ðɪ ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən ʌvðə "ɹˈæts" tə lˈɔŋ ˈaɪləndz nˈɔːɹθʃoːɹ tˈʊk plˈeɪs æɾə klˈʌb kˈɔːld ðə "nˈɑːɾi nˈiː", hˌuːz ˈoʊnɚz dʒˈæk dˈaʊd ænd ˈæl kˈʌnɪŋˌæm tɹˈʌstᵻd ðə ɡɹˈuːp tə fˈɪl ðə vˈɛnjuː sˈɛvənnˈaɪts pɜː wˈiːk.
The introduction of the "Rats" to Long Island's northshore took place at a club called the "Knotty Knee", whose owners Jack Dowd & Al Cunningham trusted the group to fill the venue seven-nights per week.