Cichlids - Tourists Are Pink 07

The Cichlids - Tourist Are Pink 07

With Debbie (Mascaro) DeNeese on guitar and vocals, Bobby Tak on drums and vocals, Susan (Robins) Hayward on bass, and Allan Portman on guitar and vocals, South Florida got its first taste of The Cichlids' fury at Musician's Exchange in August 1979. They quickly built a large and rabid fan base, playing venues such as the Agora Ballroom, Tight Squeeze, the Treehouse, and Premier AOR. Hearing the buzz and taking a chance on the new punk movement, disco label TK Records signed the fledgling band. Their album, Be True to Your School, was released in 1980 with cover shots by Rolling Stone magazine photographer Lynn Goldsmith. The single, "Lifeguard Dan," was backed with "Bubble Gum" and the previously unreleased "Tourists Are Pink." The Cichlids soon became the go-to opening act, often upstaging the national and international headliners such as Iggy Pop, Ramones, The Police, and Pretenders. As is so often the unfortunate case when success brings too much too soon, internal differences caused Allan to depart not long after the album was released, and Susan left a few months later. Soon after that, The Cichlids officially disbanded.


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[brookiepeterson]

Love It! Brookie

[PINKBUBBLEGUMBAND]

hawt

[poobpoob1]

the cichlids were the Shit!! Listen to their cover version of These Boots Were Made For Walkin'. AWESOME!!

[Toracube]

Man I have got to get a band together...

[twasbrillig33]

IN other words, The aggressive Fish lolz