Hey all you lovely peeps,,Its Ben ... first of all i must say that im from Alberta , Canada and am totally new to this site , Joe has been a great inspiration on me , ive seen him twice once in Edmonton in jan 2011 and in october this year in Calgary ..

i learnt basic guitar from a brilliant rock n blues guitarist from Cardiff , Wales called Ian Stewart, he came from Manitoba to Alberta in the early 90 's who taught me basic chords and strum picking on my very first acoustic guitar (Samick) in ' 97 he has played with various muscians such as Dire straits , Collin james etc .. Now he plays in duffy's taverns in jackson, Michighan since he has moved there .. I ve watched many guitar players on t.v you tube , videos n such all the way from John lee hooker , Furry lewis , Freddie king ,Albert king , Buddy Guy , B.B King , Eric clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn Jimmy Page ,Carlos Santana ,Pete townshend ,Alllan holdsworth ,Uli Jon Roth , Michael Schenker , Randy Rhoads, Ritchie Blackmore , Gary Moore, Joe Perry , Alix Lifeson , Jason Becker, Slash ,Zakk wylde , John Petrucci ,Paul Gilbert , Steve lukathar , Kirk Hammett, Yngwie Malmsteen , Eddie Van Halen , Steve Vai , Jack White , Eric Johnson , The Edge and many more....... How ever Joe Satriani is the guitar God and the guru of Guitar ,, after Jimi Hendrix if theres anyone who has taken and pushed the envelope of guitar music further more , that without a doubt is Satriani ( the man ) .. Satriani has been a great influence on me since my first guitar, he is by far most talented guitar player alive,, Every note Joe plays is Vivid and has its own distinct meaning and a message sent to the crowd. Just imagine if Hendrix was still alive and Satriani jammed with him live performance,,, would that ever be the show to watch... I wish one day Joe could be my guitar / music teacher ..I know he would make the best guitar teacher for anyone... Thankx Joe for setting such a great example for many peeps..

Cheers , Ben....

A MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO JOE SATRIANI AND HIS FAMILY AND ALL HIS FANS ACROSS THE GLOBE... MAY JOE'S MUSIC CONTINUE TO SHINE ON US JUST AS A STAR ON A CHRISTMAS TREE..