jsTony, so very sorry to hear about yer mum. Sending good healing vibes to you and yer family. ((hugs))

thanx for the well wishes blue, my sister lives in Hope Valley, Rhode Island, of like she said yesterday no Hope Valley!lol even though it's a small state her end of it, the southern part got 6 inches more rain than we did in the northern part.

thanx michelle, peace, glitz! we're fine, just a little tired of bailing water. our house is fine. when i finished our basement to install our Cabo Club Northeast, i waterproofed all the walls and floor! alot of other people have lost everything though. when we were driving home from my sisters, it took 2 hours for a 45 minute ride becuase of all the road closures, we saw a lot of misery. some people's homes are totally submerged and you just know they aren't going to get any help from the insurance companies. they'll probably deny coverage due to an act of god or something like that. it really was heartbreaking. me and the mrs. are going to try to head to the worst area today to see if we can help in some way. hard to sit by and watch people in your local area in need and not help.

i'm chompin at the bit for another Chickenfoot cd and tour! they definitely just scratched the surface.

jsTony: Tony, I'm sorry to hear the loss of your mother. My prayers & condolences go out to you and the family.

JS Tony, very sorry to hear on what happened to your mom...may she rest in peace

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@Peace Lily-I completely forgot, I could've posted that. Thanks for doing it for me. One of his best ballads. :)

Oxley11- Your welcome , I already had "Home " in queue to play. :-)

Skippy-Re; Chickenfoot Are you having a bit of fun with us? Seeing as its........well..... you know.

My condolences, too, Tony. Wow, death is always a tough thing to talk about. Yet, nothing soothes our uneasiness like good friends to share in our grief..'cause we all get there at different times of life.

I spent 30 years of my life raised heathen. :-) No spiritual belief except this very subtle nagging on the inside that there must be something more out there. Until I met Melissa. Now, I've been a believer of Jesus for the last 20 years and have seen two totally different impacts on my life & vast differences of perspectives.

I once had a curiosity with death...where will I go? If anywhere? Typically a fear because of the unknown. And , now I have a confidence in a new & perfect beginning. Total peace about this next eternal life, and a new outlook that stays fresh every year regarding a need to live each day to it's fullest.

It's carried over into my music, too. Where I once was a learning guitarist in a late 70's rock band...playing Zepp, Blue Oyster Cult, Skynyrd, Stones, Yes, etc....now I spend it playing in our local church and...where songwriting was once elusive and quite a struggle...now the lyrics come with a renewed focus...and the music is much easier to develop now that I can let go and let the Holy Spirit take control and drive my inspiration to a work that honors Christ & not myself.

Agape love is certainly where it's at. That self-sacrificing love that holds a higher regard for the person beheld...than for your own needs and perspectives. Well...that's my story. It got me through the times of watching a father-in-law pass from colon cancer...or seeing my grandmother pass from it just being her time with age (and I lived with her in those days).

But, what a drive in music, too, eh? Look at the works out there and look at what is truly spiritually driven...there's a marked difference if done in the proper perspective. So, death for me is the ultimate new beginning...the mark of being set free from the decay of this world that saddens us all...and of a new hope of a life that's forever unchanging. :-)

Peace everyone! Sorry to digress so much from a board that honors Joe's music. But, I've seen enough posts here to see what a band of family you've all become...especially you 'old timers' in here! :-)

Hey everyone, did you hear about Joe's new......no, just kidding. No news from me today, so you all can breathe a sigh of relief. ;-)

Joe Satriani's Experience Hendrix Tour blog: part 3

BTW, PeaceLily...thanks for the welcome you gave me! Appreciate that!

Glitzman--Steve is doin' better than me today. I'm not feelin' so good t'day. Horrible headache and difficulty eating---nothing tastes very good today. Need some soothing Joe music, too.

jsTony--My condolences on your loss. My prayers are goin' out to you.

Peace Lily--Thanks for HOME. I also like TEN WORDS and CRYIN'.

I've seen better days. ;-(

Let's all sing along!

And you ask me what I want this year- And I try to make this kind and clear- Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days- Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in string-s And desire and love and empty things- Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days-

So take these words- And sing out loud- Cuz everyone is forgiven now- Cuz tonight's the night the world begins again-

And it's someplace simple where we could live And something only you can give- And thats faith and trust and peace while we're alive- And the one poor child that saved this world- And there's 10 million more who probably could- If we all just stopped and said a prayer for them-

So take these words- And sing out loud- Cuz everyone is forgiven now- Cuz tonight's the night the world begins again-

I wish everyone was loved tonight- And somehow stop this endless fight- Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days-

So take these words- And sing out loud- Cuz everyone is forgiven now- Cuz tonight's the night the world begins again- Cuz tonight's the night the world begins again-