Frenchy Du Rock: very funny, very evil joke. I was totally sucked in.

Tastey/VFR/Other Guy: also funny.

Faye: I would agree with your disciple/fan explanation.

Michelle: that's what I said, isn't it? (about pearl jam)

Trutina: great story. I hope the CD turns out well. It's been a long wait!

guitar center is having this "dont pay for 15 months" thing and i am wondering in all of your opinions if you think investing in a JS1200 is a good thing to do and all that groovy stuff! lol thanks all!

Howdy Joe! When are you going to do a show in Salt Lake? I see Denver and surrounding cities on your tour schedule, but never a stop in Utah. Not only do you have a very strong fan base here, but there are a number of indoor and outdoor venues that would offer an ideal size and acoustical setting for one of your shows. It's time!!!!

mick87: Glad your getting into ITLIS? bro, I really feel JOE has arrived to the masses, lol, time for the oceans to part!! ;-)

TASTEY: haha, cheap wine will do that to ya, lol, what I meant was "you guy's" or "gals", lol, but you still knew what I meant, hehe!! ;-)

GODGUNSGUITARS: Kuul stuff man, that is awesome that you'll get to see JOE again!!.... This time with Purple.... Hope you get the chance to go, and rock on!!....

michelle: lol!! ;-)

....Later peeps....

Oh, and TASTEY.... Did the fire go out!?!? ;-)

....Before I run, I got this great quote of the day....

WEBMASTER-Can you tell Joe about this link?He told me he couldn't find it on the net, I told him I'd tell you.

http://www.race2winradio.net/houx/satriani-timmons.wmv

thanks for posting the link, btw.I closed the window right before I saw your user name, whoever posted it.

All we can say is "WOW!"
The Bellevue Wa. In-store performance was absolutely awesome. We called American Music in the morning to check whether or not we needed to know anything special about the performance (wrist bands, tickets, etc.), all they said was "Get here early." Since we live 70+ miles away, we left around 11:30 (the clinic was scheduled for 6:00). There's a lot of construction for the bridge in Tacoma, as well as the highway just before Bellevue.
Well, we arrived early, it was 1:00 when we got there. We went in the store to check it out, it's a nice store, I thought it was a little small for such an event but it turned out great. We browsed around for awhile and checked out the various guitars. We asked one of the salesmen about the Peavey JSX, he said we couldn't try it because it was there for the demo. Oh well, it was worth a shot. A little later we were talking to another guy, and he offered to let us hook up to it!! Turns out that this guy (Gino) was the Peavey Rep. The amp did everything you would expect it to do from, sweet, bell-like Clean to creamy blues Distortion to rip-your-face-off Metal. Everything is on the front of the amplifier except the line-out level for recording, but that only seems right since you don't accidentally want to change it. We felt quite honored to find out that it was the same amp that Joe was going to play for his performance.
With 5 hours to kill, we went and browsed the other shops in the strip mall, got some lunch, and returned. We still had 3 hours to go, and nobody else had arrived yet. We browsed the store some more, then decided to walk up to Fred Meyer to get a disposable camera. Just as we were coming back, the first car with other fans showed up and staked out their spot as first in line. Okay, fine, we sat in the car for another 30 minutes and waited until 4 or 5 other people showed up, then we stood in line for 2 hours. We listened as Joe did his sound check / warm up. That was terrific by itself.
Finally, they let everyone in the door. We managed to get up toward the front, unfortunately, it was right in front of the PA speaker. The store manager, Reese, had a few words to say, then Gino, the Peavey rep spoke for a few moments, then... JOE!!!
He started off with the red Ibanez 1200, he played SWTA and Satch Boogie, then talked a little bit about the amp. He played Midnight, switched to Chrome Boy, spoke some more about the amp, played some more songs, switched to the 7 string, explained some more about the amp, played some more songs, then had a question and answer session. During his performance he discussed the different channels and played the songs in such a way as to demonstrate what the amp could do. It was kind of strange to see him playing without the DS-1, but the amp itself has replaced that little box. And then some!!
While Joe was performing we noticed that Reese, the store manager, was pulling stuff off the racks in front of the windows so that the fans who couldn't get in could at least watch. We thought that was extremely cool of him!
Then it was on to the autograph / picture session. Since we were towards the front of the stage, we ended up being at the back of the line for autographs. It moved along steadily, yet slowly. We got our picture taken with Joe, and our alloted two autographs per person. Like everyone always says, Joe is a down to earth, real person. He either has an extraordinary memory or can bullshit the hide off of a buffalo. He truly seemed to remember us from when we won aftershow passes at the G3 show last October.
It was truly good to see and talk to him again. What a once in a lifetime experience! I think our ears have finally recovered from being two feet in front of the PA speaker. But it was well worth the experience.
We will see you again Joe, when you are here with Deep Purple and Thin Lizzy in September

Does anyone here watch Angel? The series finale was tonight...::sniffle:: I thought it was great. It's weird, though...a year and a half ago, Joss Whedon had three shows on television (Buffy, Angel, Firefly). They've now ended, been cancelled, and been cancelled. TV networks suck.

Anyway, now that two of my favorite television shows have ended this year (Frasier was the other one) I'll have a lot less to watch next year. Woohoo! ;-) I think I'm now down to three shows still in production that I watch regularly...

The first person to guess the three of them gets ten points.

Clarky - Is this jam still happening on Sunday?

Trutina Bil, you seriously rock man, that is a great and typically funny story about meeting Joe. I'm not quite sure if Miranda still rocks harder for putting up with you though ;-) For the first time, I realize Joe's gonna hear how much I suck. Shit. - roflmao man, that was my second thought after reading your initial post on the CD handover, the first thought being 'Wow, Joe's got a CD with one of my songs on'. How quickly excitement turns to self doubt -heh heh. You just make sure you don't pull too many stunts like that trip though dude and look after yourself.

Mikey Awesome quote man, I agree whole-heartedly !

SOTD - Switchblade Serenade - Spread Eagle (never owned the album, haven't heard it in years and what do you know it pops into my head on the way into work this morning)

SOTD (for TASTEY) - Burning Down The House - Talking Heads.

Okay lyric time............... first verse only............. any guesses ?

No idea.

Joe,

I just saw you at Showcase music in Portland. Thank you so much for coming up here. You truly are the hardest working celebrity I have seen.

You signed the back of the neck on my custom hand build, quilted flame top, Strat like guitar (build by my friend Rick Zaragoza.) It has a brown quilted maple top, nice flame neck. (You thought it was interesting that the truss rod was at the base, with a cut away in the pick guard for easy access.)

What a treat, I will never sell that guitar now! Thank you so much Joe!

I told Rick how you joked about asking if you could have it. He said if you wanted one of his guitars he would build you one for FREE, with a big fat smile on his face. As a matter of fact he still has some of the quilt left for a top that is from the same piece that is on my top.

If you want one you can have it for FREE, he sells the Strats for about $2,700 (others for more). He said he would truly be honored just for you to own one of his guitars. I should have given you mine then but I was selfish, I just could not part with it once you signed it. I will keep it till my death.

I will be sure to check out the JSX when it is stocked; I am looking for a new head. If you want the guitar, post a message or send me an email and I will get you the contact information.

Thanks again!

wow Joe, I just listened to your live off the radio performance of "If I Could Fly"...

That is one beautiful, soaring, heart melting tune...

It's like Summer Song and Love Thing all wrapped into one!!

when you guys were talking about signature Satch tunes.. being either Summer Song, or Always... I think there's another one other than Satch Boogie for me...

IF I COULD FLY!!

Every morning [[..7x365..]] promptly at 4:30am my radio turns on (loud enough to wake me up) and will play for exactly one hour unless I turn it off. This morning, an hour previous to this daily event, the buzzer to the front door of the apartment building went on and on and on and on and on and on and on
oooooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
on on on on on on on on on on on on on on on on on on
on and on and on and on and on and on and on
ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON
oooooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
on and on and on and on and on and on and on

etc

for several minutes

repeatedly, incessantly, obnxiously, loudly, relentlessly (in various creative rhythms too!) and would not cease until I had donned my bathrobe, rode the elevator downstairs and let a COMPLETE STRANGER into the building and into my apartment so she could retrieve the KEYS to her apartment and her SHOES while my worthless roommate was PASSED OUT COMPLETELY UNCONSCIOUS...

after which any futher "sleep" on my part was completely and utterly impossible

the moral of this story is: …I… +hAtE+ ..rOoMaTeS..!!!!!!!





...thanks for letting me vent...

climber: Thank's for giving us a piece of the in-store action!!.... And I knew JOE would remember you cause he's posted to you several times!! :-)

btw, that's kuul you got to try out the amp!!....

VFRrocker: haha lol man, my wonderful Aunt, who has the most incredible sense of humor and a great passion for life, sent it to me!!.... She keeps me informed on how to live, lol!! ;-)

JaySacks: Kuul story about JOE and your custom hand built!!.... The best way to get that info to JOE is to email Jon Luini (The Wedudder extraordinaire, lol) at: webmaster@satriani.com Good luck, and that would be awesome to see JOE playing another guitar, lol!!....

....Later peeps....

Edit:

nojul: lol, I know how you feel.... I've been there!!.... It is time to find another roomate or settle for something you can afford on your own, lol, good luck and make sure to play SATCH loud in her ears when she least expects it!! ;-)

....Zzzzzz time people.... ;-)