Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer has just issued the following statement exclusively to Bravewords.com:
“Hi Ratt n Rollers:
Just popping in with a tad bit of Ratt news, for my brain’s own release.
On Sept. 30th, Warren Deanmartin filed a request for a temporary restraining order to keep his 50% business partner and co-owner of WBS, INC. (Ratt) from taking the business out of the red and into the black, while bringing the fans a great show, to preclude me from taking the reins in the corporation, and touring under the Ratt banner.
On October 2nd, we were downtown in Los Angeles County Superior Court for the hearing that Mr. WD filed for a T.R.O. (temporary restraining order) which was denied on all issues.
Although this is just the appetizer, as Mr WD will seek an order for an injunction on the same issues based on the same laws and using the same evidence as he used in his unsuccessful attempt at the restraining order.
In my positive quest to keep business doors open wide, we believe the same outcome will prevail regarding the injunction request.
Oddly, Warren’s claim that the musicians in Ratt are as he put it ‘imposters and a tribute band.’ Well then Warren, answer this question, what does that make you after touring with an array of non original musicians including Robbie Crane on bass, Jizzy Pearl on lead vocals, and John Crabby on rhythm Guitar for 7 years as Ratt? Not to mention other temporary musicians including Keri Kelli & Michael Schenker not withstanding.
In the wake of our recent ‘Ratt’ fan filmed performances that have been widely viewed on YouTube & every major rock website, our current singer Josh & the entire band have been welcomed by the fans with open arms. Most comments state that after seeing the videos Josh is better than Pearcy now or even in his prime. Ratt fronted by lead singer Josh Alan along with the entire band including Doc Ellis, Blaze, Scotty Griffin & myself yours truly, have a 99% approval rating from commenters on rock sites where they are known to bash anyone and anything.
Just like a gum drop from the Candy King himself ‘what goes around, comes around.’
First Battle won, I like the odds. Best to all, even Warren!
Robert John Blotzer
October 5th 2015.”
source: bravewords.com
6 Responses
Just shut up already please Blotzer. If you’re 100% in the right, then shut up and play to your 18 people per night, including your one roadie. You sound like a gigantic horse’s arse. Please shut up and sit behind the kit and play Round and Round for the 18 people who showed up and didn’t even know you were playing there that night. If you’re in the wrong, just go start a ‘super’ group with whatever remaining members of Cinderella and Poison are left that need a mediocre drummer and call yourselves Rat Poison, or Cinderatt, or whatever the hell you want to call yourselves. Your car accident of a career is too much to bare and you keep sinking lower and lower into the hair metal abyss. Go start a new band with the bass player from Nirvana that nobody knows and call yourselves Ratvana. Look at it this way, it would give you a whole new group of people to piss off and practice law against. Your sooooo smart Bobby. How did you peak so early back in 1987 and never find your way to the top again? Is this the same guy who was so instrumental in getting that smash hit single ‘Body Talk’ onto the Golden Child soundtrack? Go get a job in a warehouse and tell your co-workers how you were once in the greatest band in the history of rock until your lead singer and guitar player screwed it all up. Go to a music store and become a drum teacher and on the side you can teach your students about their future band’s fiduciary duties to continue their corporate operations. Whatever you do, just shut the hell up!