Well been away for a couple of days, catching up on all the posts. I agree with some here that maybe CF should cancel some more shows to give Chad recovery time. Playing injured is not good for anyone, especially someone who plays as hard as Chad. I know it sucks for those who don't get a show and if I was one I would be dissapointed but I would still rather he cancel now and come back when he is healed.

I know this will probably get more than a few groans, or find another board remarks but...... I think Joe is understanding of whats going on with the injury thing. I maybe wrong but I don't think he is in any hurry to get back to soloing. I have been to two shows only a few feet away from him both times and have seen him on countless videos since they started touring. I also have seen many vids and pics of him doing his solo work. I can say this for certain, I have never seen him so happy and having so much fun onstage than he has been with CF. He has even said it himself. Others in his camp have also said it. He is happy as he's ever been and loves not having all the pressure on him alone. I also think that CF allows him to be "free" onstage to go off on a tangent or just hang back if he wants. He can change things up and has been from show to show instead of making sure each note and chord is perfectly duplicated like his solo stuff. Just my opinion of course..... and yes I know they are like a-holes and yes I have one.

On another note; We finally got all our video transfered to DVD. It was a horribly long process because we don't have the capability to do it at home ourselves so we had to count on others to do it for us. Unfortunately every time someone said they could get it done, they couldn't. Finally got it done myself on my daughters computer last night after about 5 hours. The good thing is the DVD is finished and it's awesome to watch on a TV. The bigger the TV the better. There is a lot of great stuff on it and at one point Joe pulls up on his whammy bends to one side and with mouth wide open holds that note for like 10 seconds right in front of me, I almost think he did it for me but he probably didn't, it just looks that way. Anyway great stuff when the whole band is only a max of 10 feet away.

nahhhhhhhhhhh....but u do hafta put fitty cents in the jar fer yer opinions.

:) J/k.....no worries Don, I'm with you, I've never seen Joe so excited and animated and just bubbling with enthusiasm as he is now. Of course we all love his solo stuff and wanna see that back some day....but he gets to do whatever he wants, he's entitled to make choices. I happen to love Chickenfoot and am excited and happy for him. Joe has always been the complete pro with all he has done and always put on a good face, even when exhausted by the end of a solo tour he still has his smiles and hugs for us. But this....he's just like a kid in a candy store, I'm tellin ya, lol!

michelle - "They have a bunch of gigs planned for the summer between here and Philly."

Can they take the long way to Philly? I'll say the same thing to you (well, your son) that I've said to matt king. Play a gig in LA and I'll be there, front and center. :-)

I seem to remember you posting a live clip or two of your son's band, but are there any samples from the CD that I can hear? Or not yet?

What kind of car do you have, and how on earth can that be a comfortable place to sleep? I'm 6'4"...that'd never work for me. ;-)

Do The Burgers, the cd was just finished, so the stuff they have on their myspace page was put up before that and isn't mixed as well. They have a few gig vids up on youtube. here, and some vids of practice. Here's a lovely mix of recording and a gig. Take note - when they play in the basement it's at gig volume. lol! The drummer is 18, my son is 17, and the guitarist just turned 17 in June.

Good times man, good times.

scubadaz

But by hammering stuff at people, it just makes them annoyed.

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Blue_Moon--oK...I went to bucketheadland and listened to Landing Beacon.........WOW......I can't think of a better tribute to MJ. Saying what someone means to me or anyone is best done through musical instruments anyway.....words, written and oral language are so limited.....what more can I say?

Any of you old farts remember Ringo's No No Song? We were in the car and the song came on the radio and my hubs and I started laughing. Hell, I ever remember most of the words to it and I haven't heard it in probably 20 years!

Hi my friend i apoligize for my english i'm from ecuador and i would have an opportunity to show you the guitars made in my country my father is a recognized Luthier, visit www.guitarrasnunez.com.

Thanks

hammering? touchy, touchy.

Stay asleep then.

I went to the the gym tonight and, despite all my burger-eating, I'm at the lowest weight I've been since I started keeping track in June 2008. I've lost 16 pounds in that time...it feels good.

I listen to my MP3 player on random while I work out, and tonight I was listening to Satch...Summer Song came on when I was 37 minutes through my 45 minutes on the stationary bike. As tired of that song as I am sometimes, this was the perfect time to hear it...it was a nice push to the end...

And I'm too young for No No Song, but I get the same way with some 90s rock. I'll hear hits from 15 years ago that I haven't heard since...it's funny how things stick with you. The same thing happens whenever I go back and listen to Green Day's Dookie or The Offspring's Smash...I still know the words to everything.

You've made 15 posts in five years. It'd be great if you join in some of the music-related topics people bring up here, but if you're only interested in talking politics it probably won't turn out well because we barely know you.

Way behind... will try to play catch up later...

Do The Stu - you have mail if you haven't seen it already, sorry it wasn't the answer I expected to get you

Here's a version of Rubina from me

brownbow1955:Its an incredibly complex subject, certainly not one i would care to discuss here at the moment.This is a difficult time for many trying to hold their jobs down & keep their home & family together

People in this forum certainly dont have their head in the sand, far from it! its more because people know how rotten the so called economy ostrich egg is.We all need a lil hope & escape to see us through till tomorrow n i think t2j provides that for many, some more than others

I myself am very much into said subject, have been for 20 plus years.Maybe we can pick up on this again when things level out hopefully in the future, but for now out of respect for Joes forum & those that visit i must decline

Have a good day

Scuba:Congrats! finaly aself esteem boost...onwards

Slan has a lil guy 7 years old coming for his 2nd guitar lesson next thursday....not easy.His mother is fine with him playing electric, his dad wants him to learn classical...but this lil un cares only for electric & distortion...PERIOD! He was born with a spinal disorder that makes him at times clumsy so he,s getting a hard time at school from the other kids because he cant play footy without falling down god luv im, so he has a lot of internal anger & frustration that needs vented.I had t take his da t the side & ask him "whats more important? your sons happyness or your ego" he didnt like that much being a psychologist.The deal is he learns chords/scales finger technique on the classical for 15 mins & the amp gets cranked later for 30 after...amazing what distortion can do!!! hehe

Hi Joe....

to all

no grudges

not terribly technically inclined musically as many of you, so I don't waste ANYONE'S time with any puny thoughts of mine on that.

just tryin to activate people

Nice work roy

Have a nice lil holiday Iggy

Nighty-night everyone

Do The Stu

Great job on the weight loss - just keep it going.

From Musicradar

Steve Vai releases 2-disc live DVD

Where The Wild Things Are out in October

Steve Vai releases a 2-disc live DVD, Where The Wild Things Are, on 5 October 2009 on his own Favored Nations label.

Where The Wild Things Are features 2 hrs 40 mins of Vai in concert, filmed in HD at the State Theatre, Minneapolis during his recent Sound Theories tour.

The DVD also features bonus footage that includes exclusive interviews with band members and Steve's viral hit promotional video for the Jemini distortion pedal. The DVD contains both 5.1 and stereo mixes, plus a commentary track featuring Vai and some of his band members.

The musicians in this band are: Bryan Beller (bass), Jeremy Colson (drums), Dave Weiner (guitar and sitar) and Zack Wiesinger (lap steel).

"Nothing too indulgent!" "When I put a band and a show together I try to create an entertainment experience that I would like to have if I was sitting in the audience," explains Vai. "I like to witness great musicianship but nothing too cerebral or overindulgent, I like to be stimulated by a large dynamic range of emotional intensities and melodic richness, I enjoy when people love their instrument and it shows by their oneness with it, I like to feel as though I'm part of a family with the audience and the band, and I like to walk away feeling uplifted and not beat up by somebody's ego or the things they hate about themselves and the world.

"And of course I want a cool t-shirt."

Hey Do The Stu! Hope everything's cool over there.

What do you think of the final solo on "Best Of Times" (track 5)? Am I the only one to have been totally blown away? :|