Chee, the part you sent was my fav part of the entire series. When Joe says "Down the drain" and moves his hand and holds the last note, I just about fall on the floor. I already have that in my phone somewhere, but I'll be replaying the one you sent me to entertain myself at work when the fucktards start gettin' t meh. We have 2 on vacation this week, so being 2 down is always fun...not. Lawd gimme strenff!

Skippy, what would we do without yer overnight reporting. Yer a gem. lol!

Hi all,

Got me a new axe folks... An Ibanez RG770 reissue in Ruby Red. I have to say that it is a monster!!! Check it out Here.

Cheers,

I keep seeing this acronym of GAS... What does it mean?

Cheers,

Zen - How was the concert?

Hi Joe....Have a great couple of days off...

enjoy

you deserve it!!

hey, im a guy who have been playing guitar for 7 years, and now im getting tired of playing rythmic music, and want to learn hove to play serius solo-guitar... but i just cant get inspired, and i think ive been trying everything, and im accely getting a bit tired of it...

anyone who got any ideas?

i wanna get as good as my biiig Idol - Joe satriani

michelle - Thanks for the skunk...argh. ;-)

Before we moved earlier this year (and before I left), there was this skunk that loved to sneak into the garden next to the newsroom. And it always seemed to wait until just before deadline to stink everything up, so we wouldn't be able to take a few minutes to find it and shoo it away.

It's always cool to hear Highway Star, but Joe is playing the solo differently now and it bugs me. I can't call him/it wrong because Joe was IN Deep Purple and can do what he wants, but I think it sounds better when he waits until the second time through to double up the bends. The section starts at about 3:12 in the video you posted and at about 3:42 in this video from The Roxy.

It sounds like Sammy is singing the call and response part wrong (early), which is probably why Joe changed the way he does the solo. Argh. Does this bug anyone else?

Thanks for that top 100 list, as well...it's interesting to see Jeff Buckley has four songs on the list, while Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd only have two each. I disagree with Nirvana and Rage Against The Machine being 1 and 2, but it's cool to see such a varied list...

Do the Stu- After revisiting the post-VH Sammy and FITP, I have to agree with you on Sammy and the guitar. I like the facet his playing adds to anything I have heard. I can say I like Sammy's soloing because he is probably the closest to my style of playing than anyone else I know of. He noticeably picked up a few things from Eddie but not so much it changed his style. He is not a magnificently showy player but he is solid and stylish.

castle, you could see the disaster before it happened. Yes, everyone knows you don't charge a skunk...except drunks and idiots, and I take it those guys are both. lol! They got what they deserved, and it was funny as hell! Bet that house still reeks.

Cappy, yes, that's exactly what I meant. LOL!! Some are hilarious, and some are so not that they're even more. It's exactly what you said I said. Now...yer nuts are hilarious you say?

OoooooOOoooo, speaking of nuts.... my daughter and I were out shopping. As we turn the corner I see a man standing there trying to decide which way to go. This man was a biggin - weighed at least 225 - 235, and as I look at him, his bright royal blue SPANDEX shorts catch my eye. Before I could move my eyes away fast enough, I saw it. This 50 something dude had a feckin. camel toe that was the size of a small child ffs!! I didn't even see his junk, just this massive wash my eyes out with Clorox then scrub 'em with brillo all up in his stuff for lack of a better visual camel toe!! It was like a front butt - I swear! Now, I'm so damaged that just the simple word NUTS flares up my PTSD! lol! I wanted to scream and point and jump up and down and scream some more, but I literally couldn't even speak for a few minutes. I was just going "ewww, ewww, ewww, ewwww" and my daughter didn't know what happened. lol! It was baaaaad!

Ewwww, my eyes!! Make it go awaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy! lmao!!!

Cube, you woulda loved it. lol! WB Wait!! You weren't by any chance on vacation in my neighborhood, were you? LOL!

We actually have a rabies alert in this county with 2 confirmed cases. We have a lot of skunks here. I have been noticing the rise for a couple of years.

Chelle- Those sights are difficult to remove from your thoughts.

lmao....

mebbe I sent him to u to get u back fer yer "hepfulness...."

But really...I had no idear guys could have camel toads?? How can this be? Doesn't, erm.....something get in the way of a true toad (yes I know it's toe)...?

I sure as hell hope u dint take a pic with yer phone cuz I so DO NOT WANNA SEE THAT!!!!