Congrats on the great seats everyone. Maybe roo is the seat in between?

Peace - thanks, yep one day we will all rock out together.

DTS - I'm going to Christchurch in 2 weeks, will see what has happened.

@hybes- I agree with you completely. Stewart Copeland can rip that set apart and can keep a nice steady high hat beat all at the same time. Being a huge Police fan, one of my favorite things in all of the songs, are his drum beats. The intro to Reggatta De Blanc is his signature piece and one of my favorites to listen to. He has that reggae influence which makes him very unique amongst other drummers. I was actually thinking the same thing if they were to switch drummers for Chickenfoot, because he doesn't really have much of a career going right now. If not him, I was also thinking Neil Peart, because I know he is a damn good drummer also. He has a complete 360 degree circle shaped drumset. No other drummer has that apparently. He is one of the best, I've heard, but personally I like Stewart Copeland better because of the original reggae sound.

scubz, I think walking away would be yer best guess. That way YOU leave with all yer giblets where God put them :-) I really dig Chad as much as the rest of ya's, but I'm wanting a JOE SHOW right about now, so I could really give a good gad damn who's sitting behind him - just get him on tour and it's all good IMO. Solo Joe is gonna be amazing - as always!!

Here's a nice little bit of drummin'.

This place has been dead tonight.. I guess that means everyone's been out doing stuff. The T2J server could probably use a break anyway.

I was listening to Led Zeppelin's "How The West Was Won" while I was mowing this evening, and got to one of my favorite Zep songs- 'Over The Hills and Far Away', and couldn't help but think about 'Future in the Past' during the opening riff...
And just a while ago I had SRV Live at Montreux 'Texas Flood' playing, and started kind of singing along while I was piddling around. Took me a second to realize I was using the lyrics to 'Red House'! Maybe it is one of those things that will only happen once now that I've gone and said it.

Been enjoying SRV a lot lately- picked up the Montreux DVD at the book store as a used rental for $3, along with Eric Johnson's Austin City Limits DVD for $1. Couldn't turn those down.

Listening to/watching: SRV Live at Montreux Disc 2 - Life Without You

just caught the news about the New Zealand quake. didn't know they were prone to them over there, or is it just mother nature freaking out? any T2Jers over there? sending well wishes to those in trouble.

glitz; you are a busy dude, good luck on your future races. you are one dedicated guy that's for sure.

did anyone catch the recent story from Australia about the miracle newborn? now i don't believe in religion or any of that higher power stuff, but i also don't knock those that do, people should have the freedom to believe what they want. i do however think that the human body, soul, spirit, or whatever you want to call it has some mysteries that we may never understand. a woman had given birth to 6 month premature twin boys. one of them was pronounced dead at birth. the mother asked to hold the baby. they placed the baby on the mothers chest and she and the husband laid in the bed for two hours holding, caressing and talking to the baby. they also had a video camera running the whole time. they said they just wanted the baby to feel thier love before letting him go. at one point the mother expressed some breast milk and with her finger was rubbing it on the baby,s lips when the saw it move. at first the doctor told them it was just a common nervous system thing that happens when the body dies. they continued to talk and caresse the baby and it started to move again and then opened it eyes!!!! the doctor wouldn't come back to the room thinking the parents were hysterical from the loss. he finally came back when the parents told him they were ready to let the baby go and saw for himself the baby was actually alive. he is now a healthy 6 month old. like i said i'm not religous but i would definitley call this a miracle! makes me wonder how many other premature babies may have been let go too soon.

just a note on antibiotics. i'm taking one called Avelox. people if your doctor gives you this stuff, give it back. this drug is hard core. i'm not sure the side effects are worth it. my doc said my pneumonia was really bad which is why he prescribed it, saying it's one of the so called new super antibiotics. but after taking this i have to lay in bed for at least three hours because of the dizziness, anxiety and general lack of control of my own brain. i was even hallucinating for a bit. nasty, nasty stuff.

I was up around 6 am on a Saturday ffs...but this got me laughing anyway...

Talking cat

And here is the real puppy... Shelby

Chckenfoot without Chad , is like The Beatles without Ringo....

Don1963- Thanks for sharing the miracle baby story...... amazing......and it does make you wonder .

About the antibiotic avelox...I was prescribed it a couple of years ago..had exactly the same side effects.

When I told my DR. he told me that the antibiotic had no reports of side effects of that kind. Pretty much told me I was having panic attacks etc

. I TOLD him I still wanted a different antibiotic so he prescribed another drug & it didn't make me feel so odd.

Hey Everyone:

Thought I let you all know how the race went today. There was about 75 runners in the 10 Mile Race I ran in. My time was 1 hour, 5 minutes, and 7 seconds (about a 6:31 mile per pace). Overall, I came in 2nd place. I was 1:11 behind from the winner.

Work yesterday went well. I'll have to do it again Sunday night and Monday morning so my Labor Day will be filled. Hope everyone has a good Labor Day weekend.

Don1963: Thanks dude. Best to you with your work as well. Great story on the miracle baby.