slanshroom
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Oxley and Turbo...get over yerselves will ya, the US isnt the only country on the planet that help others...unbelievable
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Fri Mar 18 '11 11:36:52 am
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turbo236
Ian Wise
Nampa, ID
USA
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Got Bonamassa's new album, Dust Bowl, in the mail yesterday... Giving it a listen right now. He says in the liner that this is the best album he's put out. I'm only halfway through it, but I'm impressed. I think my expectations were pretty low after I heard the title track a couple weeks ago; it is my least favorite so far, but "Black Lung Heartache" is on its 5th or 6th run-through right now. Can't get enough of that one! Lots of nice guitar work so far..
If you haven't ordered this one yet, I recommend that you do so!
I still need to pick up a copy of Sammy's "Red"....
Ian
*EDIT Slan- I said the exact opposite of that in my post..
And I don't know why anyone would say radiation is good for you. Why do you think they put a lead apron over part of your body when you have an x-ray taken; and the technician stands behind a lead wall before they hit the button. People that work around radiation are technically supposed to wear small dosimeters that measure the amount of radiation they are exposed to on a daily basis. There is an annual and a lifetime limit. At least in the U.S.
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Fri Mar 18 '11 12:30:46 pm
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Do The Stu
Austin Lewis, III
Costa Mesa, CA
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Has anyone aside from Tracie and myself read Red (ha!)?
oxley11 - The US is the third largest country in the world based on population, and when you combine that with something like GDP it's well above the two other larger countries (China and Japan).
The US is by no means the only country to donate money to Japan (or Haiti or Chile or wherever), but its total will almost always be the highest because of population/GDP.
While I'm talking about Japan, here are two links that people here might find helpful:
Nuclear Energy Institute
Brave New Climate
Contrary to what you're reading/seeing/hearing in the mainstream press, no, the world isn't ending.
...Austin...
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Fri Mar 18 '11 1:13:54 pm
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slanshroom
roy marchbank
Scotland, Barcelona
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Turbo..my bad, sorry man
Austin:Good post.thx just to reiterate from Sun night
Japan's nuclear safety agency has said there is "no possibility" of a Chernobyl-style disaster at the Fukushima 1 plant, local media quotes national strategy minister Koichiro Genba as saying....
And they expect people to believe them now? dont think so
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Fri Mar 18 '11 1:23:33 pm
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cheese101
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Austin, you, me, and Joe have read "Red" ;) What did you think? I enjoyed it, especially learning about Sammy's roots and what his earlier life was like. One of my co-workers grew up in the same area as Sammy, so she was enjoying paging through the book yesterday and looking at the pictures. I also had no idea what Sammy went through being in Van Halen...really sad. But amazing that Sammy is still such a positive guy after everything that's happened in his life. I don't think there's any one thing that he talked about that was really earth shaking, if there was, it wasn't revealed in this book. But I noticed he only briefly mentioned about each of his parents dying...u know that had impact.
Sammy came from being dirt-poor....and put a lot of hard work into making his life what it is now. Now he makes it all look so easy but it sure as heck wasn't, not at all. Despite some of the rougher parts or edges of his life...he seems like a good guy in the end.
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Fri Mar 18 '11 1:54:14 pm
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Rhythmsteady
Suzanne/Suzi Rugg
Riverside, CA.
USA
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How can I purchase a Joe Grey Hoodie jacket that was on sale during the tour??
None in the store, cant find on Ebay either...
Anyone seen this jacket for sale anywhere???
It's light grey with the red and black design on the back. LOVE IT.
NEED ANOTHER ONE!!!!!!
anyone?
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Fri Mar 18 '11 2:34:42 pm
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Do The Stu
Austin Lewis, III
Costa Mesa, CA
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slanshroom - The situation really has changed in the past 24 hours or so. I hope everything is under control soon, but panic (especially from people halfway around the world) doesn't do much to help. And really, someone saying there's "no possibility" of a disaster is just as wrong as someone on CNN/Fox/wherever saying people halfway around the world need to buy iodide tablets. I wouldn't believe either extreme at this point.
The steam that is (very slightly) radioactive that was vented at one of the plants shortly after the earthquake has reached the west coast of the US by now. I've seen some doomsday reports, but I wish people would stop and think. I get more radiation from the smoke alarm in my apartment than I'll get from walking outside today.
Anyway, back to the main point, things need to get better really soon.
cheese101 - I really enjoyed the book. Sammy has always been pretty straightforward, so you're right...there aren't many big surprises in the book. It was great hearing about his early life...I knew a bit about his dad, but I had no idea he was so poor at times growing up.
I also didn't know that Sammy was such an entrepreneur earlier in his career. We all know about the tequila, but mountain bikes, clothing, fire sprinklers, and a travel agency? Pretty cool.
About Van Halen, it almost seems like Sammy hates DLR more than he does EVH. I don't think the words "David Lee Roth" appear in the book once, do they? Sammy just calls him "Roth" or "the previous singer", or talks about "before I joined the band". I thought that was odd.
I really think the book could have been 50 pages longer. It would have been nice to have more background on Chickenfoot, maybe by going into more detail about Planet Us before the VH reunion. And personally, I would've liked to hear more about how/why Jesse Harms left the Wabos. I liked him a lot.
Did you catch the part about Mick Brigden driving around Sammy and Montrose in France way back when? Or that the Bone in San Francisco was the first to play Sammy's demo tape? I thought those were cool tidbits, for Satch fans.
...Austin...
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Fri Mar 18 '11 3:00:49 pm
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slanshroom
roy marchbank
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Austin:Fingers crossed, those poor people have been through enough, wouldnt trust what they say either way t be honest, but you cant hold it against people from panicing when nuclear scientists give doomsday reports, just pray it doesnt go t full meltdown!, got t admire those brave souls staying behind to try and keep things under control
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Jack MacDonald
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Hello to you Joe from the Rocky Mountains. Long time fan, new to the site. Thank you for the class and respect you bring to this music. I hope you tour again soon. We in Colorado are waiting to see you again.
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Fri Mar 18 '11 6:55:39 pm
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turbo236
Ian Wise
Nampa, ID
USA
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slanshroom- no worries... reading over my original post a second time I realize that I didn't make my point very well.
This isn't really a good place for a non-musical debate, either!
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Fri Mar 18 '11 7:10:16 pm
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ovation1
Mikey D in da house
Satch = ZEN
Land Of The Rising Sun
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Joe rocks in more ways than one! Thank's for your help and concern!
I hear ya Roy san and Do The Stu, it is really getting hyper in the news, and the contrast between the "I am almighty Anderson Cooper" and the low key, noble Japanese reports are like night and day..just goes to show you the difference in our societies....
It has been a remarkable week of suffering and hope, despair and anxiety for the Japanese people, but they are holding the fort down with their graceful demeanor and wonderful kindness..we can learn a lot from them, and I have. I pray they can get the nuke plant under control, and the heroic actions that are going on to stabilize it are beyond comprehension. Let's all hope and pray this comes to a miracle ending....
Zen san, good on the group, and Godspeed....
michelle, how awesome of Marty..he is one class act, and he was just here in oki earlier this month. And that video was from the Japanese Coast Guard..my God, really gives you a sense of the destruction that was coming!!
Btw, wolf2 is one dedicated mofo..I await the day he finally explains that it was all a long running 10 year joke on T2J, lmao!
Here's to a positive attitude everyone and take a moment to cherish what you have..keep the Japanese people in your thoughts, and all the people around the world that may be suffering....
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slanshroom
roy marchbank
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Ovation 1:I heard that Mikey san, hope this nightmare comes to a close, we,ve had nuclear scientists truth talk live tv here and while the truth is scary its better the government be forthcoming with information than keep people in the dark.I believe the authoritys are paranoid people will run from their posts and too be honest i dont blame em a mass exodus from Japan would not be in the countrys better interests.Fingers toes crossed Mike they regain control of the situation, thinking of ya all across the pond
Turbo:Its the perfect place to debate, i,ve learnt an enormous amount of non music related information on this forum through the years and met some seriously switched on peeps t boot, Cube for example is a walking gear library
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Sat Mar 19 '11 3:23:40 am
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Pip55
Phil W...
... from South West UK
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Hi all
Have I really not been here since my Birthday? Wow.... thanks for all the wishes folks! Nice of you
Joe - classic! Your stories are always great..... Oakland A's National Anthem .... is this the scene recreated for Moneyball?
Scuba - great link, thanks for posting
Ovation1 - good to hear from you and amazing positive attitude there. Hope everything is as good as it can be for you
Cheese - hey up, dont you owe me an email :-b
Turbo - guitar looks nice... have you secured it? I have a 1000 with Joe's setup on it. It's LOWWWWWWWWW.... and a lot of fun
Slansh - loving the new work and the youtube stuff. When are the next lessons going up? Does the cat mind you standing on it's tail for some of the outro audio???
In other serious news, I have a cold..... : (
...and still can't type
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slanshroom
roy marchbank
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pip:couple o weeks time Phil, been a strange fortnight, good for practice but got sod all recorded, busy being housedad, i,ll post when i,ve more uploaded ;)
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Sat Mar 19 '11 6:07:04 am
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Zenfish
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Arround 10 years without listening anymore to Hendrix.
Yesterday, i gave time to Cry of Love album. Marvelous album.
Freedom
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Concert of Christophe Godin yesterday night with his band Gnô. Joe, if you still go on with G3 project, you should seriously think about this guy. His energy is insane, & the fun is real.
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Sat Mar 19 '11 7:55:53 am
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wanilda
wanilda santos
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Olá, estou feliz em saber que aceitou a minha participacao neste site. Meu filho gosta muito do seu estilo de tocar. Segue a apresentacao que ele fez o ano passado>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q6TD8Z178A.
Tchau, obrigada!!!
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