Hi Joe,

how are you ? i am a complete fan since 1989. I like many many of your songs. I like that you recorded flying in a blue dream in high dynamics to capture huge sound nuances.

I like your earlier stuff as much as the more recent. I got into playing guitar because of you. In 1989 i found the 'surfing with the alien' CD in a music store and bought it for no other reason that i liked the cool cartoon cover with the silver surfer. The funny thing is that the music matched what i had imagined with the cover and really was amazing and fun and i was hooked. Next i bought flying in a blue dream and it became a huge musical revelation for me.

I bought 'not of this earth' later. Your guitars are well documented after surfing with the alien but there is no information anywhere about what pickup and guitar and effect you used for 'not of this earth'. If you still remember these early days Joe can you tell us what guitar and what pickups you used for that album and sound line up ?

I am about to change the pickups in my 1990 R570 and would love to get that sound.

All best with you current music experimenting.

Eric