It's been a while since posting, but anyway...
Found some pretty cool sounds of Mr. Colaitua playing with some really gifted kids. Check out this. Not only is it a great site, but it's one of those things that shows that Vinnie is a great guy that has his heart and his head in the right place.
On a side note, I've been working a lot out of Gary Chaffee's book Technique Patterns. It's a very challenging book and I'm having a tough time with some of the exercises.