybe he'll start at 80 BPM and play something five times, then go up to 90 and play it five times, then down to 70 for five, and up to 100, and down to 60, and so on.

So maybe set up an exercise like that, that'll take you 20 or 30 minutes to get all the way through. If that's a part of your regular practicing, after a few days you'll find you can stretch out the BPMs at the ends and get better.

He had left the SF area and was living in Colorado on a church mission trip. I'm not sure if he's still out there. I'll send him another email soon and try to talk him into stopping by here.

Jim Ladd, the DJ I mentioned in my previous post, plays a lot of deep cuts from throughout Tom Petty's career...especially Traveling Wilburys stuff. So I've heard quite a bit. He's definitely on my list, when time and money allows. ;-)

Cheese- try this out for your son. copied from GW. joe gives a lesson on modes. might be what your looking for. can' t paste here but i can email it to you.

This Sunday - Radio 2 - 2pm (BST) The Huey Show The Huey Show

He's speaking to guitar legend Joe Satriani about Chickenfoot, his new collaboration with Van Halen's Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, and Red Hot Chili Pepper Chad Smith.

Also May 15th - 6 Music 9pm (BST) interview with Joe.

Tonight on Radio 2 (Chris Evans ) he played 'Oh Yeah' & in the poll to see if it was a HIT or MIss, it came out as a

HIT ---- OH YEAH ----------

Al, I have the swine flu now, and I blame you. I'm coming to Dublin to litter the place with all my used tissues. I'm not going down alone.

You don't get swine flu from pigs.

Naming flu has been problematic. The infamous 1918 pandemic was first called Spanish flu, although scientists agree it most likely originated in Kansas.

Makes perfect sense, doesn't it????? How bout we just call it the feckin' FLU!!

Actually, I prefer naming flus something a little more entertaining like the Shitzngigglez Flu or Coughnphart Flu, or maybe just something realistic like Washurfilthyhandsyadirtybastid Flu.

Just saw this on Will Smith's site -

Quote of the day -

"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give."

scubadaz, thanks for that interview link, it was a great listen....only bad thing about it was they dint include the songs :(((((( Every time the guy announced the song coming up I was like OOOOOOOOOOOOOO and then it went right back into the interview without a single note, lol....

But loved hearing what Joe has to say and the guy was absolutely right...kid in a candy store-super excited....that's Joe!! :)

Wil Smith is right. I daydream sometimes about what things I could do for peoples if I had tons of money...I would spread it around all over, not so much with one person that it makes that person lazy or dependent...but just enough to help someone or a family out of a jam so they can focus on getting back on their feet. Soooo many people could be helped, just a little....and it could make all the difference in the world.

Finally!!

Vids of Joe's recent appearance on 107.7 The Bone, check out all the vids!!

Hey Cuth, if you go to youtube and search under Chickenfoot you should find three complete songs...Soap on a Rope, Down the Drain, and Oh Yeah! Welcome back stranger....

Aw I just missed Joe!!!!

I just wanna tell you guys I successfully got the city of Davis (CA) to let me start a summer ROCKBAND CAMP!! A bunch of my students signed up and I'm real excited to start making a band outta these kids!!

Haha I hope we get a band that'll play "Highway Star" thats the most wicked DP tune ever... We got all kinds of interesting instruments signed up as well, got a 12 year old Harp player!!!!! Though I don't think the kids will be playing "Chords of Life" wah wah, I might have her play it for me just to jam with her though haha.

Joe is Trundrumbalind!!!

So I was going to post a quick message saying I'm about to drive up to San Francisco to visit an old T2Jer on Friday (Does anyone remember Julie, juju808? She's visiting from Denver.) and then another T2Jer from way back when shows up here. Pretty cool!

cuthbert1776 - How've you been, man? It's been a long while...and happy 2,500! ;-)

SkippyGirl: excellent work. Thanks for that. I'll bring a bootleg for you.

I cannot believe that "OH Yeah" promo cd went for $115 on eBay! F*&&%(*#%#&((&$(!!!!!!

Oh well, it's only money I guess......

;)