Just read an excerpt from Sammy's book. I guess it was the first chapter and also Mike's prologue. It's as good a page turner as Decision Points. Definitely think I'll be headed out to buy it today.

BTW, There are a couple of reasons that the US is always out taking the lead for every crisis on the planet. One reason is that we've been doing it for over a half century. It's just become an expectation that something happens and the US is out there to clean it up. There is a HUGE humanitarian reason also. There could be over 10k people die before this is all said and done, and that's if the nuclear reactors don't melt down and leak out of the containment areas. But the biggest reason we're over in Japan ready to do anything and everything is the economic reason. Someone else in the forum already mentioned it. Japan is the 3rd largest economy in the world. The entire global economy is depending on Japan not imploding economically. Hell, we've already shut down GM plants in the US due to the lack of parts coming from Japan. We are extremely dependent on the Japanese. At least no one will use the old water cooler argument on this one...."we're there to take over the oil!!" Bwaaahahahaha. I cringe everytime I hear someone say that. It's astonishing people haven't educated themselves better at this point. But that's another post............

I also think we should stop with all the relief effort to Africa. There are MANY prosperous countries in Africa. We need to stop sending food, water and medicine to Africa. We need to go move all the people out of those regions and into the prosperous countries. There's nothing we can do for the desert villages. EVER. Nothing can grow there and there's no water!! Get those poor people out of there, educate them and that will be the end of the African relief.

I am proud to report that one Transparent Red JS100 has found its proper home and is currently resting peacefully!!

The previous owner was a big fan of Joe, but not a fan-atic, as I had to bring him up to speed about the release of BSAWW and the JS2400. I could have talked for days, but didn't want to overdo it.. As a little "thank you" for throwing in the hardshell case, I left a Bonus Track edition of BSAWW on his front porch on my way out. Nice little surprise for him the next time he leaves!

This guitar is far more beautiful than the pics made it out to be; it honestly looks like it has been in the case since 2001.

hello ... joe I'm participating in a guitar contest in Venezuela I take the dare to do a cover of your song circles. I leave the link so that you take a look, I hope you like it

Water funnel caught on camera in San Francisco

hello ... joe I'm participating in a guitar contest in Venezuela I take the dare to do a cover of your song circles. I leave the link so that you take a look

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hello ... joe I'm participating in a guitar contest in Venezuela I take the dare to do a cover of your song circles. I leave the link so that you take a look

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No doubt about that. If China decided to cash in its chips today, the United States would no longer exist the way we know it.

Chicken-pickin'

And just when things started t cool down, the meds become a warzone, nice wee nutcase of a neighbor t have :S

Libyan leader Col Gaddafi has said he will open arms depots to the people and the interests of Mediterranean countries will be in danger from now on.Civilian and military targets in the air and sea will be liable to serious danger in the Med

Just a note...

Black Swans & Wormhole Wizards tab book available March 30th

Yea, prob would, it's a tricky one there I'll tell ya that for free my man

Perigee Moon

Beautiful!!

@michelle- I found out about two weeks ago and was looking forward to seeing it. I forgot it was tonight and I missed it. I can't #$@*&${ believe it!!!!! It's the closest it has been to the Earth in 18 years. Instead of it's normal 239,000 miles away it was approximately 221,000 miles away. My mom came home from her party and was like "you should have seen the moon. It looked so close". And I was like DAMN IT!!!!!

Spacecraft Cassini flies regularly around Saturn and its moons and makes a huge amount of photos. If you add those together you get an almost surreal HD movie.

As far as I know the Japanse city of Kobe recovered from the huge 1995 eartquake much faster than New Orleans from Katrina. Which says something about american government.
NEVER stop searching, don't give up: Elderly woman and grandson rescued 9 days after the initial earthquake and tsunami on March 11th.

Militairy action in Libya is not about protecting people from their "tirant". That tirant friend is someone the west did business and investment with happily a couple of weeks ago. It's about oil control where anarchy emerges. Why did the coalition wait just a little while? So the rebels would be weakened (who needs armed civilains with tanks in the streets?) and Khadaffi to go a bit too far so there would be a noble excuse for action.

An icon left us: Jet Harris, The Shadows bassist, dies aged 71
Classic: The Shadows - Apache

Ordered a Sterling JP100 guitar in UK. (Not available at EU mainland yet). Can't wait!

I've been told now you can not only "deactivate" your Facebook account, but actually delete it. Makes lots of "friends" delete and sigh with relief. Back to life and putting surprise back in real life meetings and conversations. All the things you hadn't heard yet!!!

Amsterdam: sunny but fresh 8.00° Celsius = 46.4° Fahrenheit

Listening to: Dream Theater - Live at Budokan

Oxley, I sat out on my deck with a glass of wine Friday night and watched the moon for over an hour. It was amazing to watch the way the colors of the moon changed as the clouds rolled past it. The different color clouds were really cool to watch. At one point, the moon disappeared behind this little ominous black cloud and was completely gone. My mouth literally dropped open because it completely snuffed out all the light of the moon - and it was a black cloud! I was like wtf! I don't think I've ever seen a cloud so black that you could barely even see it in the patch of gray clouds. The wind in the sky was blowing the clouds by at a good clip, but it wasn't windy at all on the ground. It was so amazing and clear when the clouds would leave big open spaces for the moon to shine through. Sitting under a full moon like that always fills me with gratitude and I thankfulness. Watching the moon and sun set are two of the best things in life.

Feel better now?