The Rainmakers - Big Fat Blonde

[lyletuck]

The Rainmakers are playing at the Wareham Opera House in Manhattan, Kansas on the 30th of September, 2011! Less than 48 hours from now!

[espenasdf]

can´t wait to these guys at Blæst!!

[alt132000]

holy freaking yeah i care!!!

[bruce08231969]

The Rainmakers are playing a reunion show at Knuckleheads in Kansas City in May for all of you that care.

[maurymrtou59]

Right on Kenunothewavemaster.....The Coyote Club Wichita Ks, Steve Bob and Rich ALWAYS rocked the house. Line out the door and around the building. Everybody wanting to kick it on that black and white checkered dance floor. Shit those were fun times!

[rsapienza1965]

I seen them in like 1987 or 88 at a bar called Graffiti in Pittsburgh.. They were billed as the loudest bar band ever, and they lived up to that rep.. The only problem was at the time, I was living with a big fat blonde... She didn't start out that way but after we had a kid she stayed that way... SUEEEYYYY LMFAO

[Kenunothewavemaster]

i loved dancing to these guys in Wichita KS ...did a killer Bang a Gong by request

[maurymrtou59]

@Kenunothewavemaster... and I'll bet you did it at the old Coyote Club....Man those were good times! Me too!

[fozngrace]

By far the best unknown band. Dummies on the coasts don't get the midwest

[TBONEMCT]

@fozngrace

hey, I am from one of the "coasts" and I love this band.

[bikkinilover]

I love this! These guys need to come to Columbia mizzou blue note and play!

Awesome

[007h20]

I think their first paying gig was at 75th & prospect, the Grecian gardens after the restaurant went punk. Ahh the good ol days

[alexiswes]

The rainmakers FTW!!!

[Piquet3wc]

Great performance, I like the Johnson County reference. This band was far too good for the mainstream. The mainstream likes crap!!! BOB & the Rainmakers kick butt!!!!!

[kissrev1]

But I think Bob, and you must agree, this song was not meant as chauvenistic. It was about someone who liked big Blonde girls, but at the same time, fun rock for shows. I was in a band once that made fun of a certain guy who thought he was Mr. America because he drove a Cellica. Supra. Just saying.

[bdtunks]

I was there too! Two weeks after my 21st birthday! I saw the Rainmakers from Lawrence to KC to Springfield. Glad to rediscover this great band.

[victoruhldotcom]

WOW!!!  I just found this video. I was there!! Steve, Bob and Rich, KY-102 and Frankie, me smoking weed in the woods behind the stage.... I was just telling my girlfriend about this, what a flashback

[AlbertusAlbertatron]

OMG, this is like a cartoon. Walkenhorst doing drums. HA! And they are soooo young! Coyote club in Wichita Kansas, and opening for (ARGH) Huey Lewis; I love these guys!

[tasman2k]

I went to college with these guys. Steve engineered my buddy's last album. The date of this was Sept 11, 1983. I miss the pre 9-11 world, I miss college (GO NWMSU), I miss KY-102, I miss the Rainmakers. Don't get me wrong, I love my life, and I don't live in the "glory days" but life was a helluva lot easier at that concert than it is today. I would give back what I have and I wouldn't go back (maybe to visit) but I still miss it.

[CadicusTheDamned]

He won't even play this song anymore. We asked him to when he was at Mojo's in Columbia, MO and he refused. We finished our beers and left.

[tasman2k]

Wow, I wonder why. If I ever get a chance to talk to Steve I'll ask why. I wouldn't even want to speculate. Everyone does things for their own reasons, most of which the rest of us will never understand.

[CadicusTheDamned]

Maybe too many fat blondes took the song literally and tried to take him up on it. This is Missouri.

[misspresley77]

i talk to steve on here about 1st a week, he told me to check out these videos from along time ago. pretty cool to see him from back then. i'll have to ask steve next time i talk to him.

[jstarret]

You must realize that musicians can get so sick to death of a song that they have played over and over and over that they just have to stop doing it for a while.

[CadicusTheDamned]

That might be true. I have no idea. We didn't talk to him about it.

[imarkley]

When they released their last record, Skin, in 1997, the lyrical content was much more socially aware, women's rights...etc... When I saw them on that tour, he told me that as he grew up, he didn't think the song fit the way he was looking at life. Please understand, I am paraphrasing. But I understand his point. The song is a bit derogatory.

[CadicusTheDamned]

I can understand that, but his old songs were fun.

[clevershield]

I don't think it's derogatory at all. It says loud and clear he likes fat women at a time skinny rails rule the media and fashion industry. Loud and proud!

[spank1041]

GREAT thanks!

[supergurl65489]

University of Arkansas Jose's on Dickson Street, Fayetteville...1985???? They were fun on the road... Still lovin' you guys! Even after you became the "Rainmakers" ???

-your short "use to be fat" blonde now in Little Rock argh...

[kbeer30]

i seen this in 88 89 live in concert and it was great!!!!! in kansas city

[Rakadoul]

Anyone have guitar tabs for this one? :D

[RedneckMikeSr]

need to sell cd,s this song rocks

[water1678]

57!

[connellskc]

Wish I would have been there for that one!

Bob Rocks!

[zev007]

sweet!

[egomeme]

fantastic!! is this before the rainmakers was

formed?

[bluejayboy]

YEP! Good eye! They were called Steve, Bob & Rich. Recognize the song from the 1st album, right?

[fozngrace]

I HAve ALL them!

[stevemize1126]

University of Missouri Rolla, I went to Pittsburg State.

[rotrolla]

These guys played UMR quite a bit in the 80s....NOw who knows what UMR is?

[stevemize1126]

This was filmed at Shawnee Mission Park. I was drinking way under age but was there.

[nimbusco]

Ye gods... look at that 80s hair. I grew up in Johnson County during that time. Alas, I wasn't into music and never saw them. Did buy 2 or 3 of their albums, tho.

[Frantziana]

Hey yeah!!! Now we're talkin' That's the days I remember watching them at the get lost concert while I was attending K-state in 1984. Thanks so much :)

[JawsJaws]

I actually have this album.

[FinnishMusicFan]

Where was this filmed? OMG!

[lumpyrn]

johnson county kansas in the kansas city metro area.