"Bob Marley: Roots, Rock, Reggae Festival": Sons of Bob Hit the Road

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• 1 - Natalie Davis

  Jun 23, 2004 at 11:27 am

  Big-ups to you, Eric. Great preview of what should be a great concert tour.

• 2 - Eric Olsen

  Jun 23, 2004 at 11:34 am

  thanks Nat!

• 3 - Douglas Mays

  Jun 23, 2004 at 3:48 pm

  Looks like a good tour. I believe it was Julian years ago that tried a solo career but the dreads thought that his music wasn't ready yet. Now it is, or at least he has a vehichle to display his talents. The family thing with Bob Marley really gives light to how deep his message was/is.
  
  I wish a talent buyer would pick up a date for the Northwest neck of the woods. Well, that usually means a Seattle-Portland-Vancouver B.C. pick up. It is a long way up here to play just one show, unless one of these cities does an arena sized show for the region.
  
  i-rie mon,
  peaceloveguidance
  

• 4 - Eric Olsen

  Jun 23, 2004 at 3:56 pm

  I see we have a Cleveland date - it seems odd that there is nothing at all in your area yet, Douglas. Maybe you should book it!

• 5 - Douglas Mays

  Jun 23, 2004 at 4:37 pm

  Eric, after seeing your article on this tour posted, I immediately e-mailed a few major promotions folks in the area giving them a heads-up on the deal. Since the closest it gets to here is the Bay Area on Aug. 29th, I went after the folks who put on the massive Labor Day weekend arts festival out here known as Bumbershoot.
  
  Now, there is an idea for another article! Bumbershoot features days of major artists on many different stages for the weekend. I could not imagine more bang for the buck anywhere. $15 for a day pass, yet you get to see hundreds of dollars worth of music should you see these artists at individual performances.
  
  I would love to promote it, but I don't have that kind of money. Maybe next time if it is a good year... (lol).
  
  Thanx for the heads-up article!
  
  peaceloveguidance

• 6 - Eric Olsen

  Jun 23, 2004 at 5:35 pm

  thanks Douglas, I hope it works out and you get some shows up there - and I hope YOU can do it next year

• 7 - Douglas Mays

  Jun 23, 2004 at 8:03 pm

  Eric, right on!!! I just got an e-mail back from One Reel Productions here in Seattle. They told me that they are aware of the tour and they "are all over it".
  
  It may happen here yet. Thanx for your awareness energy on this tour.
  
  i-rie mon,
  peaceloveguidance

• 8 - Eric Olsen

  Jun 23, 2004 at 8:34 pm

  excellent! very glad to hear it

• 9 - Natalie Davis

  Jun 24, 2004 at 1:31 am

  Same here! Must take Douglas' lead... perhaps we can get a Baltimore tour stop. Now that would be righteous!!!

• 10 - Douglas Mays

  Jun 24, 2004 at 4:34 am

  Natalie! How the f*** are you doing? Haven't communicated since "Porn Kills".
  
  Anyway, it looks like the tour stops for your region is August 7 (Portsmouth, VA) or August 14 (Wilmington, DE). Yeah, that tour business is funny. It looks like those two dates are designed to cover the people of your region. Promoters at those two stops bought the show before anyone in Baltimore picked it up, and then any Baltimore/D.C. promoter gave up because Aug 7 and 14 create too much ticket buying competition to deal with, etc.....
  
  Damn! Looks like what you have to do is is find a car to use (if you don't have one) and make a family adventure of it all. Reggae, bring de youth, mon.
  Yeah, it would be a couple hour drive each way, but no biggy. It could be the perfect family bonding thing for you, husband, kids? Could be.
  
  With the reggae and it is the Marley FAMILY Tour, there is a message in there, somewhere... Anyway, it is all a situation to achieve level vibes. And if I remember right, that is something you are looking for, true? It could be a good family thing to do. A part of relieving the things stressing you. Or stress-I as we used to say on the rough reggae road.
  
  Anyway, hope life is good for you.
  
  I-rie,
  peaceloveguidance

• 11 - Douglas Mays

  Jun 24, 2004 at 5:00 am

  Natalie!!!! I just went to the tour website. I would think the Wilmington, DE show would be the one to go to. Why? Tickets are way mass cheap, $20 adv., $25 d.o.s.. Pretty much the best prices on the whole tour. Other towns tickets are running as high as $75!!! A bunch of stops are running from $30-$50.
  
  I quit paying for concerts once ticket prices hit $30.
  
  Anyway, just tryin' to help.
  
  I-rie,
  plg

• 12 - Douglas Mays

  Jul 16, 2004 at 1:17 pm

  It worked!!! Refer to comments #3,5,7. This tour is hitting my town on Labor Day for the Bumbershoot Festival. Wicked! That means I can see the show (and every other name artist playing that day) for $15.
  
  Thanks for the heads up, Eric!
  
  peaceloveguidance

• 13 - Eric Olsen

  Jul 16, 2004 at 1:29 pm

  excellent Douglas! really glad to hear it. Have fun!

• 14 - Julian

  Aug 10, 2004 at 6:52 pm

  Greetings!
  
  I invite you to check out the recently launched ROOTS ROCK REGGAE FESTIVAL FEATURE @ http://www.melodymakers.de/rootsrockreggae2004.html
  
  many pix and reviews!
  
  good vibes
  
  Julian

• 15 - Eric Olsen

  Aug 10, 2004 at 8:55 pm

  thanks Julian!

• 16 - anderson

  Jan 06, 2005 at 2:00 pm

  rapido

• 17 - JUDE ONYEKACHUKWU DANIELS

  Aug 08, 2005 at 5:23 am

  PLEASE I SO MUCH LIKE BOB MARELY FAMILY, INFACT IS TAKEING PRAT OF MY LIFE LISTING TO THE BOB MUSIC OR THAT OF HIS FAMILY MEMBRES.
  
  SECONDLY I WILL TO BE POSTING ME THE OF ANY FESTIVALS THEY WILL DO.
  
  THANKS JUDE O. DANILES

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