Ratt Meet & Greet in Japan, May 15, 1987

[@mattmacarthur520]

Robin was a great guitarist and musician BUT he was an even better PERSON. Classy all the way to the end . Rip king you’re deeply missed big fella

[@janemorgan8721]

I met Robbin at a rock club in 1994. He walked up to me and introduced himself and of course I knew right away who he was. He took my hand kissed it and said you're beautiful what's your name? I just remember he was a beautiful man, a gentleman, easy going and easy to talk to. I told him my favorite album was Dancing Undercover. He said that was the one album he didn't like. Then I said, but you wrote one of my favorite songs on that album, Drive Me Crazy. He looked down at me and said, you're right that was a great album. LOL.

[@DrewMIATL]

Jane Morgan that’s a good album!!

[@metalhead2w]

That's awesome

[@twikirobot6897]

"Dancing..." is the last great RATT album.

[@ginterka381996]

You're so lucky. I'm jealous. 😭 He's my favourite member of Ratt, and I was only 6 years old when he died. 😓 I want to invent a time machine so I could live in 80s. He was so gorgeous man. 😍💔

[@samanthaiantria6793]

I would have done anything to meet Robbin but he sadly died before I was even born

[@corrineagnello4584]

Robbin, god bless him. He’s in a higher place now. Talented absolutely.

[@metalinl-a1128]

He was a 06' 06" giant. In Japan. They are all like 5' 01". Robbin said + " I stuck out like a Sore Thumb....LOL. 1980S. :-)

[@mkl62]

I saw Ratt in June 1987 at the Hampton Coliseum in Virginia. Poison opened.

[@joelewishenry7886]

mkl62 Me, December 1985 in El Paso TX - Bon Jovi opened. Best time of my life!!

[@mkl62]

You could say that they were at their peak around this time, while Bon Jovi was starting to rise. When I saw Ratt, the attendance was not that good, IMO. I guess that they were startng to fade while Bon Jovi had shot to the top. They were at Hampton in May 1987 and it was SOLD OUT. Cinderella opened for them, then.

[@RRfan1]

Awww Robbin Crosby, what a sweetheart! Love and miss him sooo much.

[@metalhead2w]

Don't know what the hell the guy is saying haha but yeah Robbin is looking good. Rip Robbin :(

[@jasoncarmick3198]

He was an amazing king!!!!!

[@Lynchfan88]

Cool vid and I think that's Masa Ito in the beginning w/the glasses and around the 4:00 mark w/the glasses and blue jacket. For those that don't know he was and might still be the biggest hard rock & metal columnist/writter dude in Japan. R.I.P. Robbin 'King' Crosby.

[@TopJimmyWinn]

The Japanese people are so kind they buy presents for their rock stars

[@tednugentlives]

True..Its the culture, they actually revere the rock starts as Godlike. Crazy.

[@docnasty74]

Robbin was like a gentleman when he kissed the girl and then Bobby Blotzer is trying to eat her face. Lol.

[@badmonkey2222]

I know Bobby was being kimdof creepy

[@treeherder2201]

Well he's a prick, so. Biggest asshole in the band.....and not that great of a drummer.

[@tednugentlives]

Thats a drummer brain for ya. Creepy.

[@joelewishenry7886]

But then he hugged her wiped her tears and cheered her on.

[@MigrantAssassinationSquad666]

No, he wasn't 😠😠

[@Marshall-uy2dv]

When you're a rockstar this is what it's all about,the fans!

[@erichhitchcock3368]

Awww, this is adorable. Miss those days when Ratt was in their element.

[@eternalservant]

Ms.Tawny Kitaen sadly passed away on May 07, 2021. Robbin & Tawny together forever. Rest In Peace

[@22trem]

When Ratt ruled the world.

[@cutwater1965]

On top of the world. lol..

[@t.macrocosm1831]

Masa Ito mentions here about Stephen falling down as he first appeared on stage on the first day. It was at Budokan. I was there. Audience went wild when he fell & went rolling across the stage.

[@eternalservant]

I was there around 7th row on the arena. It looked cool he rolled and stood up like a volley ball player and did not think he fell.

[@Lerxstification]

Somewhere in Japan......a 30 year old is going through some old boxes in his/her storage area, and a picture of his/her mom being sneak attacked by Bobby causes some uneasy questions at the sushi bar.....

[@badmonkey2222]

Yeah LOL he was trying to eat the poor girls face kinda creepy she couldn't have been more than 15 or so.

[@warpath6666]

"Mom, is that my real father?" LOL!!! 😄

[@stuartewoldt1513]

Somewhere there's a 6'2" Japanese person thats 33 yrs old

[@seekah1]

Of all the Ratt boys Robbin is easily the most affable...a shame Ratt descended so quickly, so much potential in the early days.

[@samanthaiantria6793]

Awww Robbin is such a sweetheart

[@Mattlangstonable]

Yeah! WAY COOL! Thanks for posting!

[@beastarentertainment4926]

Awesome!!! Thank you for sharing 🤟😎😀

[@rodolforodriguez6230]

In japan they was a gods........great Band RATT the Best line up.

[@Billy-bd2oe]

Aww, so sweet, little innocent japanese girls having the time of their lives getting to meet their favorite band, I so love the japanese people! =)

[@erichhitchcock3368]

Wow, there's a lot of moisture in that room!

[@RokugenMusashi]

ミュートマ・ワールド・ウエンズデイ、でしたっけ？懐かしいです。毎週、学校終わったら速攻で家帰って見てました。 ジェイクがオジーから脱退したとの情報を最初に聞いたのがこの番組でした。

[@truehebrewisraelites4634]

六弦武蔵 hola :) hello

[@zakk1945]

こんにちは、この動画をご本人がUPされているとは驚きました！ VHSの録画があるんですが、かなりボロボロなので本当に嬉しいです しかもスティーヴンのエピソードにもびっくり！ 彼はとても親切ですね 1987年も羨ましくてしょうがなかったですが、再び嫉妬です（笑） ありがとうございます〜！

[@zakk1945]

Sanae Y 今公式見て来ました！これはしっかり読まないと。 お知らせありがとうございます(^-^) それにしても一畳サイズの絵すごいですね〜！ 似顔絵コンテストもみんな本気でクオリティ高かった 懐かしいです。

[@truehebrewisraelites4634]

Morning After

[@badmonkey2222]

@@zakk1945 he was filming it for one of the girls.

[@ginterka381996]

Awww, Robbin, what a cutie. 😭💔 I want to kiss him too.

[@KElektra75]

Nice footage. Robbin soooo freaking adorable and what a stunning man he was, as much as I dislike Bobby I think he acted super nice to the girls, Stephen, what a jerk, he can’t salute the girls the proper way but he had to go over Juan’s shoulder to barely handshake with one of the girls and then he signs her poster almost on the air, you can tell who was originally nice and who was just doing the job. Juan always a class act (not to mention how cute he was)

[@eternalservant]

Yesterday was my 32nd anniversary of encountering Ratt. I'd like to thank you and others for comments. As I mentioned in the description of this video, Stephen invited me as one of +3 guests of the very dedicated educated fan of Stephen's. He even gave two of us T-shirt which I never expected. My original meeting with Stephen lasted may be about two minutes but it was because less than ten minutes until the Budokan show started. Yeah, Juan looks cheerful and welcoming but we were told by staff that Juan was the one who did not want to meet us. Sorry it's true. It was such a shock to me. Although I started as a die-hard fan of Warren's but now I'm not. He deliverately did not shake hands with me in 2007 while he did with other poser fans. I don't give a flying f@ck about meeting him any longer. If Warren put more importance on twin guitar solos just like Round & Round, The Morning After etc. rather than showing off his tastes , Robbin would have been around even now because he did not need to be depressed to take drugs. He was taken out of the spot lights. Who would't be depressed? At the time this encounter was recorded, I was a die-hard fan of Warren's but I pleaded Robbin that I wanted to listen to more twin guitar solos. That's why he gave me a kiss on the cheek. I believe I was rude to ask Stephen at the backstage of Yokohama show in 2007 for asking why the band made Robbin be like a side guitarist, not lead guitarist. He said I don't know, I don't know..... I almost started crying big time and he said to stop. He said he felt that Robbin was besides him at the show. ''Time Slips Away'' on his solo album is about Robbin, he said. When I listened to that song after it was released, I f@cking cried.. The song definitely expresses his true feelings toward Robbin. Since I could not say my appreciation to Robbin in my own words for showing up in front of fans even before TV camera wasn't started recording, I thank him every day for being kind and inspiring me to learn English. I won't forget Bobby's kindness which also inspired me. Bobby deserves a 2nd chance to get back to Ratt. Robbin mentioned in an interview that his choice of drummer after fired from Ratt was Bobby. His dynamic sound is one of the favorite drummers of all time. Even as a die-hard fan of Bobby's, I had lots of laughs at article on Metal Sludge. lol Anyway please give him mercy and get him back to Ratt.

[@wingerboy88]

@@eternalservant Wow! you're very lucky to have had the opportunity know them in their best time 80's.. I'm fan of Ratt since 2003(I´m 32) and I wish to know them someday even that could be imposible because I don't live in US and They have never visited my country so far.. anyway, thanks for share your experiences and thoughts with us.. greetings from Ecuador... Ratt & Roll 4eva!

[@whataboutrob442]

@@eternalservant Thanks for sharing that with us...

[@seanstevens4635]

I meet them in Memphis Stephen was a total jerk/douchebag I didn't say a word to him I saw how he treated two girls and kicked them out of the backstage area this was the dancing undercover tour

[@whataboutrob442]

@@seanstevens4635 Why was he kicking the girls out of the backstage area and not security or something?

[@lucybarajas7232]

One night i dream about Robbin crosby as my high school best friend He walks past by me say hello smiling at me. Being friendly... and Were we like at this playground and chatting and suddenly he just gently touched my forehead with his.💕💕

[@kevintkisovec4429]

I saw Ratt in '84 here in Seattle ... I was impressed. But I was already an accomplished guitarist by that time. I doubt that I would have been deeply moved by meeting them. Now I saw Queen (Seattle) in '80 and got to spend time with Brian May after the show... Now THAT felt quite overwhelming.

[@chadhero37]

I wonder how much Sushi (double meaning of course) was eaten on that tour lol

[@patrickrancourt4782]

Warren"" genious 6 string goaler "" Martiny was the Joe Perry of Ratt

[@Fearzero]

LOL. DeMartini.

[@puffybuns2311]

@@FearzeroMartini without alcohol=demartini

[@tednugentlives]

So is this a Radio DJ or fan club setting. Crazy how fast the music scene moved during the beginning.

[@eternalservant]

This is a segment of TV program called, Music Tomato World. Japanese metalheads call this music critic, Seisoku-san, but as musicians worldwide call him, Masa Ito. Paul Gilbert even made a song Masa Ito. He is also a DJ of Power Rock Today. I wrote an essay how much I loved RATT and was chosen out of 600 contestants.

[@tednugentlives]

@@eternalservant Amazing story,. Yes, I have heard of him, he had a huge influence on rock music and even record labels. Thank you for posting , very cool footage.

[@nirvana972]

Esos vatos , danlo le besos a las niñas , y ellas no saben como reaccionar , así creo que estaría yo .

[@JESUS-SAVES_1975.]

I saw Ratt clear back in 1985 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Cheap Trick opened for them. Excellent concert.

[@eternalservant]

Back in '90, I rode my first Greyhound bus ride to Ceder Rapids from Austin, TX. It was an adventure.😊 I did't know Cheap Trick opened for Ratt. This article is an interesting find. www.allmusic.com/blog/post/the-time-cheap-trick-opened-forratt

[@god6384]

lol robbin is a giant

[@mitchmclean3898]

I would have married all those ladies if I was in the band

[@Plymouthmusicschool]

And then they found Marty Friedman

[@拳骨花井]

セーソクに塩対応。 懐かしい。

[@JoseGarcia-eadgbe]

🎸🎥🎁💌📝

[@カルロスゴーン-s4e]

政則さん若いなあ。ボビー、チャラいなあ( ・∇・)

[@tambor76]

Haha Blobster tryin to mack on some chicks. Nice try Blobster.

[@theshawnmurphyjournal2946]

What are those autographs worth now?

[@noneyerbidness]

47¢

[@americanbadass6498]

A dollar ...dollar fifty!!

[@deannawitt9376]

Where's Stephen

[@eternalservant]

Stephen appears @3:58 for a minute. It was a few minutes before the concert started. 20 years later in 2007, Stephen spared more time for me to ask him questions.😊

[@jasperedwards3341]

those ladies only liked robbin

[@luiscardenas930]

Now, Japanese listen to J-Pop and EDM

[@kevinkaatz883]

I love Asian girls

[@paulsteezo1772]

This place SMELLS LIKE A TUNA BOAT

[@ognyc71]

Stephen=no people skills

[@rachelllef]

pearcy’s such a little jerk 😭😭😭

[@eternalservant]

🥹37years later, he's a changed man. Nowadays he does meet & greets after shows to take times to listen to fans. 🙏

[@toml671]

All his hard work in promoting the band for nothing, they dropped the first chance he got, and abandoned him when he was sick. Can't stand Ratt.

[@Jamiescottsmith]

That's not entirely accurate, Robbin got so bad with the heroin that he couldn't play. He was a non factor as far as what he brought to the band after Dancin.