Wow, I think I just O.D.'ed on sleep! I slept for 10 hours, which is 5 more hours of sleep than I usually get on a work night. Damn did that feel good!! I highly recommend it!

Austin, Sully was born on me mum's birthday. The rescue shelter we got him from got his mother when she was pregnant. They watched him being born, so it's a sure date. They also named him Bubba. lol! We left him pick his own name by writing names on little pieces of paper and balling them up. I shook them all up in my hand and threw them down on the floor. Therefore, he picked his own name - Sully. lol! Funny thing is, he has the body of a Bubba (so they knew something!), but the attitude of Sully (Erna). lol!

As for the least liked Satch cd, if I can't pick the ep - LOL - then I'll go for the least listened one, which is SBM. It has a lot of good songs on it, but I always think of it as a sad cd. I forget why. lol! Don't know if I was sad during that time, or if I can sense sadness in Joe? I'll have to give it another listen. There's no cd I don't like, just one's I listen to less.

Good Morn Satchland... How U B ?

michelle..... Thanks sweetie. I like things right where they are..lol.. I know what you mean about returning to reality. The shows are so intense you wonder if it was real. You walk away thinking ....Oh my God was that Great or What? Chickenfoot makes perfect sense for Joe. As he has stated... sorta.... he needed a break for being the boss..... I know how he feels as with the band I'm in now.... not being the lead vocalist and leader has freed me up to do what I do best.... play guitar. It really makes a difference. If I had better pipes it might be different. But as a front man lead vocalist you have to have that certain tone in your voice that God didn't give me. I'm ok with that. Plus like Joe said.... it's better just to have a front man. I guess it's traditional...lol. Sammy is a great front man and his voice... my God note for note with Joe at the end of "Turning Left" How does a man sing that high and at 60+ yrs. old? God gave my pipes to Sammy...lol.... Sammy you owe me...lol....Chickenfoot is here to stay and I can't wait to hear what Joe comes up with for the next Satch band cd. It's definitely going to be a harder sound.... Joe doing Metal? There's a thought.... Hugs.

T2J peeps were mentioning there Joe favs. My fav is still Flying in a Blue Dream. There's something about that song....the groove, harmony feedback guitars, melody line and the solos....the longest Legato lines in music ...lol... It's a masterpiece. My second is If I Could Fly. That song to me is an extension of FIABD... sorta like a Part Duex if you will.

Peace Lily
EOC is not my preferred album, but Champagne ? is one of Joe’s best tunes. So coincidence with you and Austin, but disagreement about CP. It’s not my nº1, it was FIABD and SWTA that hooked me

Elpp
Agreed. The red album is insane ! (see below)

Michelle
Therefore Slow Down Blues is a masterpiece…and S.M.F !!!
And I find myself tapping with my fingers on the table, and a big smile on my face with “Look My Way”
You are asking me if I like blues ? Naah !
Few is said about “Home”. It’s a fantastic ballad. No technical difficulties, but a precious melody

Skippygirl - Just thought I'd tell you that when you visited the Grand Canyon in 1987, I was 4 years old. ;-)

A helicopter ride like that does sound fun, though...I'll add that to the list for next time.

I'd guess when most people get into Joe on their own, they start with SWTA.

That's so true!

Hello there!!!! Hi Joe...... You all have to see this.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1UTbV1rxm8

enjoy....

michelle - "There's no cd I don't like, just one's I listen to less. " Thank you. So far that is what I am finding to be true also.

Now there's a black & blue moon!!

Ibanezjoan, I agree 100%! I love that cd!

It's "take yer kid back to college" day. If I get any more stressed my shoulders will be up around my ear lobes ffs! lol! There's only so much room in a feckin car - and only so much room in her room!! The load & drive starts after dinner... *sigh*

Al, you should be here by now...unless yer still standing there holding yer coat. lol!

Keniko, you mentioned Turning Left. Every time I hear or see it, it repeats in my head like a skipping record. I keep on turning left, turning left - duh duh duh duh duh da da.... over and over...

Ibanezplyr--I sure hope you are feeling better and get over the insidious viruses. Doctors have their hands full these days with that stupid H1N1.

For some reason, teenagers in Palo Alto/Stanford area and the greater Bay Area are finding ways to suicide. It's the insane BOZONE (or whatever ya wanna call it) that has attacked us humans and infected our brains! Depression, Bipolar and all those mental disturbances are taking a toll. Someone has to talk about it. It hurts like hell, damn it!!! We can't lock up our youngin's away but we can hug them and take time for them and let them know we love them. We need to listen to their pain as well as their joy.

Joseph, Your music is genuine and life affirming......I love Crystal Planet and Strange Beautiful Music. Your generousity rocks the world!!!

Do the Stu--Thanks for your up and up writing. Thanks for taking care of Alan McKenna when he's in Cali.

michelle ..... It could be worse. Could you imagine ..... Turning Straight...

axe; great pics!looks like we have the same virus. it drives us to attend as many shows as possible and get as close to the band as possible! call it Chicken Flu!

So I just went to the mall to buy one shirt and maybe a pair of pants, and ended up spending like $120 on all kinds of stuff...I haven't spent that much at a mall in years! What's happening to me?

And it's also a million degrees (OK, maybe just 100, but still) here in Long Beach...what's up with that?

Listening to: Dave Matthews Band - Two Step (09-11-99; East Rutherford, NJ)

Thanks for all the hurrays on Chris's test results, u guys are the BEST!!! It's a huge relief fo' sho' :)

Now....lemme see if I can catch up cuz I left my brain on the east coast...

Happy belated birthday to yer lil mum and to Sully chelle, lol!! Didya get to celebrate at all together? Good that E was still home for it if so, and now she's back to school and settling in...lets hope fer no boo-boo lip pics this year :)

Austin, the Grand Canyon is incredibly beautiful. Did you find yourself talking in very hushed tones when u were standing there looking out over the canyon? That happened to us, it's so incredible u just feel like u shudn't be at all loud there! See any of the wildlife?

Now...I hafta tell this....I pulled a "Mckenna" on the AC trip...Joanie and I are already at the hotel a day early, and chelle and hubby drive over on Friday. We've been there exactly one day at that point and have tried our best to drive around scoping everything out, check out the HOB, the boardwalk, where to park, how to get to and from, etc...and we did take a wrong turn here or there but it all ended good.

So anyways....we're there in the parking lot of the hotel having just gotten back, and chelle calls saying they're lost and where the hell are we!! So I axe questions to find out where they are, and eventually talk them into the hotel parking lot.

I AM FROM THE WEST COAST, GIVING DIRECTIONS TO AN EAST COASTER HOW TO GET THERE!!! FFS!!! LOL!

So that's pulling a "Mckenna" cuz when we were all in San Fran last November, he'd flown all the way over from Ireland and ended up as our tour guide/bus and bart figgerer-outer and got us where we needed to be, lol!!!

My one shining moment :) Gads, so many other stories from the trip and hysterical moments.

At one point during the CF show, Sammy walked over to Joe and just stood there, really close to his face...then all of a sudden raised up the microphone and SCREAAAAAMED into it in very fine Sammy-style...he busted Joe up but good, lol!!

So many flying drumsticks...at one point Chad got that evil glint in his eye which always meant here comes another torpedo...and I started waving my hands and shaking my head and yelling NO NO NO NO!!! Laughing at him cuz dammit those things were LETHAL and so was the crowd when they dove for them!! Chad smiled and sent it another way, lol! Thank GAWD!

Joe dint break out his camcorder at the end of this show...and Sammy likes to come sit at the edge of the stage and sign autographs at the very end while Chad trashes his drum kit and Mike and Joe finish playing them out and try to stay outta the way. Such high energy and just a great BUZZ from beginning to end!!