Phydeaux - so very sorry for the loss of your mother. My condolences to you and big hugs for you and your family from Australia.

xrob - tumbleweed..... lol

Great first gig of the UK tour for me last night. Joe blew a bar of Boogie and wet himself, and a mysterious (UK voltage buzz) appeared, yet only affected one channel of the amp

And it was an Ab buzz, so 50 cycles (says Joe). Most amusing

Pip, are you a Sheeran fan? I found Ed's stuff about a year ago, and now I'm eagerly awaiting news of a 3rd album. I'd love to see Ed and Joe do a collaboration, since Ed pretty much collaborates with anyone who asks (or so it seems).

Also, are you a Kings of Leon fan? I know they hit big in the UK before they hit over here. I can't get enough KOL.

Pip - what??

Joe blew a bar of Boogie and wet himself
???

and a mysterious (UK voltage buzz) appeared, yet only affected one channel of the amp - what happened?

Can we get a whole gig report?

Hey Rob - can't say I'm a massive fan of his (Ed's) music, but they're all great tunes. He's a nice chap though, and his TV show appearances are often hilarious as he's WAY too sharing

SIS - Joe blew the 3rd bar of Satch Boogie, by playing it in G instead of A. He auto corrected by Bar 4, then added in a chromatic run to get himself totally back on track after he laughed his head off at himself

"Music Without Words".....beautiful and heart-wrenching.

Joe, if you ever read any of this ... WTF? Why did you leave poor wolfie to his own devices like this? Imagine what he's doing right now ... I'm sure he's been near to death several times (and his family members are probably dropping like flies), and he's surely invented a new racing sport that involves wheel-barrows full of money. That seemed to me to be the way things were all going to culminate for him.

I might be a little stir crazy. I'm in Alaska, you know. And it's getting dark. But I like to ski, so it's cool. I listen to Joe while I ski ... it's pretty awesome, really.

I was hoping this place would get a new home on the new site also... And I often think of Wolfie and hope he has adjusted to his home being taken away ( truthfully I do lol)Hopes for peace & tranquility for our world in the upcoming holiday season and beyond it.

The world just needs to listen to more JOE...

Alas, poor Wolfie......I too worry how he is going without the T2J forum.

I hope everyone in the US had a great Thanksgiving.

Who'd believe we're all so freaked out about what's happening with poor Wolfie?! Surprising sometimes the things you didn't know you cared about, huh? I too was imagining all the "news" we'd missed about racing sponsorships, new engines he designed/built/raced, all the meds and the money... hope he's ok. Really.

Buying my VIP for Toronto tonight (FINALLY!) and get to shake Joe's hand and get him to write my name on my 2nd place poster, plus get MM & BB & MK to sign it as well. Giggity!

Hope everyone is good?

Okaaaayyyy...

What the heck was Joe thinking about when he wrote "Hill of the Skull" ?

I know he has stories and meanings/experiences behind most of his songs, if not all. So am curious about that one.

Why? Cuz we just found Surfing With the Alien on vinyl, sounds awesome :) Wish all of Joe's albums were available on vinyl....now looking for Flying in a Blue Dream!

Tracy I may be wrong but I believe it has something to to do with Golgotha-"Calvary, also Golgotha /ˈɡɒlɡəθə/, was, according to the Gospels, a site immediately outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was crucified.[1] Golgotha(s) (Γολγοθάς) is the Greek transcription in the New Testament of an Aramaic term that has traditionally been presumed to be Gûlgaltâ (but see below for an alternative). The Bible translates the term to mean place of [the] skull, which in Greek is Κρανίου Τόπος (Kraníou Tópos), and in Latin is Calvariæ Locus, from which the English word Calvary is derived." (from wikipedia)

I believe I read that in an old interview but I could be wrong... not making assumptions about Joe's faith or what he was trying to say but it is a moving piece of music.

I'm also reading Strange Beautiful Music ... not sure why I hadn't before! Listening to it, actually ... it's on Audible. :)

It doesn't say much about what inspired Joe when he wrote "Hill of the Skull" specifically. He talks about "Surfing" more in general and the way it was recorded.

Thanks for the reminder! I read the first (free) chapter last night and bought it (my first eBook!) tonight. I'm up to completion of the EP, loving the walkthrough. I knew Joe & Steve went back but I didn't know they went THAT far back, wow!

Loved that the first band he was in was named Michoacán.. dying to ask him now if it was a Cheech & Chong reeference?

Pulled the trigger and got my meet'n'greet for Toronto! Finally get to shake the man's hand after all these years. Epic!!

» Phy³ . . .

Welcome to the Joe Satriani Book Club!

Peace - *I* read your post and completely understand what you are feeling and saying. Sorry you've had ups and downs, and I trust you'll hang on to the knot at the end of the rope, listen to Joe and eventually find yourself swinging from the rafters. That's how it works out for me!

Best to you for whatever festival you celebrate and I hope 2016 is a block buster for you.

Only 78 days until I see Joe. I fist pump.

I finished the book this morning on the way to work. I think it makes a fantastic accompaniment to listening to his work, for new listeners. And for us - it's just icing on the cake. I could have gone for a much more thorough version myself, but I'm not complaining. :)

I tried listening to all of Joe's vocal tracks in a row. That makes for an interesting album on its own, if you haven't tried it. Enjoy.

Enjoy your Meet and Greet, Greg.

This year I have accomplished my third Meet and Greet. I wound up to meet a guy we both happened to meet in the "Satchafunkilus" M&G.

He remembered me because Mick Brigden and his staff missed to bring a camera, and all pictures with Joe were taken with my camera (LOL) Mick gave me the email list of all attendants and I sent their photos to all of them by internet.

The guy still remebered it, so this year we were talking to each other while cueing waiting for Joe to pop up. I brought my JS-140W to be signed and he showed me the book "Strange Beautifull Music" that he wanted signed. I felt quite ashamed to recognize to him that a fan like me hadn't read it so far.