Yes Crystal Planet is good as well,. Fro the gym I need to set up a playlist of Satch and Vai, but just haven't taken the time.

While getting ready, I was thinking about the SRV / Bowie thing,...Not much is written about SRV's decision to leave Bowie, I would like to think it was because of his commitment to his solo career, but I know SRV was deep into his drug and alcohol use by this time and I would imagine the Bowie camp was probably a tight run organization and would have probably tried to subdue his recreational habits. I would have liked to have seen him stay with Bowie until the tour was over, but then Soul to Soul may have been delayed or may not have happened. Stevie never got much credit for his work here. As you can imagine Bowie was very exited about his new found blues guitarist and was understandably disappointed when he departed. It was however very tacky of Bowie to cover SRV's credit to the album.

Hi all....

I am gonna have a nothing but Joe month .....no other music allowed!

GG2 - hey...thanks for asking...I barely get enough time on the computer....which makes keeping up on here hard! Things are going good though...my talk to joe board boyfriend is wonderful and life is pretty good!

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some top tips...

Circle the stain in permanent pen, so that when you remove the garment from the washing machine you can easily locate the area of the stain And check that it has gone. Don't waste money buying expensive binoculars. Simply stand next to the object you wish to view.

Always poo at work. Not only will you save money on toilet paper, but you'll also be getting paid for it.

Weight watchers. Avoid that devilish temptation to nibble at a chocolate bar in the cupboard or fridge by not buying the f**king thing in the first place, you fat bastard.

Recreate the fun of a visit to a public swimming pool in your home by filling the bath with cold water, adding two bottles of bleach, then urinating into it, before jumping in.

Anorexics. When your knees become fatter than your legs, start eating cake again.

An empty aluminium cigar tube filled with angry wasps makes an inexpensive vibrator.

Olympic athletes. Disguise the fact that you've taken steroids by running a bit slower.

Smokers. Save on matches and lighters, by simply lighting your next fag from the butt of your last one.

Vegetarians coming to dinner? Simply serve them a nice bit of steak or veal. Since they're always going on about how tofu, Quorn, meat substitute etc 'tastes exactly like the real thing', they won't know the difference.

Invited by vegetarians for dinner? Point out that since you'd no doubt be made aware of their special dietary requirements, tell them about yours, and ask for a nice steak.

High blood pressure sufferers. Simply cut yourself and bleed for a while, thus reducing the pressure in your veins.

Heavy smokers. Don't throw away those filters from the end of your cigarettes. Save them up and within a few years you'll have enough to insulate your roof.

Corsa drivers. Attach a lighted sparkler to the roof of your car before starting a long journey. You drive the things like dodgems anyway, so It may as well look like one.

A mouse trap placed on top on of your alarm clock will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep.

Fool next door into thinking you have more stairs than them by banging your feet twice on each stair.

At supermarket checkouts a Toblerone box makes a handy 'Next customer Please' sign for dyslexic shoppers.

Girls. Don't worry about a nice dress for that important first date. All he's interested in is seeing you naked.

Putting just the right amount of gin in your goldfish bowl makes the fishes' eyes bulge and cause them to swim in an amusing manner.

Avoid parking tickets by leaving your windscreen wipers turned to 'fast wipe' whenever you leave your car parked illegally.

Housewives. I find the best way to get two bottles of washing-up liquid for the price of one is by putting one in your shopping trolley and the other in your coat pocket.

Office Tips

1. Never walk without a document in your hands People with documents in their hands look like hardworking employees heading for important meetings. People with nothing in their hands look like they're heading for the canteen. People with a newspaper in their hand look like they're heading for the toilet. Above all, make sure you carry loads of stuff home with you at night, thus generating the false impression that you work longer hours than you do.

2. Use computers to look busy Any time you use a computer, it looks like "work" to the casual observer. You can send and receive personal e-mail, chat and generally have a blast without doing anything remotely related to work. These aren't exactly the societal benefits that the proponents of the computer revolution would like to talk about but they're not bad either. When you get caught by your boss - and you *will* get caught -- your best defense is to claim you're teaching yourself to use new software, thus saving valuable training expenses.

3. Messy desk Top management can get away with a clean desk. For the rest of us, it looks like we're not working hard enough. Build huge piles of documents around your workspace. To the observer, last year's work looks the same as today's work; it's volume that counts. Pile them high and wide. If you know somebody is coming to your desk, bury the document you'll need halfway down in an existing stack and rummage for it when he/she arrives.

4. Voice mail Never answer your phone if you have voice mail. People don't call you just because they want to give you something for nothing - they call because they want YOU to do work for THEM. That's no way to live. Screen all your calls through voice mail. If somebody leaves a voice mail message for you and it sounds like impending work, respond during lunch hour when you know they're not there - it looks like you're hardworking and conscientious even though you're being a devious weasel.

5. Looking impatient and annoyed Always try to look impatient and annoyed to give your bosses the impression that you are always busy.

6. Leave the office late Always leave the office late, especially when the boss is still around. You could read magazines and storybooks that you always wanted to read but have no time until late before leaving. Make sure you walk past the boss' room on your way out. Send important emails at unearthly hours (e.g. 9:35pm, 7:05am, etc.) and during public holidays.

7. Creative sighing for effect Sigh loudly when there are many people around, giving the impression that you are under extreme pressure.

8. Stacking strategy It is not enough to pile lots of documents on the table. Put lots of books on the floor etc. (thick computer manuals are the best).

9. Build vocabulary Read up on some computer magazines and pick out all the jargon and new products. Use the phrases freely when in conversation with bosses. Remember: They don't have to understand what you say, but you will sound impressive.

burly - thanks for the info on Bowie and SRV I never knew he played on that album - and the vid is entirely Australian I've never seen that before - wow.

Talking to some friends here in Melbourne over dinner last weekend and I checked with the hubby exactly how big their family farm in Queensland is and it turns out in imperial measurement it's 60,000 acres.

Satriella - aw.....lovely scribblings, ain't love grand?

JOE - mate, honey, God of Rock, all around legend, give we Aussies some blue please!!! And some tour dates!! Thanks, I know I'm not asking for much :0). All the Aussie T2Jers are double-bunking in the virtual bus for the CF tour. We'll be there in spirit.

BTW Joe my Ten Words cover is now about 12 bars long, should be done in 2011.

To quote a certain mad and drunk Irishman.....Good mornin' STAAAAAAARSHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNEEEEE...da da da da DAAAAAA!!!!...........

Ozzy Fudd- Which one is you in the picture?

Skippy- Not many people actually know he played on the album, even those of us who were around back then. 60,000 acres That would be a huge farmer in the states. For my area the average is probably 1500-2000 acres. Further south and not to far from here you see 5000 to 15000 acre farmers. I farm 600 acres, so I am the last of a dying breed.(small family farms). And you do a great impression of a drunken Irishman.

Alan-...Congrats on the restring / setup on your guitar, I did my rg last week and was able to restore the setup the previous owners setup by not tightening the nut until all strings were on and in tune. My bridge is perfectly flush with the body. Never forget to tighten your nut :-)

Planting rice today even though it's cool out, it should warm up by weeks end.

Glitz - will you be checking out chickenfoot when they tour the states?

Blue Moon - are you going to do more than 1 x chickenfoot gig? Crap, I forgot about Red Dwarf.....

Igneous - yep, you've jinxed him. Undo if fast please.... I met Jenson a couple of times before he hit F1 and he had disappeared up his own....! He had a really bad attitude, and probably didn't like me going round the outside of him at luffield much either : )

JS1200JS1000 - thanks man. If you like 'em please subscribe, more to follow shortly (hopefully)

Skippy - I'm sure there'll be plenty of coverage from all the UK T2J'ers. I've just got a new phone so hopefully get some good pics and not too much grief from the camera police

Slansh - man, a bit of classic DLR. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, love that song/vid

Chickenfoot.... does anyone have "Down the Drain" as a good quality MP3? Roo meister sent me both tracks but this one didn't come through for some reason and I'd really like it ; )

Mornin' everyone.

Blue_Moon---Hiya! Are ya gonna go to Zappa Plays Zappa?

Michelle--Thanks for your info on the Pagoda area. I didn't know the neighborhood below the landmark was crimeridden. So sad. I hope law enforcement can gain a foothold there. When tax bases are weaked or destroyed (and people's trust is shredded) law enforcement and education suffer because they don't get sufficient funding.

Tracie---Yes. It appears summer has arrived or something like it. It was up in the 80s the last 2 days! Today it is overcast and thunderstorms are predicted. Weird weather, yes! Cali SF Bay area has a lot of microclimates---coastal valleys, mountains, hills and coast/marine. Something for everyone!

Coffee time.

Joe--Have you noticed how influential the album Crystal Planet is? The "Love Thing" got to me on my first listen and Secret Prayer, Train of Angels, and ZZs Song all resonate with me and take me to a higher, better state of mind. I'm glad to hear that other people in this forum enjoy Crystal Planet and it's great collection of instrumentals. Great music, Joe. Thank you. Please give us some blue words---your thoughts.

scubadaz - Yeah, it was a bit weird how Edge didn't know how to work anything. Then again, if he really does use a different guitar for each song (as he would with a production as big as U2's), I can see how he wouldn't understand the presets that his tech has set up.

I think the bit of him talking about the sustainer nails the fact that he's not a virtuoso and doesn't want to be. If Satch or Vai were giving that interview they'd say 'this guitar is fitted with a sustainer" and that'd be the end of it, but Edge tried to come up with a dumbed-down definition of what it actually does just sounded odd.