And why do we have to pick a team? Whenever we have band arm wrestling tournaments, Tinker beats everyone but Ty who refuses to arm wrestle a girl so Tinker wins by default. And that works. Ty maintains whatever illusion he wants, Tammy gets a workout, TK gets something else to grump about and Tinker has a bit of fun teasing everyone, but especially Ty. She starts offering to carry the keyboard case for him. Everyone acts exactly like themselves. And how is that? Yes, I know that you may ask yourself when you stop by: why don't I know more about the band? Or you may ask yourself "what is this beautiful house," which is when we start to we adore you.
Truthfully, you know as much about the band as they do, if you've been paying attention. If not, start here or here. They're goofy. Not girl goofy or guy goofy or skate/snow boarding goofy but TK, Tinker, Tammy and Ty goofy. (Note: official band position is that TK is three people worth of goofy, but that's just between us.)
And that's what we're about: the right of individuals to be their own brand of goofy. So do it. Now. Grab a hat, toss a french fry, wield an umbrella, smile at a cute stranger, stick your tongue out at a toddler, air guitar to the loudest song you can think of, make robots out of paper towel tubes and/or start a dance revolution. We support you. We're in the front row seats. Cheering.
But we'll show you what we're all up against:
Tammy mood: opposites attracts
"You've got a heart of glass or a heart of stone
Just you wait 'til I get you home
We've got no future, we've got no past
Here today, built to last"
"West End Girls" Pet Shop Boys
"You're looking so distinctive like D.N.A., like nothing I've ever seen in the U.S.A.
Your underground culture, visual grammar
The language of your clothing is something to encounter"
"Harajuka Girls" Gwen Stefani
Ty mood: wishful, retro thinking (we also suspect him of imagining that he's Chris Isaak)
"The West coast has the sunshine and the girls all get so tan,
I dig a french bikini on Hawaiian Island dolls,by a palm tree in the
sand."
""California Girls"" David Lee Roth
"Wider baby smiling you just made a million
Fuses pumping live heat twisting out on a wire
Take one last glimpse into the night I'm touching close I'm holding bright, holding tight"
"Girls on Film" Duran Duran
TK mood: having it both ways
"I try to laugh about it
Cover it all up with lies
I try and
Laugh about it"
Boys Don't Cry The Cure
"That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done"
"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" Cyndi Lauper
Tinker mood: NOT playing those reindeer games
"Same hair revolution
Same build evolution
Tomorrow who's going to fuss"
"Androgynous" Joan Jett
