Vai Tour Blog

Mikey and his other favorite guitarist

2009-02-04T02:46:00.000-08:00

Photo by Danny Carey

Guess where I am

2009-01-02T21:30:00.000-08:00

Not in the studio working on the DVD

X-mas shopping at...

2008-12-21T17:06:00.000-08:00

Donald Pliner in Beverly Hills with Pia.

Let Your Fingers Do The Talking

2008-11-18T17:24:00.000-08:00

DVD Post Production!

2008-11-18T17:23:00.001-08:00

Recording DVD Commentary

2008-11-06T15:14:00.000-08:00

Jeremy, Annie, Steve and Mikey (taking the photo) record a commentary track for the forthcoming DVD!

Russian Starbucks

2008-10-26T08:38:00.000-07:00

Ahhhh, the American embassy.
This is Samara Russia. The 4th stop on the tour where no International
Rock artist has ever performed... Until now.

Breakfast of Champions

2008-10-22T23:56:00.000-07:00

At the airport in Samara Russia with the "A" team. Serg, Tim, and Alex.

Arriving in Moscow

2008-10-12T22:46:00.000-07:00

In Russia they have a tradition, a very very old tradition, of meeting
a guest with a folk girl dressed in national wear offering bread and
salt.
Then they bath you in vodka and caviar.

In Russia

2008-10-12T22:37:00.000-07:00

Hey folks,
I am in an airport in Moscow getting ready to head to Novosibirsk
Siberia with Serg. I will be the first popular international guitar
player to perform in Siberia.
And yup, it's cold.
I'm doing Alien guitar Secrets Master classes. I'll try to keep
posting the trip.
Wish me luck.

Sent from his iPhone

Zlozower Photoshoot Part Deux

2008-08-22T18:36:00.000-07:00

Photoshoot with Neil Zlozower

2008-08-22T16:18:00.000-07:00

Steve and Larry DiMarzio

2008-08-18T23:09:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Larry!

Guess who's in Rome

2008-07-27T01:43:00.000-07:00

Vai-athlon

2008-07-16T09:06:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, July 14, 2008, I ran a triathlon. It was not a
professionally scheduled one but had the same miles as what is
commonly known as a 70.3.

1.2 mile swim
56 mile bike
13.1 mile run

Ouch!!!

I would not consider myself to be in exceptional athletic condition
but I got through it. It took 4 months of training to prepare. I go
at a very slow pace. It took almost 10 hours to complete.
The feeling of acomplishment is indescribable. Organic euphoria?

I highly recommend it. Most people could do it if they went about it
with logic, practicality and fierce determination.

They're sacrifices to make, (such as completing editing on a live
DVD), but its good to live life outside of the studio now and then,
and get some physical mojo goin on.

Did I say Ouch?

Tom Waits concert

2008-06-18T18:25:00.001-07:00

Hmmm, must have missed my foot. Fire and I flew from L.A. To Phoenix to see Tom Waits perform. He is not coming to LA on this tour. There is no other artist I would even drive more than an hour to see, but for Tom... The moon isn't even too far.

For myself and many others Tom's shows are special and this one was exceptionally engaging.

This shot was taken before the show started and I was thinking about all the people that put themselves through great inconviniences to come to one of my shows. So sorry about that, and thanks. I have to say though, it was no inconvinience for me to spend a few days and take a flight to see Tom. Fire and I were very excited the whole time.

It's nice when it works that way.

Peace
s

More Japan

2008-05-24T18:05:00.000-07:00

All photos by Julian except "Welcome to the Grand Court".
s

Japan

2008-05-24T15:57:00.001-07:00

I was just in Japan to participate in Hoshino's 100th year anniversary.
Julian and I walked around Nagoya for about 15 miles or so. He snapped over
1500 photos on his new Nikon D60 in 2.5 days. Perhaps I can post some if I
can get his photo approval but for now here's a shot of him and I in the
lobby of the hotel.
S

Love Blood

2008-05-09T14:45:00.000-07:00

Today, Julian, Fire, Pia and myself went to donate blood at the
redcross. I ended up not being able to donate because I had been in
India last month bla bla bla.
They need your love blood.
s

Julian

2008-04-22T15:05:00.000-07:00

Every morning Julian, (my 19 year old son) and I get up early and
either run, swim, bike, or lift weights. Here we are on a bike ride
when we took a break to check out the amazing row of roses that are in
bloom along Reseda blvd. We are training for a triathlon at the end of
May. Ouch!

Steve jamming with Cypress Hill

2008-04-16T00:40:00.000-07:00

Vai at the Troubadour

2008-04-15T22:51:00.000-07:00

Adelaide ZPZ

2008-02-02T12:50:00.000-08:00

On tour with ZPZ last year

2008-02-02T10:45:00.001-08:00

Australia zpz

2008-02-02T01:30:00.000-08:00

Promoter babes