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Hey 962 cheers man thats a great help na the pick i use at the mo is a jim dunlop usa 3.0mm it says on it and yeah its a pretty thick one i just find i cant get a nice pick of the strings from it doesnt feel right you no but hey thanx for the help man much appriciated peace.
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Delfino, my Grandpop was 2 months shy of his 80th birthday when he passed, and his main answer to questions was uaually "shit man yeah!" He was a funny dude. He also would rub his belly and say loudly "Oh my achin' ovaries", and he dyed his white hair green every St. Patty's Day. Then again, he wasn't your average old fart either. lol!
Nice to see all the newbies on the site :)
SOTD ~ Luminous Flesh Giant by Joe *cough*cough*sniff* Satriani
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mari satch samurai
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Stevee T: I was a photographer and writer for a new magazine 22nd Century Rock. I interviewed Ronnie James Dio and did a show/CD review for the latest issue. I also covered Alterbridge, Godsmack and JS but you won't be seeing those.
I helped my Editor out financially and we got into an arguement because of the interest due on the credit card. He cut me from the mag and NAMM. I'm still going to NAMM since everything is paid for.....I'm taking my portfolio and making some new connections. I'll find a better magazine to wok for...........The GOOD news is that it looks like I'll be getting into NAMM ( it's not open to the public). I can't wait to see his face when he sees me there!! HAHA!!! .....and I finally got a DVD system, a Sony Dream System! OMG the sound is unbelieveable! I saw SRV perform for the very 1st time! WOW!
i also watched G3 live in Denver and Live in concert with EJ...simply awesome! I can't believe Yngwie broke that guitar. Oh well....
Steven Wilde: I see you are now you.(not OpticalStudio) hehe! it was nice chatting with you the last few days.....I just love my new Dream System, I can't believe the sound! It's so much better that a boom box that's for sure. have a great day!
I'll be back later on......
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Mari, you're only now getting to see SRV perform! OMG! See what you've been missing!! He pours himself into every single note. It's like it comes directly out of his heart and into that old beat up guitar. His style of playing the guitar blows me away. He is a truely amazing human being. Welcome to the wonderful world of DVD's! lol! You have some catching up to do my friend :)
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Well Michelle, just remember your husband's old work boots the next time a spider half the size of Shelob comes waltzing your way.
And you might want to consider a career in paleontology or archaeology.....then you could find that missing link ;-)
Mari: I still don't have a 5.1 system yet.....can't wait until I do. This is going to be an *expensive* year for stuff!
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michelle we have sold less than 100 still.. have only sold 3 or 4 since i posted the sales totals... it is good anyhow. they money will help !
zenfish I am doing better .. now that the xmas season is over.. working retail is for chumps!!
i am gonna start recording again this week too.. how are you doing?
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Matt Dorado
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A Soldiers Perspective
For those of you interested, I have posted an email I received from my cousin in Iraq. I have edited out the names, but feel that the power of his letter is still there.
While I myself am not at all a religious person, I absolutely believe that his faith will be the reason he comes through this with minimal mental damage. Please keep the people on both sides of the war in your prayers and thought as we can only hope that this war ends soon. Take care.
Matt
Dear Friends-
For those of you who have written and not received a response, let
first apologize. Every email I receive I read and appreciate a good deal. This war is unique in history due to the fact that it is incredibly digital. Our access to information at the personal, tactical and strategic level has never been greater and perhaps that is also our biggest weakness - just too much information!
Anyway, I did not write to educate you on the information ages
effects on war fighting, but first to thank you for your prayers, emails, letters and best yet - packages! You have all truly made this past month a great joy despite all the carnage. Just three months ago Mosul was a quiet city largely supportive of the US effort. Since the invasion of Fallujah nearly two months ago, it has turned into a hot bed of terrorist activity, with soldiers from our brigade taking contact on a daily basis. The last five days have been particularly hard on our battalion. It began with a ______ Company 5 ton truck being hit with an IED. The 5 ton was a soft-skinned vehicle with 1/4" steel plating tacked onto its frame. Whoever detonated the IED, targeted the 5 ton. The terrorists are smart and know that Stryker is nearly impervious to all IEDs, but the very largest. I have personally looked at a Stryker that took a direct hit from a vehicle borne IED (V-BED) carrying multiple 155MM artillery shells and it looked as if it had just been nicked. In the 5 tons case, however, the entire front driver's side was pushed up and splayed open. SGT _____, a man I knew from my one year as ___ Co's executive officer, lost both of his legs and an arm in the blast. He is currently at ________ Medical Center in D.C. and has a long road in front of him. He has a young daughter. Two other soldiers in the 5 ton were injured as well. The 2nd Platoon Sergeant volunteered to ride in the vehicle rather than risk the life of one of his men. SFC ____lost his eye. Their gunner, a young private, was thrown free of the vehicle and was lucky to receive serious lacerations on his face and legs. Pray for them. Only hours
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Michelle lol that pictures excellent, can see frip :-)...and Joe's wearing a very jolly shirt and BLUE glasses lol.
Good stuff, good stuff.
Delfino
[Edit] My post is inappropriatley placed to say the least, sorry.
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Matt Dorado
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later two soldiers in _____ Company "______" were pulling guard in one of the perimeter towers around Marez. They accidentally filled their kerosene heater with unleaded gas rather than the more stable JP8. The heater was still hot and some fuel had spilled on the Sergeant filling the heater. The fuel caught fire and he along with the tower was burned severely. He has been evacuated to _____ Medical Center in Texas. I do not know his name or his family situation. Less than 24 hours later, the suicide bombing in the chow hall tent occured. As some of you know I was sitting at my computer in my pod when the explosion went off. We are used to nearly daily mortar strikes and I can tell how close the rounds land by the size of the vibration and how loud the explosion is. Usually we wander to a vantage point, watch the show and go about our business. On that day, the 21st, my whole room was rocked and the explosion was deafening. I ran outside to the bunker and waited for the follow-on rounds to drop. They never did. Within seconds we found out that a "rocket" had hit the chow hall center mass. Hundreds of others and myself sprinted for the chow hall. Medics grabbed aid bags, others grabbed stretchers, still others ripped off their shirts to stop bleeding. As I arrived at the chow hall it was a scene like none other. Women were in tears, soldiers were walking around dazed and bleeding from minor cuts. Within minutes the KBR fire fighters had established a triage point and bodies began being pulled from the smoking tent. What others and I witnessed should never have to be witnessed by anyone. The carnage was devastating. But what was greater than the carnage, was the courage of those medics and
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soldiers that pushed into the chow hall to save their brothers. We really did not know if another round would drop or another rocket land, or another bomb explode, but like a battle drill, people ran for the scene. There were infantryman, supply folks, truck drivers, women, men, privates and Lieutenant Colonels. It was an organized chaos, everyone working together. In the midst of the death and destruction people worked together to save their brothers and people they had never met before. As many of you know I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and became the guy in charge of the DOA collection point by default. Even in the midst of death, the men and women who took care of those bodies treated them with incredible dignity and respect. The Lord gave us all an extra measure of courage and grace that day. The bombing was followed up by a 60MM mortar attack at the combat support hospital not an hour later. There were only minor injuries from the attack. Not moments prior to the mortars dropping I witnessed one of the most beautiful and tragic events I have ever seen. A nurse was sitting next to the body of horribly injured man. It was clear that he was dying and the doctors and nurses conducting the triage felt that he was beyond help (I would not have wanted to be in their shoes and make those decisions. They were incredibly brave). The nurse just sat over the man, fanning his face, talking to him and giving him comfort. In the midst of death, God's grace was made manifest through the selfless love of this nurse. The attack on the chow hall took the lives of many good soldiers and a few KBR civilian and Iraqi soldiers. It was an equal opportunity destroyer killing men and women, soldiers of all ranks and civilians. Today began the long stretch of memorial services for these men and women and tomorrow I will give the eulogy for my supply sergeant of 19 months and friend ________. I loved ______ a great deal. We were friends and as an XO, he took care of me and made sure I was not my own worst enemy. He always applied the common sense check to me and we grew close enough that we referred to each other by our first names when it was just the two of us. I had the privilege of speaking to his wife on the 23rd and she was taking things very well. Julian was a prostate cancer survivor and even lately was concerned that the cancer might be making a comeback. He was tenacious and scrappy. At the age of 47 he did the work of soldiers more than half his age without complaint. I already miss him a great deal. And then finally, just two days ago, my old commander, CPT _____ and his company, C Co, took another IED. This time the insurgents used an anti-tank mine or platter charge and they blew his Stryker right in
the right side. His vehicle commander shattered both of his legs and
ended up losing one. His RTO and training room NCO broke his ankle so
badly it will have to be reconstructed. His driver was on the far side of the engine, which buffered the blast causing massive bone and deep tissue bruising. The soldier’s names are SGT ___, SGT _____, and SPC ____ (who left on leave today to see the baby he has never seen). When I talked to Ron just two days ago he was in tears and clearly devastated. ___ is a man of large stature and supreme confidence, but on that day he just looked at me with tears in his eyes and said, "_____, it was the biggest blast I have ever seen!" EOD said they had never seen such a large IED and no one could believe the Stryker was able to take the hit. If they had been in any other vehicle save a tank, they all would be dead right now. So, you may be asking, how was my Christmas? Frankly, it was rough, but you know what, through it all God's grace and love have been ever present. From midnight to 0400 on Christmas morning my dear friend and roommate, ____ and I, pulled tower guard in place of the soldiers
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(all the officers and senior noncoms did the same). We had a great time acting like punk kids on the radios, swapping jokes with the sergeant major and the master sergeant in the tower next to us. We talked and reminded ourselves how lucky we were to be alive, even if it meant we froze our butts off in a tower all night. As we came in from our shift it was raining for the first time in weeks. The sand had become this morass and we slogged through it into our rooms. When I opened the doors I was greeted by the two Christmas trees that ___ and I had decorated and set-up, by the white lights we had strung and the decorations throughout our little pod room. I was greeted by the 5’ Christmas tree my wife had painted and by the ornament taped to the paper tree that she had cut out and decorated individually and by the picture of my three beautiful children and my gorgeous wife. Next to the paper tree was a quilt I had received in the mail just the day before. It was a quilt my wife had made and on the quilt were photos of my family, my children, my wife that had been photo transferred onto cloth. In the middle was a wedding picture of the two of us and below the picture ___ had written, "The ___ Family, EST. 9-11-99." Tired and worn out I broke into tears. I sat on my bunk, gathered up the presents my wife had sent me and began to open them. Two of the gifts sat larger than life, both books. The first by a Marine Corps
Chaplain who was in the initial invasion push with 1/5 marines and the second a book, edited by Ollie North of all people, on stories of faith in the military during war. I read the inscriptions my wife had written me, and like I have felt so many times before since I have been here, I was awestruck by her ministry. Though 8,000 miles away, her day overwhelmingly busy with three little children, a house and the duties of every day life, my wife was ministering to me, showing me God's love and grace, reminding me in the midst of all the death and injury my battalion had received that week that God was present and real and active and watching over us. The book by the Marine Corps Chaplain entitled, "A Table in the Presence" tells the story of 1/5 Marines and the incredible story of God's work in that one battalion of 1200 men. The title comes from the PSALM 23:4-6. We all know it well and can quote from memory "Even though I walk through the Valley of the shadow of death...” But he does not stop at the beginning, but focus on the middle of the passage, "You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies". The focus is on God, not man, not the enemy, but on what God is doing in the midst of his fears, of the possible death. God sets a table, not a quickly eaten cold MRE, but he takes the time to set a table and not in the rear, behind the wire, but before his enemies - right in front of them. God is watching over us, protecting us, looking out for us and it is easy to forget when you see so much evil in the world, but God has come to redeem that evil, to remove it, to cut it out and his grace and mercy and love and redemption are present here in Iraq. I am reminded every day when I venture out to the ASP that God always leaves a remnant. There, next to a graveyard of Soviet era tanks and APCs is a monastery that is nearly 2000 years old. Though it is crumbling now it is a stark reminder that the word of God is alive in this place. North of the city, near that ancient city of Nineva and the capital of one of the greatest empires on earth, the Assyrian, is a monastery alive and active today. I have read CNN.com and the other major news affiliates and everyone back home is thinking, why was the security so lax, how could this have happened, our men and women are dying, and for what? I will tell the security is not lax. We are in a war zone and in a war zone; people try to destroy each other. Sometimes we win, sometime
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Matt Dorado
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they give us a good lick, but the fact of war is that people die. There are no scapegoats; there is not magic solution. We all knew what we were getting into when we came here and to think that at some point the enemy would not hit us in our FOBs is naive and stupid. We fight a smart and well-resourced enemy and he is motivated to kill us. Do we need a scapegoat or can we accept the fact that we are engaged in a war. Yes, __ died___, father of five girls died, and it is horrible and evil, but they did not die in vain. Both men wanted to be here and were happy to be here. They laid down their life so that a people who have know nothing but tyranny and death might live. Sound familiar? Walk out onto the streets of Mosul or Fallujah or Baghdad or any small hamlet and what do you see? Children. Women and men who are working hard, harder than any of us have ever had to work and for a whole lot less outcome. They are not asking for America, but they are asking for our help. For every insurgent, there are a 100 people that want us here and love us and appreciate us. I have met them myself. Do not believe the hype and the news. The news and their pundits are incredibly ignorant. I watched CNN in the hours after the attack and I laughed at their assumptions and the arrogance of man. Men in suits and ties sitting at a news desk after having their morning coffee at Starbucks with a lemon pound cake, and now they talk about exit strategies, and lax security and they talk on and on and we all in the room laughed at their ignorance. If we remember our history there were major snafus in WWII. It was not this altruistic fight against evil. Thousands of men died. Battles were lost. The North Africa campaign for the first 3/4s of the fight was an American disaster and most of the Italian campaign was lopsided in the Germans favor. Europe was broken, but it took thousands of lives, suffering and oh yeah, a lot more civilians died in WWII than in this war. War is ugly and brutal and painful, but it is truly sometimes necessary. Don't believe the hype. Iraq is a place we need to be. Do not lose heart. We have lost our friends, our comrades. We have picked up their shattered bodies and collected their pieces off of the ground we once sat at and broke bread together. Remember that God is alive and working and He is sovereign. Thank you all for your prayers and letters and support. If I sound too much like I am on my soap box, I am sorry, but I want you to know that this soldier, who has already lost those dear to him to death and injury has hope that springs from a well spring of abundant life. Pray for these men and women. Love them with you letters, packages and prayer. I love you all. I thank you for your support and emails. Keep writing. Keep Praying. Thank you for honoring me and honoring God by taking care of my family. Pray for these people and pray for the terrorists that like Paul, they may humble and repent, flee the devil and spread the Word of God. God Bless you all-
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dear Joe,
i wish joe de best for 2005, en hope that jou been soon better.
i hope that jou come to holland verry soon
gr aad willemsen
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THNX FORYOUR FEELING
Mauricio Condon
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Hi people, I'm an uruguayan guitar player who loves satch's sound & feeling...
I went to Argentina to see G304 and was amazing! that was my first satch's show in my life!.. and I'm afraid that this show would be the last one... please my english is too bad.. but I've never took english lessons...
good bye people..... and greetings from Uruguay
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Pete Hernandez, III.
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the whole Joe Satriani crew - the band - everybody, especially Joe himself and his family.
It sucks to hear that Joe got pneumonia!! Myself and our whole group of Satch-heads are wishing him a speedy recovery!! Get to rockin', Joe!! Get well soon!!!!
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962- I don't think Your new song 'shining light' drag's on, I Like those long expressive story's, Paul Clark, You notice writes extended stories! If You have the knack, and have a place to go, and the writing is in proper format(which yours is) The longer the better! I wish You could hear my song's! I cant wait to get on sounddclick! Thank's for all the help! hope the start of the new seaseon is going fine!..............................DELFINO- Yes, get proper sleep! Don't do A Steven Wilde, and spend wilde night's up, and aboutLOL Yes 'The sculptre' I liked very much! If You get a free 4 minutes Listen to 'melodic shapes' on My site, under 'rotating sky' It is very diffrent than My usual wildsestyle-thrash, style! It incorparates a lot of small apreggio's and A two handed tapping techinioque, I have been working on! Very different! Yes, I like the way Your Music can vary in Style! this the work of a tru musican! Best of Sucess, alway's!.........................ZENFISH- I am happy to hear that You plan on taking ZENFISH, and planning gig's, and maybe You can get something recorded! I would just love to hear 'eruption mood' As for Me, Yes, I have listening to much SRV, Bluserock, Period. and find that I can incorparate that into what I am doing Now! The feeling is so intense with Jazz, and Blues. It's rather easy, But to put fourth the feeling into each, and every note, and Use the string's as serious emotioanl drive, I can get some really Bluesy type of "heavy metal" LOL It's all experimental, though! as i am still learning how to play! But I see many avenues to explore!
Also, I am so happy to hear that you are feeling better!...............................Big Bunny- How are you doing, how was is Your new Year going?.................................JERSEY JET- Hi, How's it going? I hope You have been really getting into playing, and practicing! I am dure with your determination, and dedication, I am sure You are-and will be a great guitarist! Best of luck, and sucess in this new year! Did You get My Happy B-Day to you post? Take care!....................................MARIMARI- Yes, It's alway's great to talk to you to! As with You, You know I am fighting this wave of depression. And You know why! But We have to move on! I really am hoping and Praying that this year will Your best ever! :-)........................................CivgeeK- Thank's for the uopadte! On Your Kin' In the marines, I had a younger Bro' who was in the marines! And My Father was a WW2 vet, and also was in active duty, in the Korean war. I am an army brat, and have A serious military background! Army, Air Force, and the marines!
I am sorry i was not able to make contact with you when you wrere here, But It was very nice to talk to You! One day maybe!................................MICHELLE- Hi, How are you doing? is thing's going okay in start of the new year? Yes, i am hoping! Have a marvelous Day!................................Hi Suzie, How are thing's? I have really been praying that Your house venture will be on A positive side, and that you situated vey soon! My very best alway's :-)
Steven M.
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SteveeT- Hi, How are you doing? Been writing any new song's! How's the new year starting out? Hope all is fine!.........................BADUHUH- Hi My Freind! I want you to know were all thinking about You, and miss ya'! Hope your computers and Phones, get better, and You can post, and call Me, again! I have been writing Many new song idea's. Can't wait to share them with you!...........................CHEESE101- I want to say thank's ffor the lovely e-mail's! And I really do wish You the most best, in good fortune, and well wishes! And that Chris, will attain the goal thaat He deserve's! To be A Popular Musican!.....................JOE- I hope Your feeling better, Dont drive yourself so hard! Most Of Your fan's understand! I am sure they would rather see you, In top shape! So Get well soon!
Stevie F.
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Hi Steven, feeling a bit down in the dumps about it all today, mainly because we seem to constantly be being held in the balance and have no control over it all! We're still hopeful it'll all go through though, although I am getting a bit nervous about it all ballsing up at the last moment... :-{
Thanks Michelle by the way! Positive vibes will help I hope!
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marimariSRV,
Nice Pics in the photo section at The Beacon.
How'd you sneak the camera in?
SRV.... now there's...a guy with some blues chops...it's nice to watch him play.
Good luck with the job search...
Didn't you say there would be some good news from you today?
Peace!
www.stevetrott.com
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Matt...............my God............................thank-you for sharing such an incredible letter......brings total prospective and is a good reminder of what we should all be doing, praying for mankind to find peace together on this planet. So many feelings.......speechless.....
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Steven Wilde Hey cool thanx, I'll give your track a listen to before I go to bed tonight. I've started work on another piece, this is the country piece I've been wanting to do for a while, it should come out well if I take the time to write the sections so that they harmonize nicely.
Take care, best of luck with all that you do
Delfino
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Hope your feeling better Joe. Are you planning on coming to the Providence, Rhode Island area for a gig? My two sons (9 and 5) would really like to see you live. My 5 year old's (Ethan) favorite song is Summer Song. Thanks. Mark
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