Chelly, such wise words honey, words to live by. I agree with everything you said :)

Pip, mentally cut and paste what chelle said here for me too, lol! Can't say it any better than that. Take your sweet momma to the show and if you happen to do aftershow or have passes, don't be afraid, let her give Joe a big ole' buss on the cheek. I betcha he won't mind and would wonder why not if she doesn't, lol! As to the extra seat...you'll figger it out by then. I keep sending you and momma mental hugs every day and hope you are both coping okay.

We managed Christmas here, everyone put on a good face and made the day nice for everyone else. But of course there was a huge hole where my poppa used to be. I had moments of complete breakdown but tried my best to keep it to myself. We all felt his loss keenly. But you do go on.

Much love to everyone, and hope your New Years celebrations are safe and happy.

Satchfan - you may want to check your emails, as I thought we already were talking about it?

Two Shay - keep me in mind around June time then

Michelle - I know I'm vulnerable right now, but using the pippy line isn't going to melt me as easy as it used to (har har de har). I will def go, can't see that I wouldn't, but my ticket isn't an issue. An I am where you are with it, but still a bit iffy at the mo as I really feel no one else should be in the seat because they can't fill it so to speak. So it's like a one off mark of respect that I leave it empty. But again, with your super lady perception, it's early days.

Ideally, and I can't remember how many shows I'm in for now, on each night it would be filled by a different member of our clan here. That would be the upmost respect I could pay, and would give me (and no doubt pops) a big joy. Thank you for the wise words and watch this space?

Cheese - copy cat, copy dat. Mum is in, but she doesn't know she has tickets (shhh!). But at the moment she's falling apart. I know it's understandable, but I can't be there for her every hour of every day so it's a little worrying. She's in a fog, that I hope is going to start to lift when certain things have happened. Thank you as always. I have been having my secret meltdowns in the bathroom - and first person to turn that into anything gets -1000 points for predictability :-)

Happy birthday, Jeff Campitelli! And happy 12th anniversary, Live In San Francisco! It still feels like just yesterday that I was at that show...

Did anyone get any cool music-related gifts for Christmas? I got this cool shirt from the Satch store.

A few days before Christmas, I saw the last stop of the Brian Setzer Orchestra's Christmas tour. What a show! And it occured to me halfway through that I've now seen everyone on the original Merry Axemas CD except for Richie Sambora and Hotei...not bad!

2012- the year of many tests and lessons. Lets hope 2013 brings happiness, fulfillment, peace, love, and laughter.

Hey Everyone!

Hope everyone is doing well.

Pip: Condolences to you and the family. Praying that everyone/everything is alright.

Michelle, T-Bone, Peace Lily, Skippy: Hope you lovely ladies are doing well.

DTS: Austin, great to hear from you. Happy New Year to you.

Joe: Wishing you a safe and rockin' New Year.

I am looking forward to 2013. I have marathons lined up and my first one is in Charleston, South Carolina on 1/19/13. I will try to make sure to let you all know where I am running this year. This year in running, I would rack up a little over 3,500 miles total.

To Everyone: Have a safe and wonderful New Year. Hope 2013 is a good one for you all. \m/ \m/

Happy New Year (at least in our part of the world) Satch fans and to Joe as well (if he's gonna drop in)

Happy 2013 Joe