yes I am :D

Hey Joe!

I have been a fan since SURFING came out. I would have been in grade 8...maybe grade 9. You have been an inspiration I picked up the guitar back in '88 and struggled for a long time thinking that i sucked. Compared to you...YEAH I do. But I keep an open mind and I try to learn off the songs you release. I'm still trying too find the right touch for the speed but have found that speed doesnt make the song the melody, but how you use the right note.

Keep up the AMAZING work!!! Best of Luck to you and the rest of your new adventures!!!

Good Morning T2J-ers

I need to figure out the time difference to bearound when we get graced with some Blue!!

Did anyone get a chance to check out my pride and joy(plural) from my previous links?

Would love to hear what you think? and Joe - do they look familiar? LOL!! Chromeboy & Blackdog

jdublu: Nooooiiiiiicccceeeeeee! Ooooh, so purty and sparkle-like..... :)

I love both those guitars, I just cannot bring myself to play the blackdog. I have done so, but not often. It's too nice.

Scuba: Cheers

Never dreamt for a second the FOOT would be the only direction from now on.

Can't wait for the FOOT CD, but can't wait for the next JS CD and equally would love to see more and more collaborations with other artists, even as one off shows - check this out:

Joe/Grace Potter - Too COOOL

Cortez vid is awesome and nice guitars BTW. I've never played a JS model but the day is coming.

Too much rain here. We just keep getting bombarded. Need to stop for a couple of weeks.

ROO: Hi there - are you one of the other Bdg 88? Cooooollll!

First thing I did with the Blackdog was get a replacement wammy bar - the dots will definitely wear off!!! Everything else should be fine, but I'll keep my RG as the main guitar with the others as a treat (lol!!) The Blackdog is soo bright!

Hey Joe, Have you ever listened to The Nagano Sessions dvd ?has some interesting stuff with Jeff Beck,Carlos Santana & Steve Lukather, don't you think?

Burly - Cortez vid is awesome huh!

jdublu: I have a couple of JS guitars in my collection:

have a look.

there's 4 there and 2 more (secret) project guitars - JS1000s - arriving soon... :)

Roo: Cool site, I've been on before!

Its hard to beat the chromeboy!

Hey Satch. I really dont hope this question is to personal. I apologize if it is. Why/Who did you write the song "Saying goodbye" for/too?

I really apologize if it is to personal

Sincerely Mark Railton

Just been playin Fliyin in a Blue Dream, a bit of Secret Prayer and some Up in the Sky on the Blackdog - Man its Cool.

Got soo cheesed of a few weeks ago about knowing chunks of tunes but not the whole thing . . made a list and an action plan . . . .tryin to stick to it!

Mornin' T2Jers and top of the morning to ya Joe. The blue is reassuring and quite welcome to me eyes. Glad to hear you will be continuing your solo career. Did I say I like your drummer Jeff Campitelli? His Campitelli-ness is awesome! And then there is Stu Hamm......delicious well seasoned bass at its best!

Guitarvibes--"wankers"? Oh, broeder!! Such intolerable cruelty!......I guess I left myself exposed didn't I?! George Clooney's humor is on the march and nothing can stop it! Also that icepick Guitarvibes humor...Ouch! I hurts so good! What a country of paradoxes is the Netherlands! ;-D

Blue Alan Moon--Yer welcome to Cali anytime.....hendrix the catalyst.......and Frank Zappa's school of music and entertainment........wow! Such a rich heritage! Eire is a puzzling place.......good to see people and their animal friends walking side by side in the most ancient of relationships........healthier than horses under the hood/bonnet of an automobile......although not as practical in the city........I guess that is why we have cats, dogs, bunnies, guinea pigs and other small pets......cute critters who can be placed in an exercise ball to roam around at will! The movie Bolt was a funny romp!

Michelle--Thanks for vid of Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart in L.A. Memorable meeting!

cosmic_ape--You called yerself a "wanker"? Is nothing sacred anymore! Ooooops! I may be exposing myself yet again.

Me Steve is still an early morning guy.......he has tried many times to encourage me to match his schedule......tough thing for a later in the day person that I am........body clocks don't quite work in the same "zone".......that's ok.......we are still here for each other......and once I'm awakened in the night or early morning, I'm available for hugs and kisses and other wife things....

scubadaz--Thanks for the vid of Joe and Steve Morse together. They are great together on stage.....Ahhhh, Deep Purple! .;-)

GoldenCali-SunMilli

Ice: Hi and thanks for the post and the comment - the first!

I agree discipline is the key, along with the old ones - pacience and practice of course! I used to be able to play about 70% of FiaBD for ages, but made a concious decision to sort out the rest, now just need to sort out an outro (still not the full song then huh? Damn.)

I spent a couple of hours listing out which songs were 'do-able' how much I knew of them or if I had to relearn them, how well I could do each etc, then figured out what to tackle first.