THE RATASS GAZETTE

Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize (Live) - Awesome clip of Quiet Riot performing "Cum On Feel The Noize" at the US Festival in 1983.  I did a quick head count and there appears to be, oh... about 375,000 people -- a single-day record -- in attendance for this show!  Lead singer Kevin DuBrow, who has long been one of my favorite front-men (may he rest in peace), could probably scream loud enough for all those people to hear... even without the microphone! Check it out! RANDOM THOUGHTS... I love when, during the guitar solo, DuBrow puts guitarist Carlos Cavazo up on his shoulders while Cavazo's fingers fly around the fretboard. When I saw Quiet Riot play live in the summer of 2001 -- on the Glam Slam Metal Jam tour, along with Poison, Warrant, and Enuff Z'Nuff. Talk about a kick-ass lineup! Well, Enuff was just alright, but the other three kicked ass! -- they actually did the same routine, and No I am not complaining. It was as awesome to see in 2001 as it must h...

"Michael always sings the high harmony to Happy Birthday" - Some classic scenes from The Office (Season 4, Ep 7, "Survivor Man") in which we find out Michael Scott (Steve Carell) loves to, A) surprise his employees on their birthday, as seen here... ... and B) he always sings the high harmony to the Happy Birthday song, as seen below. Hilarious! This is definitely one of my favorite episodes, hope you enjoy the clips! 

Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better - I came across this one recently and felt the irresistible need to share it. It's Howard Jones performing his 1985 hit, "Things Can Only Get Better".  I find it interesting because, A) Jones still sounds fantastic . His voice is spot on, and, B) because he decided to go with not one but TWO drummers playing the exact same beats throughout the performance. This can be pulled off only if the second drummer is Ringo Starr. And luckily for Jones... the second drummer is, indeed, Ringo Starr. Enjoy!

"Look what you're doing to Chandler!" -  This classic scene is from Season 3, Ep 17, "The One Without the Ski Trip". The gang (minus Ross) plans to go skiing, but accidentally lock the keys in Phoebe's mom's cab and they all begin arguing, which causes Chandler to attempt to create a distraction. Umm... it's a long story, so just trust me when I say that this scene is hilarious!

Green Day - Church On Sunday - Here is a fantastic live performance of "Church on Sunday" by Green Day, which appeared on the album Warning . If I'm not mistaken, this TV appearance is from MTV's "First Listen", which aired back in 2000. For most fans, including myself, it was the first time we heard this song. It also features Billie Joe Armstrong playing a Les Paul Jr. guitar rather than his trademark Fender Strat. The song rocks and their performance is great, check it out!

"Don't mess with Colorado." - Remember when Steve Carell left The Office after nearly 7 full seasons and he was replaced by Will Ferrell? Well, you should, it was only last year. If you don't, you may want to see a doctor, because it really wasn't that long ago. Anyhoo, Ferrell appeared in four episodes that season and The Office has just not been the same since Carell departed. Without further ado, here is the scene where these two funnymen meet each other on the show. As you can guess, hilarity ensues. Enjoy!  

Motley Crue - Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) - Live at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards  One of my favorite Motley Crue songs.  This is an excellent live performance of the track, which appeared on 1989's hugely successful Dr. Feelgood .  The album went to #1 in the US and sold 6 million copies. Check it out! Motley Crue - Don't Go Away Mad (Live) RANDOM THOUGHTS ... Bassist/classic songwriter Nikki Sixx played on the Alice Cooper track "Feed My Frankenstein" in 1991. I just find that to be totally awesome. ... Tommy Lee beats the shit out of the drums, I love it. I don't know if he gets enough credit for being a great drummer, so I'm going to make it a point to constantly mention it to family and friends from now 'til death. ... All the guys in the band are rockin' long manes, with Tommy Lee winning best 'do by sporting a headband, a la John McEnroe. If people don't agree that rock n roll is much worse off without all these i...

"24-hour banking? I don't have time for that."   - Get twice your recommended daily dose of laughs with some classic stand-up comedy from Steven Wright.  This is from his appearance on Comic Relief III (1989).  His deadpan/monotone combo cracks me up every time.  Enjoy! 

"Then Brian comes in and I change up the tempo." - If you look up "funny ass shit" in the dictionary, this video clip is what you see.  It's the classic scene from Family Guy where Stewie tries to write a song for a girl and Brian tells him how lame he is.  "Why are you bringin' me down, man?"  Haha, hilarious! 

Here is an awesome vid of Green Day rockin' the Much Music (Toronto) stage in 2000.  This song was described by Billie Joe Armstrong as his "favorite song from Kerplunk " on the band's recent live album, Awesome as Fuck . Green Day - Who Wrote Holden Caulfield - Live on Much Music in 2000 RANDOM THOUGHTS... A virtuoso performance by Tre Cool, tons of great drum fills (including a massive one at 2:07) all over the place.  He makes the hardest shit look so damn easy!  I don't know how he keeps up the tempo through the whole thing (let alone an entire set!), but I love it.  He's the best drummer in rock n roll, no doubt about it. ... This appears to be one of Mike Dirnt's favorite songs to play live, I think he really enjoys cranking out the old shit.  He gets to do a lot of singing and lay down a big bass groove.  Dirnt is awesome. ... I think I agree with Billie Joe, and this is my favorite song from Kerplunk .