Do the Ska!

Now for a mildly indulgent parental moment...my son, who is very much interested in what I'm doing with this here blog, created a cool Duff Guide to Ska logo all on his own as a gift to me (note the melodica at the top center of the logo--a great detail--we have one that I sometimes play while he plucks away at his bass guitar). I also like the large anime eyes, the Bart Simpson spikey hair, and the ever-present Homer Simpson five o'clock shadow. The kid don't miss a thing!

Right now, he's not a big fan of ska or reggae, but give it time, my friends. While letting him develop his own musical tastes (Green Day, Beatles), I've been insidiously introducing him to all sorts of New Wave and punk bands like the Ramones, Blonde, The Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, Elvis Costello, etc. And while I'm not pushing the ska, the other day while we were over at his uncle's house watching the "2-Tone Army" video that I made over a decade ago (which his uncle appears in), my son started singing along to the tune's chorus--and he could be heard singing it to himself later that night.

Let the indoctrination begin...