Hey Joe! I finally got to see you play after 16 years of listening to your music... I made the 'Apollo' London last night, truly an inspirational experience! I been playin' for over 30 years... I too was inspired by Jimi (in fact he was pronounced DOA at Mary Abbotts Kensington, where I was born).
I love what you do and how you do it. There will always be those 'bright young things' that can do technically amazing stuff on the guitar... and many who say that they are better. But to my mind, it's the notes that you don't play that are as equally important... as the ones that you do.
And when your notes also come from the soul (as opposed to just straight off the fretboard like a machine)... then you are truly a great musician. You only get that with age and experience... Satch boogies! Come back soon, to the UK? <-