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 25, 2023

This is Bozena or Chuck for short

 Charlie sent me a photo today of Bozena ( or Chuck for short). As many of our fans from Cheektowaga and Tonawanda ( nears Buffalo) knows, Chuck was with us when we play and wowed the crowds back in our days back then .. Charlie drives the tours buses that take the peoples to the tours of where we started before our worlds tour. We could not take Chuck with us but Chuck or better know as Bozena is well cared for with Charlie.

That is one cutesy smile from Chuck.  He or she always gave us a nice smile when he or she heard us play the polka .  


Littles known fact...this fine friend was the inspiration for our big hits..KEEP ON ROCKING IN THEFREE POLKA WORLD  

but so many peoples that sing along with us when we plays this song , they sing the lyrics...KEEP ON POLKAING IN THE FREE WORLD.  Yosh and I think this is pretty good toos. 



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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

I is hots in the desert...the Sahara place..a desert

 

Of course you all wonderings where PBG has been and whats Stan and Yosh have been up toose. Well lets me tell you ...hint hint...it is hots in the Sahara desert.  Touring the worlds has been hard on us and we needs some time to get away from life on the roads . Our tour bus (VW) also needs some times to relax ( joke).  We even have some of our fans come to see us here and some nights we will pull out the accordions and do some of that Flyod music and some DC/AC to a polka beets. We look at the stars in the sky and then we (Stan and me) talk about life on the roads. So stay tuned in..we may be in your necks of the woods. 

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