Mikey, I totally agree on LaBrie. He has some good songs, but it gets like nails on a chalk board really fast. I think MP will do well. He's had so many side projects over the years that it just might do him some good to float for a while. Do his wife & kids ever see him?? lol! My son is into the DJ thing now, so I'm hearing a lot of stuff i would have never heard otherwise. Some of it is so cool, because y'all know how I love the heavy side of a song & a good beat, but some of it is maddening. lmao! I tell him "I guess this is where the drugs come in?" lol! Going to see our baby girl at college today. We're taking her out for lunch, getting her some groceries, spending some $$, then tucking her back into her nook till next weekend. Should be a good day :-)

Al, I can imagine you have no idea what happened last night - except the bus driver who was at the stop ONE minute early and made you miss yer bus. lol!

Hello Joe,

In one word: AWESOME! It is pure joy to watch your fingers work the frets and the amazing sound that results. Have you ever done or considered a video showcasing your play style, close ups of your fingers playing songs, different angles. split screen of your torso with a closeup of your fingers beside it. You could do a commentary of what techniques you are using for each song just to give us laymen a better understanding of what is involved in creating such beautiful riffs and melodies I could watch you play for hours, you are truly amazing..

You are without a doubt the most gifted guitarist ever.

Peace, FIABD

Well Barnes and Noble delayed my tab book 30 more days, there has to be some huge problem for everyone to keep delaying it.

there better be some compensation for this. like free shipping or something.

I'm getting sick of email after email saying order delayed confirm you still want this or it will cancel your order.

Hey Everyone.

Back home again in Indiana. The Glass City (Toledo) Marathon was a windy one, 20+ mph winds with temps in the 40s. I got a time of 3 hours, 18 minutes, and 45 seconds. Not one of my best times, but I'll take it. I was 7th out of 36 in the Age Division, and I came in 73rd overall out of 640. The legs were a killer.

The next race will probably be the Indy-Mini-Marathon (Half-Marathon) on May 7th down in Indianapolis. I received my confirmation a couple days ago.

Peace Lily: Hope the whole fiasco gets straighten out for you and your husband.

Two Shay: Hey Cappy, glad you're daughter is doing well.

Ovation1(Mikey) & Michelle: You betcha that no one can replace Mike Portnoy. My friend (who is teaching me guitar) is a huge fan of DT; saw them in concert long ago.

I gotta say, seeing DT in concert is great! We saw them in Philly one time. Our seats were about in the middle of the house, and dudes were literally hanging off the rafters (poles), and everyone was singing and having a blast. It was almost more fun watching the crowd. Lord knows it was way to far away from the stage for my liking, but it was still a fun show. We all moved up towards the front eventually. My sister somehow wound up at the stage in front of JP. Instant fan. lol! Gotta look at the ticket to remember what tour it was. Hell if I remember? Six Degrees maybe?? Okay...what's going on here?? Is LaBrie losing it, or just ran out of hair dye? S'up wit dat yo?? lol! I think it's the Jesus Christ pose he possesses that I dislike.

ps - only 8 more days M. London! How's the other half & a half?

hybes

Glitz Man

GREAT JOB - good time.

Re- Mr. Big album "What If".....luv it.... can not stop listening<3 Thanks to Do The Stu for mentioning this album. :-) If any one would like a full listen go to What IF Then go buy the album.........

Too Shay- So glad to read that your daughter is doing better...

Glitzman- Congrats on your time!

Why is there never anyone in the satch chat?

Zinc Master - Thanks. I hadn't had a chance to hear any of it yet, but I've always liked everything else put out by them.

I have gone old school with a couple of new releases by some old bands. Whitesnake and Kingdom Come. Well, Kingdom Come's new cd is really a rework of some older stuff. Really cool though. Extremely bass driven! I really like the new Whitesnake cd. Nothing new or special, just typical ass ripping rock. Typical Whitesnake style. Solid riffs, nice use of the bell portion of the cymbals!! Just don't get enough of that anymore. =)

Do The Stu- It was just an older interview that Joe Bosso did with Joe backstage the night after the Montreal gig.

Ooooh, Davy Knowles is getting one of these! Amazing sound! I could listen to that tone all day.

hybes