RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer has checked in with the following update:

"Hi my friends!

It's Bobby writing to you just to follow up from your purchasing my book, Tales Of A Ratt. I want to say thank you and I hope you enjoyed the journey.

We're embarking on a new venture in publishing with our first interactive book that takes questions from you the reader. I need you click on over to my website and submit the questions YOU want to know about '80s rock. You can find the submission form here."

Following is the official press release for the project:

Wanted: Things You Need To Know About '80s Rock

This new informational book "series" will give the publishing industry a kick in the ass by inviting the world to participate in the first, as far as we know, User Interactive book.

Volume one, of the series will be a follow up to Bobby's greatly received autobiography, Tales Of A Ratt: Things You Shouldn't Know. This first volume will have you the fan's, asking the questions about things you need to know.

Any subject on anything and everything rock, Ratt, music and music business related. Touring, recording, studios, backstage, hotels, record deals, record producing, publishing deals, etc. Anything goes, nothing is off limits.

Blotzer: "I got the idea for the series in thinking, wouldn't it be nice to approach the author of any given book that always has one or two unanswered questions? I want to gather not only the questions, but also have the person posing the question be in the book itself. Including your name, where you're from, and a picture of you next to your questions. How fun, right?"

The Wanted series will start with '80s rock with Bobby Blotzer doing the Q&A.; Shortly thereafter the series will expand into different industries regarding all subjects and people like you, asking the questions that we all need to know. This first book will be arriving in Spring 2011.

Also coming soon, Bobby Blotzer's new wine franchise, Ratt N Roll / Out Of The Cellar featuring a fine selection of your favorite red and white wines. Much more to be announced soon.

As previously reported, Blotzer recently issued the following statement in the wake of online mudslinging between himself and Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy that called the band's future into question:

"I've been getting a lot of mixed feedback from Ratt fans regarding my comments on Facebook, and I wanted to take a moment to clarify my position and hopefully provide some valuable perspective.

Let me first say that I regard the band Ratt as a national treasure and something I feel privileged to be a part of for 30 years. I feel like we create great music, and bring a signature sound different from other bands out there keeping rock and roll alive. It is my love for all things Ratt that makes delays in touring, and creating music that much more frustrating.

It's no secret that keeping a band together for 30 years is a tall order to fill. We met 30 years ago, and despite spending the majority of our lives on stage together, we do evolve into different people with different wants and needs in life. The last decade of Ratt has been a collection of stop and starts. Given my love for the fans and music, it's been hard to wake up everyday not knowing if we were going to make another album or at least at a minimum tour the old catalog next to our fellow rockers.

I am extremely proud of our new album, Infestation. It was great getting back with my fellow Pi-Ratts and finding out that our magic is still there. I want to continue. I want to make more music. I want to hang with the fans.

For the first time in 29 years, I avoided attending NAMM. With a book to promote and fans that I love to shake hands with, this was a tough decision to make. I skipped this event for one reason, I couldn't bring myself to gloss over the fact that at the time of NAMM, I didn't know whether or not Ratt was going to tour or make new music. I can't bring myself to lie about what I don't know. I apologize to those of you I missed.

As of this moment, some members of the band have chosen to decide that they will choose whether or not we, Ratt, tour. What I'm personally trying to do 24/7 is get the decision made so we can start to schedule tour dates, perhaps make another new album, and get back out on the road keeping Ratt alive. Ratt, for me, always comes first. Even with my entrepreneurial aspirations, it's Ratt, baby!

Currently there are a lot of messages coming out of areas of the internet that don't have all the information, but in their own frustration are trying to find a person to place the blame. I understand since I threw out the first volley of my own frustration, I drew in a lot of misunderstanding and speculation on my own actions. I want you to know that I simply want Ratt to continue year in and year out making great music and celebrating rock and roll with our fans.

Regardless of any drama, know that Ratt is alive and well. We're just trying to figure out which flavor to frost the cake with!"