yep. saw him rip shit up with Hiatt about 6 or 7 times in the last couple of years; inspiring. the guy's a true original American 6-string genius, i'm tellin' ya...he just finished up Hiatt's new one (Beneath This Gruff Exterior or something like that, due out in May - with a tour. hell yeah.)

hey, Joe Jackson's touring with his original band these days, doing old stuff as well as material from the new album that i haven't heard yet but soon will. they'll be at the Fillmore in a few weeks. by puchasing tix at the Fillmo' box office i can avoid the dreaded Ticketbastard. heh heh.