Hi Joe

Thanks to everyone who gave best wishes to my Steve and me. We had great Easter with my buddy sister from San Fran. She and I have always been best friends from times it was difficult to interpret my parents modes of communication. She would tell me what was goin' on. Me mom told me to shut up and said I asked way too many questions. Only Dad (Joe Fidler) would play horsey with us kids and give shoulder rides. He was great at giving little kids swing rides. And I always remember him sitting at my bedside to tell me stories or just be with me when I was sick. Mum was too busy in the kitchen or doing cleaning or gardening or knitting, crocheting or at the sewing machine making new clothes or mending. It's difficult to talk with me mum---she always seems 1000 miles away even when we visit and are in the same room. She is scary! Me dad died about 6 or 7 weeks after Frank Zappa! And five months after I was layed off from my most favorite job at a library on the same campus where L Doyle (astronomer of SETI) works. Long story-----a lot o water under the bridge!

I'm gettin too old and have too much stuff behind me--I need to be lookin' forward to Chickenfoot! Chickenfoot! In SAN FRAN where the city people look after each other and it's collective neighborhoods!! I saw the movie MILK----That candle-light vigil where 30,000 people turned out in the streets after Harvey Milk and George Moscone were murdered. That's the spirit! That's powerful support and collective soul---we are in this together, united.

Chickenfoot, Chickenfoot!! DEVELOPMENTS---I bought Satch CDS--Numbers 16 & 17 today at Streetlight Records. DREAMING #11 and G3 Live, Satriani, Johnson and Vai 1997.

Thank you all of ya who suggested places to go shopping for these CDs and DVDs. I will be looking at Rasputin next.

well then, get good n drunk, ring me up on IM and we'll get you all sorted fer yer trip out here, but you'd best hurry, it's in a month or so!!

Just joined the Chickenfoot fan club and will be getting tickets when they go on sale this Sunday. Just don't tell Alan McKenna I'm goin' cause if he finds out, I'm in trouble, big time! It's okay to tell Tracie and Michelle and Guitarvibes because they'll be cool about it. Alan will find an Irish link to the SF bay area through the Murphy family or maybe the Doyles and sneak over here and go pub hopping and find.....oooooooh never mind! Yikes! That angel face melts me into goo!

Roo and Guitarvibes--you have mail!!

bit late, but I've now set up a linked-in group for chickenfoot

Hey Joe,

I've been watching a few of your interviews (trying to catch up actually).

I noticed you mentioned around 10 pedals in total (3 out, 5 to come)... Can you drop a hint as to whether a whammy/voice box is in that mix? I am hunting around for a Digitech, but if you are creating one I'll hold off 6 months or so to try it out.

congrats Joe :)

Hey joe, I live in Ottawa Ontario ... I heard that u are going to come to Toronto Soon...! im so exited to see u again , which has been a long time for me... The last Concert that i saw u was in Europe ( Istanbul / Turkey)... I had a Chance to meet with you and u have signed my ( Ibanez Joe Satriani) Guitar. Im very sad that your sign is almost gone, which is very sad for me ... When i play my guitar, it goes away... I will try to bring my guitar to Toronto , my request will be if u can sign it again... I would be very happy and proud of it... im doing my own stuff (instrumental guitar solos) around ottawa and i wish i can see you in Ottawa one day...! :) Here is my website that , maybe you can listen to my own stuff aswell :)

http://www.reverbnation.com/kaanbayulken

**** >>>> I KNOW ONE THING THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE....

UR THE MASTER OF ALL....!! WE LOVE YOU...!

LOVE FROM OTTAWA / CANADA

GoldenGirl2 - Are you planning on going to the Chickenfoot gig in SF? It'd be nice to meet up with you, if so...

It's nice to see you mention Streetlight Records...I've shopped at their store in Santa Cruz a few times. I like how, at least at that location, guys like Satriani and Vai are filed under their own genre..."guitar virtuosos".

If I were a betting man, I'd put money on those two pedals being a whammy and a chorus.

Austin, that's why I asked. I thought a whammy would be a natural progression. So I might hold off a little longer.

I also have to send my apologies to all you guys. I am very disappointed that unless something happens very soon I won't be seeing the pre-tour or the euro tour..... :(

I can't believe this but we have too much work!! It's going to be hard to find a few days in any part of the next few months and we pretty much lose 3 days to spend an evening in USA or Europe.

So unless things change in the next month, I'll be just hearing about you lucky buggers watching the shows.

PS. I got a peak at one of my project guitars paintwork! WOOHOO! I am stoked! I cannot wait to get them back and play them, they will be pride of the collection!

Joe, If the planets align and I am in the right place at the right time, I'm very happy to lend them to you, it would be awesome to see them up on stage in the hands of a legend.