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Would you like to know what my son Plato is doing? I can sum him up in one word "Llama Mama"
(ok, so maybe that's two words). My son is in a college band called "Llama Mama" After Isadora
left for her fellowship her Llama boyfriend Richard became fast friends with Plato. Richard was friends
with another Llama named Corey and the three of them started rehearsing as a band, and actually they
were pretty good. They played night and day on the porch (now known as the 'stage') outside HO HO HO.
The crowds got huge and the band was quickly noticed. The band got offered gigs at other schools and
eventually a University circuit concert tour. Plato and the guys decided that instead of spending a year
studying abroad they would tour as Llama Mama.
I keep up with Plato on his band's web site. You know how boys are - they don't write and they don't call,
and you hear even less from them when they are traveling with the most popular college band ever. Kaylynn
and I are very proud. I've even been to some of his shows. Would you like to see pictures? Some of these
I took myself and some are from the Llama Mama web site. These kids are playing ALL OVER the place.
They really are an amazing group of kids and every time I go to see one of their shows it seems like I get hit up
by more and more co-eds screaming "You're Llama Mama's Dad! Sign my Tshirt! Sign my Tshirt" Of course
it's my duty to uphold the fan base and support the band, but I suppose a little suffering is worthwhile. Anything for my boy. Right?
Exciting news for Llama Mama today, they have been offered a deal with a record company and signed
on a fourth band member, a guy named Warren. Plato actually called to tell me himself - if that's not big
news I don't know what is.
Well, actually there was one more bit of big news when Plato called. He said "Guess who showed up today Dad?"
I had no clue, with his life it could be Elton John or the Department of Corrections. "Kissimmee" he said.
"That girl from highschool who lives over on Glenlock?" "That's her." "Isn't her father a bartender or something?"
"A Barista" "A what?" "A Barista Dad, they make coffee, not booze." Pity. When I was growing up if you made
coffee they called you an intern. He was so excited about this girl coming to school, he talked more about her than the record deal.
"Ok Dad, so we're sittin out on the curb waitin for the van to drive us to our gig, right, and the van pulls up,
but this really hot girl gets out, I mean piece of mmm-mmm HOT, and I'm sittin there lookin at her legs, right,
thinkin 'Oh please be a groupie', right, so I stood up to introduce myself and before I'm even on my feet this
girl jumps into my arms, oh yeah, and then I realize 'Hey Plato, you know this girl' and it was her, it was Kissimmee.
I had no idea she was comin or nothin. I hadn't seen her since Llama Mama played her senior prom in the spring.
We were only in town for that one night, sorry I didn't call you, I was kinda busy all night, well, you know, and
then we had to leave in the morning to get to our next gig, right. So it's been like three or four months since I've
seen her. Talk about growing up over the summer! You have never seen a girl this hot dad. Never. She grew
her hair all long and turned it blonde and it smells like Almonds. So I'm all like "do you go to this school?" and
she's like "no Plato, my financial aid didn't come through" So I'm like "So wass up?" and she's like "I want to
be Llama Mama's Manager. I've been taking some online classes on Rock N Roll management at RockU.com
and I think I can hook you guys up." So I'm like "Sweet" and the guys are like "Dude" so like it's done. We call
her the Llama Mama Momma
A package arrived today - special delivery. It was Llama Mama's album. I'm so excited. I had no idea this
kind of excitement was possible, (and believe me, I've experienced ALL kinds of excitement) but there's
something about seeing your kids succeed that's better than anything else in the world. I have to warn you.
I just might go on all day about this. As the kids would say "I am so friggin' proud" I put the CD into the
stereo right away and Kaylynn and I put on our Llama Mama concert t shirts that were also included in the
package (compliments of FrauRaou Studios) and partied like rockstars late into the night celebrating Plato's success.
If I was excited about receiving Plato's album, it was nothing in comparison to
seeing Llama Mama on the cover of University World Magazine. It was a full
color spread with concert photos, a very favorable review of the new album,
and interviews with the band. Well, here I can show you an Excerpt from the article.
Greetings Collegiates! This month University World interviews the hot new band Llama Mama. From Coffee Houses, to Toga Parties to Rooftops near you - if you go to college, you have rocked with Llama Mama (unless of course you spend all your time at the library). Where did they come from? Where are they going? And can you download their music off the internet? All of these questions will be answered and many more. We caught up with Llama Mama as they were rehearsing for their big finale show at Kings Gardens and asked Plato, Richard Corey and new band member Warren everything we thought would be fit to print.
UW: Greetings Llama Mama. Congrats on your new album - Can you tell us what the inspiration was for this album?
RICHARD: Toga Parties (group laughter)
PLATO: Well, actually there's some truth in that, we all belong to a Fraternity called HO-HO-HO
UW: Yes - we did some research on that, it looks like your father, Socrates, was the founder. Why did he name it HO-HO-HO?
PLATO: Ummm, it's a Christmas thing.
COREY: yeah right....
UW: So for fans who haven't followed you from day one - how did your band get started?
RICHARD: Well, I started hangin out at HO-HO-HO cause it was only the coolest house ever (cheers) and Plat lived there with his two sisters and they kinda had a band going called "Izzy and the Twins" and you know, I'd hang out there and rock out with them, and you know, it was cool.
UW: So what happened to "Izzy and The Twins" ?
PLATO: My sister Izzy went to Azahora on a Bio Botany Fellowship for a year, so that was kind of the end of it for now, so Richard and I started hangin out and jammin, and then he invited Corey over and we started sounding pretty good.
UW: Richard, there are rumors that you were quite serious with Izzy, Plato's sister. Has the year abroad and the success of the band changed your relationship?
RICHARD: Of course not.
PLATO: So the album is called "Llama Mama" and it goes on sale this weekend. Our single "Cecilia" is already at number one.
UW: Does the band write their own material?
COREY: As far as you know.
UW: Warren, you're the new guy - how did you hitch a ride on the most successful show in town?
WARREN: Just lucky I guess. They're really great guys. We have a lot of fun. I met them at one of their gigs, they were playing at my dorm and Richard had an accident doing a back flip on the couch so they asked me to fill in.
UW: The semester is almost over and Kings Garden is your final show. What's next for Llama Mama. Will you be back next semester?
PLATO: Well, Kings Garden is the last gig we have scheduled this semester, our manager got us the booking to celebrate the release of our album. Then next week we are filming a music video.
UW: A music video. Isn't that very 1984?
WARREN: Not if you're podcasting it on your ipod dude.
UW: What happens to Llama Mama after Kings Gardens? Will the band stay together? Are you guys keeping up with school?
WARREN: There's no time for anything while we've been touring - excecpt for our fans
PLATO: Our University Circuit tour ends with Kings Gardens so we really haven't thought beyond that show - but we hope to keep playing together.
RICHARD: Hey, Friday night's show is going to rock the planet - everybody come and wear a helmet
UW: A helmet?
COREY: When you party with Llama Mama you need a helmet!
UW: I should have known. Now your fans have nicknames for you. I'm going to read them off and I want you to own up to them: Flip, Slipper, Hammer and Wedgewood??
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Well you get the idea. There's more but you can buy the magazine if you want to read the rest.
Most of it is best left to the imagination when dealing with those guys. When the tour is over Plato
will finish up his last year of school and settle down. Of course I'm going to the big show at Kings
Gardens, this is the biggest venue yet for Llama Mama.
Plato and Kissimmee surprised Kaylnn and I by coming home on Thursday night - before their big show
at Kings Gardens. Kissimmee had made the connections to get them the show. Plato said she'd been under
a lot of stress and he just wanted to bring her somewhere for one night that wasn't a hotel room. Kissimmee
is a sharp girl, she seems to know her way around the show business world, I wouldn't want to cross her.
But Plato adores her and he's at peace when he's with her. Kind of reminds me of me and his mom. The
only time I'm ever right in my head is when I'm with Kaylynn. The stress must really be getting to Kissimmee
because when she woke up in the morning she spent 30 minutes puking her guts up. Plato says it's just all
the stress. They seem so young, and yet so grown up at the same time. Kissimmee's only 18 and she's
managing a successful college band. In a few weeks this will all be over and the kids can get back to school.
Maybe Kissimmee can take some of those coffee bar tending classes from her father or something, anything less stressful than show business.
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