Mystical robot: even coldplay can "improvise" if I could fly...

Too soon? :)

Roo

Pip- I will be one of the January people; I'll make it to Reno at least- Unless they announce a show in Portland; then I'll have to decide whether to go to one or the other, or dip into savings a bit and get both of them. If I only get one and there is a Portland show then that's where I'll go because I really didn't care for the Silver Legacy, and Portland is a little closer for me, I believe.

I'm really keeping my fingers crossed for Dog w/ Crown and Earring. The only time I've heard it is the vid that you (Pip) posted of your performance and a very low quality version that is on youtube. I suppose one day I'll just have to shell out the money for the Japanese version of the album, but I just hate to do that for ONE track! Kind of the same situation with iTunes and Ghosts. I'm glad I have LIP to listen to it now.

It would be nice to see Joe blow the dust off some stuff that hasn't been played in a while or in some cases probably never been played live and trade it out for some of the stuff that has become kind of engraved in the set list over the years....

**EVERYONE MAKE SURE YOU UPDATE YOUR SET LIST BEFORE THE TOUR!!!!**

If 15,000 of us have Summer Song and Cool #9 on our set list, then it's a safe bet that those songs will get some pretty heavy play time..

Anyway, the first milestone is September 7th, which is the download date for the single off the album for those of us that pre-ordered the autographed copy!! And then it's off to Chickenhoe II for a few of us!! Was glad to see the traditional countdown to the album release podcasts will be happening too. An exciting few weeks lie ahead!

Man, what a great DMB show tonight! This is the best I've seen them play in the two years since Roi's death. They've changed into a different band (more of a rock band with a horn section instead of a jazz/rock band), but they're still very good.

Highlights include a killer Two Step with a drum solo that was more creative than usual and the first All Along The Watchtower DMB has played in Southern California since 2005. I love their version of that song, and it's been a LONG time since I've heard it...well worth the wait, definitely!

I also enjoyed What Would You Say tonight...Jeff (sax) and Rashawn (trumpet) really jammed it out. Boyd came in with his violin at what is usually the end of the solo section, but the other guys were still playing away so they extended everything for a few more bars. Very spontaneous and cool.

Also, it's cool to hear that you're working on their website...I think the last few versions of it have been seriously lacking, compared to some of the fan sites out there. I look forward to seeing what you do with it (And I hope you keep all of their streaming music...that's my favorite part of the site. What an easy way to make new fans!).

Back to Satch, what's the tour rehearsal schedule? Do we still have time to update our setlists here to influence Joe, or has that deadline already passed?

roo

I'm pretty sure "improvise"(Satchurized) and "plagiarize"(Coldplagiarize) have two completely different meanings!!!

G'day Joe, its Aussiergman from nowra nsw Australia, I'm sorry to hear about your mother passing away, I havent been on this site for a long time, I still listen to you sometimes..

It will be 4 years in november since my mum passed away, 3 years since I've picked up my guitar.. I feel i havent got any songs left in me, but Im concentraiting on buying a mackbook, so i can record on garage band.. I hope.. . Its been along time since I've played, I wonder if I'll remember how .. I still love listening to music , got over 12000 songs on my ipod, and I do a weekly radio show on my community fm station here at home, music will always be around i guess, but I just dont know if i can play again... my dad will be 87 this year, and im looking after him alot, almost every day at his house, doing things, soon he may have to give up his car if he doesnt pass his test, then I'll be his shofeur??(spell) I miss mum still... guess I always will

I may or may not get to see you live again Joe but you still rock mate.!!!

Chee, yer a good mama! That Chrisper's a lucky boy!

Roo, that was funny!

Did I ever mention I hate working weekends?

Happy Saturday peeps!...or Saturnight - depending on where you are...

michelle

Good to see ya eatin' healthy!!! LOL

Joe!!!! Well it's increadible that i am writiing to you !!!! i have been waiting this moment for a long time because i am playing guitar since i was 8 and when i reach 12 years of age i discovered your wonderful music!!!!! and until now i am playing your songs.... well it would be great if you could ever come to greece!!!!!! ii have some of your songs recorded with my poor stuff!!!! :) you can visit any time you want my page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Smash/143634379003305?ref=ts#!/kostas.martzivanos?ref=ts !!!!!! Well my dream is to play with you,,, nevermind if it is a live show or no,,,, nevermind if we jam together or play some of your songs.... i just wanna sometime to meet you and play guitar together!!!!! Well thanks a lot and continue the perfect job!!!!!!

Omg!!!

DOSE ANYONE KNOE HOW TO PRE-ORDER SATRIANI NORTH AMERICAN TICKETS!! WHENEVER I TRY TO IT SAYS TICKETS ARE NOT AVALIBLE... PLEASE HELP ME

Hi everyone, I noticed some of you editing your set lists, well I don't want to be the last one.

I took a look at the set list requests from all of you, and found some surprises in there. The list starts with the most requested:

ALWAYS WITH ME, ALWAYS WITH YOU

FLYING IN A BLUE DREAM

SATCH BOOGIE

SURFING WITH THE ALIEN

SUMMER SONG

COOL #9

CRYSTAL PLANET

CIRCLES

BORG SEX

FRIENDS

ICE 9

CRUSHING DAY

CEREMONY

DEVIL'S SLIDE

BIG BAD MOON

UNTIL WE SAY GOODBYE

LOVE THING

THE CRUSH OF LOVE

CRYIN'

WAR

RUBINA

HI Joe, Iam latif Ghouali, a CG artist from Algeria, as a big fan of your sound since more than a decade, lets me offer you these modest Artworks that i've done few years ago, i called the first one "Satch the super guitar Hero " ( yeah you are ) and the the second id the reproduction of your Ibanez chrome boy with your sun glass as aspecial touch ( some reconized it belongs to you just by watching the glasses :) ) hope you will accept this gift from me, i believe you are a very busy but i will be very honoured to get feedback from. Thanks and waiting for your uncoming Album.

The Links :

Satch the super guitar hero : http://maxwaver7.cgsociety.org/gallery/571164/

Ibanez Chrome BOY ( white version ) : http://maxwaver7.cgsociety.org/gallery/682975/

Ibanez Chrome boy ( blue version ) : http://maxwaver7.cgsociety.org/gallery/682245/

Hope YOU enjoy .

Kind regards, LATIF GHOUALI

HI Joe, Iam latif Ghouali, a CG artist from Algeria, as a big fan of your sound since more than a decade, lets me offer you these modest Artworks that i've done few years ago, i called the first one "Satch the super guitar Hero " ( yeah you are ) and the the second id the reproduction of your Ibanez chrome boy with your sun glass as aspecial touch ( some reconized it belongs to you just by watching the glasses :) ) hope you will accept this gift from me, i believe you are a very busy but i will be very honoured to get feedback from. Thanks and waiting for your uncoming Album.

The Links :

Satch the super guitar hero : http://maxwaver7.cgsociety.org/gallery/571164/

Ibanez Chrome BOY ( white version ) : http://maxwaver7.cgsociety.org/gallery/682975/

Ibanez Chrome boy ( blue version ) : http://maxwaver7.cgsociety.org/gallery/682245/

Hope YOU enjoy .

Kind regards, LATIF GHOUALI

Joe - Thanks for sharing the setlist rankings...it's cool to see all that.

I was listening to Live In San Francisco yesterday and was thinking how great it would be to hear Friends again. I don't know if you'd consider that one in the place of another fairly regular song like Summer Song or Ice Nine, but I thought I'd mention it.

Aaand...any chance you could surprise us die-hard fans with something from the first album like Driving At Night or New Day? ;-)

Joe looked like he was playing around when he pushed Steven a few days ago, and didn't expect him to fall off the stage, but I really don't know. A few seconds before that happened, you can see that Steven gave Joe a playful shove.

Steven hit Joe's guitar with his mike stand in Jones Beach on 8/12. It looked like an accident, but who knows, with the way the band has been lately.

At the show I saw in Irvine last month, Steven changed a word in a line from Livin' On The Edge (replaced "God" with "Joe..."We're seeing things in a different way, and Joe knows it ain't his"). Maybe not in a big deal, but back in the 70s when the band was really strained Steven would change lyrics to take shots at people.

Argh...

And for Satch in January, well, I'll do as many shows as I can. At a minimum, I'll try to do the SF road trip that everyone else is talking about. :-)