Awww, finally got around to watching the Dream Theater auditions...I totally miss the "Camel" in the band, he's one of a kind...

...and I know we haven't seen the last two drummers yet, but I gotta say out of all the five so far, our favorite was Minniman. He gots skillz AND a great personality. Can't wait for tomorrow's video on the other two, and the big decision....

whao check it out! Its JOE :).. Hi : )

Hey Joe, nice 2 see blue.

So right about the tornadoes, we gotta help however we can, what if we were the ones needing help?
Roo

I wish I could help out the South or Japan or anyone in need. But I work weekends at a movie theater for minimum wage, making less than $2000 a year, then college is usually $1800 a semester so I have no extra cash.

It's wedding day. Nice way to start the day! Hard to put make-up on with tears in my eyes. LOL!

RIP Diana

alexandrecaetano: My brotha it's great to see you here! :-) When the tsunami happened Roy told me there were some peeps here wondering how I was, and I found out how much I missed this place..Keep up the rock my friend, you have a lot to be proud for, and 3 dias 3 ano rocks..Warm Regards to your family! :-)

Thanks for all you do JOE, you are the epitome of your music, your few words speak volumes....

Hooray for the new Duke & Duchess! :-)

Yo /\/\/\R|<, death cube k san, that is so awesome to hear!! We are so happy for you guys, man, I am speechless..congrats again bro!! :-)

OMG Cube that's FANTASTIC!!! Congratulations to you and Brigette, many blessings on your whole family!! Kiss lil Jack for me!! I'm so happy I'm crying, LOL!!

Haven't watched the royal wedding yet, but I know I'll be crying like a baby when I do :) Diana must be so proud.

Ohhhhhhhhhh Mikey, Michelle is at work but she just heard the news and tole me to tell you to please start eating yer keyboard cuz the decision is now in....it's MANGINI!! LOL!

Congrats Cube !!!

There will be a little cube running around the house now - at least in a few months there will be.

Way to go Cube! Hopefully when I have a son, the mother will lets me name him Satch. or at least his middle name.

Kayla- its a local technical college so I pay by the class, 12 credits (about 4 classes) is full time student and last semester was $1800. this semester one of my classes was cancelled so tuition was only $1500 for 3 classes, but thats still a lot for me, If I do well in my classes I am guaranteed into the University of Wisconsin. That will cost a lot more, several thousand. So for the moment I am happy to pay $1800.

So the JS guitar will have to wait. $2000 is my whole years pay. but mark my words I will have one eventually.

cheese101: haha Tracie, I've been slow cooking my keyboard overnight like a Turkey and basting it with the electron juices, lmao!!!! It tastes like crap no matter what I put on it, and the keys are even worse!! But I'm happy for Mike, he is representing us MA folks, and that makes me proud!! :-)

michelle: Got any leftovers to go along with my keyboard, lol, this is the worst thing I've ever eaten, and even our dog cookie will have nothing to do with it, and she'll even eat celery, haha! Lucky I have a spare keyboard to type my sorrow's on, lol! In retrospect, I realize why Mike got it, and I think the boyz knew who their decision was going to be from the get-go.... Mike just has this presence, the "look" and the confidence like no other drummer I have ever seen, and I should have know better. I was just hoping someone could topple him (especially Marco, but he was not the DT "serious" type), lol, but Mike is representing my hometown of MA, and that ROCKS!! \m/ And now I cant wait to hear the new DT album!! I'm sure it will be sick!!

....And now I eat another key while I watch Mike Mangini win.... Keyboards are not good for dinner, and they are not recommended for children under 12! ;-)

Cube- Congrats to your family!

Interesting that Joe would post about his use of pedals as I was just looking through some of his old setup pics yesterday. He was really a Boss man back in the day (at one point, at least). It's kind of cool to see how his pedal board has progressed along with his career, up to the point where he has his own signature effects.

Joe Have you ever thought of auctioning off an old piece of gear or two every year, or even just something that you've used for one tour (or one show!)? Even an old broken guitar neck that you once played would probably do well at an auction.