 "And the SQUEAK shall inherit the earth..!"  
Friday, June 12-Sunday, June 14, 2009 Thanks for attending! |
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Club Xanadu - The Shred's House 496 Bottesford CourtSeverna Park, MD 21146 House Amenities:
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Friday, June 12 5:00pm-8:00pm: Overture / DiscoveryBastille Day Snacks (Hors d'oeuvres), Beverages, Conversation and The Music of Rush 8:00pm-11:00pm Between the Sun and Moon Beverages Heat Jacuzzi / Pool / Hot Tub Time Rush Surprises Rush in Rio Poolside 11:00pm-2:00am Mood Lifter Coffee Drinks, Panacea, Liquid Grace (Cordials), Bastille Day Snacks (Gran Marnier filled Strawberries and Petit Fours), The Music of Rush Saturday, June 13 9:00am-11:00am Birds announce the DawnRat Breakfast Buffet, The Music of Rush 11:00am-1:00pm Chillin' at Lakeside Park Swim, Chill, Games, The Music of Rush 1:00pm-2:00pm Lunch-Burgers, Dogs and Assorted Salads, The Music of Rush 2:00pm-4:00pm Swim, Chill, Games, The Music of Rush 4:00pm-6:00pm Malignant Narcissism Freshen up, Shower, Chill, The Music of Rush 6:00pm-7:30pm - Dinner Honeydew and the Milk of Paradise Filet Mignon bites, Crab Cakes, Fresh Veggies and Potato Dish, Milk of Paradise, Red and White Cask of '43 (wine), The Music of Rush, A rap session from our most special guest, Queen of all Rats, Donna Halper! 7:30pm-8:30pm Time Stand Still (Just for KellyD) Chill, Let the Rat belly rest a bit, conversation among friends, The Music of Rush 8:30pm Board the Train to Bangkok Bus Leaves for Rush Tribute Band Venue On the way-Beverages, Conversation, The Music of Rush 9:30pm-1:00am Limelight Rock out to Cygnals at Fish Head Cantina-An extraordinary Rush Tribute Band dedicated to B-sides pellets Sing, Dance, Play Air, Get Laryngitis, Indulge in Panacea, Liquid Grace (Beverages) 1:30am Until the Misty Dawn Arrive back at Club Xanadu for some Panacea, Liquid Grace (nightcap), and The Music of Rush Sunday, June 14 The Rush festivities officially end the evening of Saturday, June 13th but fellow Rats are welcome to chill by poolside for the day until 3:00pm. |
What is a Rat? A nasty little, furry, whiskered scavenger that digs Rush pellets. Why is a Rush fan being described as a Rat? First, only true Rush fans can be given that designation. RatCon is by invitation only. A Rush Rat is a fan of the highest level or one that can't get enough pellets even if they were being dispensed from an Uzi. For example, one that likes Tom Sawyer but has never heard of Snakes and Arrows would be in the Gerbil preemie category. A pellet in a Rush fan's world would be anything that the band dishes out so a Rat can stay fat and happy. Rush pellets = Delicious. What is RatCon? RatCon is a gathering of the Rats and/or the Rush obsessed. RatCon brings together fans from everywhere into one designated place so that the love for Rush can shared with each other. This is something that most Rats rarely ever experience due to others' lack of exposure. To a Rat, Rush is the greatest band that ever graced this planet. Period. The Rat Trap? Yes! There will be one at this gathering of the rodents. Miss a lyric while singing, come in last place in a game of pool RUSH basketball (Just like HORSE, but……you get the gist), Miss a high hat while air drumming, step on a Barbie doll or many other scenarios, your whiskered Rush lovin' butt will get a 2 minute TIME OUT snapped in the trap. I'm not kidding..! Can I bring children? Considering the events, Rats should be of legal drinking age in the state of Maryland. |
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lancekasten@verizon.net KellyD karmapayment@gmail.com PetieLee petielee2112@gmail.com Site Coded by an Iron Maiden Fan  ...who is not invited. |
A Note from "Sir" Lance the Shred: Credit needs to be given where credit is due. The entire rat theme was formulated by Mr. Oddtimessarcasm back in an April of 2008 thread right as Rush was settling down in Puerto Rico. He said as he saw it, that there were three underlying themes in the world of Rush right now. "We are fat on Rush right now and we aren't used to it. We are used to six year layoffs and tidbits of news every 15 months or so. Now we have been stuffing ourselves silly on new albums and Geddy, Alex or Neil on the cover of pretty much every music magazine you have and have not heard of. This is not our usual feeding pattern and we are confused little animals. Like the rats we are, we just keep pulling the treat handle and hoping the pellets never stop coming. Some day the echo of pellets will no longer ring in our rodent brains and then what the hell are we going to talk about?" And so......................the rest is history. Thank you Oddtimes for giving us an idea that has gone ballistic! It's great to be a nasty little, pellet yearning rat. A LARGE Rush on to you dude! A Note from Oddtimesarcasm: A Memo to a higher office, An Open Letter to the powers that be - While I would like to say I gestated this baby rat to term in my furry little pouch over the past year or so, such a scenario could not be further from the truth. My bard-like banter was admittedly insightful, profound, and dare I say witty. There is no arguing that. But the real story of our beautiful bouncing baby rodent is one of group effort. The words I found under the waterfall while strumming my sing string were just that, words. I couldn't wait to share this new wonder - and to my shock and mild awe - it wasn't long before many Megadonians were plugging into Templevision and professing the Coming of the Rat to whomever would listen to such foolishness. The movement took on a life of its own, primarily due to the tireless support of the elder members of our pack (Kelly D, PetieLee, LanceTheShred, Rocinate to name just a few). Where the Rat came from is secondary to where He is going. He has become his own Rodent. He has a website. He has T-Shirts. He has a convention. He eats pellets with Donna. Nay, no one owns the Rat. He is the furry representation of our beloved underground secret hideaway - Rushisaband.com. If he has a name, that name would be Ed. Without this credible website which seems to be professionally updated on a daily basis, none of us would know each other, much less having conventions with each other. Theres a little rodent in all of us, lets just leave it at that. Brought to you by the letter Rrrrrrrrr..... |
