very valid point on "well plucked string" mikesb.

Hey Joe, ever think of bartending before of after a gig? lol! Seems Bill likes to serve tequila. Maybe Sammy should hire him? lol!

hey folks, if you haven't checked it out yet, go take a read of the second part of joe's exp. hendrix blog he's doing for music radar read here

and of course in case anyone missed the early morning posting of the new Ice-9 pedal announcement, here it is! VOX Ice 9 Official Product Introduction

if you aren't already a friend on facebook, hop over there since we're using it to post these sorts of things. http://facebook.com/joesatriani

tikimon- Thanks for mentioning Tommy Emmanuel , ashamed to say I had not listened to him before... I have learned if I don't know an artist who is (when mentioned on T2J) that I should check them out. And I did.. he makes beautiful sounds with his guitar.. soothing and crystal clear...couple songs brought a tear to my eye.... some made me smile...very enjoyable.

Peace, if you like Tommy (and who doesn't :) keep an eye on his touring schedule. He appeared at the Britt Festival in Ashland just last summer :)

Well the in-store appearance was pretty cool, got my Ibanez signed and bought the live in paris DVD and got that signed too, but the E-mail said Pedal spectacular so I thought it was going to be a demo or something.

but I played the js20s, and also tried synyster gates's signature guitar but I am not a big fan of schecter, I also want Michael angelo batio's dean, but the JS is still my dream guitar. cant wait to get it in june. either a js20s or js1200 i dunno yet.

Can you only get the JS1200 in candy apple red? and where could I get it painted chrome? and how much would it cost?

and I got the ibanez catalogue and saw the JS2400 the pickups are weird but cool, it will be interesting to hear it.

Fun times! can't wait to get the JS guitar signed.

i have only seen the 1200 in candy apple red. i love mine. after joe signed it. i sprayed kylon clear coat on it to protect his siggie.

hey gang, our pip tweeted earlier tonight that he was just in a bad car crash, but so far thought he only had some cuts and bumps...and was royally pissed about the accident.

Just thought it would be nice to be sending good vibes and prayers his way, haven't heard anything else from him since that one tweet.

PIP Sorry to hear about the car accident ,My thoughts and hopes are with you and safety

Pip55: Phil, hope you're all right dude. Glad that you're okay. Prayers are heading your way.

Cheese101: Tracie, thank you for letting us know. Hope you're doing well.

HawkGuy: Danny, I'm with ya on that. Prayers to the Pipster. BTW, hope you're doing well.

Dude, really???

Coooooold man, very cold.

Dream3: Those are some interesting facts Jamie. Thanks for sharing; I never knew that. I hear you on that. Prayers to those who are less fortunate, who lost someone in an accident, etc.

TheHawkGuy: I only caught the last 15 minutes of it and I saw what happened. Surprised it was a double Tribal Council, and seeing Tyson gone. James was a no-brainer. I didn't see the one with Russell, but next week's episode talked about him.

Michelle: Hi there. Hope you're doing well. Will you be seeing Joe anytime soon again?

BTW, went to a local health fair and got my blood drawn (Blood Profile). I also got checked on my height, weight, body mass index, blood pressure, and body fat percentage. All was good there.

Morning all - thank you for the wishes guys & gals. Y'all very sweet, spirits raised!

I started ranting on twitter because I'm seriously p***ed off but have to take a reality check that I am unbelievably lucky to walk way

Everything hurts where it should, the glass in my ass was particularly annoying though

Mentally fine, but choice of car today, fact I only needed to leave 2 minutes earlier/later, timing etc all screwing with me and if I can't apply logic I get frustrated.

I'm still ranting aren't I...

Pip55: Phil, glad you're okay. Check your FB sometime; I posted on the wall. Let's all be glad that you are okay.