Pete - You don't say. Wow... how'd you know that? Listening party which I didn't listen to?

Well.. the album... beyond amazing.

Anyone else pick up on the similarity in the ending riff of New Last Jam to the ending riff of Trundrumbalind. Those rock.

What Breaks a Heart by far blows away any instrumental composed by any guitarist. Joe IS the melody man.

Did anyone else have to check their underwear when they first heard the arps in Mind Storm?

ToadFish - Cool, JS10 demo. I wanna hear too.

Akreepish - Man, you shoulda just got a sepeate seat for yourself. You'll enjoy it all the same though.

Stu Hacking - What kind of axe?

Higain - 46 man! Oh! Not the thing to say with a "belated" in that post. Quick! Edit it to say 46! Heh. SBM does rock. What did you think of What Breaks a Heart because that song does things to me. Everything about it is amazing. And about technicality vs melody, Joe has really taken me over with the melodoes on this album. He may not have gone as crazy with the flapping fingers but you can't tell me you didn't have to check your underwear after you heard the arps in Mind Storm. That pickslide solo rocks too.

Clarky - Crap. It was a divx 4.12 and converted into an mpeg.

JS Clone 2 - Don't forget the other special lady in your life. She's in your room and is the color of Black Pearl. She will never hurt you and will always be there for you.

Clarky - paulclark@rocketmail.com right? I will try again.

Prog X - HAHA! Whack a mole. You're the man.

Wild Wayz - Toronto G3 2001? Remember us? (this picture is from EOC 2000 at Toronto but I think you'll see what i'm trying to show you.

JS Clone 2 - I heard... times are rough like that, and life will bend you one way or another. Just gotta take it. My condolences all the same.

The Local Person - Well said on Mind Storm. Steve's tone can sometimes sound very artificial. I like hearing a real guitar. Strings, flesh and wood.

Speaking of Chromeboy, I was watching that 1990 bootleg of mine and Chromeboy was sooo shiny back then. No tape between the pickups yet either.

satchfan - Did you see G3 2001? Vai's drummer was the drummer from Planet X. Virgil Donati.

vetteguy43 - You have to cut the end of the string string with the ball or loop off. Once done, you need an allen key 3 or 4mm I forgot exactly, and loosen the screw on the back of saddle of the string you want to change. Then insert the string and tighten the saddle lock. Then insert the string under the locking nut and under the string retaining bar if it has one. The pressure pad on the locking nut should be placed so that the edge on the top of the pad is parallel with the neck.

Non Smoker - I gotta say, I have a lot of respect for someone who can kick such an addiction. I wouldn't know it's power or effects but as all of us have, i've heard quite a lot on the subject. No matter what, KEEP IT UP. Food tastes better? Man that's gotta be cool. I heard though that people who quit start to put on weight.

Any info on FIRE STRINGS recordings? Joe Do you know anything about Fire Strings? Steve played last night in Japan.

IbaNick - I am the one with the plain black shirt. JS Clone 2 is wearing the Hendrix shirt.

Well my band just palyed a show today. 80's metal with 80's headbanging in one package. Got it on tape. The videos are usually 40-50mb.

For Adun - Hey man, the 80's rocked. Yes some of the worst music came from there but so did some of the best. BTW you play Starcraft?

Phrygian Dominant - I have a magazine where both Joe and Steve are in an interview (which also has an awesome pullout poster of Joe and Steve with their guitars that I got signed) where they speak of their childhood and THE SEA OF EMOTION. They weren't necessarily saying that THEY did acid or drugs but were implying that that's what people did there.

..On this whole drugs issue, all we know is what we hear from other people really. Not a lot of cold hard evidence that Joe used to do that stuff. If you suspect that he still did even in his earlier albums... Just think of this... JOE IS A DOWN TO EARTH FAMILY MAN. I'm not saying I know one thing or another but you gotta think of these things. Ya Yo did.