After an extremely long wait, I finally got clearance to photograph the funkiest ska/funk/rock band, FISHBONE!!! The wild saxophonist/vocalist/frontman, Angelo Moore, came out in white-face..........HA, back at ya, you racist whiteys!!!

The show started at 7:30pm with "Everyday Sunshine" (a song that's so similar to Sly & The Family Stone's "Everyday People"). The song was full of funky rhythm guitarisms by Spacey T and some heavy ass-shakin' bass by Norwood Fisher!!! "Just Allow" was even better with Angelo's wild vocals and antics (dancing about insanely), heavy bass and good drumming!!! "Deep Inside" featured Angelo down in the audience showing off! "Karma Tsunami" featured Angelo playing an baritone saxophone. "AIDS & Armageddon" featured Angelo in the audience again, dancing about and having fun with da folks!! "The Suffering" was a great, funky R&B song with some excellent guitar & horns! "Subliminal Fascism" was the closer to a very short set......Fishbone left the stage at 7:58pm. THIS IS TOO SHORT A SET FOR A WONDERFUL FUNK ACT LIKE FISHBONE!!!!

So here's my review of the Wantagh show. Hollywood records sent me all the
material for the street team andd I was slated Vijay Ramntah + 1 and was told
to arrive an hour before the show to pick up tickets as all the street
teamers have been. So my girlfriend and I loaded are backpapacks with posters
and stickers and headed forr the show. Unfortunately, the street team thing
didn't work out in terms of getting into the show. We weren't on any of the
lists at the will call windows includingg the band list. We tried to get in
touch with Richard Hawkins with no success. We actually did at one point but
then our cell phone connection got cut off. Then they actually got in touch
with him at the will call window and he said he would come down to get us,
but never did. So we waited until about 7:25 and then just used our regular
tickets to get into the show. No big deal. We would perform our street team
duties anyway. Our seats were way at the top of the arena, but we got down as
far as we could at the Jonnes Beach Theater for Fishbone. Fishbone was tight
as hell. They sounded great. Angelo had a mask on and was running around and
singing in tthe audience. (very empty seating way up front and they wouldn't
let us down there) It was funny, he was up in people's faces who were
sitting there and he was singing. They played (from what I remember):

Everyday Sunshine
Just Allow
Aids and Armaggedon
The Suffering
Karma Tsunami
Subliminal Facism (this was awesome)

I have to say, although a sparse crowd, the response was good. It went from
silence to enthusiastic applaud. As the set started, my girlfriend and I
started handing out stickers and posters as the boys were playing. The
response was great. We got swarmed. People who hadn't heard of Fishbone were
like, "These guys are really good". Others who knew of the band were psyched
to hear of a new album. The security guards eventually stopped us from
walking around during the set and distributing stuff. After the set we
retreated to our seats in the sky. STP was ok (pretty blah). Weiland got
naked at the end. It was the first time I saw the Chillis and they were
really tight. I wish they woould have played older material though. Almost
everything was from two albums (BSSM and the new album) After the show, my
girlfriend and I and my other friends distributed more stickers and got more
great responss. "OOh, cn I have 3, cool, give me one, these guys were good,
don't worry i'll buy the album". But alas, to most people Fishbone was an
after thought to most people and they weren't even listed on the ticket. They
got a brief mentin from the Chillis at the end: "Thanks to Stone Temple
Pilots and to the Wonderful, Amazing Fishbone". I also met Yan from Finland
from the list (cool guy, somewhat of a lurker like myself).

Vijay

P.S. Here's a moment that made me reinforce whhy I love Fishbone. As we were
waiting at the back will call area where people on the band list were
entering, this limo pulls up with people "associated with" stp. The guard
told the people in the limo they would either have to drive in through
another area, or just walk a hundred yards. The woman in th car (who was just
associated with the band) sighed.."We have to walk 100 yeards??" in a
condescending way. Next, in come Dirty Walt on foot strolling in from deep in
the parking lot. Just the nicest guy. He shakes my hand, gives the guards a
lttle salute, and a pat on the back and heads on in. Fishbone rules and after
reading Chronicle 7 and I am saddened to see all the rock star Massah
corporate bullshit they have had to put up with on this tour. Peace.

VJ