Kudos to Elton John. He may not be entirely right but at least he stands up for what he believes. Catholicism is archaic. And I was raised catholic.

Happy birthday Pippy!!!!!!!!!

Fantastic that it's Saturday too have a wonderful day my friend.

Joe, here's the birthday boy playin one of yers :)

JOE--Great to see you on here. Too bad windows isn't responding to the link you gave. Congratulations on "Come on Baby" being chosen by the Canadian skater Vaughn Chipeur.......beautiful skating to a beautiful, encouraging song. We wives need encouragement from our husbands quite often....especially these strange days.

Cool chat----Thanks, justjoan, Tracie, Martin, and dream3.....did I miss anyone??? My first chat in space..Wow!

I wuv ya all 'cause ya keep this old girl awake and alive!

G'night. :-)

Hi everyone...I'm back in my hotel now, after the Clapton / Beck show at MSG. My dad and I met up with axeshredderjc for dinner before the show; I'm glad that worked out.

I'll post more of a review later, but quickly: Jeff Beck is AMAZING. This was my second time seeing him...not that he didn't blow me away the first time, but it REALLY hit me tonight. He's the most "lyrical" guitar player I've ever seen, if that makes sense...even better than Satch, at least as far as that side of playing goes.

And he needs to do a G3 tour...hint, hint. ;-)

Just got back from EC/JB Concert..ended up with a VIP seat/side section from the box office...seems to always work because tickets are returned last min.....Met up with Austin and His Father..had dinner at a secret place that most of NYC doesnt even know about.:)....a quick thanks because though i wanted to see the show but the invitation pushed me to actually go see it...and glad i did...it was History being made and the only show in the US. I took some awesome pics and will share ASAP. Had some great conversation with Austin and all your secrets have been revealed...lol..j/k.

Joe, you would have enjoyed this show. So much Blue!

Happy Birthday Pip!

Hey Joe, it's been 7 and a half years since you came in Bulgaria... can't wait to see you again!!! By the way, I prepared some cool-looing your-style hats, so I want to send them to you, I hope your head size fits them :-)

How can I post something to you Joe?

Thanks for inspiring me again....

Happy B-day Pip.

Wonderful track by Jeff Beck, Live in Japan (with Jennifer Batten), great DVD

Interview with Jennifer Batten (had never seen her with regular hair :-)

What's your idea about a string damper? Most of our guitar heroes don't seem to need them. I like to use some damping while recording high gain, if I don't need open strings...

The Dutch government has collapsed over disagreements within the governing coalition on extending troop deployments in Afghanistan. The country's happy and relieved!

Scuba....good luck on the house hunt i dont envy ya

happy birthday Pip

i tie a bandana around the neck if im recording something sometimes, or have a hair bobbin on the neck of my sa, it doesnt fully dampen the sound just mutes them slightly, its a happy medium

Hey Guys!

Thanks for reply Bluemoon. Hair-tie thingies work for me so far, 2 dampens more than 1, 3 dampens more than 2, etc, it's flexible.

Under the shower may get Xtra noize. Same in summer playing in front of a fan, it's almost like using the gizmotron, or how was that 10CC thing called.

How to remember effects settings. Pen and paper? The grey blubber in the head? Double-D assistant?

Do The Stu & Axeshredderjc: Austin & Joe, glad you all had fun at the concert. Looking forward to see some pics.

Pip55: Happy Birthday Pip!

Joe: Great to see some more blue from you.

anikblues: I agree that Joe Bonamassa should be part of the next G3. His new CD Black Rock is being released March 23rd. If you're interested in getting it shipped 2 weeks early and with free shipping, you can pre-order it at the link above.

Hey Joe... What's your thoughts on Joe Bonamassa? Any chance on including him in an upcoming G3 tour? BTW ~ I'm the guy who got you the signed copies of his first couple of CDs. Keeping fingers crossed to see you guys play together one of these daze.

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Scuba..yea mon dont envy ye a bit, flat/house searching is extra stressful, keep a few beers handy in Mr Fridge just incase all goes pear shaped

Good news tho, got the job with contract! :) starting April, position is only for 3 month t start, but hey... better than a kick in the pants

Death Cube- Show was really awesome. It was the first time ive seen either though a big fan when i was younger. My impression of Jeff was as expected ..and as Austin stated..very lyrical and expressive like he was born with that guitar in his hand. Eric seemed a little less energetic than expected, but i respect he's gotten older and cant expect more than what he put out, which was amazing!...ill leave the more detailed review to Austin...heres some pics

Clapton/Beck Febuary 19th, 2010 Madison Square Garden