McDave, as for nicnames, I've had only one ~ MICHELLE :) I wish I remembered what year I started coming to Satriani.com. The site had the Time Machine background, and there wasn't many members back then. It also had this little merchandise store, a few t-shirts I think, but you couldn't really buy anything from it. LOL! It was just there? Anybody remember that?

Ovation, thanks for the tree-hunrit fireworks! woohoo!

I think we should add to our Davefest and make a Mikefest too!!

Mikefest 2002 ~ Mike (Ovation), Mike (Portnoy), Mike (Mangini), Mike (MANNING), Mike (Keneally), Mike (my X bf - RIP), Mike (my nephew), Mike (the thousands we all know around town), Mike (Luce~Drowning Pool)...next!!

Ya Yo, congrats on quitting. Know anybody you'd like to add to the Mikefest? lmao!

Michael Constantine - he lives around here somewhere? Michael Hutchence, Michael Jackson (Miss Jackson if your nasty~ sorry, couldn't resist), Michael Bolten (is that his name?), Mike D. (is that one of the Beastie Boys?)

Thanks Narface :)

OMG Zonin!! I can't believe nobody else took notice to that! That's prolly why the dude is standing there!! LOL!!

Ovation, I'll have to check out Mike Stern. Been busy with the whole Christmas tree thang today. Climbing a snow-filled mountain to find just the right tree today was so much fun. I look forward to it every year. I love getting out the Christmas ornaments that my kids made in school with gold spray-painted noodles made into a frame around their picture. lol! I also had to shed some tears when I got out the gold ornaments with my cats names on them. All 3 cats have passed now, Lumpy being the last on Aug. 31 at the age of 17, and the other two back in the early 90's. My boys. We still have our 8 yr. old cat who gives us joy by eating the Christmas tree, then spewing it up all over the house. Ahhh, the joys of Christmas! lol!

Congrats Nick Lee!

Welcome back GUTTERbOY!

Ovation, my kitties are up there with Grandma and they're all having a great time, I'm sure :) I've asked my husbands Grandma to take care of them after each one passed. That's the one thing that makes me smile. She loved cats :) As for our other cat...well, it's time to get out the spray bottle and zap him with a shot of water every time we catch him chewing on the tree. He's a stinker! When my kids were very little, we actually put the tree in the playpen so they wouldn't get at it and pull it down on themselves or something. It worked great. I got that tip from a parenting magazine. It would have been a bit mean to shoot them with water every time they went near it. lmao!! I'm kidding, I'm kidding, settle down people! Anyhoo , glad you got your tree. It sounds beautiful.

Austin....dude....you kill me with that stuff! lmao!!! Happy fi-hunderd! lol!

T.O.E. ~ let the games continue! I don't vote on every one, but I still think about it. I like to see what you come up with. Keep it going. How about Joe with hair or without? I thought he looked cool with hair, but he looks cooler without it.

Chrome dome ~ 1, Mop top ~ 0

Avarice, that was beautiful. It almost brought a tear to my eye. A statement like that should be carved in the front of a building...possibly in Washington D.C....for all to see. LOL!

I haven't listened to SBM in a week or two, and for some reason I can't get Belly Dancer out of my head. Time to crank it!

Stanley Clarke ~ 3 thumbs up!

T.T.o.E., now that's MY kind of humor!! lmao!! Best description I've heard so far. LOL!!

Narface, happy 200!

Drafter37, yes, I have a few Satch tribute thingys. lol! One of my favorites is a framed "collage" type thing with 7 pictures, my aftershow pass, & picks from Joe & Dave LaRue in it from G3 2001. I also have the words I Believe above an angel tattoo on my arm, and a picture of Jeff and I that I treasure. I have a few other pictures in frames around the house and a few signed cd inserts. I keep the inserts in the cases so they don't fade. Great memories.

Speaking of Joe, I was driving around yesterday trying to get some Christmas shopping done, and I was playing a tape I made ~ the EOC tour setlist. Traffic was going so slow and it was jammed up everywhere. I was having my own private concert, smiling and jammin' away, and everyone else was all uptight because of the traffic. I HIGHLY recommend listening to Satch while trying to get from point A to point B during the busy holiday season. SATCH THERAPY! It makes things so much easier to deal with. lol!

McDave, I will never understand ppl. like your landlord. That crusty ol' clueless fart must have a black heart. By putting your kids first, it shows that you are truely a good dad. Go forth and conquer bro!!

Rhonda, send them to webmaster@satriani.com. He'll post them when he has a chance.

song of the day ~ Clouds, and snow, and rain, Race Across The Sky

Stu Clone, it sounds like your both having a great time during your lessons. lol! Tell Stu he should bring his purple self back here to T2J and say hi to all of us :)

PeanutLover, that's a fantastic video, isn't it? It gives us a glimpse of what it takes to get a song on a record. LFG is also one of my favorite songs, and Joe's self-titled cd is my favorite Satch cd. Good stuff!!

HI JOE! LOVE YA!!

Love thing-6

Gruskada, call the stores you mentioned and see if they'll order it in for you. Don't know if it would be any cheaper that way ~ but it's soooo worth having!

McDave, Optional Fuzz would be a good name for a band! lol!

Wow, 6 pages to catch up to. sheesh!

Hiya JBlaze! Hope all is well in your world :) Miss you too!

Mr Nick, wow! Thanks for the news on Mike. Man, I didn't know! I love his mad skills and I wish him a speedy recovery!

Ethn, what about Slow Down Blues? Killer, killer tune! I can't vote for If or Why. They're both great!

Hi Joe! Love ya!

Happy Yule to everyone!!

Hi Joe. I wanted to share this story with you and everyone here on T2J. We received a Christmas present early this year. It might not sound like much of a present, but believe me, it was. On Friday morning my husband Dave was at work. He's an electrician. Himself and three co-workers were instructed to do a job outside on a generator. They took on the chores of that day just like any other. It started out as a routine job. Dan is usually the first one to get started on any job, so he was the one to get down in the cabinet and start working. Dave and the other two guys were standing around checking other things and talking, and then it happened. Dan started to shake. At first the guys thought he was kidding, but unfortunately, he wasn't. Dan was shocked with 480 volts of electricity and fell to the ground. The guys reacted quickly and pulled him away from the cabinet, my husband grabbing his boot with one hand, and the other worker grabbing his belt with one hand. The third guy ran for help and within a minute the house staff was there to help. The electricity went in Dan's head and out his foot. It was a horror for the three guys to have to witness their friend get electrocuted. They ran tests all morning, and eventually that afternoon they got a normal rhythm back to his heart. He was asking what happened and talking in the ER, which was a good sign. They said all his tests came back showing there was no major damage to his heart or brain. He was released from the hospital yesterday morning, and his wife was there to take him home. You guys might be thinking WHY is this a Christmas present ~ it's a gift if you open your eyes and see it as one. Dan is alive to celebrate Christmas with his wife. Dan is alive to joke about the big guy with bad breath who would have been the one to give him mouth to mouth. It was also a wake-up to the company to use the safety precautions that have gotten lax over the years. Last, but not least, it made all of us appreciate each other more, and not take life for granted...ya know, that cold slap in the face that puts everyones priorities in order.

Anyways, I hope you all have a great holiday. God Bless and love each other.

Thanks everyone for your messages. Dan wasn't feeling to great today, and he had another dr. appt. No news yet. Still more tests to run. Poor dude...

Yes, Happy 23rd of December! Just finished wrapping the last of the gifts. Now it's time to kick back on the La-zy-boy, watch some football (GO STEELERS!), crack open some peanuts, and have a glass of wine. Can I get an AMEN!!

lol!! :-)

HEY Jblaze!! Nice to see yer smilin' face here again :) We miss ya!

"pass out slumped over next doors gate [so that you can be discovered in the morning when your mother / wife / girlfriend <delete where applicable> comes outside to collect the milk / post / newspaper] " CLARKY, that was the most sick & disgusting post ~ from beginning to end ~ I've read here in a while. I loved it. I'll be laughing for days man!! LOL!!