European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tim Buk 3 underneath the bouncy irresistible beat is a thread of sarcasm a sneering protest of humanity As Tim Buk 3 sees it. By Anita Gosch staff write up at Mcdonald has this Strongo Hail. Each time he Mccols someone new the 34 year old. Musician jobs Down the person s name in a info Black notebook he heaps in his Brosl pocket thai s so he can Belle remember the people to encounters on his world travels. Say i talk to somebody in person and i Lalk id them on Ine phone again sometime. I Don l Ever remember them because i m not seeing their lace. I la never Pul together who n is unless i look in up. Then i la remember Iho whore Ihms Fie explained ii us kind of makes you feel less dumb when you re always meeting people you to Mol to lore " As one Hall of Texas Austin based duo to Tjuk 3. Pal has been meeting a lol of people lately. Ever since he husband and Wilo team Shollo lame last Wilh the single Tho Fult Tro s so Bright. I gotta Wear shades Iho couple has been in demand across the Unildo Stales. Recently pal and his wife. Barbara Kooyman. 23. Visited Europe to introduce choir Brand of vilified Folk Rock to he German Public in clubs around the coun try accompanying the Mcdonalds on Iho Lotif was their son. Devin. A Spunky Oul spoken 3 year old who ran circles on the dance floor at a Franu t Ghl club during the duo s sound Check Lorr a Barbara and Devin related backstage in the dressing room. Pal look some to talk about Tim Buk 3 a Philo Dovin is a spirited Lei Tow. His lather is irs the oppo site Pat is a Model Dos Lern , Iho kind of Guy one could imagine Silling on a porch in is Tomc stale of wis Consin Chewni on a Straw watching Tho world go by sul Pat is far from being inc barefooted Arm boy in ovoid los instead he conies across As a Bohemian poet a dressed in sanity Dut hcs ind Rwan Kips thai Lii Ivo seen Days a lock of Lilac Iii Hill Artois his Lorch cad when tie Speaks it Ali Ajeti Pia Liun a number of Mil Ruments Tho couple shares Load Guiler and percussion. Pat handles the Harmonica Bass and Cultum machine and Sahara adds violin Anco mandolin but it is pal s lyrics that Bosl conjure up Tho image of a Israel perform of standing on the Corner watching the world go by underneath the bouncy boat of most of the album s songs is a thread of sarcasm a in coming Prol Osl of humanity As Tim Buk 3 sees Cirr. Or the re id in Fnu Almo i Huifu a Mill timing 3nhi Sarnol Chr. Run pc on lui.1 duo s in till album i if. 3 i a sync his of do Yund styles Loibi-1 acrus Tail uni cd slalom acoustic Folk Blench easily Wilh Cocci no Folk. Iwu Najy coi inlay uses into is him p5b. Over Dkl by soil Chi m blues ant tt-,frr., Evert sovino Neil Vork rap thrown in the couple soar Jown Hai manics work through the music Harj a Mai l Slem Breeze App Liq through a tick of wheat i Kra Many strut a Muic inns Itic Mcdonalds Ench play the future s Bright Tor Tim Buk 3 s Barbara Kooyman and Pat Mcdonald. Song foul said pal. When to whole i in the irly Hollwin term Harj nut vet been coined Lack then icy a Oruro i Ipp a " Hor ii l it or Brj Tho Carjan Youliti flit i lure nor. Who Voltl lot tic Aisic thu a Iliou Cuhl a myth nor v,.ir, go Iraj of tie Muiir / and he had r.nrnc.1 h us o it it a ii in Iri th.1 Onil Limp is Ihu lion r the son a it la at Imit r. I slim in Ifilla l, i a it it .a.-t. V inti a Oahu or in lion Wilwy it or Len in Henf Ahik a Iho imply or afr you a in t pm a i it i just aim the Julio ,". In ,1 a i Oong is s in Auloni Urr . I i Mimir a i thu i was a i us j lit of to Fin or Clairj Iliou Rutits ,1 Elul of locations Annii actors As Piu Idun Iii Irjud up with my it Iionno a at Tho times Brj put Bui the song i also about inc idea Ihal americans have of blaming h All in Iho president. Every Lour years Well change Iho than Nel. And trial s about As Active As people got pal grew up in Green Bay. Wis. Inc son of a labourer at inc local paper Mill both his parents Scio High school dropouts. To said and go was he. At age is in began scratching out a living by playing music i Ihrer Solo or Wilh a band on the regional Lolk circuit in 1979 he met Barbara a sell Laughl musician Lioni san Antonio. Texas who was tending bar in Dadiani Whilo establishing residency to attend Iho University of Wisconsin before Long Babara hit the Road As a a a Arlisle herself soon both Solo acts evolved into bands when Cauli eventually broke up by 1934. Pal and Kaihara Joi Crl forces As a duo Tho couple now a threesome with Devin set out to live the Lile of in run Bonds play on the so col. Gel sumo Gas in Iho car Anil travel to the no i to an we really Tho Urjil a might be living like thai Loi .1 while because we did i know whal the Fuluio a Nicohl hold the cuffed Pat inspired by Sorny old Hlun musicians they saw in Mem Phis Iho Mcdonalds decided to expand their dour a by id cording rhythm tracks syn the sired tins and for uni Machino and playing Thorn through a hello master we tried of keep whom Ranj fundamental and spacious so thai we d Havo a lol of space to fill up Wilh our Cju Tais anal vocals said pal Allor a we Klong shul on Iho streets of now York they moved to ans in Good hooking onto Tho local club circuit i hair Lucky cat came in Iho summer of 1985. When Aushin in Long was 4how cased on re Tiv s monthly new music program Miles Cope land Premici fief of he show s producer. In s records was to by the Mcdon aids Ihal he hem i Eliuk 3 to i i been l Viroj in this re Rohavy Virld i Inch people Aio l l / h of Chr Rio Ruji i Tiluy Pinsl i n v Iii Ili Tinl sail kit it r. Nul he Tsuiji Siili . " j i itt the Ini Iii ,. U Liru i to of file to nil fid i \. It s like the lilliputian r ,i.,.,-. I n r u,-i.ihilli Mhz i i i i mini a 1.1 r to .1l i i girl to Ollk Al ii to i rih. R.,., i a to Ink. Ii in Enol ii , in if. T f inn Mali. Sony.,Itoi a. Is i i in i i Mill lout illum ,-,i i jul i monday March 23, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 17
