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You are here: Home / Diary / The Rock Cats Were In Town!

The Rock Cats Were In Town!

March 2, 2012 By: Sparkle Cat34 Comments

The Rock Cats came to town! My human was excited to go because she had never seen them before. She was lucky to get tickets because the show was sold out. She did not bring her good camera (the one she uses for me), so you will have to excuse the quality of these photos — they were taken with her iPhone, and theaters are not the iPhone’s strong suit for picture taking.

The Acro Cats and their trained humans

The show started with a bunch of Acro Cat tricks. Some rats also did tricks, and a chicken beat out a cat at bowling (I think it was rigged). It was all very fun. My human couldn’t get many photos of the tricks because she was a little too far back and the kitties were moving too quickly for her slow iPhone.

Rocking out!

There were more photo opps when the band set up.

I just realized... there was no bass player!

The main human, Samantha Martin, is very smart. She knows that we kitties do not work for free, so she kept lots of fresh chicken, tuna and salmon on hand. As long as she and her assistant paid, the cats played! Samantha is very active in cat rescue, and she often fosters cats and kittens from rescues in and around the Chicago area where she lives. She always teaches tricks to her fosters. In fact, she admitted that some of the Rock Cats are “foster fails” (in other words, she wound up keeping them instead of adopting them out).

She is ripping off an awesome guitar solo.

All the cats in the show except two are girl cats. Which just proves that we girls can rock as hard as the boys!

This kitty did NOT drum like a girl!

The drummer was awesome, except that she had a brief temper tantrum and got into a little smacky fight with the keyboardist. Those drummers have a wild streak, you know.

Tuna loves playing cowbell... for a price.

Tuna is the leader of the band, and inspiration for the show. She is rather quirky — like a true diva, she keeps away from the other cats and she loves ringing a desk bell above everything else (as long as you pay her). One thing Samantha emphasized was that teaching tricks to your cat creates a stronger bond, and some tricks, like getting us cats to come when called, can be important in an emergency. In fact, she was selling training kits. I’m sure my human had way too much sense to even look at them, much less buy one.

I did not ask for this!

Wait a minute!

I do not want to have to start training my human all over again.

This is for Binga, right?

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  1. Karen says

    April 23, 2019 at 6:57 pm

    What a fun show to see! I would like to see that too.

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  2. Catherine Lingg says

    April 22, 2019 at 9:54 pm

    30 comments Summer, thirty-one with me. I’m so sad one kitty is sick. I’m sure they will get lots of donations. I saw them on a talent show once, Very impressive. They didn’t win. One kitty was not cooperating too well, you know how that goes lol

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  3. lin says

    March 3, 2012 at 4:12 pm

    Is that a STICK in the bag??? I’m not gonna ask what that is for…

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  4. Natalie says

    March 3, 2012 at 2:20 pm

    I love your expression in that last photo, Sparkle. Would it really be the worst thing to learn a few (more?) tricks? You’d get some great treats out of the deal, I bet.

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  5. Eric and Flynn says

    March 3, 2012 at 1:18 pm

    That looked like a great show, but we would be worried about the clicker training kit.

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  6. Father Tom says

    March 3, 2012 at 5:02 am

    Uh-oh. Sparkle, you better look out. You could be swinging those drumsticks the next time we see you!!

    Hugs,
    Tom
    xx

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  7. Clooney says

    March 2, 2012 at 11:37 pm

    How awesome is that! That was so funny about the drummer! Fantastic post Sparkle!

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  8. Sweet Purrfections says

    March 2, 2012 at 9:11 pm

    We can’t believe your mom even thinks she can train you!

    Truffle and Brulee

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  9. Spitty the Kitty says

    March 2, 2012 at 9:04 pm

    What an a-citing repawt of the show! Sparkle, if she tries that clicker thing on you, I gives you my Royal Purrmission to hurt her bad. Real bad. If she want’s to “train” someone so much, well, you have a Dad right? Let her train him!

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  10. Mark's Mews (Ayla, Iza, and Marley) says

    March 2, 2012 at 8:55 pm

    What a fab career that would be!

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  11. Ratty says

    March 2, 2012 at 6:50 pm

    You better run or she’ll try to teach you one of those tricks.

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  12. BeadedTail says

    March 2, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    That’s pretty cool that your human got to see that show! They could be the opening act for her boyfriend! 🙂 We can’t wait to see what tricks you learn!

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  13. The Island Cats says

    March 2, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    We remember seeing the Rock Cats on Must Love Cats. They were really fun!! How lucky that your human got to see them in person!!

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  14. d'ArtagnanRumblepurr (@rumblepurr) says

    March 2, 2012 at 2:52 pm

    Woah, do they need a groupie? *drooling*

    That drummer looks like Hammy!

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  15. Brian says

    March 2, 2012 at 11:01 am

    That is pretty amazing and I hope they tour in our direction!!!

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  16. Cat's Cats says

    March 2, 2012 at 10:53 am

    Looks like it was a great show!!!! I’ve never seen anything like that, only the Key West Cat Man 🙂

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  17. Little One says

    March 2, 2012 at 9:37 am

    The show looked like it was so much fun.

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  18. Cheysuli says

    March 2, 2012 at 9:18 am

    We have clicker training stuff for Ichiro. It seemed to work until he got all excited and knocked over the jewelry thing and got his leg caught in a necklace and then the Woman was upset because the Male wasn’t being careful and now he’s sort of afraid of the clicker…

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  19. Penelope says

    March 2, 2012 at 9:03 am

    Me saw those guys on TV the other day! Me was not impressed. Cats working! Me kept trying to turn the TV off by stepping on the remote buttons!
    Sparkle, hide the book!
    Kisses
    Nellie

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  20. Laila and Minchie says

    March 2, 2012 at 8:54 am

    So glad your mom got to see them in purrson! Our mom loved the show here a few months ago and even bought a t-shirt.

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  21. Cathy Keisha says

    March 2, 2012 at 8:50 am

    Whoa! I hope no Acrocats were harmed in the process. What am I saying, I love to swing off my cat tree. The band looks like fun and the drummer looks a bit like Boodie. We’ll have to check them out further.

    The reason TW doesn’t like jury duty is the same as your human. She’s a night person and doesn’t usually get up until 9:30-10 am. It’s inhumane having to be there by 8:30, sez she.

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  22. Selina says

    March 2, 2012 at 8:37 am

    Sparkle:

    That sounds like SUCH fun! I’d love to whomp on some drums myself – bet I could put that Keith Moon fellow to shame if I really tried!

    MomKatt loved this, too! She’d never heard of these folks/kitties before.

    Amazing what a little tuna will motivate us kitties to do sometimes, eh? MOL!

    PURRS!
    Selina

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  23. Grace says

    March 2, 2012 at 7:36 am

    Definitely for Binga…MOL

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  24. Callie (a.k.a. Trouble) says

    March 2, 2012 at 6:41 am

    Umm, maybe she bought it so that you could show Binga how much smarter you are and how you can catch on faster….sorry that was the best excuse I could come up with!

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  25. Tamago says

    March 2, 2012 at 4:29 am

    They came in town but I did not have chance to go. The show sounds very interesting and amazing! I’m sure the training kits are for Binga… 🙂

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  26. We love Luna says

    March 2, 2012 at 4:18 am

    Awesome reportage dear friend, thanks so much for sharing!
    This rock cats group is very talented,a wonderful concert there!
    Luna

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  27. Max the Quilt Cat says

    March 2, 2012 at 3:31 am

    That looks like a great show…. Maybe HH can train the boys and take them on the road.

    pawhugs, Max

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  28. Spunky Doodle and Manny says

    March 2, 2012 at 3:29 am

    Looks like you are in for learning some tricks–cheer up, Sparkle, it just means more treats for you. If you play it right, you’ll have your human well trained in no time at all!

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  29. The Kitties of Purring Pines says

    March 2, 2012 at 3:28 am

    Sounds like a great show! Wonder if they come east? That kit must be fur Binga & Boodie. You know all things.

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  30. Buddy Bear says

    March 2, 2012 at 3:27 am

    Roy here: “Is so nice to see a show like that. Would love to have that chance, but down here we have to drive so far and when there is a good show the cost is unbelievable high.

    Pictures were NOT bad at all considering it was a ‘gadget’ used to take them. :^)

    Thanks for the visit at our Buddy’s Blog. I and the kitties are back on the Blog and hope to stay this time.

    Y’all have a great weekend, be safe and come see us when you can.”

    ~R~

    Reply
  31. Fui, Suey and Lishy says

    March 2, 2012 at 2:48 am

    Oh my gosh, how cool is that!? What clever kitties.

    Reply
  32. Ellie says

    March 2, 2012 at 1:52 am

    The Rock cats looked fantastic – What a show! I’m sure that booklet can’t be for you Sparkle as you are a purrfect kitty 🙂

    Reply

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