What is up ..

The sky (duh)... Fiery balls of rock from the heavens( only in texas and i believe it burnt up on its way in)..

OK ok, now what is Big

Empire state building (though i thought the Chrysler one might be bigger still) the moon (fairly big, and also up).... Space station Mir (same as last,except with european accent :p ) and to finalize it, (frikkin drum roll please.............

RATMAN... for we are both

Oh yeah folks, it's that time again to start getting ready for things this lovely 2000 + 9... and we are going to aim big and up.. sorta up, but more out and down too....

What does this entail you might find yourself asking.. Well allow me the time to explain..

We took a break(2008) to fulfill obligations of family and personal nature.. Some starting new families, and others working to keep what they had alive(literally)..

When the dust settled, and it did around December... We seemed to find for ourselves, that though a year has past, its seems to be but a month in the 12 year of our lives together.. We Ride this bike like its no ones biz nas.... lol hence the sabbatical came to end..

WE ARE IN FULL EFFECT, AND BOOKINGS ARE BETTER THAN EVER :)

Due to the fact that while we were away(not that we had anything to do with it, ironic is the word... read on and see), apparently the industry went nuts and got its self some new clubs.. more opportunities for bands to do what they gotta and want to do, and get themselves some notice.. and they have too... many people we hung out with over the time we played out, kept rocking these places out and keeping the scene warm for all to enjoy...

Now, how do you and I fit into this..
Snug like a piece of a "3-piece" puzzle..

To steal our old tag line..

(More now than ever..!)

We need your support and your presence at these new gigs we got lined up... for soon we are venturing to parts unknown, as we take journey to the ends of the world (ny-pa) in search of new opportunities for all of us to get some notice outside of our common habitat.. To expand into the promised land, or at the very least be in the neighboring city,county or village... which ever the case may be..

We are in the process of recording both studio material (which we have too much of, so it is time for that to happen), and also LIVE... (both video and audio) as soon as we hit the places we play.. So you need to be there and be a part of something big... bigger than before, this isn't all about money, and its not about the politics of musicianship... It's about the love baby..

The love of that which moves us all.. The tunes.. those rocking, kick your best friend in the face, hug them, tell them you love him, buy them a beer, pee for them, and hold their hair back while he(or she respectfully) pukes tunes...

So love us.... or not, we are back, and with candy...

Come get some,

the ~RAT pak

Passing Minds:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-qhit-B8QY

Performed on Last Exit for the Lost, WVBR radio in Ithaca, NY.

Here's a live rendition of a little diddy we like to call, "Faxanadu". Performed live at Castaways, 3/31/07.

Thanks to everyone that showed up at the Roadhouse last night. We had nearly 40 people show up last night, one of our biggest shows. We're going to need this kind of support for our December 23rd show at the Green Derby in Elmira. I hope that you can all make it then.