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Coming soon.

I'd probably go see them again if they come around. Maybe not in a sports bar, though. Every time I think of the Great White fire in Rhode Island, I imagine that venue was almost exactly like the sports bar where I saw Ratt.

I saw Ratt in a sports bar in the '90s.

Doing a guaranteed money-loser Tyler-less tour/album is a pretty terrible way to buy a car/mansion.

Tyler's not going aywhere. Two days from now, if not later today, we'll get a contradictory report.

I wouldn't call myself a songwriter, but I come up with a fair amount of song parts on the guitar. My main trick has been to learn a song then steal the parts and rearrange them. I didn't realize I was doing this until fairly recently. You'd be amazed how many different ways you can reconstruct Blackbird and Little Wing.

Love it. They need to get back together.

Good call. Thing Fish is another one. Possibly the worst album of all time.

Mike Watt: The Secondman's Middle Stand And to a slightly lesser extent, Mike Watt: Contemplating the Engine Room

Thanks to my MP3 player running out of juice I was forced to listen to the radio on the drive in to work yesterday. As a result I was able to find a place to donate my tent and sleeping bags. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) in Atlanta is accepting tents, and a number of other supplies to send to Haiti. Similar collections are probably taking place in most cities, so if you have tents, blankets, first aid kits, etc. that you'd like to donate keep an eye/ear open for an opportunity to donate them.

Pretty Things: S.F. Sorrow.

Blonde Redhead: In an Expression of the Inexpressible.

SO badass.

Am I the only one who is slightly afraid of learning about these things?

If I was in the market for a new acoustic I'd look around for one of these: Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin All previous suggestions are probably better all purpose guitars, though.

Leno does fairly lengthy engagements in Las Vegas. he also does corporate events, if I'm not mistaken. Something tells me he doesn't do those things for free. http://www.mirage.com/entertainment/headlinersInfo.aspx?id=926 It was mentioned earlier in this thread that Leno makes more from stand-up than from TV. I find that almost impossible to believe, but it could be true, considering how much money flows into Vegas.

Interesting timing. I just read an interview with Rich Robinson and Luther Dickinson from a back issue of Guitar Player yesterday. That seems to be how things played out.

Thanks for the link. This looks like it's going to be fantastic.

Makes sense. I've already donated cash, but I was hoping some of my unused stuff could be put to use in some way.

Anyone know if there's an organization that is accepting items such as sleeping bags, tents, etc?

That should be pretty great. Here's what Nels said about it in his new News post on his website: http://www.nelscline.com/news.html STAINED RADIANCE: NELS CLINE & NORTON WISDOM (Greenleaf DVD) Directed by the estimable Aeght Nign and produced by yours truly, this is the long-overdue document of the duo I do with painter Norton Wisdom. He paints, I improvise. The DVD, filmed at The Smell in Los Angeles, features two full-length performances/improvisations and bonus features, like the amazing "shoulder cam" and "helmet cam" footage of Norton doing his thing, as well as interviews wit