127 contestants skanked their butts off to live ska music by The Uptones, Hectic, and The Street Vendors @ La Peña Friday nite. DJ Ox kept the dance hall bouncing for the contestants and the rest of the sweaty crowd between sets, and comedian Eric Cash MC’d & announced the winners. 2nd prize winners all took home a copy of The Uptones’ Skankin’ Foolz Unite! CD.
Here is 1st prize winner and skanker extraordinaire, Leslie Watson, presented with a giant check for $500.00 by Kelly Brant from SONICSWAP.com.
Leslie and all the runners up then joined the Uptones onstage for the finale. It was a skankin’ fools dream! A special shout out to the youngest contestant yet, Tiger, who at 11 years old was also attending his very first concert. Here are the runners up:
#3 Tiger Leet
#16 Erik Wright
#34 Emily Stein
#1 Brown Pride
#41 Mike The Milk Man
#55 Cairo McCockran
#20 Daniel Cope
#25 Sean Morris
Watch this space for the next contest to be announced! Meantime, practice and be ready! For tips to win, read the
