Hi Joe,

I'm Jose Desales and from the Philippines. Some of my friends also call me Joe because they know that I'm a very big fan of yours.

Two years ago, I was in Concord, California. I stepped into the local Tower Records there and I saw a flyer announcing that you would do an in-store performance on 13 April 2004 for the realease of your new album then "Is There Love In Space". I captured that performance on a videocam I borrowed from a friend.

Then it was time for your autographs. I didn't mind falling in line for more than an hour just to get your signature on 4 of your earlier albums. I had a picture taken with you and my friend are dead envious everytime I show them the pic.

On the release of your new album, I was excited to get a copy of it. Unfortunately, the local record stores here in the Philippines don't have it yet. Last week, my girlfriend Teresa and I went to Singapore for a weekend vacation. The first stop a made was in Tower Records in Suntec. It didn't take me more than a minute to buy a copy. I had a chat with the cashier there and he told me that your wife is from Singapore.

I have been listening to Super Colossal everyday for the last two weeks and I really enjoy every track in it. My favorite is One Robot's Dream. Now, I have a complete collection of your albums!

Rock on!