http://skafishblog.skafish.com Skafish speaks... in his own words - raw and uncensored... Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:02:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I always find homophobia, especially in America, to be a combination of two extremes: the laughably absurd, and the terrifyingly tragic. Absurd, when we see homophobic athletes hugging each other tighter than they’d ever with a woman, gently patting each other’s asses all game long, and even kissing, all under the ... http://skafishblog.skafish.com/2010/02/06/gay-super-bowl-ad-rejected/ We tend to think of acoustic musical instruments as somehow being natural and organic: like a piano, acoustic guitar, violin, and a drum kit – but in reality, are they really? Why are the steel pieces of a drum kit natural? How about the wood of an acoustic guitar? What’s ... http://skafishblog.skafish.com/2010/01/05/man-or-machine-the-future-of-music/     Here we see JD Dragus, a pal I went to high school with at Bishop Noll Institute. More than a school, BNI was like a abusive, tortuous, Catholic solitary confinement prison cell!   JD is sporting his Skafish T-shirt, classic derby hat and a very cool-looking guitar.     JD is a songwriter, singer, guitarist and musician who ... http://skafishblog.skafish.com/2010/01/02/skafish-t-shirt-mania-rules/ Mark Reynolds, a bass player and musician from Kansas City, Missouri, was kind enough to send us this pic looking quite dapper in his Skafish contest prize T-shirt and very hip ska style hat.                       In addition to having had his music featured in a film, Mark has shared the stage with such groups ... http://skafishblog.skafish.com/2010/01/02/let-the-skafish-t-shirts-be-worn/     We've had people enter from all over the world in the 2009 Skafish Holiday season contest giveaway! Phil Bradley was one of our lucky contest winners from the UK. A Skafish fan for decades, Phil sent us these two images for us to enjoy.   We can appreciate the timeless, dignified, classic drawing ... http://skafishblog.skafish.com/2010/01/02/greetings-from-a-week-6-winner/ Kim Tonry, a Skafish fan who lives in the Chicago area was one of five lucky people to win an ultimate What's This? 1976-1979 press kit folder with autographed retail CD and extra surreal Santa Skafish treats. In addition, this prize included two firsts: a Skafish What's This? 1976-1979 post card and ... http://skafishblog.skafish.com/2010/01/02/meet-one-of-our-week-6-winners/ For Week 5, I gave away five high-end What's This? 1976-1979 press kit folders with autographed promo CD and lots of goodies inside. Larry Leibowitz, a long-time Skafish fan who now lives in Florida was one of the lucky winners. Here was kind enough to send us a picture with ... http://skafishblog.skafish.com/2009/12/26/meet-one-of-our-week-5-winners/ The TEN Week 7 winners are: Mark Reynolds, Heathen (MySpace), Michelle (MySpace), Brad Emrich, Matt Garratt, Mud, Bill Styple, Morgon Olcott, ElJefeMuyGuapo, and Jim Ryan. These 10 lucky people will be able to wear me everywhere proudly and disgracefully, and in the process, raise a few bored and boring eyebrows ... http://skafishblog.skafish.com/2009/12/21/final-naughty-nice-list-from-surreal-santa-skafish/ Welcome to Week 7, the LAST and FINAL week of the Skafish 2009 holiday season giveaway contests. Week 6 was once again a disgraceful blast and bash, and here are the Week 6 winners: N.o.t.o.r.i.o.u.s. Verb, Phil Bradley, Kim Tonry, Michelle Keener, Geoffrey Bendorf. If you haven’t won yet, this is your ... http://skafishblog.skafish.com/2009/12/13/last-contest-win-the-ultimate-skafish-collectible-a-never-before-sold-skafish-t-shirt/ Welcome to Week 6 of the 7 week Skafish 2009 holiday season giveaway contests. Week 5 was frenetically fantastic and here are the winners: Bob Pittenger, Michael (MySpace), Peterpeter, Van Pudlo, and Larry Leibowitz. If you haven't won yet, do keep on entering as there are brand new prizes to win over ... http://skafishblog.skafish.com/2009/12/06/win-the-ultimate-skafish-what%e2%80%99s-this-press-kit/