What a week, very intense at work and just bingled the car. Bugger. Now it will take weeks to fix, aaarrgghhhh.

Skippy & P.Lily, okay, then I make 3 for a crap week for girls on here. lol! Spent yesterday with a 24 hr virus or food poisoning or whatever it was. I had lunch, and after that it was all downhill, and it went there fast. Feeling better today, but had to take another sick day from work. Hope you two have a better week in the days ahead. Sorry bout the car :-/

Summer Holidays!! Wool! Time to get rehearsing for recording a couple more covers to go on YouTube. I'm thinking of doing "Surfing...", "You're My World" and Steve Vai's "Die to Live"

Peace, I do believe I've had my fill in the month of July for the whole year. lol! Still a bit dizzy & giddy in the belly, but compared to yesterday, I'm fine. lol! That was just stupid sick.

Another heat wave coming this weekend. I didn't even know we were out of the last one ffs! lol!

:-)

while I'm at it..., why not?

and oh yeah - congrats on the nice raise scubz!

Cheese - you're too kind. I just suddenly realised I was sat to the left of the Marshall, and I was playing that guitar.. then oh yeah, that did happen.. but I can tell you it took a long time from watching that vid for me to actually realise it.. D O H!

So I grinned from ear to ear. Thanks for enjoying it

Glitz - your running exploits are awesome. Hats off to you!

Skip - now you can be like me an drive a Fiat bug loaner : ) No wait, it'll be a Ford or a Holden lol I'm gonna suggest put on some Joe, have a little drop of white, hopefully things will be a bit better with a new day

Peace Lily - ah Murphys Law.... it's a law I'm not a fan of! Hope things are going a lot less Murphy for you

Scuba - congrats, you're definitely going to complete the set now : ) As for those Summer song chords, whatever you've read already I'd just transpose the notes up the neck somewhere. I'm thinking from the A it's 0-7-9-10-0 and 0-5-7-7-0 or maybe just without that high E?

Michelle - that sucks big. Not been eating properly due to tooth and then eat and get sick. How off is that. Big hug

Peace - thanks for the words, woke up with a headache and little achy shoulders today but nothing really. Nobody injured, but the car is 50/50 I reckon they might put it down. Hope your week improves, mine can't get any worse at this point.

Scube - thanks hun. I have never had a bingle before, I think you might mean when you drove all the way down to London for Joe's show and I said "drive careful, don't have a bingle"?

Michelle - thanks, I don't feel so bad when I read what's been happening to you :0) lawd you've had a bad run girl, you must be way overdue for some good luck.

Pip - thanks mate, yes I have the option of a hire car which will probably be a rollerskate on wheels haha, also a friend has a spare car (Subaru) so I might take that option. Will be a massive pain in the bum if I have to go buy another car.

Joe, you said that "the Arizona law doesn't specify how you can prove your identity" in regards to why you do not support 1070.

I just wanted to let you know that the text of the bill (http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/hb2162c.pdf) says that:

"A person is presumed to not be an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States if the person provides to the law enforcement officer or agency any of the following: 1. A valid Arizona driver license. 2. A valid Arizona nonoperating identification license. 3. A valid tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification. 4. If the entity requires proof of legal presence in the United States before issuance, any valid United States federal, state or local government issued identification."

I just wanted to make sure that you were aware that there are guidelines as to how to prove citizenship, and they are not very invasive-- I carry my drivers license at all times, and a green card or any other type of i.d. will work.

Joe,

In addition to the letter and comment I have already addressed to you, I fully respect and understand your position regarding illegal immigration. I honestly believe that Arizonans and everyone else who supports 1070 would support action at the Federal level, but as the statistics in my letter show, that is not happening. I also respect your ability to speak out against a law you do not agree with. My opposition to your signature on the boycott is due to the obvious exaggeration employed by Zach de la Rocha in order to get support for his boycott. He says that the law "legalizes and sanctions racial profiling. Straight up." You have read the bill and you are obviously an intelligent man, so I will not question your intelligence and insult you, but I am sure that you saw that it explicitly says that profiling based on skin color is not appropriate. I realize that you are nervous that this law can still lead to profiling, but I would encourage you to speak out on your own with your opinion and to not sign on to a statement that so obviously exaggerates the truth in order to get a following. You know as well as I do as well as Zach de la Rocha does that it does not legalize and sanction profiling, and that is the kind of misinformation that takes an opportunity for change and turns it into a divisive war. I hope you understand my issues with your signature on the SoundStrike boycott and look forward to a response.

Hey everybody!!!!

Just catching up on the comments.

I started getting into Metallica recently. By recently, I mean the past three days. So anyway, my friend is a pretty big Metallica fan and he's been trying to convert me since the past year or so. So i finally went on Youtube to give some of their best songs a listen. I've heard some of their songs here and there and I liked what I heard. And I knew they were good and all but...... DAMN!!!!! I REALLY like they're music. I've put about 8 or 9 of their songs on my iPod since Monday. I bet your proud of Kirk, Joe. Actually have been. For quite some time.

Anyway, I was listening to Fade To Black and I was hearing that the solo sounded close to Joe's solo from Moroccan Sunset. Except Joe's is more bluesy while Kirk's is more metal/hard rock. It may be just me or it's written in the same scale or somethin', but I hear a similarity.

Life it seems will fade away, drifting further every day. :)

@axeshredder- You've never heard the term Saint Joe before??? I knew that was one of his nicknames, but i just didn't know who called him that.

Mornings are so much fun when you both forget to set the alarm for work the next morning. Jayzus!

Well...I am feeling older, happy and sad all at the same time...my little baby girl is getting married on 14th August!

Its a very hard time for me though as I am not allowed to be a part of it...because I am living with someone...I can go to the wedding and watch, but not be a part of it or go to the reception...although I might just turn up anyway and see what happens.

I am so pleased for her though...I love her so very very much!

Hope everyone here is well and having a good life.

Hugs to you all.

Cant wait for the new album JOE...glad the mixing is going well...see you soon!

tikimon: "this is not the place for political debate" Not that I agree with Ben's position (I actually don't), but Joe kind of opened the door for debate on the topic with his posts did he not? This is why I think it is perilous for a person in Joe's position (career-wise) to involve themselves in politics, and boycotts etc. You always run the risk of alienating a segment of your fan population. This is why Bono makes me roll my eyes. If you have strong feelings about something political, it's best from a professional standpoint to just express yourself through music and allegory. Let the listener interpret the meaning. Admittedly, that's a little more difficult to do in the absence of lyrics...but when you embark down a road that involves boycotts and public statements on policy, you are entering dangerous territory as a musician. You've now entered an arena where you find yourself having to CONSTANTLY defend your position and engage those who oppose it. Joe, frankly, I wish you had never gone there. That's just my opinion.

A very happy birthday to..............................SLASH!!!!!!!! He is 45 years old today. Man, there are a lot of famous guitarists' birthdays this month. I have to put it. Sweet Child O' Mine

Now remember kids, if you are birthday is in July, BECOME A GUITARIST!!! lol