hey guys, thanks for the welcoming :) just a quick update i suppose! If Grahm moved to NJ we sure would have him! hehe but he's accross the country...so no, we are not fotunate enough to have grahm in the lineup! Second, COE is doign really well. We've been preparing for Jemfest over the past few weeks, writing new material and what have you.

hey, thanks for checkin out the demo..michelle hah its so nice to see you still on here -- i kinda got burnt out over time, there is always so much going on here, hard to keep up with it! Alex, hope yuo're still boogie boarding bro! Summer is creeping up, and man I can't wait!

hey alex...yes i am so pumped about spring/summer heading this way! i have to get another board, the one i have now is a few inches too short...

matt martinez...thanks for the multiple listens! i really wasn't trying to touch upon anythign joe had ever done with that track, in fact i'm trying my hadest to separate myself from him musically, he is a great hero, but i cannot mimick him if i wish to make it anywhere...

christ peters, man you best make it out to jemfest :) it's the one time we'll be very local to you! perhaps we can get a jam up there with you if you bring your gear...call me if you have a cell phone -- send me an email and ill give yuo my phone number. we can set somethign up...

mowlie :) i totally dig ya...that mp3 is no where near a REAL song -- more just a little taste of the kind of one direction ive been putting myself as a writer...

hey everyone, i just wanted to say thanks for all of the birthday wishes! I came accross a HUGE bump in the road with COE as my drummer abandoned me a month before Jemfest. I managed to hook up with another drummer and get something new started...hoping everything works out well!

Chris Peters, we WILL jam at jemfest :) that i can promise! gimme a call again, we gotta chat!

wow...been a while since i been here...jemfest in a few weeks, should be really cool! chris peters...call me man! mjk@courseofefvolution.com email me for my number again...

trutina, i visited your soundclick page for the first time today after seeing your post. one thing i would like to hear more is less jamming, and more arrangment. the rhythm seems to be static, but i'm not hearing a melody...but that is the first song only. the chops are there...i think you just need to harness a solid melody foundation.

marimariSRV -- thanks for all of the interest!! Local meaning local to NJ? We will definitly be playing more shows this summer as these new guys I'm with are solid with dedication! Contact me at mjk@courseofevolution.com and I'll give you some more info on all of that, I don't want to spam joe's site with COE news and all! :)

Ovation, you the man :) Let me know what you think of that video!

chris, it was definitly a great time! and thanks so much man for the kind words about my playing, you're a monster of a player yourself ;)

If anyone is interested, I clipped fligth of mind from that 50 meg file and am offering it on my website (6 megs or so) Flight Of Mind - Live @ Jemfest! would love some feedback!

alexandrecaetano...thanks bro!! gone boarding alot this year yet? season just starting over here...

mowlie, i know exactly what you mean about our lack of energy. haha it's hard to move around at times though when you're not sure if the rest of the band remembers the parts LOL!! and sounding like joe, eh :) not even worried about that lol I have so much fun doing what I'm doing!

mowlie...thanks for the stage advice! now that me and the guys actually have a bit more than 3 weeks to work on it before our next show, i'm hopin we get some of your suggestions dow!! i'm really looking to enhance my stage presence...it's just not there yet at all!!

marimariSRV...we will definitly have to hook up for some new photos! the current photos are of brett and my bro, and they're not even in the band anymore...these new guys definitly need a spot on the site so i'll probably just get some quick shots done for temp. reasons!

hey, i'm not here to say much...but -- in all honsety, could someone please email me what really happened with the t2j cd funds? cafepress.com...hell I coulda released it on that site a year ago so I'm just kinda wondering why it took well over a year to get this thing released...on cafepress.com of all places. 510$ could have made atleast 100 CD's full color and all that could have been sold out of someone's house atleast, hell I'd take that responsibility. You sell 100 cd's at 10$ a piece, that is 1000$. Could have the choice to either buy MORE cd's, or just cut any loses and send the profits right there to Red Cross. With cafepress.com, no money at all, well maybe 1 or 2$, will even be made for the American Red Cross. When all the contributers sent in their $, they had confidence that it was to take part of something magificent, not that the music isn't great...but to be printed up at cafepress.com? I'm just a touch disappointed that this is the way this project turned out. An email of explanation would be greatly appreciated. It's not 30$ I care about...it's the 510$ that EVERYONE contrbiuted for that one lump some of money...

btw, I hope everyone is well.

...and so i make my return to the farplane of text over at satriani.com! what can i say, the show tonight (oct 16th NYC) was the best performance i have ever seen joe put on. his charisma was immeasurable...and set-list was perfection. joe...top knotch...