In the 1960's there was a group named Tim Tam and the Turn Ons. Their biggest seller was Wait A Minute.
The group was formed when the six members were in high school. They were all from Lincoln Park, Michigan. That is a suburb of Detroit.
They made other records of course. I am sure you can find them on YouTube if you wish to hear them.
One day I was driving through Lincoln Park and saw something that amused me. There were two apartment buildings next to each other. Their names were on the front of the buildings right over the entrances.
One was named Tim Tam. The other was Turn Ons.
I used to drive by them often just because the names amused me.
The group had invested some of their earnings into the buildings. It was a smart move.
Many years later they sold the investments. I guess the new owners did not take care of the properties. The tenants were evicted. The buildings were demolished.
City officials made a day of it. They each took a turn with sledgehammers. It was a day they called a reverse ribbon cutting. Each of them got their pictures in the paper.
If the owners had been smart they would have restored the building and played up the names. Detroit should be proud of the contribution to music!
ReplyDeleteI always thought the name Tim Tam and the Turn Ons was cute.
DeleteI think no matter who was the new owner the names must be on the building because artists are pride of their area and country too
ReplyDeleteI agree. It was fun to find the buildings.
DeleteSince I was not familiar (as in never heard of) Tim Yam and the Turn Ons, I took your advice and searched online and listened to "Wait a Minute." It was not honestly to my liking. That said, the building names were clever.
ReplyDeleteThey were clever. Not liking the song is not required. Each of us has our own tastes.
Deletewow! Fact really is stranger than fiction sometimes!
ReplyDeleteFact can be more fun than fiction too.
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