Dear Joe,

First, sorry my english…it´s abit rusty.

4 months ago my daddy died and I was effected to a certain degree, but it was after a long period of illness so his soul deserved relief.

I kinda got into a wrong turn, got depressed and forgot my values in live. I´ve been playing the drums for nearly 20 years, loved music since birth, grown up with the full panorama of varities witin the sphere of music…music was my fellowfriend…the icons such as Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Morrison, was part of my life since childhood. Classical masterpieces, jazz, any kind of music as long the communication balanced with the techniqe used on the specific instruments used.

The music was my cornerstone in life and when I really needed it I couldn´t find salvation in it as I used too…

Several friends has tried to get me into you, but for various reasons I never came around.

By coincidence I watched a G3 concert from Minnisota 96, You, Vai and Johonson…3 weeks ago…man Joe, Thanks!

Suddenly on the second number you play, damn…neighbors was fucking harssing me on the doorbell and me standing there…just newly revitalised on everything I´ve ever connected to music…

The drive, the concepts that you just put out there in the most beautiful universes…so nicely backed up by your drummer and bass.

But what made me finally decide to write to you, thank you for what your creations had animated in me was your voodoo child song from the G3 set with Vai and Yngwe…Hendrix is my main inspirationsource and you treathing him like that…bringing him up to you…it was Jimi evoveled into the 90´s, you have my deepest respect and admiration.

Now after using these two G3 concerts as a kind of mantra the last weeks I´m fully recovered after the death of my father, my life is on track again…but mostly I´ve rediscovered the joy of creation.

The joy you show while playing made me cry…it´s so beatiful, moves on such high frequences, it inspired me to live my life again.

I really hope that I catch you playing the next time i´m the US…or maybe you come around to Europe…anyway…I´m looking forward to meeting you in concert.

May you flourish and prosper and the best postulates for you and your familys eternity…you have for sure contributed to mine…

Sincerely Yours,