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Does anybody remember the band Tin Tin from the early 1970s? In 1971, I saw them (Steve Kipner, Steve Groves, and Johnny Vallins) perform in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, when they opened for the Bee Gees. They were certainly named for our hero, Tintin, because while their music doesn't reference him directly, one of the songs, "Ships on the Starboard," mentions the Unicorn. I liked their music a lot and bought their two record albums. The only song of theirs I ever heard on the radio was "Toast and Marmalade"; I don't think it was a hit. Yesterday (Oct. 19, 2024), I played their first album for my wife, and she liked it enough that she wanted to hear the second. But she had not heard of the band or our hero. She's a native of the Philippines, where there must be a following for Tintin, because there was a Tintin shop in or near Manila. However, my wife is not from that area. I used to have just about all the Tintin books, but I think the kids (all grown now) got them. Soon we expect to visit a college friend of mine in New Jersey who introduced me to Tintin more than 50 years ago. He still has the books, so when we visit maybe my wife will read one of them, and I think she'll like them, and I guess then I would set about reacquiring the books.