Hello Reggae Fans!  First of all, monumental thanks goes out to all who joined us at the Wildwood Hot Springs show last weekend.  It was a huge success by all measures… we will surely do it again and again as long as folks continue to support live reggae music and are willing to drive into the fabulous Gila Wilderness to get it.  What a wonderful day-and-a-half it was for the band.  I hope you enjoyed yourself as much as we did.  Please let the list know what the best parts were for any of you who care to share…..

Now for the inside scoop on our nxt show….  Root Skankadelic is playing for the first time in Las Cruces this Friday Sept. 23^rd @ El Patio in Old Mesilla.  We are doing a muti-band, 2-day “risky music” showcase called Psychedelithon that you can read more about at this web link: 

Psychedelithon: Four bands that you won’t find on your radio tuner

http://204.155.170.130/pulse/publish/article_959.shtml

Hope to see you at Psychedelithon in Las Cruces this Friday…. If you have friends in Cruces, please let them know to come check us out.  Feel free to pass this forward to folks in the area that you think should know.   

**Near Future Show**  Be sure to get ready for our upcoming October 1^st in-town show at the Buffalo Bar.  Advance tickets will be available for members of this list.  This way, we can reward folks who support us by letting you miss the anticipated long line in front of the Buff dancehall….. as you surely know by now, we aim’s to please those who please us….

See ya soon.  Peace.  rd

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Hello Live Music Fans!  We have already had an enormous response from many of you about this upcoming event.  Let’s spread the word and pass this email around so no one misses out on the good time we’ll have this Saturday night…. All night long…. 

See the attached pdf Wildwood poster that’s hanging around town.  A fuzzy map is included for your convenience….

Thanks in advance for your generous and enthusiastic support.  See ya soon.  rd

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SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE SEASON  -  visit this link for event details, Mapquest directions, camping options and all that important stuff:  (thanks to Kevin Bailey, creator of the Silver Ring / Silver Events web site for doing this for us… such a great community service he’s revived)

http://www.silverevents.info/wildwood/concert.html

September 17, 2005 - Root Skankadelic will team up for a special concert performance with the Funk Farmers at the Wildwood Retreat and Hot Springs. Enjoy an evening of music and dance and then stay the night at the resort's camping area and hot springs. Cover for admission to the concert area is $8, tickets are being sold in advance, any that might be remaining will be sold at the door. By special arrangement, Wildwood Retreat and Hot Springs is offering access to their hot springs and camping area for only $5. This is half off their regular admission price and is available only to concert attendees.

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Hello Reggae Fans!  It’s Root Skankadelic Time, once again…..  All-Ages Party in the Park for Labor Day…this weekend!!  See the press release below for more info on the Saturday, September 3^rd show…. Starts at 7:00 pm, probably play til’ 9:30 or so….

We hope to see lots of families and teens at this show.  Kickin’ off the Penny Park membership drive.  Fun, fun, fun….. good way to wind down the summer and support a worthy cause at the same time….

Please tell everyone you know to show up and help us jam out!  Let’s all get out there and show how a rip-roarin’ good time can be had @ Penny Park.

Se ya Saturday or sooner.  Peace and love.  Rd

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ROOT SKANKADELIC TO PERFORM AT PENNY PARK

WHEN:  SATURDAY, SEPT 3, 7:00 PM

CONTACT:  MATTIE JOHNSON, 313-4925

            Roots Skankadelic, a local reggae band, will perform a community concert to help kick off the 2005 Penny Park Membership Drive this Saturday, September 3.  The band has been performing at venues around Silver City for the past year, and looks forward to playing for an all-ages audience.

            “We look forward to playing outdoors and seeing families and friends dance with one another,” states Josh White, bassist for the band.  “We are also happy to contribute to the continued use and growth of the facilities at the park.”

            This summer has been full of music at Penny Park.  Bands such as Compas, Captain Cactus, Socket, Your Sister Cheryl, and Ripcor have all played over the summer.  “It is great to see the amphitheater getting used by all of these musicians, and even better to see so much of our community enjoying the shows,” comments Charlotte Griffin, a member of the Park’s board of directors.

            In addition to being a fun community event, the concert also marks the beginning of Penny Park’s annual Membership Drive.  The park was built on small donations that added up—to over $400,000 in 1998-99 to build the park’s original infrastructure.  “Penny Park’s operating budget continues to be financed chiefly through donations from the community, and if everyone who uses the park gives a bit (memberships range from $25 for an individual to $1000 and up) then we will be able to continue to keep the park trash free, weed free, seal the wood each season, organize events for the community to enjoy, and build new infrastructure,” explains coordinator Mattie Johnson.  “Many people who are moving here or who have recently had children don’t realize that this park is privately owned and operated for public use.  In order to keep it safe, fun, and beautiful we all have to do our part.”

            Admission to the Root Skankadelic concert is $3/individual, $10/family, or free with a new or renewed membership to the park for 2005.   For more information on membership, the concert, or about Penny Park, please call the park office at 534-0261 or Toy Town at 388-1677.

Hey music fans!  Mark you calendars right NOW…..

Live Reggae in Silver City! Root Skankadelic playing @ Drifter Saturday, August 13…. That’s THIS Saturday at the Drifter Lounge on Highway 180 in beautiful, fantastic, wonderful Silver City, NM.

8 pm doors open, 9:30 pm show starts….  $7 cover at the door (band gets it all….) and Drifter Management has decided to limit entry to the first 200 folks…. So get there early and stay late…..  Gonna do a 3-set format this time….. more bang for the buck we’ve been told…..

It’s been a long 8 weeks since we last played live….  Wow, how time flies when you’re working as hard as we have been…. 

Root Skankadelic is ready to seriously ROCK THE HOUSE!  This will be our first ALL ORIGINAL set…. Ever!  We have several brand new songs that will debut at this show.  If you like what you’ve heard at our shows so far, you’ll be sure to LOVE what you’re gonna hear on Saturday night….!!  Wow, this is gonna be a great time!

Please help spread the word….. Forward your duplicate emails to loved ones and party fans everywhere…. Southwest Reggae With Attitude…. Swaggae is in town once again…. And everyone who hears it LOVES it!  Hear to stay….  Get it?!

See ya there….  Peace and love.  rd

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<*> To sign up for the Root Skankadelic email list on the web, go to:

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsskankadelic/

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Hey music fans!  Mark you calendars right NOW…..

Live Reggae in Silver City! Root Skankadelic playing @ Drifter Saturday, August 13…. That’s THIS Saturday at the Drifter Lounge on Highway 180 in beautiful, fantastic, wonderful Silver City, NM.

8 pm doors open, 9:30 pm show starts….  $7 cover at the door (band gets it all….) and Drifter Management has decided to limit entry to the first 200 folks…. So get there early and stay late…..  Gonna do a 3-set format this time….. more bang for the buck we’ve been told…..

It’s been a long 8 weeks since we last played live….  Wow, how time flies when you’re working as hard as we have been…. 

Root Skankadelic is ready to seriously ROCK THE HOUSE!  This will be our first ALL ORIGINAL set…. Ever!  We have several brand new songs that will debut at this show.  If you like what you’ve heard at our shows so far, you’ll be sure to LOVE what you’re gonna hear on Saturday night….!!  Wow, this is gonna be a great time!

Please help spread the word….. Forward your duplicate emails to loved ones and party fans everywhere…. Southwest Reggae With Attitude…. Swaggae is in town once again…. And everyone who hears it LOVES it!  Hear to stay….  Get it?!

See ya there….  Peace and love.  rd

Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To sign up for the Root Skankadelic email list on the web, go to:

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsskankadelic/

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Good morning Friends of Root Skankadelic.  Wow, we sure didn’t know that yesterday’s rainbow party was gonna be like that!  Fantastic all-ages event for the four of us to play…

Thanks to all who came out to see us for the city’s Flag Day celebration downtown.  Daniel, Roland, Yasha and I happily performed about 5 songs and jammed out a bit w/ our tribal-vibe stuff.  Drums, claves, beat-box, chant… you know, the usual…  Looked like folks were into it… and we had a ton of fun playing for the fine, fine folks of Silver City as we all played in the water under a double-circle man-made rainbow.  Such an enjoyable time for kids young and old and in-between.  I see why Fred likes to return to Silver to share his gift w/ all of us. 

And a big thanks to Fred for inviting us to do this w/ him.  He’s done this event all over the world, and we are pleased as punch to become associated w/ such a wonderful statement of love, compassion and humanity for all the earth’s people.  As Fred said more than once, “the rainbow is the world’s flag that cant be owned by any one country”.  Word to tha’ motha’ on that, Fred.  

Here’s another link to Fred’s site is you missed it before: www.rainbowmaker.us . 

Alright, be cool and stay in school.  See ya nxt time….  Peace.  rd

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Hello Music Fans!  Just to let you know, Root Skankadelic has just agreed to play a free all-ages show tomorrow afternoon in beautiful downtown Silver City.  The city is doing a rainbow-maker party for Flag Day.  Check out www.rainbowmaker.us to see what it’s all about.  They’re expecting quite a large crowd for the festivities.  Starting around 4 pm, ends before dark….. of course.  I was told to look for announcements in the Sun-News today and on the radio today and tomorrow.

We are honoring a last-minute “step in for the other folks” request from the party-givers, so we couldn’t schedule to have the entire 8-person group… It will be more of a skeleton-crew, mildly choreographed jam session than anything….  It will be a good chance to see us in semi-experimentation mode….  We love playing from the soul no matter what the circumstance….

And thanks to all who showed up at the Drifter on Saturday.  It was a definite success by all measures.  We love how you support us and we intend to keep spreading the love and good vibes as long as you’ll show up and share in the energy exchange…

See ya tomorrow @ 4 PM near the corner of Broadway and Bullard…. We love all ya’ll…. Somos familia for sure….

Peace.  rd

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Hello live music fans! Just writing to let you know so you can let everybody else know that Roots Skankadelic, Southwest New Mexico's favorite reggae dance band, will perform at the Drifter this Saturday, June 11th. Doors open at 8pm.  $5 cover.  We are anxious to play some PHAT new tunes and see new faces come along with the regulars. 

Look for flyers around town and in this week's Mexican food deliveries....

And thank to those reggae fans who came out to see us at the Mainstreet Street Dance in the Morning Star parking lot.  There were a lot of folks there dancing and wailing about.  Just what we like to see… dancin’ in the street is good for all of us…. Very healing Ive heard….

Tell all your homies and homettes to come to the show and visit our yahoo web site to sign up for this email list.  As you already might know, we have photos of the band there and you can leave messages for the members.  Soon we’ll have song samples that you can download.  We’ll let you know what’s up, when.  All over the Southwest, the word is now out that Roots Skankadelic is the hot reggae dance band.  Folks calling from Bisbee, Terlingua, El Paso, ABQ, Tucson, Phoenix and all the places much closer like Demming and Las Cruces….  But we still love our local Silver City / Gila / Cliff / Mimbres folks the best… always will.  You guys rock!!  And we wanna play some seriously funky music for you this Saturday.

Bring a friend.  Bring ten friends.  Let some brotha’s (us) know how you feel about ‘em…!  We feel all the love and we need it in the house on Saturday night….  Not planning on playing in public again for another 6 weeks or so…..

Let us know if you have questions.  Have you heard that we actually play Swaggae music, our funked-out version of Southwest reggae… get it?  SWA-gae, one of the band said “Southwest With Attitude” reggae… I kinda like that…. Swaggae.  What do you think?  No matter what we call it, we are definitely creating a new and different reggae sound…. For sure!

Saturday is gonna be fun.  This is all a lot of fun and we owe it to our fans who support us so well.  

See ya soon.  Peace and love.  rd

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Hey Friends of Roots Skankadelic!  Sorry for the late notice here.  We are playing an all-ages show tonight from 6:30 til 9:30 at the parking lot of Morning Star athletics on N. Bullard Street.  Hope to see you there….

Peace.  rd

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Hey Roots fans.  We will have an email sign up form at the show tonight so we can get more folks in the groove of our scene.  Tell all your friends and tell them to tell all their friends…..  Peace.  rd

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Hey, I wanna take this time to say much love to Sammi and his grandma.  The love and courage he shows is admirable to say the least.  We are fortunate to have such an example to follow.

Thanks to Sammi for putting his first priorities first.  Safe travels my good friend.

Jah Bless.  rd

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