>>>
>>> HE'S
>>> HE'S TRAVELED THE WORLD AS FOUNDER AND PIANIST FOR
PORTLAND BAND PINK MARTINI.
TODAY HE IS SITTING AT THE
KATIE W ANCHOR DESK.
WELCOME TO THE ONE AND ONLY
THOMAS LAUDERDALE PRETTY GOOD
TO HAVE YOU AS GUEST ANCHOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HIS BUDGET NOW YOU HAVE DONE
WONDERFUL THINGS IN YOUR
CAREER, BUT HAVE YOU EVER
ANCHORED THE NEWS?
>> ONE TIME BEFORE, I THINK IT
WAS IN 1985 OR 86.
ON ANOTHER CHANNEL.
IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE.
>> YOU HAD A LITTLE REHEARSAL,
SO THE FIRST STORY WE WILL TALK
ABOUT IS ONE ABOUT THIS LOCAL
BAND TAKING THE WORLD BY STORM,
THEY WERE ON AMERICA'S GOT
TALENT EARLY TODAY, SO I WILL
RUN THE TELEPROMPTER FOR YOU,
TELL US ABOUT THE WE THREE TRIO.
>> THE TRIO OF SIBLINGS THAT
MAKE UP THE BAND WE THREE
PERFORMED LIVE ON NATIONAL
TELEVISION TONIGHT.
TELEVISION TONIGHT. >> ♪ UP ALL NIGHT TRYING TO
FIND A LIGHT.
♪
♪
♪ >>
♪ >> WE
♪ >> WE THREE PERFORMED AN
ORIGINAL SONG DURING THE FIRST
ROUND OF AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
LIVE SHOWS.
LIVE SHOWS. WHILE THREE OF THE JUDGES LOVED
IT, SIMON COWELL WAS THE
SPOILSPORT, TELLING THE BAND IT
WAS NOT THEIR BEST WORK.
WE TALKED TO THEM AS THEY WERE
REHEARSING FOR THE LIVE SHOW
AND ASKED IF THEY'D EVER BE
PERFORMING IN FRONT OF SO MANY
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >> IT IS DEFINITELY SURREAL.
YOU KIND OF GET USED TO THE
PROCESS, BUT EVERY ONCE IN A
WHILE, WE WILL HAVE A BIG
PICTURE MOMENT AND THINK OH MY
GOSH, I CAN'T BELIEVE WE ARE
ACTUALLY HERE DOING THIS.
THAT HELPS US ENJOY EVERY
SECOND WE ARE HERE.
>> YOU CAN VOTE FOR WE THREE TO
CONTINUE ON THE SHOW BY GOING
TO THE AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
WEBSITE OR APP.
WE WILL FIND OUT TOMORROW NIGHT
AT 8:00 P.M.
RIGHT HERE WHICH ACTS WILL
ADVANCE TO THE FINALS.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE?
>> I WISH MORE AMERICAN BAND
SANG IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGE IS.
IT WOULD BE AMAZING IF WE THREE
DID SOME OF THEIR REPERTOIRE IN
TURKISH OR ARABIC.
OR MANDARIN.
OR MANDARIN. >> THERE YOU GO, TRY THAT NEXT.
>>> ONE MORE STORY, THIS ONE IS
A LITTLE ODD.
DESPITE ALL OF THAT.
ALL RIGHT, THIS MAY BE THE
STRAIGHTEST HEADLINE OF THE
DAY, POLICE IN LOS ANGELES ARE
LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO SPANKED A
HIPPO.
HIPPO.
HIPPO. OF
HIPPO. OF COURSE IT WAS CAUGHT ON
CAMERA.
CAMERA.
CAMERA. YOU CAN SEE THE GUY REACH OVER
THE ENCLOSURE AT THE LOS
ANGELES ZOO AND SLAPPED THE
HIPPOPOTAMUS NAMED ROSIE ON THE
REAR END.
REAR END.
REAR END. APPARENTLY ZOO OFFICIALS DIDN'T
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS UNTIL
THE VIDEO STARTED SPREADING
ONLINE.
ONLINE.
ONLINE. IF CAUGHT THIS MAN CAN FACE
TRESPASSING CHARGES.
TRESPASSING CHARGES. >> NOT A GREAT IDEA TO SPANK A
HIPPO.
HIPPO.
HIPPO. HE
HIPPO. HE IS LOOKING AT THE VIEWFINDER
YOU BROUGHT.
YOU BROUGHT. >> THIS IS AMAZING.
THAT IS WHAT I'M LOOKING AT.
THIS IS GREAT, THE BUILDING
LOOKS THE SAME, I DON'T THINK
-- MAYBE AS A TODDLER IN THERE.
THE CAMERAS ARE AS BIG AS
CADILLACS INTERESTING, THAT IS
REALLY IMPRESSIVE.
REALLY IMPRESSIVE. >> THIS WAS MANUFACTURED IN
BEAVERTON?
BEAVERTON? >> I REMEMBER THAT, YEAH.
I USED TO SING IN A BAND THAT
WOULD REHEARSE IN YOUR STUDIO,
AND THOMAS HAD STUFF LIKE THIS
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
I WOULD FIND MYSELF HOOKING ON
THE SHELVES AT THE OLD BOOKS
AND RECORDS.
AND RECORDS. >> YOU COLLECT SO MANY THINGS.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE?
>> I LOVE SNOW GLOBES.
>> SODAS TRACY BARRY.
SHE IS A HUGE SNOW GLOBE
COLLECTOR.
COLLECTOR. >> TELL US ABOUT PINK MARTINI,
HOW DID YOU GET THE
INSPIRATION?
INSPIRATION? >> WHAT STARTED IN 1994, I HAD
BEEN WORKING ON VARIOUS
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS, AND I
NEEDED AN OPENING ACT FOR THE
TRIPLETS WHO WERE THESE THREE
GAL GUITARISTS BETWEEN THE AGES
OF 70 AND 80, THEY WERE PLAYING
GUITARS AND SINGING.
SO WE NEEDED AN OPENING ACT,
FOR THE SHOW AT CINEMA 21.
PINK MARTINI WAS BORN.
>> YOU JUMPED IN,
>> THAT'S HOW IT STARTED.
A
A
A >>
A >> YOU
A >> YOU ALSO WENT TO THE GRANT
HIGH SCHOOL, THE STUDENT BODY
PRESIDENT, EDITOR OF THE PAPER.
THAT'S CHINA AND STORM.
>> FOR SURE.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE IN HERE
SOMEWHERE?
SOMEWHERE? >> WE GOT A LOT OF JAPANESE
BUSINESSMEN FROM PORTLAND
OREGON TO SING WITH US.
>> DID YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE IN
PINK MARTINI?
PINK MARTINI? DID YOU HAVE OTHER GOALS?
>> MY LIFE'S GOAL WHEN I WAS A
KID WAS TO BECOME MAYOR OF
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. >> MAYOR?
>> MAYOR?
>> MAYOR? >>.
>>.
>>. I
>>. I WORKED FOR MAYOR CLARK.
AND, I WORKED FOR GRETCHEN ON
THE ORDINANCE.
THE ORDINANCE. >> HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. >>
>> NO. >> I KNOW YOU ALSO HAVE A REALLY
UNIQUE COPY YOU LIKE, A FUN
THING YOU DID DURING YOUR CLASS
REUNION, WE HAVE SOME PICTURES,
TELL US ABOUT THIS.
>> I HAD SO MUCH FUN IN MY 25th
COLLEGE REUNION THAT FOR THE
30th REUNION FOR MY HIGH SCHOOL
GRANT, I JOINED THE REUNION
COMMITTEE, AND WE HAD THE FIRST
NIGHT IN MY LOFT, SO THERE WERE
150 IN THE LOFT, AND SHELDON,
WHO WAS THE ROSE FESTIVAL
PRINCESS THIS YEAR, I THOUGHT
MAYBE THAT WOULD HAVE A GOOD
IDEA TO HAVE A PIE FIGHT.
>> LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD A LOT OF
FUN.
FUN.
FUN. >>
FUN. >> I
FUN. >> I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
OUTDOORS.
OUTDOORS.
OUTDOORS. I INNOCENTLY PREPARED THE PIES
THINKING THAT THIS WOULD GO ON
OUTDOORS.
OUTDOORS.
OUTDOORS. >> WHAT KIND OF PIE?
>> CREAM PUFF PIE WITH
SPRINKLES, FOR THE FESTIVITY.
HE
HE
HE >>
HE >> THOMAS, THIS IS WHERE WE
HAND OFF TO MATT FOR THE
WEATHER, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
ASK MATT?
ASK MATT?
ASK MATT? >> ARE THE COMING DAYS GOING TO
BE A GOOD DAY FOR A PIE FIGHT?
>> IS THERE A BAD DAY FOR A PIE
FIGHT EVER?
FIGHT EVER? >> SOME DAYS OR LESS TO -- LESS
FESTIVE.
FESTIVE.
FESTIVE. >> YOU MIGHT WANT TO HOLD OFF
UNTIL FRIDAY OR SATURDAY SO IT
IS LESS SMOKY SO YOU HAVE THE