POLKA BAND GOBI

Thik Polka…the band ( now known as Polka Band Gobi)

When you hear the words THIK POLKA your immediately think of one of the biggest Polka Bands in the U.S. and standing with a group of your best friends in some concert hall or outdoor stadium or at a friends wedding in a small hall and yelling, “We want TP, we want TP” . You think of Yosh doing his accordion solo for Dark Side of the Moon. You think of cabbage rolls and Lederhosen and of you watching your mum making you a special batch of pierogies...with cheese and potatoes. Every time we think of Thik Polka we think of all those times, each and every one of us.

This site has not been long in the making and is a tribute to the world’s best Polka Band…”Thik Polka” ( or TP for short) a band that I and so many have followed and loved and treasured for many dozens of years. When you look back on the history and fame of Thik Polka, the band, what imediately comes to mind to so many people is a band that ;

1) Made Lederhosen popular to people in all walks of life.
2) That the phrase “ where’s the TP” has a whole new meaning to music lovers everywhere.

Thik Polka’s history is known to many and does not bear repeating other than to state that when everyone thought the story ended…it just began. While on the final dates of their Upper Western New York State World tour, Thik Polka left their accordions in their hotel room and left a note for their nephew, explaining their absence. In this note, it was explained that they were tired of all the fame of all the glory and were off to India to search and to discover the “Perfect Polka”, to find the source of the Polka and then to play the perfect polka at the Taj Mahal. Through these pages I hope to bring to life, the journey of Thik Polka (now known in India as Polka Band Gobi)and their search. Prior to leaving for India, TP developed a strong bond with a Mr. Kumar of Mysore India and Kumar I am sure will be an invaluable resource for Polka Band Gobi
p.s."Gobi" means cabbage in Hindi


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Friday, August 7, 2009

The Polka Band Gobi Tuk tuk

We are going to been having our own Polka Bus! That is right, for our World Tour in India we are having our own Tuk Tuk painted. This is the place where we are having our tuk tuk painted and as soon as it is done I will show you a picture of it. There almost will be enough room for us and the accordions...a bit more to work out on this , so get ready. You are either on the polka bus or off the polka bus.

I think we found ourselves

I am sure there have been many persons of wonderment asking each others these question,"Where have Polka Band Gobi gone ? Where are Yosh and Stan and Yamya? How do I get on the Polka wagon with them? All sorts of questions. All questions will be answered very soon. We found ourselves somewhere. We went to look for us and we found us. Our good friend Kumar told us to look for the real Polka in ourselves and we did do this, yes we did. And when we did this, we saw the Polka in our heart and it led us to us. I found myself...I am pretty sure I did, I think I did this. .
There is so much new news...a planned World Tour in the Delhi area...and so much more...so stay tuned for the latest