1995-14th Annual Bob Marley Day Festival-Long Beach Arena

Went with Cathy. 

That's Ice T's autograph.  I met him in the lobby between acts.

Inner Circle, Steel Pulse, Ini Kamoze.  This was the night of Toasters and Dance Hall reggae.

My favourite!  I went to these shows for a number of reasons.  Probably not what you think.  I wanted to eat jerk chicken and fried plantains, buy some souvenirs and remember Bob.

These were my big purchase at the market place.  I had heard Jamaica had issued a stamp in Bob's honor and I really wanted to have one.  Luckily someone there had them! 

1993 - Bob Marley Day - Long Beach Arena

Went to a few of these.  Loved the music, the food and shopping.

I felt like I was reconnecting spiritually a these shows.  They brought back a time in my life.

Don't remember who played or who I went with.  I know that they have different types of 

music on different days so this day had to be something I really wanted to see.  Maybe dancehall!   

1991 - 10th Annual Bob Marley Day – L.B. Arena

Don’t remember who was the headliner at this show, I think it was Maxi Priest.  I went to these festivals because I missed the Bahamas.  I lived there for a while and I missed the food and the music and the culture.  This festival brought a little of that back to me.  I also liked the presentations that Roger Steffens did to keep Bob’s memory alive.  Roger Steffens is a treasure.  I wish I still had all the tapes I got from the fund raising drives they had during the radio show he did called Reggae Beat.  It was one of the best showcases for reggae music ever.  I always felt these shows grounded me in a way, like a religious retreat.