Evbro - I recall Joe listing Django Reindhardt as one of his influences or inspirations. Something about how the guy lost a left hand finger but still went on.

greetings. i would first like to thank you for all of your recoprdings. i've found your approach to the instrument both refreshing and influencial through-out my life. furthermore, all of your metal students-skolnick, hammett and vai-have also been a great source of inspiration.

as a man of afro-caribbean background, i have to take exception to some of yopur remarks you made in april of 1993, in an interview conducted by kirk hammett for guitar world.

although i tottaly understand where you are coming from, i don<t believe that ice-t ever set out to promote violence and viliantism in his song cop killer, with his metal outfit body count.

i am the first to agree that their production was and remained weak. than again, i doubt than any record executive would have hired terry date, for instance, for a project in these pre-nu metal days.

i must refute your point that ice-t would " use that platform to spread a message like kill the police." i believe that statistics on the relationship between officers of the law, the justice systems and people of colour will be far more eloquent than i could ever be.

i strongly recommend your pick the iceman's autobio the ice opinion, where g\he has an entire chapter devoted to his ordeal with his label, the media and police officers.

" but body count was intended to reflect straight anger. it was supposed to be the voice of the angry brother, without answers..." " body count was an angry record. it was meant to be a protest record. i put my anger into it, while lacing it with dark humour..."

" at the very beginning of cop killer, i dedicate it to the lapd and to police chief darryl gates..." " my anger is clearly aimed at brutal police..." " the song was created to be a protest record- a warning, not a treat..."

" after the cops called this embargo against warner brothers, they moved into criminal activity. they sent death threats to warner brothers. they actually sent 2 bombs to the label...."

Jblaze1 - That would be cool. That wouldbe a something i'd guard with my life. I can't believe it happened twice! Rainforest and was it red donnie? And now Pearly. Disgusting. Absolutely.

SIMPLE, JUST DO IT !! VOTE FOR JOE !!

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CHOOSE THE BUTTON ON THE LEFT OF JOE'S NAME, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE AND CLICK ON THE "STEM" BUTTON.

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Major Tom

Hello from an Internet kiosk in Nova Scotia. I'm at the Evolve Festival...tons of cool bands...

Anyhow...what's this? Pearly is stolen? Shit...that sucks...first the Rainforest, then this...crap!!!!!!!!!!!

Crime sucks...

Peace fellow Satch fans...and damn, those blue shirts are sharp looking! ;-) (a few people will get that joke!)

Well, if the person who stole the guitar only wants money he will be discovered.

However, I fear that if a "fan" managed to get that guitar...

'Cause unlike the other 2 guitars, which were stolen from his home and probably were stolen by people who didn't know what they were doing, any thefts in concert venues are committed by people who know what they are stealing, and at least have a general idea of the sentimental value of this stuff.

joe can come up with some really cool stuff. on the webcast just after The Crush of Love he jams for a couple minutes and its really awsome... i guess thats what happens when your a fairly good guitar player hehe :)

jblaze1: Sorry to hear about your employment woes, I too am unemployed.

We live in a" right to work state", imagine that. The people who run our great state believe in trickle down economics, there is something trickling down alright, but it ain't money or jobs or anything else that keeps working people alive.

Very hard to get a fair wage in the south, they keep you hungry here so you will take what ever they offer you and be happy to get it.

Sorry to get all political on you but that's how it is here. I make $18 an hour here in Florida doing the samething I made $35 dollars an hour in Boston and N.J., plus 25% of my gross in addition to my pay in retirement and double time pay for all over time. You will never see this in Florida.

I think you would be the perfect person to protect Joe's guitars.