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Lonnytunes - Winter Is Here Posted Apr 26, 2000
Loony, I think your article is wonderful.
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shazzPRME Posted Apr 26, 2000
Hi Loony 
Yes, I like this. Just a couple of points though
Did you intend to write *dread*? I always thought that the phrase was *dead*??
What about mentioning the *Two-Tone* groups, mostly English, who were very popular in the late 60s, early 70s and even beyond. I know that it was probably not *true* reggae, but it most certainly developed straight from the great mans' influence!
shazzPRME 
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From Distant Shores Posted May 18, 2000
He certainly did mean Dread. The meanings of which can be found in Mike Pawka's Patois Dictionary at
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Amphitheatre/2639/patois.txt
DREAD : 1. a person with dreadlocks
2. a serious idea or thing
3. a dangerous situation or person
4. the "dreadful power of the holy"
5. experientially, "awesome, fearful confrontation of
a people with a primordial but historically denied
racial selfhood".
The "Two-Tone" groups played ska music rather than reggae.
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From Distant Shores
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shazzPRME Posted May 18, 2000
Thanx for pointing that out DS I DID realise that it was probably a pun... I was just concerned whether the editor of the piece would understand it
shazzPRME
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Lonnytunes - Winter Is Here Posted May 18, 2000
To whoever subs this article - I believe http://www.h2g2.com/A315938 (Ska) should be back-linked to this one
Loony
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