Tour Talk with TLC

It seems as if TLC has been absolutely everywhere these days; so everywhere, really, that you kind of forget that a big ol' five-some years passed between "Crazysexycool" and the group's current blockbuster, "Fanmail."
Plus the trio's been gracing our very own living rooms regularly in the context of riveting episodes of "BIOrhythm," "Behind The Music," and the like; and let's not forget when they stopped by to snag a Best Group Video for "No Scrubs" at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. But when was the last time T-Boz, Chilli, and Left Eye physically came to town to rock the house right down to the ground?
Exactly. Such is the mania surrounding TLC's impending tour. With Destiny's Child, K-Ci & JoJo, and Ideal lined up to warm up the stage on this go-round (more dates are expected to be announced for January 2000 on) and the heat on the trio to pull off its first outing as a headliner, the makings of a compelling road trip are indeed in place. All we need is for the ladies to kick it in gear and go.
Before they do, they wanted to stop by and say "hi" during a quick visit to "Total Request Live" in the second week of October. After palling around with our Carson for a few, T-Boz and Chilli (Left Eye was home sick, sadly) sat down with MTV News' Andréa Duncan and chewed the fat about the upcoming tour, fan reactions to "Unpretty," and a very odd alternate explanation for the acronym "TLC."

Let's get cooking, shall we?