LMAO indeed - have to love that article where the photo caption is Sammy in Van Halen at the Odeon in 1982 and three paragraphs later it notes he joined the band in 85... that's not the kind of journalism we'd get from Austin fo sure

Pip, Fritz and K, thanks :)

Pip, I DID say 66 is the new 52, but maybe yer eyes are so old u couldn't see to read that?? U must be getting ooooooollllllllllllddddddddddd....*pat*pat*pat*, it's okay...need me to wipe the drool off yer chinney-chin-chin?

Hi Joe,

Thanks Scub, it's taking me some time to get used to the floating trem as I've never had the privilege of owning a guitar equipped with one before. The previous owner's first warning to me was "don't take all of the strings off at once, or you'll wish you didn't". But, the fretboard had obviously not been cleaned in a few years and it was driving me nuts, so it took off all the strings. It looks like a totally different guitar now; I went ahead and took the trem out too and cleaned the old dust collected on the lube off of it while I was at it.

Fortunately there are a lot of good resources on the net on the Floyd-style bridges, and I got it all back together... Only took me a couple days!!

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With 52 being the new 104 I feel :-D

Anyways, which chin pal? I have a few har de har

Monterrey Trace - Belated happy birthday youngster.

Ian and Cappy, thanks :)

Guess it depends really : (

Hey Stoopid

:) Joe shows up at 3:15 on the vid....you still have that leather jacket, right Joe?

I saw that Joe is going to be on a radio broadcast tomorrow morning at 9:15 I think it was to talk about the Jason Becker concert this Saturday...it had a link to listen online....I think I saw it on facebook but now can't find it, damnabbit...I'll keep looking...

Pip, we're both excited, it's always great to get out of town now and then and go do something fun, especially when it includes Joe :) So we're equal on that I think...Chris also wants to visit a vinyl record store on Market St while we're there, so I'm sure we'll pop in and find some treasures. He's especially looking for old blues and jazz records.

Edit: Ahhh, there it is, from Guitar Player Magazine:

The book signing yesterday went really smoothly...I got there earlier than I probably needed to, but I got my autograph and was outside fifteen minutes after it started.

Aaand I was one of the winners for Sammy's Twitter shirt/poster contest, with this picture. I love the contest shirt ("I RED the book")...I think it's hilarious, but I'm a bit weird.

Haha...thanks. ;-)

cheese101 - I've only been to Slim's once...I saw the Dixie Dregs there with MegaBoyd back in 2003 and had a great time. That show was GA standing.

I just looked at the Slim's website, and on the ticketing page it says "seating limited"...I wonder if that means it's limited in the same way it is at the Fillmore (primarily a GA venue with seating at the back/sides).

My guess would be today Slim's is still GA standing in front of the stage with limited seating elsewhere. People who want to guarantee a seat will need to buy a dinner ticket. Otherwise tables are on a first-come basis. I know I haven't been there in a while but I don't see how they could pull off a fully seated show...that wouldn't work unless they've undergone a recent renovation, as the venue is basically a large bar that holds maybe 500 people.

Have you tried calling them? I see contact info here. That page also has some info that seems to back up the GA standing format.

As far as the line goes, the venue is smaller/less popular than the Fillmore/Warfield so I don't think you need to be there before noon like we've done for those shows in the past. But the stage is smaller and not as high off the ground, so you will need to be there early enough so you and Chris can see. If I were you I'd plan on stopping by between noon and 2 to check things out. There probably won't be a line yet, which means you could get a late lunch somewhere nearby and still be at the front.

Sorry for writing a novel, but hey...you asked! ;-)

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Yep, RIP Liz. What a life!

it was my birthday on monday, just gone... 41 now.. yuk....

any way things are ok here..

Happy belated birthday. 41 yuk? The numbers only go up honey. Every year is a gift. The only yuk is when you don't move to the next number.

CELEBRATE!

Joe's live on the radio right now, Chrispie listening in :)

GO JOE!

Well, guess I didn't miss much if there wasn't much to miss.

lol!

Joe, Retired Navy air traffic controller here. In the high desert of Nevada, Goldfield to be exact. Would you or have you ever considered a small benefit concert. Our annual Goldfield days happens the 3rd weekend of August each year. If it helps, it's about halway between Vegas and Reno on highway 95. We can put you up for a night or two and feed you. Many veterans in the area and all very familiar with your works and talent. Just thought I'd ask... Please keep the fires burning and making me happy with your music. Dave B