Jane H. wrote:Just going to try to clarify my opinion. I didn't say what i did on basis of what may benefit Joe. Beyond that there are so many thing or roads in life for anyone, including Joe, that can benefit you but not necessairly you wallet.
Certainly there are things you can do and benefits you can receive beyond money.
The reason I always post on that side of things is because it is a business; while we may love it because of the art that is being produced, at the end of the day if someone doesn't pay for it then its not happening. When people start using the "I believe in my heart that it is so" argument, it is usually because there aren't any facts to back it up; its wishful thinking.
Certainly a guy like Clapton that has been ultra successful for over 40 years, made millions of dollars, and has no financial needs can put on an all day festival of guitar heroes and then give the money to charity. I don't think Joe is in that boat yet. So it has to make business sense first (for both parties) before it could be put together. Normally when people start asking for these dream bills there is never a thought to the "how does it make sense from a business point of view" angle.
I interject a bit of the business angle, sprinkled with some things that I already know -- not to poo poo someones request, but to add a little levity to the situation. Like for instance, let's say it made better sense for Joe to do something with Satriani.......what makes it a good thing for Satriani to do it with Joe?
Did you know that if you are a promoter booking a show for Joe that there are certain requirements and limitations on who, what, and how long another artist can be on the bill? Did you know that Joe's management put some of that criteria in there because they don't want too much guitar on one bill? Did you think it was just a fluke that when Joe signed an artist to his label, and started touring a bit with him that it wasn't another artist similar to Joe?
When I spoke of the "power user" or "super enthusiast" we have to realize that is US. The people that visit this forum everyday (sometimes several times an hour) and post hundreds and thousands of times. We buy everything Joe puts out and go see him multiple times per year and continually ask for more. We are the equivalent of the sports fan that listens to sport radio everyday and also calls in to the sports radio station. Very passionate and vocal, but also a very small segment of the sports fan community. Business sense says you don't run an advertisement or put a show together to attract US; we are already here.
The original poster's question was whether Joe would consider this type of tour, a G2 tour. It was directed to Joe and management. We all know that if that kind of question was going to be answered it wouldn't be answered by JB or management in these forums. So I put my opinion up there (there it is Jim, the disclaimer). Not to run down the idea or start an argument or to turn it into "the man's keeping us down again" situation.
I think its a fact, not an opinion, that if it made business sense a promoter would find a way to put it together and essentially hire Joe and Eric to do it. That's what promoters do.
Did you ever wonder why the BBA (Bonamassa, Bogert, and Appice) thing didn't happen? They jammed together on a couple of occasions, talked about the thing happening, actually at some point someone announced it was happening and then "poof" its over. Could it be because at the end of the day it didn't make business sense to do it?
Go figure...
PC
IMO (H intentionally left off at the direction of my forum buddies) 
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