Incidentally, “Rat Keller” means, literally in german, “Cellar of rats”…

Incidentally, “Rat Keller” means, literally in german, “Cellar of rats”. That’s not “Seller of rats”, a seller of rats, a person who sells rats for a living to another man as it were, of course not. That means, a cellar of rats. Indeed, one might say that this was a cellar full…of Ratles.

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Yes, tonight, we examine the entire legend of the Rutles! But…where did the story start? The answer is…right here. On this very spot, Dirk McQuickly and Ron Nasty first bumped into eachother. At this precise point…uhh, just a few feet back here, Ron Nasty invited Dirk to help him stand up. Dirk, merely an amateur drinker, agreed, and here it was, a few feet back there, a musical legend was created. - View Quote Details on Yes, tonight, we examine the entire legend of the Rutles!…
It’s not up to me. If you come to me and ask me, I’m gonna tell you the truth, because it is the truth, I have had tea. Lots of tea. Indian tea. And biscuits. - View Quote Details on It’s not up to me. If you come to me…
Stig, meanwhile, had fallen under the influence of Arthur Sultan, the “Surrey Mystic”. And Sultan had introduced Stig to his ouija board work. - View Quote Details on Stig, meanwhile, had fallen under the influence of Arthur Sultan,…
What Ron and I’ll do is probably to write some songs, you know, and sell them to people. We tried to write some for the Rolling Stones, and they’re probably gonna buy them. - View Quote Details on What Ron and I’ll do is probably to write some…
In those early days, there was a fifth Rutle: Leppo. A friend of Nasty’s from art college, who mainly used to stand at the back. He couldn’t play the guitar, but he knew how to have a good time, and in Hamburg, that was more important. - View Quote Details on In those early days, there was a fifth Rutle: Leppo…
In 1966, the Rutles faced the biggest threat to their careers: Nasty, in a widely quoted interview, apparently had claimed the Rutles were bigger than God, and had gone on to say that God had never had a hit record. - View Quote Details on In 1966, the Rutles faced the biggest threat to their…
It’s significant that their first major flop, the “Tragical History Tour”, immediately followed the loss of Leggy. It was not the strongest idea for a Rutles film: Four Oxford history professors on a hitch-hiking tour of teashops in the Rutland area, and it was slammed mercilessly by the press. - View Quote Details on It’s significant that their first major flop, the “Tragical History…
I’m standing in the world’s naughtiest street. The notorious Reeperbahn, Hamburg. For four hungry working class lads, there are worse places than prison. And the Rat Keller, Hamburg, is one of them. This is where they found themselves, far from home, and far from talented. Inside here, is where they actually played. Come with me now, inside, or as the Germans say: “Mit mir gekommen”, inside. - View Quote Details on I’m standing in the world’s naughtiest street. The notorious Reeperbahn,…
I’m standing in the original Rat Keller, and indeed, these are some of the original rats. - View Quote Details on I’m standing in the original Rat Keller, and indeed, these…
In the midst of all this public bickering, “Let It Rot” was released as a film, an album and a lawsuit. In 1970, Dirk sued Stig, Nasty and Barry. Barry sued Dirk, Nasty and Stig. Nasty sued Barry, Dirk and Stig, and Stig sued himself, accidentally. It was the beginning of a golden era for lawyers. But for the Rutles, live on a London rooftop, it was the beginning of the end. - View Quote Details on In the midst of all this public bickering, “Let It…