Ska Wars
We're coming up on the tenth anniversary of the Summer of 1997, the Summer of Ska. Something will have to be done to celebrate this; I mean, we'll have to have some kind of retrospective here at The Secret Base or something, because outside the sphere of the interwebs planning for the greatest celebration possible (an exaggeration, but not by much) is already underway: Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake are going on tour... together! RBF! LTJ! BTW! Bands worth a damn don't pass through "the Metroplex" (thank Bog), but you can bet the farm that by hook or by crook all the Blue Tree Whackers will find a way to see the show nearest them. This is a golden opportunity! Yeah, we're older, slower, and balder than we used to be, but the mosh pit is the real world analog of Ra's al Ghul's Lazarus Pit. It's the Fountain of Youth! Or at least a fountain of youthful exuberance. Jumpin' Jack Pratt, it'll be too much rock for one hand all summer long!

And now to listen to Save Ferris's "The World is New" over and over and over again....