Do The Stu

Hi Austin, yes, been reading posts since August, after we bought tickets to our first live Joe concert with Deep Purple and Thin Lizzy. Guess I was just too shy to post before!! But have enjoyed reading what everyone has to say! It's quite a fun group in here!

We hope for the second night in San Fran as well..are you going to do the meet and greet for the 26th? If so, we'll see you there as I'm springing for the platinum tickets as a Christmas present for my son and myself! We're so excited, we're walking around with big grins on our faces!! It may only be our second concert with Joe, but definitely won't be the last! Whenever we can, we'll be there!

Joe has inspired my son to shoot for the stars with his guitar playing...he wants to go to Musician's Institute after high school, and that goal has made all the difference in his life. Just having Joe take a moment to stop and take a picture with my son in Reno has really been magical for him, he feels so positive about his future as a guitarist!

GrooveMaster and Do The Stu:

Suzie2000 It was interesting to me to hear that you teach special students and are currently working with a class of autistic boys. That takes a very special person, so you must be one! Being any kind of teacher takes a lot of patience, dedication and a love of kids, and in this day and age, it's getting harder and harder to educate around what happens to them in their real life.

I have an elementary education degree and have worked with pre-schoolers through 8th grade. It was exhausting work but so rewarding. I'm currently a social worker now, helping the elderly and disabled to continue living in their own homes as long as possible.

I also have an autistic son, he was recently diagnosed with Asperger's Autism, and the challenges in working with him have been huge. I so respect and admire what you are doing, as I have some idea of what you face each day. With my son's diagnosis this year (he's 16, so it's been a long time coming) I finally have some answers and have learned so much about better ways of dealing with him. That's not to say I don't have a lot of grey hairs, dyed of course!!

He started playing guitar in Jan 2002 and hasn't ever stopped. He's very good and is dedicated to making music his life. Playing the guitar transports him to a place he can relax, enjoy and get lost in the emotion of music. It calms him down as nothing else can when he's upset. He is so inspired by Satch, as many people are.

Hey Suzie2000!!

Suzie2000:

The author of the Explosive Child is Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. When I bought it I had to have my local bookstore order it. It's good!

Suzie2000........

OH MY GOSH??? Do I like Satch? Heck yes!!! Love him! Love his music. We have all the DVD's, CD's, tab books, other stuff, t-shirts, etc!! He is totally awesome!

I have to confess, I had become something of an old fart in my music choices, mainly listening to country with some classical, but since my son started guitar I've come to appreciate jazz, blues and now rock again! Liked rock when I was a teenager, but slowly got away from it. I'm so glad my son discovered Satch, as his music has totally brightened our lives in many ways!!!

Suzie2000, no problem, you don't have to be sorry, I'm just an enthusiastic Joe fan! As I think most everyone here is! I think I've picked up that you may live overseas? It's way cool to be able to talk to people from all over the world, or read their posts. Maybe the world would be better if we all spent time communicating like this and getting to know each other.

Susie2000 and michelle:

Thanks for the posts. We are doing well, just had an iep meeting with the school to check in on my son's progress. He had been failing in school until we got the diagnosis and put him on an iep, now he has an educational assistant part of the day, but even then, last year was still rough for him.

This year however, being so inspired by Joe, he found out about Musician's Institute in Hollywood, CA and is so fired up about going there and making music his life. It helped that he heard that Joe occassionally drops by the Institute!! Along with other artists. He is now getting better grades than ever before, plus we have him on the right track with medications, counseling and some behavior modification for both of us! I have had to learn when to push and when to back off, and how to deflect the explosions. Plus he is pretty inflexible, so that makes life even more interesting.

michelle, I can really feel for your friend. I too am a single parent and we have struggled for many, many years to figure out what was going on with my son. I hope she doesn't give up, even though she may feel like it sometimes, because the answers are out there if they can just find the right person to help them. My son ended up being arrested and put in the juvenile detention center for a couple weeks, and though it was the worst time of our lives, it also brought very good things, a diagnosis that made sense and new knowledge about my son. I hope your friend doesn't end up going there in order to get answers, but good can come from bad!

And music has been a life saver for him, guitar transports him away like nothing else can. We have Joe's music on in the house all the time now, and about the only time we have the t.v. on is to watch one of his DVD's!!! :) Satch makes us both very, very happy and lifts our spirits every single day.

Zinc Master: cool test, but I'm afraid to ask how many have given the right answer!!! I didn't have a clue, but I have had very mean thoughts many times!! Glad to know I probably won't become a serial killer any time soon! :)

Bahduh, many congratulations on your baby boy! I'm sure he's very precious!

Zinc Master....very funny! I wish I could say we were from some place "exotic" like Wisconsin, but born and raised right here in Oregon. The name "cheese101" came from my son in one of his more brilliant and creative moods :-) and he originally registered on this site with that name but never posted. When I decided to post I was "allowed" to use his nickname! And now I'm stuck with it I'm afraid!

It's a scary world we live in if we all fall into one of those 4 categories from your test!! Time to go live in the wilderness maybe?

Hi, this is chris, I'm sixteen and a guitar player, (three years) I had a question for another guitar player. I was wondering if anyone out there knew the song SMF, and was experienced enough to tell me what joes approximate eq, dist, settings are, Etc.

I would really appreciate help, as this is one of my favorite satch songs.

Hi, this is a message, from chris, at cheese101 I was wondering if anyone out there who plays guitar know the song SMF, and could tell me Joes Approximate settings on a basic amp. IE: Eq, dist level, reverb, etc. I would appreciate it so much, thanks.

michelle, great post, I think that sums it all up, whoever ends up as our President, we have to hope he has the faith, courage and intelligence to guide our nation well. The election will be decided by the people and hopefully we vote thoughtfully.

achoo, I don't know the answer to your question, but I wholeheartedly agree with you................WE NEED AN EWJS DVD!!! JOE, are you listening? If you make it, we will buy!!!!

Susie2000, how was your vacation week? I'm jealous! Hope it was good!

Joe:

Bahduh, what a beautiful family you have! Many blessings to all of you! Your son is very precious, and is such a gift!

Master Yoda, we LOVE Larry Carlton in our house too! Have you ever listened to Vinnie Moore? He is also excellent. Of course, Joe is #1 in our house and always will be!

OCPS470: I have to say, I agree with you. I have a 16 year old son who usually enjoys reading the posts here until they get kind of mean. And believe it or not, he doesn't like swearing! This is a great site and most of the time the ribbing is really funny..unless it gets too intense or hurts someones feelings. I love the sense of community everyone has here, and the amount of support people give to each other, even strangers, is awesome! I'm not anyone important and don't intend this to be critical or as if I'm trying to police what anyone says, but I think you make a good point! Life is too short, we can agree to disagree, but still take care for one another. As far as I'm concerned, everyone here is a lovely person with something worthwhile to share with others! That said, hope all have a great Monday!!