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I can barely see my frets now wearing glasses! Now way can I wear shades! I never wore shades anyway. My house is chock full of 100 watt lighting!

It definitely does! But to really get what I wanted out of it I had to replace the original preamp tubes and switch to EL34 power tubes. Since that I've been happy with my tone and sustain every gig. Just my fingers piss me off sometimes!

Friday was our second show for Time Bomb- this time we did the opening set. Crowd was a lot lighter than last time, because of a great band playing down the road one mile at another club. After our set we headed down there too. I saw a lot of people that could and should have been at our set and wasn't too thrilled! It's so hard to create any loyalty with fans! Band performance was good, but not like the last time. I had some glitches and gremlins, and my freshly recharged wireless batteries crapped out in the middle of a song, obviously defective and not holding a charge. The sound guys may have lowered bass and or drums at one point, because there was one or two songs I could not hear them and as a result got way off timing in my solo. I thought it was a total train wreck, but everybody told me after that we sounded great. My old singer from Hotwired was there and said on that particular song he heard a few missed notes but all in all it was great. My boss and her husband were there and gave us a thumbs up review. I guess we must have done something right, because we got $100 for one set last time and this time we got $150. The club also told us they thought we were even better this time, but I know that is NOT the case! Still, it was a blast! My Flying V has become my primary weapon: And Jager-Bombers are my poison of choice. Instant Stage Courage! This venue is awesome, between stage, lights, smoke and competent sound and light guys- And there's our lovable mascot, "TommyBoy"! Chicks can't resist TommyBoy!

I'm sorry. I find myself wanting to hurt that singer. Hurt him very bad!

Man, that was the most detailed and funniest (although not funny at the same time!) story I've read in a while! The singer is a douche bag. Good Riddance. Lead Singers Disease, etc. The drummer is a drunken little Napoleon motherf@#ker. Definitely should have recieved a solid ass kicking before the door hit his ass on the way out. F@#k him- drummers are a dime a dozen, and most of them at least have a Honda Civic to cram their drums into. Sounds like you and OGG and BG have some chemistry and know how to get along, so reform, put together a kickass project and make sure the two douche bags hear about it! As far as the hired gun with a country band, I say go for it in the meantime. Here in AZ country bands make double what rock bands do, play to packed venues with better looking eye candy as well. Good luck at whatever!

Yup. That's how I felt when I picked up my first Strat in 30 years. They work real well on some songs though!

I want....one. I..........must have one!!! That is ME!

Wow! Who woulda' thought! Dayyyyaammmnnn!

What if you were a never-was and a never-will-be? Uhhh.....I already am that.

I had an El Diablo combo. The problem I had was that I wanted use my full size Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifer setup for big gigs and the combo for smaller gigs. The amps sounded too different, so it involved too much knob tweaking for me. I also would recommend using the El Diablo head and a separate G-Flex cabinet. It sounds better than the combo version. It is a very versatile amp and has ungodly amounts of gain. There is one for sale currently on Phoenix Craigslist- http://phoenix.craigslist.org/msg/633747252.html

Ziggy Stardust- David Bowie Queensryche- Operation Mindcrime entire album Down on Main St. - Bob Seger Whiskey in the Jar- Metallica

Sweet! I'm jealous!

I listened to your cover. I thought it was sick.......demented..........twisted....... I.........liked it!

Thanks for the plug, Greg!

I hear ya on that one, man! Believe me, there is a lot of room for improvement too!

Thanks, brother!

Found out we had a reviewer at this past weekends show. Here's what she wrote: [b]"Hotwired was at the Steel Horse Saloon (www.steelhorsesaloon.com) belting out hits like "Bad Case of Loving You " by Robert Palmer, "Suffragette City" by David Bowie, "Talk Dirty to Me" by Poison, "Cat Scratch Fever" by Ted Nugent, "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis, "White Wedding" by Billy Idol, and "New Girl Now" by Honeymoon Suite. Hotwired falls into your general "bar band" category but their tune selection is diverse and danceable (always a plus). They're not jumping all over the place and running around, so this isi the band to see for the moderately laid back crew. How would you guys take this review? I think it's pretty positve except for the last line. Our first set is definitely warm up time. If she saw our 2nd and 3rd sets I think she would have said different. Especially my bassist- he's a total madman!

Hotwired at Octane Lounge in Surprise, AZ this weekend Feb. 22nd and 23rd. www.myspace.com/hotwiredaz

A couple of my favs- Steve Harris- Iron Maiden Robert De Leo- Stone Temple Pilots Mona- Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas

OK, well these neighbors of your's sound like scum-sucking pig dogs. But how are you sure they were trying to glom your new Hamer, and not planning on bringing it over to you with a big plate of fresh baked cookies?

Skiffle, according to this article, is the British equivalent of American rockabilly. It has a sort of shuffling beat and has roots in folk, blues, and jazz. John Lennon's original Quarrymen was formed as a skiffle group, and Lonnie Donegan, a Britisher, had that big '50s skiffle hit, "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose its Flavor?" Someone should initiate a skiffle revival. I would but I have no idea what the fuck it is. Skiffle, according to this article, is the British equivalent of American rockabilly. It has a sort of shuffling beat and has roots in folk, blues, and jazz. Spinal Tap also started as a skiffle band! Give Me Some Money!

Holy S#@T! That first one by the Tielman Bros. is one of the coolest vids I have ever seen! Damn!

Yeah, my input jack was defective right from day one. Replaced that and the crappy pots right off the bat.

It's all in the fingers. My Les Paul can beat up your Les Paul.

Here's my band's My Space- www.myspace.com/hotwiredaz