Ratt, Dokken plane makes emergency landing

[steveo777]

They were probably just smokin' a little hooch.

[Rip Rokken]

It was Don Dokken - you know he's never going to stop smoking, even where he's not supposed to.

[Voyager]

The girls all know he's Way Cool Jr.
You know you can't have fire without the flame.

[Voyager]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyePfnR3DmA

[AR]

There are a lot of bands I wish whose plane would go down. Nothing against these two though. Glad everyone is ok.

[steveo777]

There are a lot of bands I wish whose plane would go down. Nothing against these two though. Glad everyone is ok.

Like Lynyrd Skynyrd? Double play!

[mrsromek]

Both made it in plenty of time to the show this past Saturday. Speaking of which, RATT sounded fantastic. This was my first time seeing them with Juan, and honestly, his stage presence and background vocals have been missing for 20 years-literally.

I actually met Don after his set (while Baz was screaming from the stage). He hung out for quite some time, taking pictures and signing things. Sean McNabb was a cool guy, too, and reminisced about his path in rock starting with Quiet Riot.

Juan from RATT may be one of the nicest guys I have recently met. Warren's always been cool, and Stephen is well, Stephen. Carlos said he's going to be in RATT until he's done. He also told me that Frankie screwed him too many times and he has no desire to work with him again. Back to Juan...signing a zillion autographs, and asking groups if they wanted solo pics. Such a genuinely nice guy.

[FamilyMan]

On one of my first dates, I took a girl to see Ratt at the Meadowlands in NJ.
Opening Act: BON JOVI


!!!

[Rick]

On one of my first dates, I took a girl to see Ratt at the Meadowlands in NJ.
Opening Act: BON JOVI


!!!

You know, if Rockindeano were here, he would ask if you nailed her.

[Michigan Girl]

Both made it in plenty of time to the show this past Saturday. Speaking of which, RATT sounded fantastic. This was my first time seeing them with Juan, and honestly, his stage presence and background vocals have been missing for 20 years-literally.

I actually met Don after his set (while Baz was screaming from the stage). He hung out for quite some time, taking pictures and signing things. Sean McNabb was a cool guy, too, and reminisced about his path in rock starting with Quiet Riot.

Juan from RATT may be one of the nicest guys I have recently met. Warren's always been cool, and Stephen is well, Stephen. Carlos said he's going to be in RATT until he's done. He also told me that Frankie screwed him too many times and he has no desire to work with him again. Back to Juan...signing a zillion autographs, and asking groups if they wanted solo pics. Such a genuinely nice guy.

^^^pretty darn cool.
Glad this story had a happy ending!!

[Abbath]

I was at this show and Eddie Trunk came out and told us all about it before Lita Ford played. Don Dokken joked that he was wondering if the smoke in the plane was from his joint or the cockpit. He should've been drinking green tea or something instead judging from the suck ass vocal performance he turned in.
Ratt (excellent)
Sebastian Bach (excellent)
Dokken (sucked - not rockin')
Lita Ford (good even though she was plagued with sound problems for the first couple of songs in her set)
Warrant (good)
Kip Winger (acoustic set surprisingly good)
Hessler (good)

pics here @
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaxx_92/se ... 125751685/

[scarygirl]

On one of my first dates, I took a girl to see Ratt at the Meadowlands in NJ.
Opening Act: BON JOVI


!!!

You know, if Rockindeano were here, he would ask if you nailed her.

[scarygirl]

I saw the story, and did a double take when I saw the name of the bands. For a moment, I thought it was 1987, but then I pinched myself and realized I was at WORK!!!

AP/ August 17, 2013, 4:10 PM

Plane carrying Ratt and Dokken makes emergency landing

MOLINE, Ill. A private jet carrying rock bands Ratt and Dokken had to make an emergency landing in northwestern Illinois after smoke was detected in the cabin Saturday afternoon.

Chuck Brennan, a friend of the bands who chartered the flight, told The Associated Press that the plane took off from the Moline airport but pilots had to turn it around when smoke appeared in the front of the plane at about 7,000 feet.

Brennan said the pilots donned oxygen masks and landed the Challenger 601 with no incident. There were no injuries reported by the pilot or the 13 passengers.

"The cabin didn't fill with smoke," said Brennan, the owner of short-term lender Dollar Loan Center.

Brennan, a former promoter who opened the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy in his hometown of Sioux Falls, S.D., said he had chartered the plane out of Santa Ana, Calif., for a four-city tour.

Ratt and Dokken, both big names from the 1980s hair metal scene, played in Moline on Friday night with Lita Ford and Sebastian Bach. They were heading to the Chicago suburb of Wauconda for an outdoor show Saturday with Ford, Bach and Warrant.

Brennan said the two bands were taking SUVs to the Wauconda venue, which is about 170 miles from Moline, and were expected to make it to the show in time.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-575 ... ?tag=socsh

[Rick]

I saw the story, and did a double take when I saw the name of the bands. For a moment, I thought it was 1987, but then I pinched myself and realized I was at WORK!!!

How's work going, and life in general?

[scarygirl]

I saw the story, and did a double take when I saw the name of the bands. For a moment, I thought it was 1987, but then I pinched myself and realized I was at WORK!!!

How's work going, and life in general?

I will PM you.

[strangegrey]

On one of my first dates, I took a girl to see Ratt at the Meadowlands in NJ.
Opening Act: BON JOVI


!!!

You know, if Rockindeano were here, he would ask if you nailed her.

It's fucking September. This was asked in August....do I have to wait this long for the answer?

[Rick]

On one of my first dates, I took a girl to see Ratt at the Meadowlands in NJ.
Opening Act: BON JOVI


!!!

You know, if Rockindeano were here, he would ask if you nailed her.

It's fucking September. This was asked in August....do I have to wait this long for the answer?