Greetings from Hollywood:
I am glad the audition's deliberation has finally been disclosed to the public. I just want everyone who was involved to know that none of the reactions or decisions made were personal. We are a professional, experienced band that only strives for perfection, and we cannot afford to compromise that goal for playing the role of the "nice guys." I also realize that our back-up dancers, our alternate dancers (who are called up when the 1st string are injured or unavailable), and our "
spooner" accompaniment have not been contacted in about 1 year's time, and for that the Tin family deeply apologizes. Trust us, there is good reason for the 10 month break, for we have been trying to expand our foundation as a group:First, our web master Emma
Impink has been working on an interactive web page for the band that includes videos and songs, all of which can be purchased for low cost with the proceeds going towards a new electrical fence for
KBC to further protect the safety of hardworking environmental students and faculty. And do not worry, the model of the electrical fence has been designed to inflict minimal harm on any wildlife courageous enough to make contact (imagine an acacia thorn pricking you lightly in the arm as you stroll on a nature walk with Daniel "Minus!"
Kaaka - that is the same degree of pain as the electrical fence. It has proven effective though).Other website applications will include a continuously updated tour date page, that will keep you in the loop about possible Tin appearances, some being announced on the same night of the performance (similar to the way "Where's Fluffy?" handled their gigs in the movie Nick and Norah's Infinite
Playlist, which I sadly wasted 2 hours of my time watching on the way from London to Nairobi, when I could have been talking more in depth to J-
Baillio about his broken arm, or Dylan "King of Pop" Beach about his Greek heritage).In addition to the new website, Mike "Hunch Back Attack" Burke has been focusing on a musical solo effort in Charleston, some may say unsuccessfully due to the region's poor acceptance of the "purist" musical form of using just metal kitchen objects. I think we have the late musical group "STOMP!" to blame for that, as they went on a national touring tear in the late 1990s using random objects as instruments, and totally playing out that genre of performance. "Hunch Back" and I still believe that lame group to be sell-outs to Broadway and Vegas, which explains Hunch's new attempt to bring back the true style of "purist" music to South Carolina in an effort to bring new life to independent, low budget, tin music.The other half of Tin,
Wildo "The Falsetto from
Wisco"
Blom, also has had reason for such a long absence from the spotlight. In September of '09, the group's co-founding member checked into an emotional rehab center in LA, citing reasons of "2
nd Level Re-introduction Syndrome" and "Chapati Withdrawal." These 2 severely challenging set-backs did not stop the go-getter from continuing on with the Tin tradition, however. In the rehab center, the only utensils available in the dining hall, ironically, were tin forks and spoons. Pretending he was waiting in the dishes line next to Suzanne "Thanks A Lot"
Kuronoi, Will initiated a rousing rendition of "Wash All Day" that led to daily performances by the lanky Wisconsinite. He won over the hearts of fellow rehab patients and was released from the center, only to discover he had a small following outside of the hospital already.Now it is March of 2010, and with Falsetto and Hunch Back both flying high from their respective self-awakenings on either end of the country, we in the Tin family believe it is time not only for a Reunion...but a Revolution. Jessi "Banana Grams"
Kafer has been slaving away in the greater New York metro area, booking clubs, parks, dining halls, bars, and
chumbas for Tin performances in the upcoming months, so people get ready. Dancers - stand by your phones...you will be receiving a call soon for rehearsal...and yes that does mean you too Keri "I'm Going To Try To Win Over Audition Judges by Showing My Cleavage" Cabral. Fans - frequently visit our home page that will be opened in the coming weeks. TIN IS BACK AND WE'RE BETTER THAN EVER!!!!But we can't do it alone, we need the whole
KBC Spring '09 team to spread the word. Chris, tell all the Hawaiians too.
With love and devotion,
Will
BlomTin Co-founder & Utensil Enthusiast
~"
Marias is a very nice man, a very nice man, a very nice man.
Marias is a very smart man, a very smart man, a very smart man."~-Tin
