Clarky - Thanks for the tips. I've always thought that the valve > solid state argument was a bit of an anal rant started by the purists; different strokes for different folks, and all that. But there are definitely differences in the performance of each type of amp. For example, valves play an active part in generating tone - particularly at high volumes. Which could mean that at different venues my tone will be slightly different due to the volume of my amp. I'm probably gonna go solid state for now; apart from anything, they're a hell of a lot cheaper than valve amps... lol

OCPS - Okay, thanks. How much did it cost, and where might I be able to find out more about one of those?

Do the stu: Sadly, it was not a mistake. Not a small mistake. A huge mistake enough to make a difference in a key swing state. Bush had a margin of around 500 something, which was certified by Harris. Florida denied its nearly half a million former convicts the right to vote. However, what was totally missed was the fact that Florida's own courts had repeatedly told the governer he may not take away the civil rights of Florida citizens who may have committed crimes in other states, served their time and had their rights restored by those states. The number of people in florida with felony convictions in their past was clearly over 50,000 and likely over 100,000 (source: Northwestern University - where I am doing research at the moment). If you didnt know, 4 million dollars (help of Choicepoint DBT) was spent on tracking and eliminating these ex felons. Why would they do it if it was not expected to change the popular vote?

White and Hispanic felons, mostly poor, vote almost as solidly democratic as African-Americans. For Example UMN sources reported that 93% of felons of all races supported Bill Clinton in 1996. You know, Austin, there are regular surverys and poll that take place before elections. Voter confidence is calculated. Fortunately, Bush was not leading. So naturally, you know what some people have in mind. And yes, I am hinting to Katherine Harris and Jeb Bush.

What they did was not only unconstitutional, but also racist and disrespectful. I dont see how any rational human being can show support towards such people. Fine, some people do have "conservative" values, but sadly, they look up to the wrong leader.

Do the stu: There is only one color of so called "conservative values" in America - White. Conservative Christian Family values. (sigh)

As for Bowling for Columbine, I dont find anything wrong with it. Blame Music for violence? Troubled High School students? Charleton Heston blaming crimes on ethnicity? Families going out to work at Lockheed Martin?...

If you believe that Bush needs to provide freedom to the rest of the world, write him a letter and tell him to free Burma and Tibet. To find a reason to boycott France and not Saudi Arabia (when Saudi is a no brainer).

hi everybody......did i miss u guys.......shit i did man........actually someone in our room wrecked the machine on friday last and thus my absence since then,,,,no other source too to log in,,,,,....hope yu guys missed me......

steven,,,,,hi !!!!!!got the mail i guess.....will write back soon.........take care.....

hey guys..could not read all the messages...so i wont be replying to all yur statements/messages to me ...............i will be posting as soon as the machine in our room starts working again..........however this saturday i will be going to my friends cyber cafe....so if his machines are fast enough..i will be posting back to each and every one of yu individually..........so have patience with me..

austin...i managed to go thru yur message to me....sorry bro i am not in a position to reply at the moment....hope u understand...btw..thanks....yur efforts in helping me wont go unnoticed by me ever.......u r a real pal......

michelle.......is yur son ok....or thrilled to have my regards on his birthday..............an indian afterall.....so rare right.......lol....just kidding.......how r u?

randell.......atn....hi bro........

clarky.....sorry i missed the bus.......was caught in an uncompromising situation........happy belated birthday.......sorry could not wish u on the d day..........

joe,,,,,u rock this world sir.......u r the king of music..period.....prayers always.

nick - I thought you may have been referring to our lil' scientific debate: shaved flange v natural unshaved flange...

and the naturals won easily...

One more thing I've spotted....
either:

1- there are no Welsh guys in here....

2- there are no Welsh guys in here that speak Welsh..

I've never messed with Randall so I don't know what they're like...
I use a Marshall 8008 stereo head [80W per channel] driving a Marshall 4x12 straight cab on each channel...

maybe one day I'd like to upgrade the 8008 to a Marshall EL43 100/100 head... but there is no real need to do that right now..

my big kid is into rap stuff... 50 Cent, MM, etc etc.. he don't mind a little Satch and Vai but don't listen to it much... if he took up guitar seriously he has the potential to be amazing.. my take is that if he started seriously right now he'd be blowing me away before he's 22 years old.. but he is more into playing football [soccer] - and he's a very very good goal-keeper.. when he plays guitar he most often plays Andante in C by Giuliani.. and plays it quite well too..
the little 'un can play a few chords.. he's not really that interested in music.. he likes calm and quiete music.. right now he's quite into Scientist [late 70's Jamaican dub reggae].. lol.. dunno why... but he is... lol... and he too is seriously into football... he's very good too.. plays either center mid-field or in defence..

a rat trap as a kick pedal.. lmao... that's insane....

"errrr.. guys... my err.. kick drum has caught.. errr.. like errr... a mouse.."

Farenheit 911 - guys is this a movie or a historical documentary?? lmao....
Hollywood is well famous for amending history and science to it's own liking....
like a US sub capturing the Enigma machine so that US folks could crack the code.. nope.. don't think so...
Braveheart - utter crap.... all of it....
The Day After Tomorrow - rediculous.. [fun to watch though]
the list is huge.....

so... F911 is just a movie... entertainment... why bother disecting it...??
like all other "factual" Hollywood stuff,
it'll have more holes in it than a brothel...

I'd never make a deliberate choice... valve or not valve....
I'd goof with the amp first and simply decide if I liked it or not..

962 Doesn't Joe usually sign autographs at the end? I'll try to get there maybe a hour early, I get out of class at 3:00, and it takes a couple of hours at least to get there, really I just want to meet Joe. the aftershow pass is nice but if I don't win oh well. I looked around and it seems I won some two years ago for a show I didn't recall entering for and not going to, oh well.

Do the Stu Moore's movies are biased, note, there are no 'lies' in them but they are just partisan. However, here's a factcheck. http://www.michaelmoore.com/warroom/f911notes/ How about Fox News? Technically there a 'entertainment' station because they are far from being fair and balanced. Sean hannity distorts the truth at different points to try to get his point across. Bill O'Reilly does the same thing.

still haven't got my tickets yet and my concert is in 13 days :(

Hey Joe You have some big fans up in Canada..Do you see a tour stop to Toronto or even Buffalo, NY in your future? You don't often come up this way!!! My son studies your technique and his band called G-Force play alot of your tunes...they are highschool kids and YOU are their hero!!

Clarky, many happy returns... Hoist one for all of us!!

Re the Welsh, SOTD "Hot as a Docker's Armpit" by those Welsh madmen known as Budgie.. Showin my age a little here! Clarky ever heard of a guitar player called the "Unknown" John Clark? He had the honour of following Holdsworth on a few prog/fusion masterpieces. One I remember for sure was "Going tornado" by Bill Bruford. Some fun following Holdsworth on record in the seventies no?

Hey everyone, He's the latest update on our eclectic song list.There are a few that I'm not sure about the artist, but I think you'll get the gist. It's not your basic bar band list. As always comments are welcome.

any of you guys use linux? i could really do with some linux experts in my life...

clarky - http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/29/ is what I was referring to... was reminded of it by the numerous satch fans pleading for him to go to their countries.

cuthbert: Thanks for responding. I will give it a better read. Thanks again.

Joe: Play the Badger Song for Michelle..... And bring your pet snake along to. If possible, you know what kind of mushrooms will be good for the audience......

Jared Presley: Yes, Anne Coulter is very very hot!

Good News! Duff McKagan of Velvet Revolver/ex GNR wore a Kerry T-shirt at the free concert of Velvet Revolver. The other good news is that Maynard James Keenan of APC/Tool has given several hints that his vote is going to Kerry!

And yes, Kerry owned the last Presidential Debate.

death cube..whats 400 canadain in british pounds?

clarky..nah..reffering to the Vox stuff..

bahduh, my son smiled when I told him you wished him a good birthday. One of my co-workers is Indian and she is a good friend. Her son and my son share birthdays on the same day, except her son is 30+ years older than mine. lol!

TomSR, thanks. I really wish you and Jr would be going too :(

Jazzy, I think Joe should dress up his dog Grizz like a badger and make him the new band mascot :) lol!

SEE YOU TONIGHT JOE!

Hi guys

i had a little dispute, with a seller, about the JS DVD "Live in San Francisco". do you know if this DVD (sold in the US) has an insert (inner sleeve)?