What can I say about my friend and fellow Boy, Mark Motyka? I first met Mark as a fellow cast member in the feature film, "The Patriarchs". The film is a modern day retelling of Plato's Symposium. Sadly, or perhaps mercifully, the film never saw the light of day. But Mark and I found in each other a kindred spirit- call it anarchy. We are both "cultural bomb throwers". We are both provocateurs. We both have a taste for the avante garde (or are avante garde ourselves).
We traveled to Washington DC last year and Marched in the March for Equality (along with my partner, Santos- yes he is a saint for putting up with the two of us!) We had a fabulous time searching for and FINDING Lady Gaga. He put us up in the Willard Hotel- and you know anyone who is anyone stays at the Willard, LOL! (Sorry that is an inside joke.)
There is a certain similarity between Mr. Mark and Brett (Pink Sheep) Basil. I noticed it immediately, and once having introduced them, regretted it instantly. They are like twins that have their own secret language. Their manic associations feed off each other, and a kind of nuclear reaction occurs. It is very entertaining to be in their presence- like a Looney Tunes cartoon. "I want to be the Tasmanian Devil." "No I want to be the Tasmanian Devil." "You were the Tasmanian Devil last time." Get the picture?
On stage, it is a different dynamic entirely as we found out at our show on June 4th at Metal Shaker in the Chicago Battle of the Bands. The manic energy was replaced by a calm professionalism. The three of us instantly slipped into our own slots. I sang red-faced and controlled the synths. Brett mastered the guitars. And Mark, sang backup dressed as Andy Warhol. It worked brilliantly. Mark was the perfect foil for my performance, and Brett was the anchor that grounded it all.
Originally, this was going to be a full, 6 piece presentation of Boys' Entrance, but for a variety of reasons, three of the Boys' could not join us. So it came down to the three of us, and we did very well. We came in 2nd place, and that ain't bad for a band that has not played in 8 years. Watch for more shows in the near future. We look forward to rocking for you again soon.
Luv on Ya'.
Tim Cain and Boys' Entrance
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment