scubz, congrats on the raise, that ALWAYS feels good :)

skippy, sorry about yer "bingle"...I hafta say I love that word, LOL! But don't love that in this case it means u were in a car accident. Glad yer okay, but the messed up car sux monkey balls for u. Hope it's all sorted soon.

tiki, batten down and hold on tight, it sounds like a lovely big storm....afterwards, can u take me and a metal detector to de beach pretty please? :) I'm just positive I'd find buried treasure from some shipwreck.....

What else is happening...hmmm...beside my chelle having a really crummy month of July. It's gotta be on the upswing now, it's just GOTTA!!

Okay, so for the European tour, they got to know 5 months in advance. By my calculations, December is now 5 months (or less) away and that's when Joe said a US/Canada tour might commence soooooo......mebbe.....mebbe.....we'll start to see some dates soon? T'would be loverly :)

My parents celebrate their golden anniversary this weekend. That's 50 years right? Blimey... and they're both big Joe fans so tought I'd post

I've managed to get them to go off on a short break (so that I can raid their fridge! as the twit peeps will know by now).... but they don't know theres a table booked and we're all turning up tomorrow, and that I bought them a new camera to go play.

They're about 200 miles away now so not the best plan hey!

Anyway, if anyone thinks it's worth a congratulations to them please post it - it'll tickle them for sure as I'll print

Scuba - just quickly, I've had tickets from ticketline, ticketmaster, live nation etc etc and now none of them seem to send until around 2 weeks before... I dislike it given they take the money so early but it is what it is. Have a good weekend - GP ahoy

Skip - I've been given a couple bottles of wine so I'm going to go open one and say glad yer ok! Hope you're already feeling more chipper

Cheese - "washing machines live longer with Calgon"??

Pip, a VERY BIG AND HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS to your lovely parents on reaching 50 years together!! That's SUCH a milestone and well worthy of a celebration! Plus, I think Joe might owe yer lil mum another kiss on the cheek fer that, LOL! Hopefully at the show this fall, she can collect, and a nice handshake/hug for your dad :) Please also tell them I hope they'll consider traveling over for the US tour with you and Mrs. Pip, we'd love to meet them and congratulate them in person :)

Oh and mum and dad, put a padlock on yer fridge while yer gone, that son of yours is a bottomless pit and you'll have nothing left when you get home!! I've seen the pictures of what he can do, it's devastation to all food groups, LOL!!

As to the rest of yer post to me Mr. Pipster...ermmm, WHAT? lol! Who said Calgon has aaaaanything to do with washing machines!! U must of hit that bottle of wine early mister! LOL! I need a massage, bubble bath and down time STAT! I might get the bath later, too bad fer the rest of it, lol!

Pip55: congrats to your mom and dad! That is quite an accomplishment!

Here's a few jokes on the subject of marriage to give them a smile...

Wife: I wish I was a newspaper, so I'd be in your hands all day.

Husband: I too wish that you were a newspaper, so I could have a new one everyday.

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Doctor: Your husband needs rest and peace. Here are some sleeping pills.

Wife: When must I give them to him?

Doctor: They're for you.

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Wife: I had to marry you to find out how stupid you are.

Husband: You should have known it the minute I asked you to marry me.

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Husband: Today is Sunday & I have to enjoy it. So I bought three movie tickets.

Wife: Why three?

Husband: For you and your parents

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Wife: What will you give me if I climb the great Mount Everest?

Husband: A lovely Push.

Minimoog: Great Jokes!

Joe - Wow!! What a nightmare it must have been putting together Flying....And saying that it turned out pretty special is one of the understatements of the year!! Phenomenal. It's amazing how things like that take place and the thousands of people over the years that have bought and listened to that just hear the finished work.

You ever think about putting together an autobiography and sharing your journey with the world?

Truly sorry to hear about your music teacher.

satriella, happy and sad for you. its your daughter, go.

minimoog, you are correct. but it is tiresome for this debate to go on and on and on in this forum. in the 60's when i grew up, every band just about had a political message. unfortunately in this situation there are deplorable things happening and something has to be done. not every1 crossing over is a bad guy BUT the coyotes certainly are. i don't like alot of actors/musians ideology, but it doesn't make me NOT want to listen to them anymore. enough said by me.

Is anyone here going to the Aerosmith gig in Oakland tonight? Sammy Hagar is opening...I wonder if Satch will make an appearance.

I'm seeing Aerosmith on Thursday in Irvine, with Cheap Trick opening...I can't wait (still)!

Listening to: Aerosmith - Rattlesnake Shake

Sunday 7/18/10 Steve & Milli celebrate their 29th wedding anniversary! Monday and Tuesday--Monterey Peninsula to see Monterey Bay Aquarium. Don't know name of sleeping octopus in beautiful orange all 8 tentacles pressed against front of tank for security while slumbering. Beautiful suction disks.....Kelp forest is still growing..........Now showing flamingos in shore display..........Penguins show off--from horn of South America. Ever popular sea otters swim, float and do somersaults in their tank......with crowds of people with kids looking on......As always so much to see including seahorses and their relatives, the dragonfish and tubefish...unique courtship and mating culture--the males carry the eggs and developing young and give birth!

Adventures in Pacific Grove and Carmel and we got to see our favorite Lab dog buddy--Parker at a Carmel jewelry store...he helps his humans mind the store. So much fun Steve and I wanted to stay on a few more days......not possible this time.

I don't know if I'll get tickets to any concerts in the near future. Good to know others are able to do so.

Boston songs are lovely and so is Irish Air. Enjoying.

Scuba - ah you lucky devil, only two months to go to see Joe. Lots pics please for the distant Aussie fan lol. Good news about the pay rise too!

Cheese - thanks for the message, lucky to have a friend's spare car to use for the moment. I hope your 5 month rule is true haha would be great to see the US tour dates up. And then some Oz ones.

What is the Calgon for??? I had to google it to find out what it was.

Pip - how fantastic that your parents have racked up the big 50th anniversary!!!!! That really is an impressive event. To what do they attribute the achievement of this milestone?

I already love your Mum, she's my kinda Joe-fan LOL!! None of this shake hands and talk guitar stuff, go straight for the hug and the kiss so I am right in her zone :0) we could definitely be best buddies at a Joe show one day.

And try to re-stock their fridge before they get back kay?

Do the Stu - have fun at Aerosmith!

GoldenGirl - congrats on the anniversary too, 29 years is a great achievement.

GoldenGirl2 - Happy anniversary to you and Steve!

I finally went to Long Beach's aquarium (the Aquarium of the Pacific) the other day. I've lived here more or less for almost 10 years and I've been within walking distance of the place for about half that time, so I figured I was due for a visit. ;-)

It was neat to go through this underwater walkway thing to see the sea lions...they really ham it up when people are around.

Hey all, hope everyone is doing fine, I have been reading every day but the job keeps me pretty busy.

Anyway story and update time.

As some of you know my wife had an accident last November and got Amnesia lost about 30+ years of memory, she hasn't anything come back they are all new memories.

Where it ties to Joe is when I played her one of the DVD's with AWMAWY she fell in love with his music again and felt some familiarity. All of this I posted before.

The other day she found a VHS tape from 2000 around the time EOC came out and for which we won backstage passes to meet Joe.

So the week before the show she went skydiving to cure her fear of heights, the rush she got watching herself jump, freefall and land safely was awesome. I had told her she had skydived but it was my memory not hers, hers is gone. As she jumped out of the plane the song playing was Jump by VH, but as they start to come in for her landing the song changes to The Extremist which was a great choice for her jump.

As soon as she landed and was done hooting and hollering and just laughing she yells " I am 'Clouds Race Across The Sky.'" We got some photos of her in midair that we took to the Joe concert the following week and had him sign for her.

Shannon "Clouds Race Across The Sky" who is part Blackfoot told Joe of her story and I remember Joe just shaking his head and saying "you are one brave woman". Guess what Joe signed the picture, yup "Clouds Race Across the Sky"

Joe again your gift of music has given us a wonderful moment to relive my wife's missing past.

Thanks Joe, we anxiously await your for you to share your newest gift of music for our new memories.

Blue Buffalo "Freddy"

Speakin' of Satch tunes, I've been creating the Ultimate Satriani Playlist since the beginning of the year. Since the first Friday of the year, Jan. 1, I've given each week a Satch song. Whether it was just caught in my head, or it had some sort of story or inspiration behind it. Now we all now there are 52 weeks in the year and I'm already half way through at Week 30. I will give everybody the playlist as a little New Years Eve present and give the description along with it.

I just won't give any away during the process. I'm not a spoiler

Freddy and Shannon - your words were heart-warming, what a wonderful way to re-live a lost memory than to watch that tape and experience the thrill of the skydive AND the music again.

I reckon Joe's music has so many of those intangible elements that just connect and resonate with people somehow, leaving each person with a unique return connection toward him that is their own. That's the best I can describe it. I guess he puts together the special ingredients that combine to express feelings through the guitar, and they make sense to the listener. So, yes we know exactly what you are saying Shannon. Good luck to you, hope to see you at a Joe show one day.