Hello Satchland, hello friends, hello amazing Joe !

My life in Portugal is going well, my daughter is growing up very fast and the new experience as father is being very cool, sometimes the nights are difficult :)).

Hope my great friends in Satchland are ok, i miss you many times but now with new responsabilities the things changed a little bit :). But you are always a reference to me and i never forget you :)).

JOE - I will be there in Lisbon to see you again in November :)). Thank you so much! One Question: in the other day i got a record of Lennie Tristano, can do you tell us the experience to get lessons from him if you don`t mind? What kind of technical advices you got from him? Thank you :) !

MARKTAYLOR - My deepest condolences bro.

Much love to all of you!

Later, warm regards

Joe Satriani, Mick bridgen, and Joe team, and To Sammy Hagar, mikey anthony, chad smith? Have a awesome and crazy party this weekend

Marktaylor - my condolences on the loss of your mother.

Elpp - thanks mate! That's at least 2 of us.

Marktaylor - my condolences on the loss of your mother, My thoughts are with you.

Take Care & All The Best,

Marktaylor---Sorry to hear your mom passed away. My prayers are with you.

Joe--In regard to AZ's law.........I think it was the wrong way to go. Did they think the INS and Border Patrol were woefully understaffed to do the job of protecting our southern border? Definitely. They must have felt very desperate to go their own way! Congress has work to do to get the immigration laws of this country up-to-date. What is on the books right now, I've been told is Byzantine! Also, I heard President Obama is trying to work out some kind of joint law enforcement effort with the President of Mexico. With the budget cuts made across the board at all levels of government, I'm not sure if enough people are being educated and trained to serve in the INS and/or Border Patrol and how many jobs in those areas were eliminated. All the best legislation can't make up for cuts in staff that enforce the laws.

Hawk Guy--Thanks for asking Joe about his next album. Great to see an immediate answer to your question!

Having a challenging day helping Steve stay healthy and happy.......He is having trouble with lower GI tract! Sigh!

Good to see ya around Joe

Keep that Blue coming :) :)

Did Mike have a good birthday Joe did U and the boys go out party on :)


The new album is there going to be an Acoustic track Joe ??


And Yahoooooo Bombers have won 3 games in a row to sit emselves just inside the top 8 :) :) Joe would still really like to know if you have been to an Aussie Rules Football game while on ur travels to Australia in the past and did u like it ???



Still Digging this song Starlight. So cant wait to go see Slash.

Hi Everyone!

Mark Taylor: I'm sorry for the loss of your Mother. Prayers for you & your family.

Axeshredderjc: Nice comment/story/facts to know. Thanks for sharing with us.

Pima651: Very strong points you have there. BTW, welcome to the forum.

Skippygirl: Thanks for the praise.

Alexandre Caetano & Igneousiceman: Hi there you guys! Been a while since ya posted. Great to see your post(s).

Dream3: Hey there Jamie & I hope your AFL teams are doing well.

TheHawkGuy, Peace Lily, Elpp, Michelle, Cheese101, GG2, Fatape, Cappy Steve, Slanshroom, Scubadaz, Ibanezplyr, Anibur, DTS, Roo, Death Cube K, Njbeast, Tikimon, Keniko, and Everyone: Hope you're all doing well. I heard about the deaths of Gary Coleman & Dennis Hopper. Two big losses in entertainment. Prayers to their families. Speaking of families, hope you & your family are well.

Hi Joe. Hope you're doing well. I also hoped that Mike had a great birthday.

Have a safe Memorial Day Holiday folks. This week is kind of big for me. My sister & her husband are celebrating their Anniversary (10 years) this Thursday. Besides working the next four straight days (including filling in for one of my coworkers on Memorial Day), I'm also volunteering/playing a card dealer for the Junior Achievement Golf Outing that Thursday. Once work & the volunteer work is done, then it's off to South Bend for the Sunburst races. I'll be leaving Friday & running on Saturday. I have been practicing and putting in 15-20 mile runs for the past couple weeks. I hope it pays off for me for the Marathon.

I have received so much info./advice from my running buddies: Don't start out fast. Stay consistent. Miles 1-20 should be at a steady pace. After mile 20-21, then you could pick up the pace. "Slow is smooth, Smooth is fast."

Anyone, that includes y'all & any of your family/friends, that has any other advice/encouragement, feel free to say/post it.

Take care peeps.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

Joseph, thanks for the poem, it is a beaut and Canadian in origin to boot. My pop flew ik WWII so I have always had the utmost respect and time of day for our vets....

Too bad Obama is skipping the wreath ceremony this year eh??

Mikesb - I see part of the poem is on your $10 note, too.

What do you all typically do on Memorial Day there?