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      katie on April 10, 2011

      Don't give up the dream. We believe in you.
      Katie, Paul, Ruby

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      DAVID LOVERIDGE on April 10, 2011

      Hi Brad what ever hapens at the end of to night do not give up it will hapen and please keep me informed with the progress and with any help i can give to spread the word all the best

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      Darlton Fuller on April 9, 2011

      Gentlemen, This is GREAT!!! I am an Event organizer in Toronto, my last project being Reggae Giants live in concert at the Polson Pier Entertainment Complex in Toronto featuring John Holt, Ken Booth and Marcia Grifiths. http://www.youtube.com/watch… (see You Tube snippet). I would like to assist this project in a hugh way

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      Sultan Ali on April 6, 2011

      Iam Sultan Ali, son of Ska Originator Prince.
      Hard Son Fe Dead, Son Of The People.
      As the HERITAGE Continues......
      SKA MUSIC is Jamaica's 1st (First) Local and International Musical Genre Revolution !
      SKA is Progressive JAZZ.....
      Thanks to everyone who supported The First Annual March The Month Of SKA / "SKA MARCH" 2011.
      Check out my new Ska single "Beautiful Angel" > www.tinyurl.com/cwa83a / facebook.com/Sultan Ali PEACE !

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      Garhett Bambrick on April 5, 2011

      This sounds awesome. Will you include second- and third-wave ska in the film? I'd like to see some Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Reel Big Fish alongside the original Legends of Ska! :-D

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      Paul Umbarger on March 31, 2011

      The trailer is great - it puts a smile on your lips - this is SKA!

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      Nick Orciuolo on March 28, 2011

      Need any production help ? I edit :)

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      Kristen Froebel on March 27, 2011

      I am so glad that you are doing this Brad! I can't wait to see it!

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      Duff Kelly on March 26, 2011

      this is such a great project and i know you have been working on it for years, your efforts to really get it done right and to properly recognize these legendary artists are greatly appreciated. Can't wait to see it shakin' up Orange Street all over again.

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      Debbie klein on March 26, 2011

      You go, Brad! We love you.
      Your sisters D, P, and C.

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      Steve Dacks on March 26, 2011

      Just returned from Ja. this week and the music is still buzzing in my head. One of my best bredren on the rock is Ernest Ranglin, one of the foundation men for Ska and the co-author of the first Ska hit in England " My Boy Lollipop" so your video hits close to home! One Love

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      DAVID LOVERIDGE on March 21, 2011

      . I can't wait to see it ive been waiting a long time for this :-)

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      Bob Carter on March 21, 2011

      Good luck! Rude Boys & Girls please back this project.

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      Joshua Loy on March 14, 2011

      I'm a big believer in this project. I can't wait to see it!

      http://skablahblah.com/2011/03/10/legends-of-ska-im-not-dead-yet/

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      Gearhead Shirts on March 12, 2011

      Man do I wish I was rich. I'd pay that $10k in a heartbeat. I've wondered, is there anyone in Kingston that does SKA tours to all the historic locations.

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      Heather Augustyn on March 11, 2011

      Bravo Brad!! This is too valuable not to back! Everyone get on board the train to skaville!!

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      Theodore O'Brien on March 11, 2011

      shoot i wish i could get the $10,000 project but yeah i don't think there is a rich ska lover

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POSITIVE VIBRATIONS and a digital download of a song from the Legends of Ska soundtrack and behind-the-scenes footage.

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All the above AND a Legends of Ska concert poster from the 2002 event, plus a "special thanks" credit in the film.

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All the above AND a copy of the official Legends of Ska soundtrack (LP, CD or digital version), an 8" x 10" b/w print from the Legends of Ska concert weekend, plus a genuinely enthusiastic "Thank You!" phone call from the filmmaker.

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All the above AND have one of the Legends of Ska artists make you a personalized message for your mobile phone or answering machine.

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All the above AND have dinner with at least one of the singers or musicians from the film, the filmmaker and an invitation to a film editing session.

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All the above AND drumroll please...... travel to Kingston, Jamaica in early summer 2011. You get down there and I'll cover the rest. We will tour "Beat Street" and visit original Sound System Dancehall sites while lodging at the low key Prestige Hotel. You will meet Ska legends Derrick Morgan, Stranger Cole and King Stitt as well as spend a night out in the country at the home of the great balladeer, Lord Creator. Cap off the week by chilling out in Negril for a couple days before returning to your home a changed person.

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30 years of passion & dedication to Jamaican Music: "Reggae Explosions" Disc Jockey on WICB-FM; PR & Publicity @ RAS Records; Inventor/Producer of Reggaerobics & The World Beat Workout; Steady Rock Sound Syndicate Deejay; Host of the Ska show "Rude Radio" on 770-AM KUOM; Instructor of "Fire Down Below: The History of Jamaican Music at the University of Minnesota; Guest Lecturer of Caribbean Music @ Perpich Center For The Arts; Presenter at the International Reggae Conference, University of The West Indies, Mona, 2010; Producer of the Legends of Ska concerts @ the Palais Royale Ballroom on the shores of Lake Ontario, Toronto.

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