After the completion of the first Ska Shrine ever built, I found that my dogs were tired. But it is done. I attribute the build to my Japanese ancestory and my natural Ska wisdom. Everyone has a little Ska wisdom, but not everyone is half Japanese. So, I set my mind to collaborating with my fellow breathren of the Ska world to erect a shrine specifically made for Ska dancing. A.K.A. "Skanking." The architecture must be designed for stability and comfort. The aesthetics must conform to the simple idea of two tones together as one.

The day of completion was a satisfying day, as you may well imagine. My assistant Din and I were pleased with the results. The band came over to see for themselves what we had been talking about with our legendary and Jedi minded producer Matthew King Kaufman. A friend of our drummer was there, too. Before we knew it, she had leaped onto the shrine with excitement and started to skank. The next thing we knew her shoes were literally on fire. Blue and teal colored flames were climbing up her legs and it appeared that she did not notice a thing. Strange...Before I realized anything else my ancient Japanese ancestral instincts kicked in and I swatted her off the shrine with a large broom handle. We doused her shoes and she was fine, subsequently. Then I replaced the burned tiles with new ones, like any shrine building japanese person would do.

We learned a very important lesson that evening about Ska Shrines. One must have the right kind of shoes. One by one the band put there Ska shoes on the floor to see if they would ignite in a fiery inferno of anti ska. I took a picture just in case there was some wierd time lapse effect. There was not. Our shoes, whether we knew ahead of time or not, are actually legitimate Ska shoes. And they have been baptized by our new Ska shrine.

Here is a link to that very picture...I cannot wait to wear those shoes at our next concert...

And here is a good song for Ska Shrine skanking!

Mooska