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Interview with Mark from The Ark Band: A Peak into Rastafari

By Ric

This is an excerpt from an interview with The Ark Band's lead singer Mark.  Over the course of the hour interview he talked about his various projects in Columbus, Ohio - like his website, www.colleone.com, playing with The Ark Band, being an immigrant from Senegal, but most importantly, Rastafarianism. The interview started with us talking about The Ark... Read More »

Sinking the Vandenberg: Discovering a Southern Paradise and The Ark Band

By Ric

I got an invitation several weeks ago from Sam Maher, the booking agent for a Columbus, Ohio based reggae band called The Ark Band, to cover a couple of their performances as part of The Sinking of the Vandenberg in Key West. The USNS Vandenberg is a decommissioned World War II troop transport that was... Read More »

Sinking the USNS Vandenberg

By Ric

I think I got a little jealous of La Guardia's trip to Colombia and I had to take a trip of my own. I was contacted by an organizer for an event in Key West called The Sinking of the USNS Vandenberg.  Every so often an old warship will be sunk off a coast to be... Read More »