Ok, it’s been like a month since I went to see Joe Satriani in Hyde Street Studios. I got a phone call yesterday telling me that Joe had signed a copy of the Legacy edition of Surfing with the Alien and they’d post it out to me. And it arrived yesterday! Very nice man he is too.

It’s the original album with some B-sides and DVD footage from the recording. Pretty nifty.

Tomorrow after work I’m attending a business mixer organised by the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau. It should be fun, I’ll get to meet loads of people from the tourism industry in the city, which in many cases is putting a face to the name. Plus there’s a free tour and free food. I should probably point out that it’s taking place on The Rock i.e. Alcatraz Island. The email invitation I got has the following instruction:

Please do not wear orange jumpsuits, black and white stripes, handcuffs, or any clothing that may be seen as disrespectful to the history of Alcatraz.

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Damn, I’ll have to rethink my wardrobe!

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