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Matt D. User Info... | Too good for words... "good" is an insult, actually.... never gonna experience ANYTHING remotely close to that again, I think. - Tue, 6 May 2003 2:52pm | ||
Anonymous | absolutely right, no words to explain, best night I've had in a long time, still bouncin - Tue, 6 May 2003 3:23pm | ||
Anonymous | SUCKED HARD COCK - Tue, 6 May 2003 4:10pm | ||
Brett | wow - Tue, 6 May 2003 5:22pm | ||
Jesse | Just so you know. The Brand New Skafest web site has just been launched. I'm in the process of gathering some photos for the gallery section, so if anybody would like to contribute photos from last year's skafest, or the skatalites show last night, let me know. The more the better. - Tue, 6 May 2003 6:31pm | ||
Jesse | http://www.victoriaskafest.ca - Tue, 6 May 2003 6:43pm | ||
ENIGMATICA ENTERTAINMENT | I just wanted to say a huge thanks to the 500 some odd people of Victoria and the rest of the Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands for coming out to see THE LEGARDARY SKATALITES on Monday, May 5th/2003 @ Legends on Douglas! Those that attended had their hearts lifted into space. Those Rapskallions were amazing! I was very happy to see what Allan and the boys put together for this new and exciting project. I really look forward to seeing more of Those Rapskallions in the near future. Props to the members of both the Kiltlifters (Scott Rounding and Matt Carter as well as the Bloodwarmers (Aaron, Johnny, Allan) + Tyson (keyboards) and the drummer (I'm sorry I forgot your name!). Sweet!!!!!!! Revelation Sound gave a nice contrast to Those Rapskallions with their dub/reggae sounds. Good set before the SKATALITES. And then... THE SKATALITES put me in music heaven. So many tunes were played in the jazz,reggae and ska realms. They continuously played for just over 2 hours. Their music burst all the stress pores in my body, I barely stop smiling or moving as long as I was listening to them. One of my favorite moments was when they played Independence Anniversary Ska and Freedom Sound. I also really enjoyed James Bond and Exodus. Cedric Im' Brooks did the band well with singing Simmer Down. He sounded awesome! As I was discussing with a friend of mine who is an excellent musician, there were just so many songs they threw into their set. They did this a lot when they'd go into playing medleys. There would be 4 - 5 different ol' school songs in one continous streak. Another wonderful thing about the SKATALITES was that they were so friendly, laid back and positive. Everyone from the two Lloyds to Lester Sterling to Cedric and the rest of the guys (Will Clark, Devon James,Ken Stewart and Greg Glassman) were so good natured. Look out for the work that Gregg Glassman is doing with his jazz ensemble in New York. Turns out that Sean Drabbit who used to be in Sphere with Kia played with him which was a nice surprise. The band was approachable and saw to it all their fans were happy. Those that were hard core went and got CDs signed and hung out. One of the musicians in Those Rapskallions got a nice little lesson from Lester Sterling! Also, another special shout out to Ken Stewart (keyboarder and manager for the Skatalites) His committment to making sure this show happened despite some very difficult and stressful obstacles solidified my faith in the band and the fact that the SKATALITES love "HAL THEIR SKATALITES FANS" (as Lloyd Brevetts says)-I felt the good vibes so much. They also told me they loved the vibes out here and they really want to come again very soon. They see the love for ska and reggae on this Island and they will be back as long as their members are alive. Other special shout outs to the following people who helped make this possible: Rob Letts and Andy Cordner (ENIGMATICA ENTERTAINMENT) CFUV 101.9FM Ska, Reggae and Caribbean radio shows Dan, Scott, and Dan (Soundcheck) Daver (Skankster's Paradise) Ital Stew (Alive and Dread) Rohan and Tatiana (Pepperpot Crew) Martin Wales (great poster and ads) Jada Leblanc (great radio special poster) Andy Bishop (thanks for helping load in and set up) DJ Ska T All those that helped flyer, sell tickets or volunteer in any other capacity Our sponsors: The Reef CFUV 101.9FM The Mint ------ (THE SKATALITES LOVED YOUR FOOD!! THEY ALL TOLD ME THAT).----- The Nexus The Martlet Village 900 Heart's Content BIG SHOUT OUT TO LEGENDS (especially for letting everyone dance well after 2am with the lights on for the Skatalites' encore!! - Mike Maclean, Scott Kobus, Doug and Strathcona Hotel staff) Sincerely and SKAVOOVIE! - Wed, 7 May 2003 4:41am | ||
ENIGMATICA ENTERTAINMENT | Sorry my spelling has been so bad lately. In the first line of my post I meant to say THE LEGENDARY SKATALITES. Or just THE SKATALITES will do! - Wed, 7 May 2003 4:48am | ||
ENIGMATICA ENTERTAINMENT | Jesse: Props for putting up the info on victoriaskafest.ca and brandxmedia.org! Props to Livevictoria for giving a forum to post these messages. - Scott: Where are you these days? - Wed, 7 May 2003 4:52am | ||
kiltlifter matt User Info... | Big ups to Dane Roberts...for once again bringing another amazing, amazing show to Victoria! - Wed, 7 May 2003 2:49pm | ||
Soundcheck102fm User Info... | yep... that was an epic night. A super job again Dane! You never cease to amaze us... where would Victoria ska be without you!??! Big props to 'Those Rapskallions' too, a terrific new sound, and a great way to showcase the skills of all musicians involved in the project! - Thu, 8 May 2003 12:10am | ||
Jesse | If anybody is interesed, I've just posted some great photos from the show on the "Skafest MSN group". Check them out at http://www.groups.msn.com/VictoriaSkaFestival/ I'm not sure if you have to log in or anything, but if so, it's a pretty painless process. - Sat, 10 May 2003 1:14pm | ||
Jesse | Actually it's http://groups.msn.com/VictoriaSkaFestival (no WWW!) - Sat, 10 May 2003 1:17pm | ||
Anonymous | damn good show - Thu, 15 May 2003 2:35am | ||
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