JAYNE MUIRHEAD, Bob Kaiser,
Dana Countryman and SHAWN TORDAHL

The very first version of the Pink Things was only together very briefly, when the group was still in the rehearsal stage. Bob Kaiser and Dana Countryman brought JAYNE MUIRHEAD into the group in April, 1985. Jayne was a dynamic, seasoned stage performer who came in with a lot of creative ideas, some of which stayed in the act until the very end. At the very beginning, for about a WEEK, we also had a member named SHAWN TORDAHL (seen playing 'shaker' here).
Shawn was a very nice lady, but she didn't have the vocal skills we needed.
She was let go, very early on. (This version of the group never performed.)

MIMI MacLEOD, Bob Kaiser,
Dana Countryman and Tami Martin

SANDI MILLER, Bob Kaiser,
Dana Countryman and Tami Martin

After having done three shows a week for an entire year in a Seattle cabaret, the Pink Things were scouted by a San Francisco producer, who wanted to bring the group to perform at a major cabaret there. We were excited about breaking out of Seattle, and heading for San Francisco. But that meant that we all had to take a chance and quit our day jobs. We were all in, except for Mimi, who preferred to remain in Seattle.

SANDI MILLER was quickly auditioned, and she became part of the group in April of 1987. Sandi had been a professional model and spokesperson. She had also been Miss Oregon of 1972, as well as a former Miss America contestant. Sandi had a great sense of humor, and a bubbly personality, however she was only with the group for about 5 months. She only performed with the Pink Things during 1987 in San Francisco. However, without her willingness to travel, its unlikely that the Pink Things would have gone on to greater things.

Sandi later went on to become a Breck girl, getting national media exposure.

HARRYE HAYWARD, Bob Kaiser,
Dana Countryman and Tami Martin

After Sandi departed, auditions were held in San Francisco, and about 75 women came to try out to become the newest Pink Thing. The winner was HARRYE HAWARD, who had plenty of stage experience, and a lovely alto voice. She had been active in national stage work, both in California and New York. Harrye was a fun member of the Pink Things, was a heck of stage performer, and also had a delightful personality. Sadly, she was only with the Pink Things about 4 months, during the time we performed our show in Hollywood. However, she appeared with us in the two television appearances we made on Fox-Paramount's early version
of THE ARSENIO HALL SHOW in Hollywood.
Family matters eventually called her away.

MAUREEN McKENNA, Bob Kaiser,
Dana Countryman and Tami Martin

The next replacement for the elusive alto role in the Pink Things also came from San Francisco. MAUREEN McKENNA was a bundle of energy, and she brought a strong element of pizazz to our shows. She also had plenty of stage experience, as well. Maureen began performing with us, when we returned from California to Seattle for sold-out shows at the Pioneer Square Theatre. She also traveled with us to Anchorage, Alaska for two runs of hit shows there. In addition, she came with us to New York City, where the group garnered great reviews. We took her with us back to her hometown of San Francisco for a return run there. She was with the Pink Things for about a year and a half, before she departed for other musical pastures.

BOB OVERMAN, Bob Kaiser,
Dana Countryman and Tami Martin

His unhappiness about the direction of the band, and health reasons lead Bob Kaiser to leave the Pink Things at the end of 1987. Auditions were held in Seattle to replace him, and baritone BOB OVERMAN was selected. Bob O. had a lot of experience in vocal groups, and had lead his own group in Tacoma, WA, prior to the Pink Things.
He brought an immense amount of class and talent to the act, and he could always be counted on to be 'rock solid' on the bass vocals. A super-nice guy, we had some of our most enjoyable times with Bob, and we never had a single disagreement with him. Bob Overman remained with the group until the very end.

Auditions were again held in Seattle, and TRICIA MEIER joined the Pink Things in September, 1989. She also had a lot of theatrical experience, as well as a strong voice, and knockout looks. Tricia did shows with us in the Seattle area, as well as long runs in Portland, Oregon and Anchorage, Alaska.

Fate stepped in, when Tricia and Dana fell in love in May, 1990 while performing together in Alaska, and they have been happily married ever since. This version of the group stayed together about a year and a half - to the very end.

Bookings began to slow down for the Pink Things. The various cabarets and theatres that the group had previously performed in, sadly started going out of business.

In October of 1990, Tami married a local musician whom she had met while we performed in Ashland, Oregon. After they were married, she became pregnant, and it became obvious that she wouldn't be able to keep performing. Instead of replacing Tami, the decision was made to simply call it quits for the group.

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Although The Amazing Pink Things had consistently enjoyed good
audiences all over the USA, and had entertained thousands (through our TV appearances, actually MILLIONS) of people, it seemed like the time
had come to stop performing.

The Amazing Pink Things had a very good six-year run,
entertaining audiences with harmony and laughter.

It was an honor to make people smile and laugh with music. Along the way, we made lots of friends and even hob-knobbed with movies stars in Hollywood. Because of the Pink Things, we had been essentially suddenly whisked away from our hum-drum day jobs, and thrust into the media spotlight many times.

We appeared on many television and radio programs, and were fortunate to have received rave reviews in newspapers wherever we went. Many times, we were treated like royalty, 'comped' into other shows, and taken out to dinner wherever we performed.

Besides appearing in theatres, clubs and cabarets, we did a lot of convention work, and even a TV commercial.

And although we never became super-famous, we DID made a living on the road, and we were fortunate to have had the kinds of successes that many bands dream of.

(The Amazing Pink Things quietly disbanded in April, 1991.)