Hey Joey,

Yesterday, the jazz fest begans for two weeks as it does every year way down here in NawLeens (New Orleans)... Where ya at? Where Ya At - is also a local rag around here. The crawfish be jumpin', the Mississippi is still black, and rollin', the bling bling is blinging, the local coon-ass folks will dig ya. S. Vai came by and said hi the udda day. One thing about here not elsewhere was dah stippers on stage. Ya baby, uncle Steve is good to his cronies.

Joey baby, you really started someting with your surf album. The best rocken rocker for the whole *@#$% decade!

I'd like to hear ya do mature stuff too. Perhaps even sophisticated, latin, jazzy, afican, voodoo or theatical and a whisper of another hemisphere. Cross some lines, barriers, drop the rock world on it's ear again. Get a raunchy singer. Ya - I know, it's a lot of work. Well, always hoping! Metheny has 16 grammys. That shouldn't be ignored. Holdsworth has none. Go figure. Just an idea.

Yo, that Satch swing thing has got it goin' on! ZZ Top eat yur heart out!

Jimmy Page did the Death Wish triolgy (w/C. Bronson)... When's your turn?