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DIED. VERNE MEISNER, 66, Wisconsin's polka king, known for his melodic Slovenian, or Cleveland-style, sound; of melanoma; in Milwaukee. In the Badger State, where polka is the official dance, Meisner started performing at age 11, gaining fans at taverns and festivals with a boost from a local disc jockey, Fritz the Plumber. Meisner recorded dozens of albums and wrote 60 songs, including the hit Memories of Vienna...
Clearly, having the ability to call the police if you see something, like a mysterious screaming man with pink polka-dotted hair, is more effective than just saying something to the person next to you who is equally sketched out. But would you now call the police and say, Hey po-po, Im on the Red Line and this punk is creeping me out? Isnt observing serious weirdos half the fun of riding...
With alumni bands ranging from hip-hop crews with live instruments to folk rock ensembles, to Argentinean polka-fusion beatboxers (okay, that last one probably doesn’t exist...yet), Harvard alums seem stubbornly resistant to futile pigeonholing attempts...
This arcade draws kids, soccer moms, couples on dates, and goth teens with multiple piercings. The décor’s as colorful as the crowd, with bright pink walls and rainbow polka-dotted blue carpets...
...which happens when you put out one good song and a bunch of filler." Otherwise they sat around and tried to clear their heads of everything they had ever done. "Musical hot potato was the idea," says Armstrong. "If you can't come up with something, do a dirty polka song. Just keep going and don't try to impress anyone but yourself." That led to weeks of actually writing dirty polka songs as well as a wildly profane, never-to-be-released Christmas album until eventually they sweated out 20 new tracks. Then the tracks disappeared. "Albums are kept...