FLABBA
This man, Jim Lucio, has an awesome idea.
Lucio wants to create an ABBA tribute band with several obese musicians. It would be called FLABBA.
Problem is, no one wants to be in FLABBA. Lucio even held an open audition at the Ottobar, and no one came.
"Every person I've talked to that isn't overweight thinks it's an awesome idea," Lucio said. "Everybody that is overweight doesn't think it's an awesome idea."
Jim, if I were obese, I'd sign up in two shakes of a lamb chop. Since I am tragically slender, I must ask fat people everywhere to sign up by contacting Jim through his blog.
You see, FLABBA would not just be a hilarious tribute act. It would also be a social statement.
"It's kind of a reaction to the whole skinny thing, too," Lucio said. "How much does everyone want to hear about Nicole Ritchie and her ribs? This is just one flip side of that. ... A flab side of that."
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
