Bob Weir - Guitar, Lead Vocals
Original Member
Rob Wasserman - Bass, Original Member
4/22/1995-10/19/2002 (466 shows)
Jay Lane - Drums, Vocals
Original Member
Matthew Kelly - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
4/22/1995-9/6/1998 (175 shows)
Vince Welnick - Keyboards, Vocals
9/1/1995-12/12/1995 (14 shows)
Johnnie Johnson - Keyboards, Vocals
2/20/1996-5/28/1997 (67 shows)
Dave Ellis - Saxophone
11/9/1996-12/2/1999 (169 shows)
Mookie Siegel - Keyboards
12/10/1996-4/15/1997 (20 shows)
Jeff Chimenti - Keyboards, Vocals
First Show: 5/28/1997
Mark Karan - Guitar, Vocals
First Show: 10/29/1998
Kenny Brooks - Saxophone, Vocals
First Show: 5/5/2000
Robin Sylvester - Bass, Vocals
First Show: 3/4/2003
"It started out with Rob Wasserman and me as a duo and we played that way for six or eight years, and then one day I was working on a project and we needed a drummer. And Rob said, "I know this drummer that I met last night and he was pretty good. You want me to give him a buzz?" and I said, "Sure." And so Jay [Lane] came up and did this session with us. The next morning, I called Rob and said "Hey, listen. That was kind of fun yesterday. How bout we take a drummer on our next tour?" and he said he was just thinking the same thing. We started working together and booked another tour, and we were working with Jay at the time and we were about to go out on tour and my old pal Matthew Kelly came through town. And he was just sort of footloose and I said "Hey, you want to come out with us? You want to come sit in with us?" And that worked so we had a little quartet and we took that on the road."--Bob Weir (6/3/2005 interview)
Since that beginning in 1995, RatDog has undergone many changes, both in personnel and musical approach. It has evolved from a blues revue into a musical fusion of backgrounds and talents; complex, energetic, and adventurous. The members are no longer a supporting cast for front man Bob Weir. Rather, the band is a full time, full force powerhouse, capable of taking music fans to new and mystical places every night. Now composed of original members Bob and Jay, in addition to Jeff Chimenti, Mark Karan, Kenny Brooks, and Robin Sylvester, RatDog has truly come into its own. The RatDog experience delights and exhilarates, and according to Bob, "If you like what you hear, do come again...."
Any Florida heads know where Shakedown Street is gonna be at the St. Augustine show. I'm torn between camping or getting a hotel. Any Phriends w/ benefits reading this?
UPDATE:ATTACK ON ME AT WAKARUSA:(jaw broken in 3 places)
Body: THE MONEY CLIP IN the photograph on MY PROFILE PAGE IS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS STOLEN AT WAKARUSA.
REWARD FOR ANY LEADS ON THE IDENTITY OF MY ATTACKER. (jaw broken in three places-attacker used nunchuks)
REWARD FOR THE RETURN OF ANY OF THE STOLEN PROPERTY.
(wallet, id, MONEY CLIP).anyone with information, PLEASE call
(720) 838-6564
people involved MAY be in an older 'boxy' caprice with NM tags--the 'balloon' style design.REWARD FOR THE LICENCE PLATE #-IF YOU SEE THIS CAR IN LINE AT ROTHBURY, MILE HIGH, 10K, or elsewhere,--ratdog, what have you, PLEASE contact me at the above #, via myspace, or email me at vendingmachine@hotmail.com--should you come across any of my stolenbproperty, PLEASE call me.
again, thank you for looking out.
lrob.
note, I hve had one surgery already, and at least one more is scheduled.dr says I am recopvering as fast as I can, given the severity of the injury I sustained in the attack.
once again:DESCRIPTION OF ATTACKER:
MALE-6'3: 6'4" closely cropped black hair--various tattoos, most notably one of a 'pentagram' on his lower back-at the time of the attack-roughly 4pm, june 5, at wakarusa festival-mulberry mountain, arkansas-he wa shirtless,and wearing blue denim shorts.he MAY be in the company of a blonde female, that is said to answer to the nick name 'hatter'--It is possible that her real first name MAY be 'jessica'.I do not know these people.-this is the onlyh information I could glean after th eattack.wakarusa security, WATCHED the attack, but made no attempt at apprehension.
(if you fear retaliation, as many people who witnessed the attack have cited, yet, you come across my property-notably, my money clip-you may safely return it to the following secure address as well:
Rob 718 Fort Worth Drive #104 Denton,TX 76201-7123
(if you put a return address on the envelope, but no
Woohoo! If I don't go to All Good this Year I'm so going to the NJ show in Atlantic City. Penn's Landing is a fun place too =) Can't wait to see you guys it's been to long
The friends and family of DEAN M. ZADURSKI are desperately seeking him.
The last time he was seen he was wearing jeans and a tie dye, barefoot, in Big Sur....with a tribal tattoo across his face.....he had a daughter named cessair...used to do tie dyes...used to have a white dog named pokie..... We are at your mercy to repost this bulletin. Even if you don't think you know him or anyone that knows him.....you never know. We are offering a REWARD for anyone who helps him find his way home. We are also willing to pay for a plane ticket home.
PLEASE HELP FIND dean m. zadurski.......
please, repost this message and help bring him home