by Eric Perrin It’s been a long time, shouldn’t have left you… For the last couple of months the Dollar Menu has been in a recession, and for that, we apologize. Hopefully, the triple thick and tasty Tink will make up for the absence of ass in the last few issues. Hey, we love to see you smile. This is the story of Tink (short for Tinker Bell), the female equivalent of ten pennies who shakes her fairy tail nightly in a NeverNeverland called Strokers. And while her name may sound innocent, the 20-year-old Erie, Pennsylvania product is anything but. In fact, the former ballet and classical jazz dancer recently encountered an unwanted 15 minutes of shame when her sex life was broadcast to millions of viewers on national television last spring. Fans of the BET show College Hill may remember Tink as the The Velvet Room Vixen who got caught by the cameras making love after the club with College Hill: Atlanta cast member and aspiring rapper Drew. “I wasn’t even aware that I was going to be on the show,” she says. “I was just in the club, and the camera spotted me dancing with [Drew], and when we went back to the house that night, the cameras caught us having sex. I was kinda upset about it, but it didn’t bring me down so I’m not really trippin’. And while the Stone Mountain resident doesn’t necessarily regret getting caught, she does feel a bit of remorse about who she was caught with. “I would never have sex with [Drew] again. First of all, it wasn’t good, and second, a lot of people tell me he’s gay, so I would never have relations with him again,” she strongly asserts. Though her BET debut was not exactly what she would have planned, the 36-22-36 boasting Black and Italian blend would love to reappear on the network one day under her own terms: as a successful (and clothed) R&B artist and dancer. “A lot of people know that I’m talented and that I can sing,” insists the delicious almost-old-enough-to-drink Gemini. “But most people don’t know that music and dance are my passions; that’s what I want to do for a living.” “Stripping is not my mentality,” she continues. “It’s just something I do because I’m good at it, and I need to pay my bills. It’s fun, but one day I plan to do a lot more in life.” Hopefully one day Tink can pull a Paris Hilton and transform from sex tape star to celebrity singer. Booking: www.myspace.com/strokersatl 770-270-0350 Website: www.strokersclub.com Photographer: Sean Cokes 404-622-7733 Make-Up Artist: Mike Mike 678-732-5285 Hair Stylist: Baby Boy 404-396-2739
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