See, you definitely want to try skankin'. While it's bad to be a skank and definitely bad to be all skanky it's fun as hell to skank. (Instructions for skanking: Jump the music, move your feet, have fun with it.) Skanking is really really really energetic dancing, and as we know in society, everyone loves a great dancer. As far as age goes I've seen all ages at shows (Between 10 and 12 year-olds and the marvel of nature Howie J. Renolds who tours with Less Than Jake. He's 74 years old!) although uasally it's the teenagers and young adults there, but basically anyone that likes a good time, ska style. (There's another great thing about ska. A great message to the kiddies. You don't need drugs to have fun and crush racism/sexism/fascism/bigotry in general at every turn. Speaking of which, checkout the ARA home page.) Basically, just go to as many shows as you can, and plan to jump, sweat and be happy. We Want Mustard! Strange

I am 16 and I love ska.... I agree with everything that has been said about it. It is a way to release pressure and pain and just have fun. i agree that it brings everyone together because everyone skanks together. Everyone has it in common and you get this overall happy feeling. I will never stop skanking.

Some ska related links for ya, from my bookmarks: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.coe.missouri.edu/~tommy/ <Women of SKA> http://onlineska.hypermart.net/ <Online SKA> http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/6321/ <C-Town SKA> http://members.aol.com/jw987/index.html <SKA Invasion> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- I have more, but there's a couple for you to have fun looking through. =) Ridin - You're never too old to skank! =) Esp. not at 35. :p Psshh, you still have years and years of skankin left in ya, just waitin to bust out. (And yes, we're referring to the dancing. Not being a trampy hoochie mama.)

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Well, if nothing else, to keep the SKA talk going, I shall now interject some good news (good news for me at least). The Aquabats are coming through Green Bay, just North of me, on the 18th of September. I will be there. A couple others coming through that I will _hopefully_ be able to go see are MU330 as well as the famed Mustard Plug. This summer isn't stopping for school. Wheeee! Strange P.S. I just pray to see Ska Against Racism again next year... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

I missed the Ska against Racism when it was here a couple months ago. :( Had plans already. The last couple concerts I attended were... *Ska show in Olympia (The Jerks, The Feds, Engine 54, Franceska, The Investigators) *LollaPLUza (Super Deluxe, Goodness, Engine 54, Chicken Scratch, Parkland, The Kagney's & The Retros) *Warped Tour (too many to name... go to www.warpedtour.com *grin*) *Garth Brooks (w/Trisha Yearwood) - yeah well I have a very wide range of taste when it comes to music. ;p Heh. It was an awesome show. *Endfest (The Urge, The Chemical Brothers, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Josh Wink, Alex Gifford from Propellerheads, Pigeonhead, Semisonic, Greenday, Grant Lee Buffalo, DJ Donald Glaude, Stabbing Westward, Feeder...) Ok, so those aren't exactly all ska related, but still. Heh. I need a good ska concert now. Endfest was the last concert I went to and that was about a month ago. Hrmmm....

ahh, good music is good music. Granted, the majority of my collection is SKA but that's just because I haven't got a job, thus can't afford to go get whatever CDs I want. My tastes include such acts as the Reverend Horton Heat, the Ventures, Violent Femmes, Dave Brubeck, Charlie Mingus, Thelonius Monk, Jhon Coltrane, They Might Be Giants, Trent Reznor, TKK, Man...or Astroman?, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Tchiacofsky (sp), Mozart, Beethoven, the spoken word albums of William S. Burroughs... I could keep going and going... Poi poi, Strange

Right on. Great collection! =) To show you a little of what kind of variety I have *looks to her cd case at right...* Violent Femmes, Garth Brooks, Natalie Imbruglia, Sisters of Mercy, Simon & Garfunkle, Evita Sndtrk, (spoken) Garrison Keiler - Lake Wobegon Days(sp?), Great Classical Composers, The Cranberries, Save Ferris, Bloodhound Gang, Harry Connick Jr., Bette Midler, Punk O' Rama Skampilation, The Wedding Collection, Spice Girls (teehee), Sublime, UB40, Cherry Poppin Daddies, Barenaked Ladies, Michael W. Smith, Natalie Merchant, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Swing Kids Sndtrk, Swingers Sndtrk, Beastie Boys, The Great Entertainers (Jazz), Aerosmith, Aqua, Propellerheads, The Beatles, Once On This Island Sndtrk, Joan Osborne, Mighty Mighty Bosstones.... To name a few. Last count I had like 200 CD's. And until I own every CD (with POSSIBLY a few exceptions. Heh) I will never have 'enough.' Music is my life. Well maybe not my whole life, but a VERY large portion of it, I should say. It's who I am. =) La la la

ska rules

i pinched the ass of the lead singer of the scofflaws at a show at SOB's in NY. he was standing next to me, he looked pretty cute, i pinched him. he smiled at me and said "that doesnt happen to me often..." ahh...ska.

Two responses: I remember getting a friendly touch such as you described at Skappleton '98 (the annual college ska show) while Skinnerbox NYC was playing. Many would be offended but I can't say that I didn't like it. There's that free love thing again. and The Scofflaws were one of the bands playing at Skappleton '98. I have heard rumors that they will play someone's back yard for a keg. I really have to check that one out. Skankin' the night away, Strange

Scofflaws rule. My boyfriend and I decided to hell with those cliche' lovey-dovey songs and 'our song' is by the Scofflaws. "Til The End Of Time" I love it. =) He (my bf) played with them one time when they did a show here in Seattle. He plays sax and he and his friend caught their show, talked to them afterwards and the guy says "you should bring your instruments down sometime and jam with us." Well, who wouldn't jump at that. So next time they came, my bf and his friend did just that and it surprised the guys & they let 'em play with them. From what I hear it was a pretty awesome show. Free love at ska shows is what it's all about. ;) One of the many benefits. Heh. You know who else is pretty cute? The lead singer & the lead guitar/singer from Barenaked Ladies. *reowwwr* Had to share that.

How about Roger (the bassist) from LTJ? :)

oOo good one. Didn't think about him. I saw them live a couple times and mmhmm, hottie. Heh. Plus he has a PEZ tattoo on his leg. You gotta love that!

I like Roger. He's great. I got to hug him. I got his autograph too. I would keep going but Roger makes me doubt my sexuality. LTJ KICKS, Strange 15 days 'til I see the Aquabats!

*giggles @ Strange* Go with those feelings.. don't hold back. ;)

I'd rather not at the moment. I'm screwed up enough as is. 11 days til A!, Strange