Our society has become used to the occasional outburst from many of our most talented celebrities, whether it’s flinging a telephone at a concierge or throwing a fit after being asked to give up a Words with Friends game on an airline.
Now the Alamo Drafthouse has become the latest site of a VIP tantrum, and they have released the exclusive footage and subsequent voicemail to give us all of the juicy details of Remy the Rat’s meltdown.
Of course when you watch the video, you’ll soon realize it’s a staged reenactment of the Drafthouse’s famous anti-texting PSA that lit up across local social media and in many mainstream news outlets. In the original, a female customer was a little perturbed after being kicked out of a Drafthouse for using her phone and decided to leave a rather harsh message voicing her indignation.
So while visiting the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin for a screening of their latest film, Young Adult, comic Patton Oswalt (who voiced Remy in 2007's Ratatouille) and director Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) decided to pay a little homage to the explosive (and possibly inebriated) rant.
(In case you were getting your hopes up, the Oscar-nominated Reitman has not chosen a new career path as a Drafthouse server. He has enough insufferable prima donnas to deal with back in Hollywood.)
Legendary rockers Styx and Kevin Cronin, lead singer of REO Speedwagon, will team up to co-headline the “Brotherhood of Rock” tour in 2025, which will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Friday, June 6.
The large, 40-city tour will take place over three months, starting in Greenville, South Carolina on May 28, and wrapping up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 24.
In addition to Houston, the tour will go to Austin on June 4 and Dallas on August 1. It will include special guest Don Felder, former lead guitarist for the Eagles, at all dates.
Fans can expect some of the greatest rock anthems of all time, including “Renegade,” “Keep On Loving You,” “Come Sail Away,” “Can't Fight This Feeling,” and “Hotel California.”
Styx and Cronin (as part of REO Speedwagon) first toured together in 2000 and in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks, coming together to form the Rock to the Rescue 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. This will mark their sixth time joining forces on the road.
2022 was the 50th anniversary of Styx's self-titled debut album, but they have yet to slow down. The band released their 17th album, Crash of the Crown, in 2021. Of course, not everyone is a fan, as this classic clip from The Simpsons illustrates.
REO Speedwagon's recording days appear to be done, with their last album coming out in 2009, but the main group of five has been together since 1989. On this tour, Cronin will be joined by REO's lead guitarist Dave Amato and drummer Bryan Hitt.
General tickets for the tour will go on sale starting on Friday, December 13 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning on December 9 at 10 am through the Citi Entertainment program.
Styx and Kevin Cronin will be offering VIP packages via their own exclusive pre-sales beginning on Tuesday, December 10 at 10 am, as well as at LiveNation.com.
