Hux Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 In light of the recent announcement that Ratdog with opener Bruce Hornsby will play the 17,500 seat Pepsi Arena in Albany NY, on Sept. 5th, 2005, rumours have surfaced that Bob Weir will be resurrecting the legendary "Wall of Sound" sound system used by the Grateful Dead from 1973 to 1974. The rationale: Weir's band Ratdog's dramatically increasing popularity. Once a fixture in aging ballrooms, seaside honky tonks and renovated Chuck E Cheese's, Ratdog - after a blistering Spring tour - has been forced to play venues as large as 19 - 20,000 seat capacities in order to accommodate the ever growing legions of finger waving "miracle seekers" and PLQ abandoners. It will no doubt be extremely difficult to locate the entire original "Wall"; pieces of it are scattered in basements, storage units and Hanson's garage. Some of it is even believed to have been thrown in the Ganges. When contacted Weir only replied, "any use of misfit power is a good use of power." Fans of the band were excited by the news: "Cool my mom was 17 in 1974" stated one ebullient loyalist, and "it's about time Bobby got his due, I'm gonna eat a shit fuck load of pills for this show" said B-Dub Army Corporal Del. (lifted and embellished from Ratdog.org) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 "it's about time Bobby got his due, I'm gonna eat a shit fuck load of pills for this show" said B-Dub Army Corporal Del.Confirmed... Now who's got my miracle? (Finger raised in the air...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 I honestly believe I was born to cut rugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMack Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 How is it possible that Ratdog is playing the Kickerbocker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 This has to be the biggest news to hit Hux since Belinda! Cool news, though. It just strikes me as funny, considering it was as a result of lugging the Wall of Sound around the country that the Grateful Dead almost went bankrupt back in the '70s. (Actually, Mickey's dad stole a whole bunch of money from them at one time, too, and I can't remember exactly when so that might have also contributed to the financial issues at the time, but the Wall of Sound was definitely a big factor in the Dead almost disbanding way back then.)I definitely look forward to my next Rat Dog show, now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 I can't believe that the Albany show is real. Holy shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermontdave Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 This is too weird, because, I also just started playing banjo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 i thought it was cool that phil had his bass rigged up so that notes played on different strings came from different speakers.i wish i were in a band that could do that sort of stuff to see what it felt like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Rob just made love to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 i thought you didn't kiss and tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 (edited) Is this for real?...I mean I love Bob and all..but why would you drag out the wall of sound. By now it's old and outdated and cumbersome. Unless just for the novelty/historical appeal.. I mean relly...just buy or rent new gear. It's not like thy're strapped for cash. Edited May 29, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMack Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Is this for real?...I mean I love Bob and all..but why would you drag out the wall of sound. By now it's old and outdated and cumbersome. Unless just for the novelty/historical appeal.. I mean relly...just buy or rent new gear. It's not like thy're strapped for cash.Shit - it didn't quote your tagline -which is the funniest I've ever seen! Yee-haw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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