September 09, 2001

San Diego, CA - Street Scene

by Micah 'Prof.' Robinson

It seems sometimes that everyone can appreciate an outdoor Reggae concert. Today's festivities will include the Revelations, Third World and Burning Spear.

The previous night's drive seems to have left some of us drained, but that will change shortly. Playing to a capacity crowd has a way of energizing everyone. The anticipation of showtime revitalizes everyone, since this is what we're here for. We're just as ready as the audience…

Coming down from Truckee took several hours. I'm starting to get anxious. You can only fill so much time with movies, books and dominoes. Playing to enthusiastic capacity crowds is so energizing that leaving town right away can really be hard. You may feel as though you've made a roomful of new friends or run into old ones. And now, less than 3 hours after the end of a show, you're sitting on a bus. Don't get me wrong…the bus is great. And the company of the band members is excellent, too. But sometimes, the body just can not sit any longer. Then I look at Mr. Rodney; he's done this for more than thirty years!! That lets me know I can do this for the Summer.