Beatle Bob
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Beatle Bob is a legend in the St. Louis, Missouri music scene. He has been seen doing his famous singlular bopping around dancing at concerts ranging from Ani DiFranco to Less Than Jake to Chuck Berry. He can commonly be found in the Delmar Loop area of University City, Missouri in St. Louis. Bob is especially noted for his arhythmic dance moves. His dancing apparently aggravates some local concertgoers.
He has alledgedly been to at least one live show every night since Christmas Eve 1996, and seen over 10,000 bands over the last decade.
According to the Riverfront Times, Beatle Bob's real name is Robert Matonis.
Beatle Bob has also popped up at SXSW, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits Music Festival. He holds the distinction of emceeing the final Guided by Voices show at Metro in Chicago, December 31, 2004; and introducing Sleater-Kinney at their last touring show during Lollapalooza in 2006. He introduced Camper van Beethoven and The Flaming Lips at Wakarusa Camping & Music Festival in Lawrence, Kansas in June 2006.
He is the subject of an upcoming documentary entitled "Superfan: The Lies, Life and Legend of Beatle Bob."
