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Happy 20th Anniversary!

December 23, 2004

++ 2004 was opened up with the great news which Round and Round got played on Mars, and we had RATT's 20th Anniversary! The summer tour went well and even the tour 2005 was announced! It was a good year for RATT and Warren fans. Hope we'll have more great news in 2005! Happy Holidays everyone!

December 15, 2004

++ Bobby has announced RATT's summer tour 2005 which is "Rock Never Stops" featuring Cinderella, Quiet Riot, Firehouse. Can't wait!!

December 4, 2004

++ Bobby posted on RATT Pack forum that something cool and big for 2005 might be announced first of next week.

November 12, 2004

++ Masa shares the awesome RATT photos with us here which he took at the Westbury Music Fair in NY on October 1. Thank you so much for the beautiful photos, Masa! (Click the thumbnails!)

November 7, 2004

++ Updated GUITAR page. Hawaiian Koa is up now.

October 9, 2004

++ Again, just a note for those who want to get Warren's solo albums. Surf's Up! and Crazy Enough To Sing To You are available at Japanese Amazon (amazon.co.jp). Click the titles to go to the order pages. Information for English-speaking customers is here.

September 16, 2004

++ Tim from England kindly sent me a photo of Warren which he took when RATT supported Ozzy in London in 1986. Click the thumbnail on the right to see the large photo. Thank you so much for sharing the great photo with us here, Tim! :)

September 11, 2004

++ The show scheduled on September 18 at House of Blues in Las Vegas is being re-booked for the first of the year.

September 9, 2004

++ Updated TOUR page.

August 17, 2004

++ A lot of photos from Z-92 Birthday Bash in Omaha last Saturday are up in their site. Click here!

++ The guitar player who was filling in for John Corabi in Omaha was Mark Zavon (JRZ System). I believe he is a big fan of Warren. :)

August 12, 2004

++ Updated TOUR page. Added four new dates in Canada in October.

August 10, 2004

++ The show on August 14th in Omaha, NE will be held by a local radio station Z-92, and Warrent, Tesla, LA Guns, Slaughter, Dokken will be playing along with RATT. Check their website.

July 29, 2004

++ The show at Sunset Station in San Antonio, TX this coming Saturday (July 31) has been cancelled. See venue's site.

July 7, 2004

++ Japanese guitar magazine, "YOUNG GUITAR" has published a special edition featuring LA Metal called Young Guitar Archive Vol.1 / L.A. METAL. On the front cover is Warren, and it has an exclusive dual interview with Warren and George Lynch, plus a lot of old interviews and articles of so-called LA Metal bands they featured in the 80s. This dual interview is very interesting and entertaining! I enjoyed reading so much! You can buy it at Japanese Amazon. The information for English-speaking customers is here.

June 24, 2004

++ Updated TOUR page. One show at Verizon wireless theater in Houston TX on October 31, and there are a whole bunch of other shows that will be announced by Bobby very soon.

June 17, 2004

++ Updated TOUR page. One new date at Levi Carter Park in Omaha, NE on August 14.

June 6, 2004

++ Your music lasts forever, and so do the memories we've shared. We love you, Robbin.

June 2, 2004

++ Updated TOUR page. One new date at Scene Pavilion in Cleveland, OH on August 6.

May 21, 2004

++ Updated TOUR page. Bobby posted as below.
"We are playing at the House Of Blues Mandalay Bay Vegas Sept. 18th. There will be 2 other shows in the L.A area sept. 17th - 19th TBA"

May 7, 2004

++ Updated TOUR page. Two new dates (TX and SD).

April 28, 2004

++ Updated TOUR page. Bobby announced three new dates.

April 20, 2004

++ Updated TOUR page. Added one show at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in New Hampshire on July 23. And, Bobby posted "I hear that a big one is coming in Detroit..." in the RATT Pack Forum.

April 10, 2004

++ Happy Happy Birthday, Warren!! Hope you have a great one!

++ Updated GUITAR page. Snake Skin is up now.

April 3, 2004

++ Updated TOUR page. Not officially announced by The RATT Pack yet, but I picked them from Pollstar.

April 1, 2004

++ Updated TOUR page. The show in Mexico scheduled on May 1 has moved to June 5.

March 25, 2004

++ Updated TOUR page. RATT is going to play in Mexico with Warrant and Slaughter on May 1 (two more shows down there might be added), and at Manitoba Summer Fest 2004 in Canada on August 1.

March 17, 2004

++ According to the post by Bobby, RATT is planning to play in Canada and Mexico, and something verrrry cool might be going to happen????

February 17, 2004

++ Happy 20th Anniversary to RATT!! RATT's Out Of The Cellar was released on February 17th, 1984, and today, February 17th, 2004 is the 20th Anniversary!! Congratulations, Warren & RATT!
It's not too much to say that their music have kept me going through the good and the bad days all these years
. Thank you for the great music. RATT'N'ROLL forever!!

++ Please visit Nao's THE RATT GANG, and enjoy the 20th Anniversary RATT Cake of Cellar jacket she made, and the interesting articles on early RATT!

January 22, 2004

++ Jack Blades' solo cd, "Jack Blades" was released in Japan yesterday. Warren is guest appearing on 4 songs (Yay!), "Shine On", "We Are The Ones", "Don't Want To Be Alone Tonight", "Who You Want To Be." You can listen to them briefly here. (Thank you so much for the info, Lieju!)

January 16, 2004

++ RATT got played on Mars! Did everyone check this out?
(extract passages from the article)
The Spirit team "woke up" the rover at 8:45 a.m. Mars time (about 8 p.m. PST) for the past two days with theme songs aimed at positioning it for egress: "Turn, Turn, Turn" by The Birds, "You Spin Me Round," by Dead or Alive, and "Round and Round" by Ratt, Trosper said.
This is WAY WAY COOL! I'm sure that Martians (lol) will love RATT!

January 9, 2004

++ Warren is guest appearing on the Jack Blades' debut solo cd, "Jack Blades" which will be released on February 23 in Europe. The Japanese version with one bonus track will be released on January 21, a month prior. I can't wait to hear Warren's guitar!!!!! Thank you for the great news, Lieju!

January 3, 2004

++ Happy New Year to all! Hope we'll have a lot of good news on Warren and RATT this year, too!