Tales Of A RATT by Blotzer Bobby

Author:Blotzer, Bobby [Blotzer, Bobby]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Blotzer Brother Publishing
Published: 2010-08-10T05:00:00+00:00

One time, Tommy and I took the boat to the Long Beach Arena. This was back in 1988, I think, because Heather was off shooting "Return of the Swamp Thing".

In Long Beach, there was a restaurant with a dock right there, and I use to do this kind of thing a lot. I told Tommy, "AC/DC is playing Long Beach. Let's take my boat down there. We'll dock right there at the restaurant, eat and have a few drinks, then go across the parkway to the Arena.” The arena was literally right across the street.

Tommy's goes, "Dude, isn't that a freeway?”

"No, it's just a parkway. It's where they do the Long Beach Grand Prix every year. Fucking AC/DC is playing! We'll just walk over to the backstage and be like "hey, we're here! It's Blotz and T-Bone!”

So, Tommy, my friend Larry Wilson, and my black lab, Gemstone all piled into the boat with me, and off we went. Larry would first mate with me all the time, because you always needed two people, at least, to run a boat that big.

Gem stayed on the boat, when we got there, and we went in and grabbed some food and drink. Then we go to the gig.

We walk up to the backstage, and security is standing there. They've got this list, and I'm like, "We're not on the list, bro. But, anybody in here will okay us coming in. I'm Bobby Blotzer, I play drums for RATT. This is Tommy Lee from Mötley Crüe.”

You know how these security guys are. They get right up on you pretty quick. Especially since we just bolted across the freeway and were right there at the gate. Right in his face. So, he's like, "Hold on one second.” And, just as soon as he turned around, someone from their crew recognized us. They had worked tours with both RATT and Motley.

We get backstage and check out AC/DC. It was a great show. We're hanging out with the guys, and they are just tripping over the whole thing. They kept asking us about the boat trip down.

Everybody was like, "What's this I hear? You two came down on your boat? At night?”

I'm like, "Sure! It's no thing. We just drive out about two miles and hug the coastline all the way down. Maybe twenty miles. I know right where it is. I can visually see it. There's no rocks. I'm out far enough I know where the buoys are. Piece of cake.”

"Oh. That's fucking insane!”

We finish up with them and start to leave. Everyone is envious. They're all going, "Fuck, I wish I was on that boat with you guys tonight.”

We head back. I've got my huge cell phone with me. My new cell phone, since that ass clown stole the other one! We've been partying all day long, feeling great, and Tommy decides to call Heather. "Hey, babe! I'm on the Blotz's boat! We're heading back from seeing AC/DC!”

She's like, "What? Put Bobby on!”

So I'm talking to her, and she's a little worked up.

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