Hi Joe, I'm Sébastien, I have 31 years old and i am bachelor in guitar at Sherbrooke University. I want to tell you how your music is very beautiful! You are a very good guitarist. I love your guitar technics and dream to play guitare like you. I working now «Surfing with the alien», «The Forgotten part II» and «Dream Song» and i practice every day your guitar parts. I dream one day I play on stage and do a tribute to you. I am aware that I have a lot of work to do and plenty of time to put on the guitar to try to get there. I consult with «Guitar World» magazine, scores and videos of you to learn more about your style and technics. I intend to buy a new guitar which will be the Ibanez JS-2400.

I'd like to learn more about you. If you can advise me web links or partitions that can help me move forward, it would be very appreciated.

Thank you for taking the time to read my message and I hope we will communicate again soon.

Thanks Joe for your music! Sébastien

Roy - now that tune was nice, congrats to you for creating such a magical piece of music.

Tracie - sorry you didn't get to the show. When I read your posts I think of that "Ice Trucker" show about driving in ridiculously snowy conditions. Maybe you and Chrispy could get one of those Haglund ice vehicles LOL.

Anybody get to the Slim's show ?

Happy Monday peeps.

WOW! Just got back from seeing Al DiMeola, and WOW!! Fantastic show! He played in this small venue that holds about 300 people. Our seats were in the 8th row, which were great seats, but during the break our friends called us up to 2 empty seats in the third row. That's where we sat for the second half of the show. What an amazing band he had. It was Al, and another guy on guitar, a guy playing a stand up bass, a drummer, and a crazy bongo player. That guy was making everyone smile. My hubs was in heaven. He's been a huge DiMeola fan since the 70's. Great night!

JOE, DiMeola said he's been playing mostly in Europe, and he wants to come back home, so he needs SUPPORT from fans to get him here. I was thinking he'd make an amazing opening act for your evening with shows! It would be a great way to showcase a legend to those who don't know his music yet, and it would be killer for those who do. Give the guy a call for your next tour! I know, it's friggin AL DIMEOLA - a legend, but the dude just played a gig for only 300 people! Hook a brother up!!

Anybody else wanna see Al DiMeola open for a Joe show?

Al DiMeola

He played that beautiful Prism guitar as well as a kick ass acoustic.

So I mentioned this on Facebook, but I don't think I posted anything here. I start a new job tomorrow...woohoo! Finally! ;-)

It's not journalism, but it is copy editing...I'll be working in Anaheim for a company in the tax business that puts out a few newsletters and does a few other things. I promise the work isn't as boring as it sounds...haha. Anyway, I'm psyched...

Congrats Austin.

hi joe how are you my name is felipe I'm from Brazil Juquiá-Sp. I'm your number one fan I listen to all your songs.

My desire is to play like you. I would be very honored to learn to play with you.

But my guitar is not good enough but I'm pro spent participating in a contest to win an ibanez not the same as yours but it is an ibanez

Austin, DiMeola has been one of my husbands favorite guitar players since the 70's. It was sooo gratifying to finally see him watch his fav player - and to be sitting so close was such a bonus! For the last song or two Al motioned for everyone to come up to the stage. Shit man yeah! The dude in the seat next to me got so excited, he dropped his leather jacket in the aisle next to the seats and quickly made his way to the front. LOL! That was hilarious! He was holding it, and started walking with it, then realized he was to far from his seat to put it back, and just dropped it and said F it! It all happened in like a 10 second time frame. Nobody bothered it, and it was there when it was all over. It seemed that everyone there was a major fan. We were always under the impression that Al was from Europe just by the way he plays and his look. Dude is from Jersey City - New Jersey! lol! He was out in the lobby signing stuff after the show, which was really cool. Of all times not to have my camera...but i did get a phone pic of him with my hubs. It's not good quality like a camera pic, but it means a lot to both of us. We also bought a cool photo poster and got that signed. Now when friends go down in the basement studio they will have somebody else to look at besides... me & Joe. lol! My hubs left there a very happy guy. lol!

Charles and Camilla
Camilla bought a new pair of shoes for her wedding which got increasingly tighter & tighter as the day went on.

That night after the festivities were finally over, she and Charles had retired back to their room.

Camilla flopped on the bed and said, 'Please remove my shoes darling. One's feet are killing One.'

Ever obedient, the Prince of Wales attacked her right shoe with vigour, but it would not budge.

'Harder' yelled Camilla,
'Harder' Charles yelled back, 'I'm trying darling! But it's just so bloody Tight!'

'Come on give it all you've got she cried'..

Finally when it released, Charles let out a big groan, and Camilla exclaimed, 'There! Oh God, that feels so good.'

In their bedroom next door The Queen turned to Prince Phillip and said, 'See, I told you she was still a virgin with a face like that!'

Meanwhile back in the other bedroom Charles was attempting to remove the other shoe when he cried out, 'Oh god, darling this one’s even tighter!'

At which point Prince Phillip turned and said to the Queen, 'That's my boy, once a Navy man, always a Navy man!

What an awesome show this past Saturday (3/26/11) you and your fellow musicians put on and for a wonderful cause. My husband and brother attended as well.

We're hoping to catch another one of your spectacular shows in the future.

Keep up the creativity.

CoolChick

castle, I hate the review thing too. Do what I do. Picture them as speed bumps and yourself as the bus driver with no brakes :-)

After all, visualizing is important!

LET'S DANCE!

Brian, my husband is still kicking himself for not seeing RTF when they came through. He loves them. He digs bands like Mahavishnu Orch, Weather Report, RTF, DiMeola, Gentle Giant. Not my first choice in music, but then again, Godsmack & Disturbed isn't his. lol!