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Guitarist for Rock Band Ratt Dead From AIDS (posted 6/10/2002)
Reuters via NYTimes.com ^ | 6/10/02

Posted on 06/10/2002 1:59:16 PM PDT by GeneD

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To: RockinRight

Roth is now a paramedic? That's scary. I always assumed he'd become just a gigolo. Color me disillusioned.


61 posted on 07/26/2005 10:17:00 AM PDT by Tall_Texan (Visit Club Gitmo - The World's Only Air-Conditioned Gulag.)
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To: RockinRight

I believe it was Milton Berle.


62 posted on 07/26/2005 10:17:52 AM PDT by moehoward
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To: WaveMan

Here's the VH1 article:

http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1455086/06102002/ratt.jhtml


63 posted on 07/26/2005 10:18:06 AM PDT by RockinRight (Democrats - Trying to make an a$$ out of America since 1933)
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To: Clemenza

" Poison started as the opening act, but it got to the point that more people were showing up for Poison than for Ratt!"

Back in the early 90's that happened to ZZ Top when they had The Black Crows opening for them.

ZZ Top threw them off the tour.


64 posted on 07/26/2005 10:19:06 AM PDT by Rebelbase (Mexico, the 51st state.)
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To: Tall_Texan

The PMSNBC article:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6501706/


65 posted on 07/26/2005 10:19:55 AM PDT by RockinRight (Democrats - Trying to make an a$$ out of America since 1933)
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To: moehoward

???


66 posted on 07/26/2005 10:21:23 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: Malacoda
Winger? WINGER?!?


67 posted on 07/26/2005 10:22:57 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: moehoward

Ratt's manager was Uncle Miltie's nephew, Marshall Berle. That's how he ended up in the "Round n' Round" video. (Damn, I'm old).


68 posted on 07/26/2005 10:23:02 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: RockinRight
Round and Round, Lay It Down and Way Cool Jr

three of my favorite songs to play.

Oh and Demartini was 3 times the guitarist Crosby was and George Lynch ate 'em both for lunch!

69 posted on 07/26/2005 10:23:11 AM PDT by Axeslinger (Where has my country gone?)
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To: Wolfie; RockinRight

Oops. Berle was their mangers uncle. All this time I thought he was Robin's uncle. Could have sworn that is what Percy told me. But that was a loooonnnngg time ago......


70 posted on 07/26/2005 10:24:00 AM PDT by moehoward
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To: Axeslinger
I agree.

DeMartini and Lynch are in my top ten...

However....nobody could shred like Lynch:


71 posted on 07/26/2005 10:24:35 AM PDT by RockinRight (Democrats - Trying to make an a$$ out of America since 1933)
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To: Drew68

I saw Metallica open for Ozzy after the release of Master of Puppets, and the place was full when Metallica started. I wouldn't say that anybody left when Ozzy came on, but it seemed that more people where there for Metallica than for Ozzy.


72 posted on 07/26/2005 10:26:41 AM PDT by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along.)
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To: Axeslinger

"You're in Love" is another goody.


73 posted on 07/26/2005 10:26:50 AM PDT by moehoward
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To: Axeslinger

Ah, poor George. Truly wasted his talent with Dokken. The first two Lynch Mob records are classics, but by then, the train had left the station. Lynch has a disc out called "Will Play for Food", basically a compilation of all his one offs for Shrapnel Records, and what not. There's a version of "Rollin' and Tumblin" on there that has some of his best licks ever.


74 posted on 07/26/2005 10:27:05 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: GeneD
Sarah Vaughan

Never heard of her.

75 posted on 07/26/2005 10:27:13 AM PDT by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along.)
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To: Wolfie

Agree there. Donny was/is a world class weanie.


76 posted on 07/26/2005 10:29:10 AM PDT by moehoward
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To: RockinRight

It's nice to hear from somebody who's actually heard of George Lynch. Again, more songs that I love to play and these,somehow I seem to play everytime I fart around with my guitar: It's Not Love, Into the Fire and In My Dreams


77 posted on 07/26/2005 10:29:12 AM PDT by Axeslinger (Where has my country gone?)
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To: Clemenza
Rob Halford of Judas Priest and the guys in Accept were/are Gay in the second definition

Oh man, Udo Dirkschnider and crew were gay? And to think I liked "Balls to the Wall". Now I will have to re-think the meaning of it. I knew Halford was gay, even back then.

78 posted on 07/26/2005 10:31:34 AM PDT by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along.)
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To: Wolfie

Although he did do a great job as producer on that Great White EP with "Down On Your Knees".

The way my memory is serving me today I probably have that wrong too.


79 posted on 07/26/2005 10:31:40 AM PDT by moehoward
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To: Rodney King

Yep. It was one of the worst kept secrets in town.


80 posted on 07/26/2005 10:33:10 AM PDT by moehoward
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