#164. Music should be fun. The purer the joy the happier it can make the listener, and there are few artists as pure as Eadie, Elana and Milly Del Rubio, also known as the Del Rubio Triplets.
Even though they had performed together for much of their lives, they really didn't start making an impact until their 60's (and I don't mean THE 60's, I mean THEIR 60's). I first saw them in the forgettable Amerciathon, and like the rest of the world I forgot about the movie and the triplets. Later in the 1980's they appeared on David Letterman and soon after that I saw them open for John Waters. I was in love.
They appeared in many Gay Pride events and recorded a few albums. You will never hear songs like Whip It, What Have I Done to Deserve This or Neutron Dance the same after hearing it through the Del Rubios minds (or should I say mind, as they were really one brain in three bodies). Michael Gillin and I were lucky enough to eventually be friendly with them, and even had them play two parties at our house.
They never achieved one of their dreams, which was to be in the Hollywood Christmas Parade, but they definitely achieved things they probably never thought they would at their age.
Sadly, Eadie passed away in 1996 and they immediately retired from performing. We kept in touch, but they really had the wind knocked out of them and never seemed to understand that there was an audience for them, even if there was only two. Five years later we lost Elena, and just last week we lost Milly.
Today I wear my personally autographed Del Rubio Triplets t-shirt, which I haven't worn since they autographed it. And in if you have no idea who these women were, seek them out on youtube.com and try not to smile.
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