52 RATS SEASON FINALE: WAY COOL JUNIOR

Due to overwhelming fan response, Team Def has decided to give the 52 Rats series a proper send-off – featuring the pride of San Diego, hair metal pioneers Ratt!

BACKGROUND: For the young people out there, this is the music yr parents listened to in high school. And yes, they used to do that to their hair. That hole in the ozone layer? That was their fault.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I was a passing Ratt fan in my youth. I found a lot of hair metal to be silly Vaudeville routines, but Ratt had a bit of an edge in having some good guitar hooks that, as a budding young guitar player, I wanted to figure out. I wouldn’t call them an influence, but I do like a few of their songs.

Now, on with the Ratt Glam Slam!

1. Round and Round

Their first hit. With added Milton Berle. In drag.

( The Glam Slam continues after the break )

BONUS MATERIAL: An all-new Ratt album is reportedly expected before the end of this year. O, why not? If Dokken can do it ...

Out of the cellar,

This is dF

PACK YR ERMINES, MARY

It is time to hit the road, Jim. Yes. Team Def is mobilizing tomorrow morning for a few days in Taiwan. Then it’s a week in Hong Kong, a week in Singapore, a week in HK again, and then a few days in Sydney.

It’s all business in the city this time – no rainforests, no rock monkeys, etc. But I haven’t been to Taiwan or Sydney for a few years now, so it’s all buena. The downside is that they’re places I’ve been to before.

But then, I’ve been everywhere, man.

Okay, I haven’t, really. Not yet. I’m working on it. One day I’ll be just like Lucky Starr.

Or Hank Snow.

Whichever version you like.

Reports coming soon.

I get around,

This is dF