Posted: May 29, 2007 - 10:18am
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Bob the short-shorts guy?
On June 7th, 2007 Bobby Ace said:
I'm not sure he's every gonna live down those 80's outfits, even with the Birks and linen shirts. You gotta love the guy.
I was at the beacon for the first two shows last tour, also in Newark in November. I've heard all but three shows this year and they're on fire. They've been great since about 2004, IMHO, but it just keeps getting better.
I got an invite through a friend to see a private show he's doing in boston next week. 250 people! it's a benefit for a school in MA. I can't WAIT! Maybe meet the guy, who knows?
After that I'll be in Central Park for Keller-Dog July 9th, also Vibes, and with any luck i can catch one of those allmans-dog show in august.
The guy's got it together: get a band, go to work, that's the only way to stay on top of the game. Conducting YPSO, scuba-diving in Hawaii, etc is all well and nice and good, but you have to respect the kind of work he's been doing. He's been at it full-time for 12 years! that's a whole other career. That's GD 77, if you think about it.
Ratdog played UK in 2002 &
On June 7th, 2007 weirfreakin said:
Ratdog played UK in 2002 & 2003
and Played at Melkweg in 2003 and yes, Let's go back!
My UK picturoonies are at or around :
http://web.mac.com/irenie2/iWeb/Site%202/uk%208-22-2003.html
San Diego
On June 7th, 2007 izzie said:
I'll be at the San Diego show. owSLey - if you're nice, it might be nice to meet!
Ratdog
On June 7th, 2007 OceanRiverCO said:
Bobby Ace,
I agree Ratdog is on fire, saw them in March in Athens, GA, was great!!!!
Camden, NJ w/ Allmans
On June 8th, 2007 stephen in PA said:
Who is headed to Camden, NJ??...
Leave it if you dare...
No chance of a visit over here then?
On June 8th, 2007 MrnDw said:
Dont suppose anyone out there has some access to young Bob but if there is could they ask if there is any chance of Ratdog playing London or even Amsterdam.?. .........may your dog be with you.........
Tony L, I asked McNally that question a couple of weeks ago in an online forum . . . he said something to the effect ~ that it would be unlikely unless the promotors could prove they'd do a better job this time . . . apparently there were a few unsold tickets . . . all I know is that if there were another Eupean tour I'd be buying tickets and making the trip . . .
The promoters definately
On June 8th, 2007 weirfreakin said:
The promoters definately couldve done a better job. They were using posters from the year before without even updating the picture to include Robin Sylvester.
There was a pretty hardcore group of fans in the UK & Europe - they were desparate for Ratdog to return in 04. They even tried to organize themselves to get money together for another tour.
Bobby turning 60!
On June 8th, 2007 weirfreakin said:
In case anyone missed the thread on Ratdog.org or the post on Deadnet central,
I'm compiling a gift for Bobby's 60th from my fellow Weirheads.
It won't cost ya anything but a few moments of your time.
I want ti to remain a surprise for as long as possible but will give out details to interested people-
email me @
weirfreaks@mac.com
60? Pah!
On June 8th, 2007 Bobby Ace said:
That seems old, but I don't know; he doesn't look like the 60-year olds i used to know.
It reminds me of a story I heard from Trey about Phil that went something like this: they were at Vegoose last year and the Phil/Trey set started at 12:00 or so. So they get up there and play for three hous and Trey's sweating, the band's pulling hard, everyone's working their butts off, geting tired, trying to keep it fresh and Trey looks over at Phil, and Phil's cool as a cucumber: grinning, hopping around, master of the beat and Trey says to himself: "What the hell? Oh right! He was in the Grateful Dead!"
Well if you think about it, these guys played three hour shows every night for THIRTY YEARS! That's some training, right there. And Bob's what, seven years younger that Phil? I like to think he'll be rocking another ten years.
If B.B. King can still play past 80 (granted he doesn't move a whole lot), well, Bob sure as hell can play past 60! It'd be kinda nice for Ratdog to stay together 20-25 years, no?
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