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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Monday, March 22, 2010

Our nephew sent us this news clippings



Our nephew from Tonawanda sent to us this news clippings and I wanted you to see it too! This is very exciting for all polka fans everywhere...I can't wait to see all my Polka friends and by the times they get heres we will be playing at the Taj..yes we will.




3 comments:

Agnes said...

Ah! Ah! Yosh and Stan are back! We want more TP! We want more TP (note: TP does not stand for toilet paper, no, TP stands for Thik Polka, aka Polka Band Gobi)

Geoff said...

Dear Polka Afficianado;
You may be surprised to know the origins of our beloved "Polka": polka
1844, from Fr., from Czech polka, the dance, lit. "Polish woman" (Polish Polka), fem. of Polak "a Pole." The word may also be an alteration of Czech pulka "half," for the half-steps of Bohemian peasant dances. The dance was in vogue first in Prague, 1835; it reached London by the spring of 1842. Polka dot is first recorded 1884 and is named for the dance, for no reason except its popularity, which led to many contemporary products and fashions taking the name.
So our beloved music hopped from Prague to London and eventually swam across the Atlantic to America. There are some who believe it took the land route and went into Asia, India and across the Bering Straits to Alaska and trickled down the Alcan Highway to North America. But enough of the politics. Yoshe and Stehn are doing a world tour and will retrace the true route of the Polka. We cannot wait.

Shtan and Yoush said...

Oh Anges and Mr Geoff...so how good to hear from you it is. I can't figure out how that rumor of Toilet Paper started, (does make sensible to me??)And to now have the whole story of the Polka and how it came to be wonerful wonerful. I have heard that the polka could go back to the begining of time or something like that, that is what someone told me once. Could be maybe.
Shtan and Yoush