Skippy - I can only find the 2009 DVD from the Gaiety. Is your other one a bootleg or rare copy?

I know he is performing in Driggs, Idaho, which is on the other side of the state, and also Salt Lake City, Utah, which is actually a little bit closer at about 5 hours by car. I would love to see him again it will just depend on finances at the time. I am on a set income from the military until my medical situation either clears up or stabilizes and they didn't set it high enough, lol!! I don't know how even people with high paying jobs can afford to see 20 plus shows a year, some of them are so expensive. It doesn't help that nobody ever comes around here and we have to travel to Tahoe, Salt Lake City, Reno, Portland and other big cities and then get a hotel room on top of the cost of tickets. I'm lucky to see two shows a year.

Totally off topic, but there is a local band here in town that I have followed for a couple years (mainly the guitarist) that is starting to schedule shows again. The guitarist, which some of you that went to Tahoe last year may remember as the guy in the front row in the chicken suit, is a big fan of Joe's, so he plays quite a bit of Joe's music at his shows, in addition to his original stuff. The first time I saw them he opened with Back to Shalla-Bal. They have a street block closed off June 12th here in town and a bunch of local bands are gonna be playing, including these guys, and they say they are gonna be playing some Satriani. I'm quite excited about that. I haven't seen them since 07....

turbo - you can buy the 2006 show DVD here 2006 show it's $25 + postage for US peeps.

Cheese - I just had time to go back and watch the vid of Joe explaining the pedals. I have no idea on how they work but its great to see him explain which ones were used to make different sounds on different songs, nice find mate! I sent it to someone I know who is a gear reviewer, he'll go sick over it.

Looking forward to the next "Batch of Satch".

I wonder if Chris and Belan will be guesting on it. ;-)

Rush's new digital single is now available on iTunes and Amazon. The songs are Caravan and BU2B (Brought Up To Believe).

The songs are also on YouTube, but I bet they're removed soon:

Caravan
BU2B

Both songs are HEAVY...Caravan reminds me of Counterparts-era Rush, specifically Stick It Out. And BU2B has...keyboards! :-)

Snakes & Arrows was a strong album, but these songs blow away everything on it...this is the best I've heard from Rush in years.

Hi Joe

My 19 year old son Ollie Naismith was killed in a car crash on 6th December 2009. He was an amazing guitarist, inspired by you. He played “Until We Say Goodbye” as his audition piece for college and blew them away with it.

He and I were at Bournemouth in 2008. He spotted you in your wig and shades behind the sound desk while Paul Gilbert was playing and I took a photo of him with you before security took you away. I treasure that photo of him with you.

Following his death I have decided to learn to play. I am still very much a novice but have just bought a JS100 just in case I get good! My goal is to be able to play “Always With Me, Always With You”. Such a beautiful piece of music and so poignant to me. The song means so much to me that I have the opening bars tattooed along the inside of my forearm.

I have tickets for the middle front row at Bristol Colston Hall on 18th October. The reason for this message is to ask that you keep “Always With Me, Always With You” in your set for this tour and if you were able to dedicate it to my Ollie in Bristol …. It would mean everything to me.

Thanks for taking time to read this.

THESE ARE ENTRIES TO A WASHINGTON POST COMPETITION ASKING FOR A TWO-LINE RHYME WITH THE MOST ROMANTIC FIRST LINE, AND THE LEAST ROMANTIC SECOND LINE:

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1. My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife:
Marrying you has screwed up my life.

2. My love, you take my breath away.
What have you stepped in to smell this way?

3. Kind, intelligent, loving and hot;
This describes everything you are not.

4. Love may be beautiful, love may be bliss,
But I only slept with you 'cause I was pissed.

5. I thought that I could love no other
-- that is until I met your brother.

6. Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you.
But the roses are wilting, the violets are dead, the sugar bowl's empty and so is your head.

7. I want to feel your sweet embrace;
But don't take that paper bag off your face.

8. I love your smile, your face, and your eyes
Damn, I'm good at telling lies!

9. I see your face when I am dreaming.
That's why I always wake up screaming.

10. My feelings for you no words can tell,
Except for maybe 'Go to hell.'

11. What inspired this amorous rhyme?
Two parts vodka, one part lime.

Massive sinkhole in Guatemala City swallows up a 3-story building YIKES!

Sure glad to hear that more European dates will be announced, because Copenhagen is still not on the Iist!!! Please don´t skip Denmark on this tour Joe....... ´cause this time around I won´t be able to come see the UK-shows or the shows in southern Europe due to a huge backlog at work. Please-please-please add Copenhagen or maybe Hamburg even!!!......OK this could be regarded as a very selfish wish considering what else is going on in the world these days. But I would just die (or maybe not??!!) if I´d have to miss out on Joe´s tour in Europe this fall.

A good news though is that for the first time in my life I will get to experience Mr Jeff Beck live in concert - twice even!!: Copenhagen and Hamburg, Germany. I am deliriously excitied about this - have waited for years to see Jeff Beck live in concert and finally it´s happening, yuipppppppiiieeee......

Still want Joe to come play for us in Copenhagen though...!!!! Keeping my fingers crossed XXXXXXXX

hey Joe, if you just think it's too heavy to search for a good title for your next powaaa niou record, what about a fan contest? what is your target ? what is in satch mood in this moment ? lol peace, serinity and wellness or overdrived testosteroned calls from the darkside ? Pliz choose a short title like "Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock" (huh) like a peplum movie title : "JS vs The Four Elements" ... ok i ->

back from vaca catchin up on 8 pages.

Joe good to see the blue, i do agree with you, like I said before, if the feds did thier job this discussion wouldn't be taking place. nice little piece of poetry looks vaguely fimiliar. & thanx for keeping this board uncensored!!!

just remember everyone, when you stand up for your rights just be sure you're not standing on someone else!

elpp; thanx and no beers but we did kill a bottle of Cabo in about 1 1/2 hrs. and there were only 3 of us! i did have to pick up the mrs. once when she missed her chair! lol

axe; congrats dude!!!

congrats to glitz as well. looks like you're moving up in the pack, so to speak.

condolences for your mom marktaylor.

just a few words on my vaca. Sammy's Beach Bar is the only real beach bar he has opened so far. it is right on the beach. drinks are a little pricey, but so is everything in Atlantic City! music is only good on Friday nights! we had a total blast!!!! thank you Bally's and Sammy's for the free weekend. if you have to go through the Philly airport i have pity for you and don't ever fly usairways. between the airport and airlines it took us 7 hours to get back home. the flight was only 45 mins.

joe: my first cd i ever bought was yours, the extremist. my step-mom was FURIOUS since i assumed to use their cd player when i did not have one. wasn't very bright then. my reasoning was,"but you guys are going to LOVE THIS CD!!! PROMISE!!!" i begged them so much to listen that they finally gave in. it played non-stop for 3 DAYS. no joke joe. they fell in love with your music, like everybody else. just thought you might enjoy the true stories of how you inspire people. i also have more "joe" stories later............oh and tell dave larue to keep the cattle prod on my dad. we slocum's tend to be stubborn and need to be kicked every now and then.

one more thing i fergot. we have a historic shuler theatre built in 1914 and it is the best sounding theatre i have EVER HEARD. its worth the trip joe. plus we can do a live radio interview. (im a dj) my boss is already ok with it.

Joe: Here's my new theory behind the creation of our universe!

An old joke but still funny!

While visiting England, George Bush is invited to tea with the Queen. He asks her what her leadership philosophy is. She says that it is to surround herself with intelligent people. He asks how she knows if they're intelligent.

"I do so by asking them the right question," says the Queen. "Allow me to demonstrate." She phones Tony Blair and says, "Mr. Prime Minister. Please answer this question: 'Your mother has a child, and your father has a child, and this child is not your brother or sister. Who is it?'"

Tony Blair responds, "It's me, ma'am."

"Correct. Thank you and goodbye, sir," says the Queen. She hangs up and says, "Did you get that, Mr. Bush?" "Yes ma'am. Thanks a lot. I'll definitely be using that technique in the future!"

Upon returning to Washington, he decides he'd better put the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to the test. He summons Jesse Helms. "I wonder if you can answer a question for me."

"Why, of course, sir. What's on your mind?" says Jesse.

"Uhh, your mother has a child, and your father has a child, and this child is not your brother or sister. Who is it?"

Helms hems and haws and finally asks, "Can I think about it and get back to you Sir?"

Bush agrees, and Helms leaves. Helms immediately call a meeting of other senior Republican senators, and they puzzle over the question for several hours, but nobody can come up with an answer.

Finally, in desperation, Helms calls Colin Powell at the State Department and explains his problem. "Now look here, son, your mother has a child, and your father has a child, and this is not your brother or your sister. Who is it?"

Powell answers immediately, "It's me of course, you idiot."

Much relieved, Helms rushes back to the White House and exclaims, "I know the answer, sir! I know who it is! It's Colin Powell!"

Michelle--LOL! our girlfriend Al & his Enya! Somethin's wrong with this picture......girlfriend? Al? his? I tell ya it's so wrong! AND YET.....Bob Marley and One Love.....Now that's where it's at! Iron Maiden takes some getting used to. AND I happen to like Enya as well. ;-)

Tracie--You understand Joe so well because you are a social worker and Joe has to be one of the most social people on this planet! I don't know where the word social or socialism got such a bad rap.

Our girlfriend Al is in Cambodia. He visited the killing fields. Said it was very sad, but everything else is aok.

The new episode of The Deadliest Catch is on tonight. Is anyone else addicted to that show? lol! In eeeeeven better tv news, Rescue Me - the best show on tv - is starting again on June 29th. Last years finale blew me away! So excited to see how it picks up. Anybody else watch it?