Fishbone is in the news, tangentially, thanks to The Roots playing “Lyin’ Ass Bitch” when Michele Bachmann appeared on Jimmy Fallon the other night.

So that’s my excuse for this throwback GPOYW from 1987, taken at Northwestern’s Pumpkin Prom. Fishbone was the band. That’s me mocking sorority girls, a decidedly unpopular (and admittedly, incoherent and immature) satirical statement at that time and place. What transformed that costume from merely unpopular to the stuff of legend, though, was when Fishbone was calling for girls to get up on stage and none dared. So, my friends, led by Tim (pictured, cigar), pushed me to the front of the stage. The guys in the band immediately recognized the comedy gold they had on their hands, and they pulled me up on stage where I danced along to a song where I remember the lyrics going something like

You put your left hand on your mound
You put your right hand on the ground
And shake your ass 

Sadly, no pictures exist for that part, though I imagine they’ll appear if I ever run for office.

Footnote: this picture was taken early in the night when I was making good progress with the Swatch girl next to me. But after the scene on the stage, I never saw her again.