Alyssa, welcome to T2J and the party :) Joe is the most awesome person ever, your dad is gonna be higher than cloud 9 after meeting him in person. Make sure he takes something portable but meaningful with him for Joe to sign...it's going to be an experience he'll never ever forget! Joe will sign just about anything, LOL!

I'm sort of assuming he'll get to go to the meet and greet before the show? He should try to think of a burning question he wants to ask Joe, in case he gets a chance to actually ask it. And be sure he takes a camera for pics, I think they may still take one official picture and will email that to him later...that's what they used to do, not sure if they still do or not. But meanwhile with his own camera he can take a pic with Joe, the person in charge of the meet and greets will take the picture for him. It used to be Lindsey...we'll have to wait and see if she goes out on tour with them again.

I think they also get to wander around the stage set up a bit too, in case he's a gear-hound :D And those folks get to go into the venue early, which is really good if it's General Admission. He'll be right at the stage in that case. If seated, he'll just get to his seat sooner than those that didn't do Platinums or VIP tix. He should get an email a few days before the show with instructions about where to meet and what time, since he needs to be there early to meet with Joe.

I tell ya...there's just nothing like talking to Joe. He's the best!! And has a great sense of humor. I hope your dad isn't so nervous he can't remember what happens, LOL!! Good luck to him, and to you and your hubby, seeing him play live will blow you away! Be sure and come back here and post about the experience!

G'day Joe & friends , been in hospital for a few days I had a bad reaction to the flue needle I had last week Hopefully home soon

I bought my VAI ticket today via the livenation pre-sale >=:) I hope others on here have theirs \m/

My UM bundle came today!

I love the Joe's Art book. I have a small collection of street artwork and this fits in beautifully. The poster is a perfect fit too. I'm going to frame it.

Austin - I have no idea what number book it is - it could be 50, 51 or 57. I think it is 50 because the 'o' in 'of' is the same shape as are the zeroes in the 300. How cool would that be if it's 50 cos I am 50 in October????

The T shirt is big, and it's a men's anyway so Mr. Skip has scored that.

Hot and sweaty in Zagreb apparently but a great show according to a tweet I had from Bryan Beller.

And Mike K said he would like to bring the show to Australia so fingers crossed.

The more I listen to Unstoppable Momentum the better it gets. Think I 've heard the album 50 times now and yes the comparison to Sgt Peppers is a valid act of reasoning. No need here to explain the music but the mixing, the play list and the songs of course it all blends lovely. The rejoice really shines through. Critics might claim that if you've heard one Satch album you've heard them all. Well, style is a personal issue I guess but rejuvenating the peripherals and polishing the core over and over that is a virtue only the great expose. Disbelievers better get used to the words MAESTRO GIUSEPPE SATRIANI (all completed with Satch opus numbers after a while).

Indrasish - if you email it to webmaster@satriani.com including your name etc that is the place.

Skippygirl - I sent the webmaster a photo of the last painting I gave to Joe over 4 years ago and it's still not on the fan site :/ so I don't bother now.

are you going to see MR. VAI?

Looking for some help getting Unstoppable Momentum. I ordered the $14 prerelease deal that had a signed insert, and can provide the order number if need-be. I never got a credit card charge though, and I've never heard anything about it being shipped.

I sent something to the webmaster email from the little "contact" button on the bottom right about this, and a few days later I got an email saying I would hear back in 2-3 days. That was sent to me a week ago on the 16th, and I haven't heard anything back.

most of you have already been to a joe satriani concert and you don’t need me to tell how great it was. to me, this or that song doesn’t make much difference, as long as he’s playing. instead, i wanted to share my experience from the other side of the curtain; got the after-show pass for the zagreb concert yesterday (yes, lindsey is still in charge) at local venue “tvornica kulture” (btw, absolutely crappy, staff too, backstage small and ugly). after a two hours long show, we got into the backstage, all souped-up, a bit jittery (i must admit), eager to meet & greet the guys. take it from me: there’s really no way to prepare for the experience we got (and sadly only a handful of lucky guys & girls are going to get). the moment i met the guys, my admiration instantly changed its shape; instead of meeting a bunch of obviously very popular and proficient musicians, i met four brilliant, very down to earth, all-smiles guys, acting as if they were some “long time no see” friends. in the moment i forgot about their skills, their fame and professional status, ‘cause i’ve met happy, relaxed yet pretty humble guys without a trace of a rock-star aura, responding to the compliments in such a shy way for an outsider it would be pretty difficult to tell the difference between them, the real stars, and the rest of the crowd. at first, i was taken aback by the scene, ‘cause it went far beyond my expectations. really, there’s no enough words and phrases to describe the whole event (even though i like to think my english isn’t so bad). sure, i was hoping for the similar outcome; i wanted to see the guys who really enjoy what they’re doing and appreciate the loyalty of their fans, doing their best to give the fans a rewarding show. and i wanted to meet decent human beings above all. but the chemistry and the mood i’ve experienced by far outstripped my expectations. i suppose in a way it has to do with the “leading guy”, ‘cause a couple of years ago i’ve also met allan whitman and jeff campitelli, and they behaved exactly along the lines described above, with such ease, in the spirit of friendship and modesty, with a great sense of humor (we really had so much fun back then). back to the point … my god, joe satriani is the shyest of all; a spectacular guitar player, a super hero of all of us (wannabee guitarists) and in fact, very amicable human being, like he’s not even aware of his powers. most likeable personality, if you ask me (since i’m running out of words here, feel free to replicate and apply to joe satriani all the qualities and character traits already mentioned before). using the term politeness would be quite an understatement, and such a behavior really adds another, to me very important dimension to the whole thing. it’s a human dimension, and because of that, if joe satriani ever decides to make music with two pieces of bedrock, i would still buy his albums and concert tickets. with delight. beating that kind of passion and conviction is no easy feat …

CHECK IT!

Official Seaside Heights Boardwalk Construction Time-Lapse

It even shows the roller coaster being taken out of the water.

In other news, there's a SWAT team a few blocks from my house with a 17 year old kid barricaded inside his house. What the shit, man?

HA! GTFO! They yelled at an empty house for 3 1/2 hours..

"The teenager who was believed to be barricaded inside a home has been found -- but not inside the home.

The 17-year-old was found in Spring Township and is now in police custody.

There is no other information regarding how he was found or why he was believed to be barricaded in the home."

How much money did that cost us? pffft!

Listening to Uriah Heep - Magician's Birthday on Spotify. I forgot how great that song was. I had their song Stealin' in my head all day. Sweet Lorraine, Easy Livin' - all the stuff i grew up on. Haven't heard this in forever.

Anybody else that old? LOL!

magnitude - that was a very nice description, glad you got to meet Joe.

Big bunny - Vai is playing when I'm on holiday up in Port Douglas so unfortunately I will have to miss. I would have liked to see Dave Weiner again.

HELLO, SATCH ,

THANKS FOR THE NEW ALBUM [UNSTOPPABLE MOMENTUM]

THANK YOU, MADE OF.

Listening to LIES AND TRUTH in headphones. Blows my mind every time! That, is the shit!

Skip, the shirts did have sizes to pick from. At least mine did.

aussiejason, hope you're feeling better soon!

magnitude, loved reading your post! Joe is the best, and of every band he's put together, I've never met a guy who wasn't pure gold. Glad to know the streak continues with this band! Thanks!

Made of, you're welcome!

The Golden Room...so f'n nice in headphones!

:-)