steve's picture

Hey guys,
Just checkin in. I have been working on all my euro dates for 2009. Its gonna be fun and ALOT of work. I gotta work twice as hard cause of the dollar-euro conversions. Hoping the dollar goes up but after watching the news and reading the papers.. unlikely for while although miracles happen. We could ALL use one!

I wanted to ask some of you guys a question.
Some have sent private messages ro me but there is never anything in them? Its just your info. If there is a specific question please state it and i will TRY and answer. I get 1000 e mails a day, especially when getting ready for tours and other work so be patient or just ask the questions in the normal for where everyone can see it and i will try and answer in my blogg here.

I am excited to do this Les Paul tribute this weekend in Cleveland at the rock hall of fame. All my good friends will be there, Slash, Billy Gibbons, Richie Sambora, Duanse Eddy, james Burton and on and on.. and Les is 93 and still funny and playin his ass off. I wanna be like him when and IF I ever grow up. haha

I am also working on my charity show at the ROXY in LA Dec 21st. Tickets are cheap, 20 bucks in advance and 25 the night of and ALL proceeds go to the charity!! Get yer tickets now if ya live around here!
I have comfirmations from Steve Vai, Mike Landau, Jeff Babko, Paich, Sklar, Trevor and Scott Page, Fee Waybill, Sterling Ball and I have some other great guitar players and artists and surprise guests that are 99% tht I will announce end of next week! who said yes BUT need to confirm. This is gonna be a killer show and my band is the house band but people are gonna sit in thru the night. It will NOT be a bad blues jam I promise. Some Xmas stuff from Santamental and some rock n roll and some of my stuff.. just good fun and for a great cause UCLA transplants for kids. The Casey Lee Ball foundation my fave charity.

I hope everyone has a great weekend and I will have stories to tell from Cleveland on Mon.
Luke

Aalders's picture

Don't forget Holland!!!!

Hi Luke,

Please don't forget to join us Dutchies. An European tour 2009 will not be complete without playing a nice gig in Holland. Can't wait to see you on stage again my friend!

Enjoy all the good stuff in life!

Greetings and all the best,

Jos Aalders
The Hague
The Netherlands

By the way, I hope all you guys are ok overthere in the LA area...all that scary wildfires....man what a sad, sad tragedy....

Billie S.'s picture

Jos ..

Luke is playing in Holland : de Boerderij ( handig voor jou , redelijk dichtbij ) de Lantaarn and some more ! Come join us in de Boerderij !

I'm not a complete idiot ... Some parts are missing !

Aalders's picture

De Boerderij Zoetermeer

Thanks for your reply!

This will be just in my backgarden 8-D....yesss I am happy now!

Billie S.'s picture

Well , we'll see you then !

Just look for the 2 Crazy Dutch Girls ( and i am bringing the next generation , my daughter ) . We always like meeting other networkers ...

I'm not a complete idiot ... Some parts are missing !

Yvonne's picture

I get the feeling.....

That is going to be one great CRAZY night!!!

Hugs from Holland!
I believe in music, I believe in love.
Music is love and love is music,
If you know what I mean!

stgeorge's picture

Have Fun

this weekend Luke, & i look forward to hearing a story or two.
take care,
Rich.

Selma Karen's picture

Hey Steve!

Have fun with your fantastics friends!
Take care!
Selma.
PD. I´ll be waiting for your histories from Cleveland, you promise! hahah! :)

joeg's picture

sounds like BIGTIME fun!

sounds like BIGTIME fun! Enjoy it..

johnsonkatt's picture

"James Burton???" Did you say.....James Burton???

....well here he is, King Of The Telecaster, Mister 3rd Rock himself, along with...the rest of us. Quite the gentleman: planed from DFW to LV with him, before the Grand Scientific Musical Theatre benefit gig, now 16 years ago this coming Monday, November 17th.....with The Skunkster and a few other "known faces," too...GOOD times~TT

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johnsonkatt's picture

HEY, LUKE: THIS SAT. NITE...YOU, ME, CLEVELAND...????

MashCast

......OK, I'm lying: I can't be there. But my musical brother Tommy Wiggins AKA The Dude On The Left, will be (see our YouTube tune "I Am A Lonely People," which we recorded here at my wiggy pad, which you may have seen already, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPBNFNuYDJg and yes, that's me in the video, 130 lbs lighter than when last we met), so PLEASE let Fiona (aka "the birthday girl, again") introduce you to him, okay?? Also, I hear that Skunk Baxter's gonna be at the HOF Les Paul thingie, so that should be VERY cool: the guitar end of our Spirit reunion band, both of youse!!??

come back, PLEASE~TT

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MCLischke's picture

Greetings from Matthias Hamburg Germany

Hey Luke,

I wish you a great show in Cleveland, and have fun with your friends.

There is a lot of work your next 44. US President Barack Obama coming
up ... BUT on this planet with over 6.000.000.000 people is not ONE
person responsible alone !

Talked to your guitar friend Steve Morse last week, after a great
"Deep Purple" concert in Kiel Germany last week!

All my best and take care,

Matthias Hamburg Germany

Jeanne's picture

Miracles do happen.....

Look at the price of gas comming down! Maybe that might improve our economy a little bit!

jorgi c's picture

Jeanne

I just paid $1.82 cents per gallon here in Jack-town (Jackson) Mississippi ! I say that is a miracle ! YEEHAW jorgi c

Yvonne's picture

No, please, don't grow up!!!

Have, fun this weekend!!!

Hugs from Holland!
I believe in music, I believe in love.
Music is love and love is music,
If you know what I mean!

fizzy's picture

For sure

Hi Luke,

Thanks for posting once more.Each time it's like the Santana blowing on the Network and on me as well. You're always on the run man and you put so much energy and heart into everything you do. I wish you the best for the upcoming events and as usual the bests of the best are all around you. Keep some energy for us across the Ocean and take care.

God bless and follow your heart
Pascale

bmichal1's picture

Have a Blast

Have a blast in Cleveland and looking forward to your bash at the benefit in Dec.
keep the faith bro',,, the world's not all bad, but you make it much brighter by far.
rock on.

JamesGale's picture

I'm sure you'll manage to

I'm sure you'll manage to get some good dollars through the door. In these times people need to let there hair down so people will turn up.
Best of luck for the Les paul gig and the Casey Lee gig. I wish I could be there.

Toto_Isolation's picture

Oh.. i'm sorry..

Hello Steve,

Have fun this weekend and the coming weeks!

And about the private messages, I know I'm one of them sending you so many messages. Sometimes I realize I'm sending too much, but I always liked that bit of a little more personal thing. I'll try not to do it that many in the future. Really hope you didn't mind though...

Hope to meet you February 27th!

Thomas

Yvonne's picture

Hey Thomas....

... are we gonna meet you too the 27th???

Hugs from Holland!
I believe in music, I believe in love.
Music is love and love is music,
If you know what I mean!

Toto_Isolation's picture

Maybe Yvonne!

I won't be at the whole TotoNetwork Dutchie-Meeting or whatever, but maybe we'll meet after the show. Would be nice ofcourse. Problably I'm kinda the only one of my age over there, so I'm easy to recognize :P

Have a nice week(end)!

Thomas

Yvonne's picture

Exactly how old are you?

Just curious. So if I look out of a youngster and you look out for 2 crazy girls (Billie and me) we should find eachother!

Hugs from Holland!
I believe in music, I believe in love.
Music is love and love is music,
If you know what I mean!

Toto_Isolation's picture

Really wanna know?

Well, I'm 14. Should make things a whole lot clearer now I think, huh? And I know a little how you 2 'girls' look like, so that should be easy too!

I'm gonna get some sleep now, very tired.

Can't wait for February 27th!

Thomas

Yvonne's picture

It's gonna be a great evening!

14 and still awake at 2300??? You must be a tough guy! Now get to bed you hear young man! (sorry can't help it, just had to say it hahha)

Hugs from Holland!
I believe in music, I believe in love.
Music is love and love is music,
If you know what I mean!

Music_man's picture

Hi Luke,

I wish you a great weekend up in Cleveland, and have fun with your friends.

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