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Tommy Tuba

Tommy Tuba
Jeremy CulhaneDebut: #29 Rat Pack Contemporaries "The Mouse Group"1 appearance
Lore Dossier

"A founding member of the Mouse Group and self-proclaimed fan of his friends."

Highlight Bits & Quotes

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1:55 (3m 50s)
CHARACTER_INTRO

The Mouse Group Roll Call

The quartet of Rat Pack contemporaries, the Mouse Group, introduce themselves with high-energy 1960s Vegas swagger, including Tommy Tuba, Tony Bahama, Joey Scissor, and the perpetually sad Vinnie DelCampo.

"It's me, the R-rated Mouse Group member."

"My name is Joey Scissor and I'm happy to be here with my boys again."

"I'm a crooner. I sing sad songs."

#Vegas#Big Band#Crooners#1960s
39:55 (1m 20s)
CHARACTER_INTRO

The Mouse Group Roll Call

A quartet of 1960s crooners known as The Mouse Group introduce themselves, establishing their dynamic as a blue-collar alternative to the Rat Pack in 1968.

"I'm Tommy Tuba and I am a part of the Mouse Group, founding member and very, very big fan of all my friends."

"It's me, the R-rated Mouse Group member."

"I'm a crooner. I sing sad songs."

#Music Industry#Las Vegas#Crooners
18:22 (1m 10s)
ESCALATION

The Slappable Buildings of Minneapolis

Tommy Tuba refuses to explain what 'Minneapolis' means in his song, eventually revealing it is a city where the buildings have the texture of human flesh and provide a 'bounce back' when slapped.

"The buildings in Minneapolis are slappable."

"It's not like slapping concrete, it's like slapping flesh."

#Urban Legends#Architecture#Surrealism
19:30 (2m)
BACKSTORY_REVEAL

Joey Scissor's Meatball Dinner with Marilyn Monroe

Joey Scissor recounts a romantic encounter with Marilyn Monroe involving a meatball dinner immediately following the Kennedy assassination, leading to a song about her thighs.

"We had a meatball dinner after Kennedy's assassination."

"I usually fall in love with the brain or the heart, but I fell in love with the thigh."

#Old Hollywood#Conspiracy#Vegas
25:25 (1m 35s)
ESCALATION

The Mystery of Minneapolis and Slappable Buildings

Tommy Tuba refuses to explain what Minneapolis is, eventually revealing it is a city where the buildings have a 'bounce back' like flesh when slapped.

"I promise you two things on my grave. One, my mother is a saint. Two, you ain't ever gonna know what Minneapolis is."

"The buildings in Minneapolis are slappable. You slap those booties and you're gonna get a bounce back."

#Geography#Surrealism#Architecture
41:50 (1m 5s)
BACKSTORY_REVEAL

Joey Scissor's Thigh Obsession

Joey Scissor performs his hit 'Your Thigh Means Love' and reveals he fell in love with Marilyn Monroe's thighs during a meatball dinner following JFK's assassination.

"I usually fall in love with the brain or the heart, but I fell in love with the thigh."

"We had a meatball dinner after Kennedy's assassination."

#Celebrity Gossip#Songwriting#History
5:45 (2s)
BACKSTORY_REVEAL

Joey Scissor's Thigh Obsession

Joey Scissor performs his hit 'Your Thigh Means Love' and recounts a meatball dinner with Marilyn Monroe following the Kennedy assassination, admitting he fell in love with her thighs over her brain.

#Marilyn Monroe#JFK#Songwriting

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