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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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Wave to Yosh

Yes...that is Yosh wavings at me from the window.  He is a wild man this Yosh is.

And yes to all the questions we are getings from our many fans from around the
world.

Yes...we are back in the Sahara !!!  We, Yosh and Stan ( that is me) decided we
needed to once again, find our roots and this time I thinks we really did.  I did not know we
lost our roots till we find them.  
Thanks to you, our many loyal PBG fans and remember to listen
to that Polka beets in your hearts.






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Friday, April 17, 2015

Our photographer


Life on the Polka road is the road most traveled...so many fine peoples walk this road and some even run on this road.  We drive this road and it is a fun road to drive on when there are no ruts or nails on it that stick in your tires. We wants you fine peeps of PBG to see our permanent photo lady.  She travels with PBG and I can't say what famous polka magazines she used to work for ...but...hints..hints...does Polka Today ring any bells...Here she is in the Sahara with us while we
enjoy our life off the road.  There are no nails in the Sahara....
Yosh /  Stan
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