Do The Stu: The dvd is the 2 shows we went to. Boston & NY. All the same vids are on you tube on the clubcabonortheast channel. The quality on you tube isn't great on all of them because we don't have high speed internet and they took weeks to upload.

Dear Joe... You Rock!! you are my guitar idol and i cant wait till you announce your Australia tour!!!

and I'm also broke and i need to get a better guitar with 24 frets and a locking tremolo... any suggestions. I want a cheap one but still desent sound and things so i can cover ur songs abit better... My epiphone SG isnt handeling it very well

thanks!!

Once again YOU RULE!!!

regards peter

Do the Stu: Apart from Satch one of my very favourite guitarplayers is yet another Joe, namely a certain Mr. Joe Bonamassa. He is an incredible bluesguitarist who always treats his audience to mindblowing performances both on acoustic and electric guitars - and his solos just knock everybody out. And he´s quite a good singer as well. I actually think he´s an LA-local, so you might even know him, as I can see you´re from Long Beach??!!

Another concert that stays with me as very memorable was one with Larry Carlton about 3 three years ago here in Denmark. He demonstrated an unbelieveable mastery of both rock-, pop- and bluesguitarplaying and the way he interacted with the audience was so very relaxed - it felt like I was sitting in his livingroom, you know. His son played the bass by the way and he was awesome too.

I like Steve Lukather as well, allthough he tends to act a little too vulgar for my liking at times on stage, like grabbing his crutch aso.....I´m hugely into Jeff Beck as well, still haven´t seen him live though......I also have a weakness for Linking Park - I like the way they mix rock and rap a lot. And I like the overdistorted guitars and leadsingers voice.......Last year I also went to see the Yardbirds, a totally mindblowing accumulation of experience and tightplaying!!

....Joe Bonamassa is actually playing my town in a couple of weeks and I have the ticket ready. A (very!) small comfort for the cancelled Chickenfoot-gig last week....That still bugs me, like you wouldn´t believe it!!

Citgo Gas Station Issues

I received this from a friend of mine . . .

IN ORLANDO LAST WEEK, AT A CITGO STATION, REGULAR GAS WAS PRICED AT$2.82 PER GALLON, AND NO CUSTOMERS.

HOWEVER, ACROSS THE STREET FUEL WAS SELLING FOR $2.85 PER GALLON AND ALL PUMPS THERE HAD CARS WAITINGTO FUEL UP.

What's going on? Word is getting around!!!!! Read on:

Have you noticed how the CITGO signs have disappeared in the past 7-8 months? A very clever move by Chavez. But guess what, "CITGO" IS CHANGING ITS NAME, too... This is serious, Americans,...make sure you read this very carefully.

NEWS FLASH: Chavez is NOW getting a Russian Weapons Factory built by Putin. The RUSSIANS are building an AK -47 Kalashnikov Assault Rifle factory in Venezuela , to give armament support to Communist Rebel groups throughout the Americas .

Chavez NOW has IRANIANS operating his oil refineries in Venezuela for him. It is likely only a matter of time, if not already, before Chavez has Iranian built LONG RANGE missiles, with a variety of warhead types aimed at: Guess Who?

CITGO is NOW in the process of Changing Its Name to "PETRO EXPRESS" due to the loss of gasoline sales in the USA ...due to the recent publicity of ownership by Chavez of Venezuela.

Every dollar you spend with ''CITGO" or "PETRO EXPRESS" gasoline will be used against you, your basic human rights, and your freedoms. He will start wars here in the Americas that will probably be the death of millions.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT because Chavez is starting to feel the loss of revenue from his holdings. HE OWNS "CITGO". This is a very important move that everyone should be aware of.

ANNOUNCED JUST RECENTLY: "CITGO", BEING AWARE THAT SALES ARE DOWN DUE TO U.S. CUSTOMERS NOT WANTING TO BUY FROM 'CITGO-CHAVEZ', HAVE STARTED TO CHANGE THE NAME OF SOME OF THEIR STORES TO: 'PETRO EXPRESS'. DO NOT BUY FROM "PETRO EXPRESS" EITHER!!! 'PETRO EXPRESS' IS ALSO 100% OWNED BY "CHAVEZ."

KEEP THIS MEMO GOING SO THAT EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IS HAPPENING. BOTTOM LINE,-- BOYCOTT "CITGO" & "PETRO EXPRESS" please!!

Stage for French Madonna show collapses; 1 dead

AP - MARSEILLE, France – A stage being built for a Madonna concert in the French port city of Marseille collapsed Thursday, leaving one dead and six injured, the fire department said.

The stage at the Stade Velodrome stadium fell apart on top of several workers. Two of the injuries were serious, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said. All of the injured were taken to local hospitals.

The identities of the dead and injured were not immediately released.

The cause of the stage collapse was not clear. The area was cordoned off after the accident.

Madonna "Sticky & Sweet" tour was to arrive in Marseille on Sunday, but the concert was canceled after the stage collapse, according to Maurice Di Nocera, Marseille city councilor in charge of major events.

So Joe....

That's a cool ZappaPlaysZappa T-shirt you were wearing in the vid......Dweezel and band put on a great show.

satrinicious - I've heard a lot of very good things about Joe Bonamassa, but I'm not too familiar with his music. I know some other people here like him quite a bit...I'm sure I'll get into him eventually.

I finally saw Jeff Beck for the first time a few months ago...it was very awesome. I can't believe it took me so long to see him. He is such an amazing guitarist. He brought Rod Stewart (!) out at my show to sing two songs, which was very cool.

I saw the Yardbirds a few years ago...I'm glad Chris Dreja and Jim McCarty are still out there playing. I REALLY love that band...it's nice to see another fan here.

Listening to: Joe Satriani - The Extremist (current song: Rubina's Blue Sky Happiness)

scuba....cheesecake is very, very gooooood....but I betcha Joseph had a more traditional cake :) Whatever he had, I'm just wondering about the leftovers.....lol!! I've seen pics of his cakes in the past, but those were while he was on tour and they were humongous...enuff fer us mice to nibble at I'm thinkin....but since the tour ended before this birthday, no telling what he got!

Austin, strangely enough, I kinda like yer idea of yer burial date being the date before yer death date...now THATS a head-scratcher, lol!!

Bluebuffalo....see u and yer Mrs. in ChickenHOE :) Along with Brian and Debbie!

Guitarist Slash, formerly of Guns N’ Roses and current guitarist for Velvet Revolver, has been teasing fans about a solo record for some time now and it appears he’s finally about to finish it.

The guitarist posted an update on his MySpace to let fans know how things are shaping up in the studio. He writes, “Hey all, what’s happening? Everything’s good on this end. It has been a pretty productive summer so far. My record should be done next month & the recording has gone smoothly & sounds fucking great.”

“[Former Guns N’ Roses drummer] Steven Adler played on the 1st of the last 3 tracks yesterday, along with [Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist] Flea on bass. The song kicks ass & the drums & bass sound so recognizable & sound so fucking good,” he adds. “Steven is staying clean, which is great, Flea is just amazing, period. Steven, Flea & I all lived & met in the same neighborhood in West Hollywood back in the day. Yesterday, we had a great time reminiscing about when we all 1st started playing Rock & Roll & how school didn’t fit into the plan, we were like 15. Flea was the 1st one to join an ‘established’ band called “Anthem,” I remember being envious. I had a band called ‘Tidus Sloan’ but we didn’t have a singer. Sound familiar? Steven & I didn’t really have a band together until a few years later when we joined [Motley Crue bassist] Nikki Sixx’s old band “London” after Izzy [Stradlin, former Guns N’ Roses guitarist] left. Which, incidentally, was very short lived.”

He continues, “Izzy came down & played on a track a couple weeks ago, that sounds great too. It was good to see him, it’s been awhile. Our guitars together really do have a sound all their own. Besides having some friends of Eric Valentine’s come down from Northern California & play cello & violin on a track, I haven’t had any other guest musicians so far. Having Flea, Steven & Izzy play has been a real gas. There might be a couple more surprise musicians on this record I think.”

GUITAR FESTIVAL Guitar Player Magazine

GUITAR PLAYER LIVE 9/11-13 in LIVERMORE

Early tix for GUITAR PLAYER LIVE! in Livermore, California go on sale July 21

The event date Sept 11-13

Saturday the 12th is the 5th GUITAR PLAYER's Guitar Superstar competition Four fab players have confirmed as judges: Steve Lukather, Jennifer Batten, Elliot Easton, and Greg Hampton.

The Downtown Livermore Guitar Fetsival is free. Stages, Gear, etc.

Shrapnel Records Guitar Night

Friday, Sept 11, 2009 at 8pm