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Getting Awesome with Rattler
August 28, 2007 by Svetlana 
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For those of you unfamiliar with the phenomenon that is Rattler, we feel sorry for you.
If you have not seen them live, you probably have not lived.
And if you have, you know you want to see them again. And Again. And Again.
(which works out well, as they are playing a mainstage Cat show this Saturday, to celebrate the release of their split cd with Nitro Tokyo)
Comprised solely of the Rattler family members (+ Professor Snake and Brodie Eel, their roadie) , these boys mean (risky) business:
Our (Extensive and Infallible) research discovered that Rattler hobbies include: panty peeling, beer bonging (Actually: anything bonging), equal 33% sex, drugs and rock’n'roll, and in general being awesome.
Over the top is understated behavior for them.
Their influences include: themselves.
And their redeeming moral qualities are none.
So, to celebrate this momentous occasion in their career BYT invited ourselves along for an afternoon of hot tubbing, pool littering and EATING BEERS!
And we are changed forever.
What you see is real. Down to those Raquel Welch wigs.
It is not a band.
It is a way of life.
Get ready for:
panty incinerator
rattler way of life
prolong the magic: see some live photos here, catch Rattler this Saturday at the Cat and pre-order their new CD here
credits:
all photos: Joel Didriksen for kingpinphoto.com
styling: Morgan Hungerford pandahead.blogspot.com
art direction: Erik Loften vaktiva.com
overseen by yours truly.
The 1980’s called. They want Rattler back.
August 28, 2007 at 9:51 amfor the record, the behind the scenes action was AT LEAST as awesome as the one in front of the camera: there were at least 5 beer runs during the afternoon.
no pools or grandparents were hurt in the process, we promise (super kudos to Brittney for hosting the bonanza):
and this is the end:
I got drunk just looking at these photos.
August 28, 2007 at 10:01 amI want to get Awesome with RATTLER!!
August 28, 2007 at 10:08 amIs the show on Friday or Saturday? I think it says both in the article. Also, the Silver Bullet? Awesome.
August 28, 2007 at 10:23 amSaturday.
Also, all beers were selected to complement the silver leggings.
or was it the other way around?
my whole body just evaporated looking at these photos. im typing this comment from heaven.
August 28, 2007 at 10:29 amI saw these dudes at Rock N Roll in January. The show was over the top insane, Burnt panties, Beer flying everywhere, and a sixty year old man playing keyboards. Saturday, Im there.
August 28, 2007 at 10:39 amYEP.
check out live photos from THAT show here:
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/live-dc/snakebitten-getting-awesome-with-rattler-and-cobra-kisses/
Love them…Granny bong is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
I am happy to say this happend at my house!!!
August 28, 2007 at 10:44 ammy whole body just evaporated looking at these photos. im typing this comment from hell.
August 28, 2007 at 10:58 amHipsters advocating by rote Frat Boy antics?
“Say it ain’t so Joe!”
August 28, 2007 at 11:00 amWithing the last 5-7 seconds I think I got knocked up, STDs and totally wasted. Thank you Rattler for making my morning effing amazing.
P.S. The Granny bong is the new Gravity Bong.
August 28, 2007 at 11:59 amDUDE- THATS MY GRANDMA….
August 28, 2007 at 12:19 pmI once got to see the Rattler in DC….holy shit…best band ever…I dont know how this band is not on a major with real studio time….fucking sooooo good….Im getting a Rattler neck tattoo
August 28, 2007 at 12:49 pmA rattler neck tattoo is a great idea.
August 28, 2007 at 2:22 pmA neck tattoo is never a great idea.
August 28, 2007 at 3:43 pmi might hang myself with my panties since i can’t be there this weekend. i’m so sad. get awesome without me!! miss you guys
August 28, 2007 at 4:16 pmwhy were all those hot chicks’ faces cropped out? lame.
August 28, 2007 at 5:13 pmi saw these fellas at DC9 it was f - ing bananas up there. dudes totally drank everything in their path of destruction!!! i’m so going saturday - to bad they can’t steal drinks as easy being up on stage - guess i’ll have to throw beer bottles up to them.
August 28, 2007 at 5:42 pmi saw rattler at rock and roll hotel, and twice at DC 9. each time the stage show gets better and better. i’m fucking going just to see what kind of insane shit they do this time.
August 28, 2007 at 6:02 pmWhy is it that when high school drop out dudes from L.A. do shit like this people think they’re stupid, but when hipsters sport wigs and pretend to do it, it’s somehow ‘crazy’ and ‘out of control’?
September 1, 2007 at 10:49 pmdude, who says those guys in LA were losers. what about old Crue, and early Gnr? those records are on all the juke box in all the hipster bars. we like them for a reason. once the genre got watered down there tons of horrible bands copying a formula. the same shit happens with every genre. look what’s happend to “punk”, “indie”, hardcore”, most recently, whatever this genre of hipster dance rock is called. have you ever heard rattler? they sound like a shitty punk band. they fucking rule and put on a good show. music in DC is too stuffy. people like to party. look at all the pictures of people on this site. apparently, partying is really fun. why not go to show and have a good time and laugh at some dude who get the irony in what thier doing.
September 6, 2007 at 12:07 pmpretend i didn’t forget how to use grammer in my last post. i’m walking down the street on my blackberry.
September 6, 2007 at 12:09 pm
jesus christ, erik.
August 28, 2007 at 9:46 am