Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Reggae Sunsplash '89

I randomly heard some reggae music while on a road trip this summer and it took my mind back to an event I went to back in 1989 called Reggae Sunsplash. It took place in Johnson park in Wyoming. I ended up there because a guy who went by the name Rastaman Nane' had come to the local public access TV station GRTV looking for somebody to shoot video of the event.  At that point I was very active down there and agreed to do it because it sounded like fun. 

Anyway, it occurred to me that I must still have the tape someplace and sure enough, I did.  Here is a short I edited together to put online from about 2 hours worth of footage. Hope some people enjoy this time-portal to a summer long ago!



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2 comments:

  1. Wasn't this held at Falsburg Park in Lowel or were there 2?

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  2. Yes. In the early 90s. Unfortunately, two young women were struck and killed by a drunk driver as they walked back to their car. The event was never held again.

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