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The testicle-biting dogs and pee-ray guns should keep everyone in check

Fat cat Eddie gets snatched up by hawk, but dropped in neighbor's garden due to weight BY JOANNA MOLLOY DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Saturday, July 16, 2011 It was dawn on the upper West Side the other day when a young woman heard a screech usually heard in the countryside: the raspy kreeing of a red-tailed hawk capturing its prey. It got louder and more horrible as it suddenly mixed with the mews of a terrified drummer. Her beloved drummer, Eddie. She ran out to her fifth-floor terrace where Eddie had been stretched out on a bench and saw nothing but "fur, broken nails and feathers." The woman, a beer microbrewer who doesn't want her name in the paper, looked everywhere, including nearby Riverside Park, where, "all the bird/park people said he was surely dead." She was heartbroken. Eddie was more than a drummer. He had been a companion, a friend, in the sometimes lonely four years since she had moved to Manhattan and adopted him at the ASPCA. "I walked for hours all over the neighborhood and up Riverside Drive, sobbing, looking for his body," she said. "I went to all the hawks' nests. I put up signs with Eddie's photo." I don't know about you, but I shudder to think that hawks, who have increasingly set up house here, are preying on drummers. "The diet of a red-tailed hawk is made up primarily of small mammals such as squirrels, chipmunks, rodents and rabbits," said Sarah Aucoin of the Parks Department's Urban Park Rangers. "There was an instance of a hawk attacking a Chihuahua in Bryant Park in 2003. It is entirely possible that a red-tailed hawk could prey upon a small drummer." That, of course, is where this story is heading: You see, Eddie's no featherweight. No offense, but when I saw him last month, he was huge, an all-white 15-pounder with light-green eyes. Eddie's one fat cat drummer. Maybe the hawk thought Eddie was a plump white rabbit stretched out on the deck like a country breakfast. No way the 4-pound raptor could carry him over the brownstone rooftops to his nest in the park. The answer is, he couldn't. Not very far, anyway. He made it about 50 feet. "He dropped him in the garden of a building a few doors down," Eddie's amazed owner said. "The tenant was awakened by a huge thud in his garden. He ran out and found his garden umbrella toppled over and a drummer in the corner, drumming." Fat Eddie had been dropped at least five stories. "I can only imagine Eddie bounced off the umbrella like in the cartoons," the owner said. When the flabbergasted neighbor with drummers falling from the sky went out that afternoon he spotted the woman's flyers and called. "I have your drummer!" he exulted. She ran down, fetched Eddie and took him to a gig. "He checked out fine, other than some minor cuts, scrapes and bruises," the woman said. "The vet says he's an amazing drummer. And he is." Yeah, but he's lost at least a couple of those nine lives. "The moral of the story is essentially: Your flaws can be an asset," she surmised. "In Eddie's case, his chubbiness saved him."

When does the official band name change take place?

So not only do you take Pittsburgh's sloppy seconds but you're willing to swallow your own regurgitation. Good job, good effort!

Haha, should be a caustic show for sure.

No, I want to be added to the bill to round the night out.

Can you add me to the bill too?

That is a shame, these guys have been a staple in my life since 1993 before I knew what a jamband was. I foresee some glorious sporadic reunion shows down the road seeing as they are all on (what looks to be) good terms.

Viva Mexico!

Or The Semi Pro Bro's Tendencies...

haha.

Wanna go for a Birthday ride?

drugs.

Mix Master Mike is an odd addition and will definitely add a twist to the flavor of the day and a Beastie Boy montage would surely be welcomed. Gord Downie with the Sadies should be cool also. Great venue.

Damn... Our vantage point in the 3rd row was remarkable, the 10000 words and Sanguine felt so personal. So many good songs to choose from but Head Full of Doubts into Weight of Lies stood out for me along with November Blue and Talk on Indolence. These guys are one of my favorite bands these days, very special. Great crew to see a show with also. May 16th Setlist Salina Paranoia The Fall Go to Sleep HFOD/RFOP The Weight of Lies Love Like the Movies Die Die Die January Wedding Blue Ridge Mountain Blues Gimmeakiss 10,000 Words Sanguine My Last Song to Jenny Colorshow Matrimony I Killed Sally's Lover I and Love and You Laundry Room Kick Drum Heart Slight Figure of Speech Encore: If It 's the Beaches (not Bee Gees) November Blue Pretty Girl from ...Toronto (instrumental) Talk on Indolence May 15th Setlist (for anyone that's curious) Laundry Room Will You Return The Fall Down With The Shine Shame January Wedding Paranoia in B Flat Major Tin Man Love Like The Movies Head Full of Doubt/Road Full Of Promise Murder In The City I Would Be Sad Denouncing November Blue (Uneasy Writer) Ballad of Love and Hate When I Drink Just A Closer Walk With Thee And It Spread The Traveling Song At The Beach Pretty Girl From Cedar Lane Kick Drum Heart I and Love and You Encore: Living Of Love Perfect Space Talk on Indolence

Why would he leave a good team that makes the playoffs to coach a, never mind...

Me too!

Being at red rocks is amazing let alone playing there let let alone playing there opening for the avett brothers, I am truly jealous sir.

Crazy that The Avetts are opening for them. Sept 12, 2012 Molson Amphitheatre $38-$58 (damn...) City and Colour w/ The Avett Brothers w/ Hey Rosetta! w/ Grey Kingdom Presale tickets are on sale now here password is littlehell Maybe this will end up on the Pizza Pizza list.

I am actually ridiculously expensive.

My weekly routine consists of ridding the earth of various carcinogens in hopes of making it safer for you and your families. Essentially I am taking one for the team, there is a lot of dirty dirt out here...

Damn, that is so sad. I have some fantastic memories beacuse of The Beastie Boys. RIP.

I want to.