Ska-king takes over at Bakotopia! - By N.L. Belardes
In a big twist of events, Ska-king Matt Munoz has taken over the supreme leader chair at Bakotopia. Wow!
Will Cesareo celebrate with the four traditional ska dances while Matt boogies in his big socks?
Official letter from Spud:
Hey everyone! It's SPUD, and I have an important, earth-shaking announcement to make about Bakotopia.com -- so brace yourself!
Almost a year ago, I started this site on a whim. I thought it would be cool to give people in Bako a place to post things for sale or trade, help people find jobs, find used guitars and that kind of thing. So we put up a site and posted some flyers, and you all showed up. Then we added some user profiles, resuscitated Bakersfieldbands.com and brought it into the fold, let bands upload MP3s and all that jazz.
The response to all of this has been bigger than we ever anticipated, which has created a lot of work. I needed some help fast! So I'm really happy and excited to introduce the new face of Bakotopia: MATT MUNOZ! You can check out his profile and welcome him here: http://bakotopia.com/users/matt.
Many of your probably know Matt as the lead singer of Mento Buru, a local band that's close to 20 years old. Matt's been a long-time voice for the local music scene, and recently helped organize a benefit concert at the Dome for Hurricane Katrina victims. I can't think of a better person to carry the torch for Bakotopia and take it in all kinds of exciting new directions.
So what happens to SPUD? I'm not going away, but I will be more of a behind-the-scenes guy. Just think of me as another member of this cool, hip community we've created together. That's all I ever wanted out of this, and now it's time to let someone who really knows what he's doing run the show.
On a side note, it's very gratifying to see Bakotopia get to a level where we'd feel comfortable asking a rock star to run it, and more importantly that such a person would say yes. :-) When geek and chic come together, great things result.
The next newsletter will come from Matt. In the meantime, you can still reach me at spud@bakotopia.com.
Rock on!
Regards,
SPUD
Matt's official "I like you" letter:
Greetings Bakotopians, allow me to introduce myself…
My name is Matt, and I’ll be taking over Spud’s duties here at Bakotopia.
I know some of you may be saddened to hear of Spud’s departure, but rest assured he will be working closely as a sort of “spiritual guide.” He will be missed, but not forgotten. A moment of silence, please……
Enough about Spud, he always did hog up the spotlight. Let’s talk about the big news, shall we?
There are a lot of cool plans brewing here at Bakotopia, but before we move forward, let me give you a little background on myself…
I was born and raised smack dab in the middle ofKernCounty , and have been actively involved in the Bakersfield community for years both as a student of music and journalism at BC and CSUB, and as bandleader for local latin ska dudes, Mento Buru. Preaching the word of good music and fun times is my specialty, and I’ll do my best to spread the news to you, my fellow Bakotopians!
Remember, Bakotopia is all about its members, so don’t stress. I’m not planning on turning this into a site about me and my faves. I want to help build our online community into something Bakersfield ’s never seen.
Yeah, yeah…You’ve heard it before, but forget about the past. We’re talking BIG THINGS at Bakotopia, baby: Music podcasts with local bands, up-to-date reports on fun things happening all over town, lots of pictures from events, contests, giveaways! Can you feel my excitement? You should…2005 was a great year for our little site and it’s only getting better in 2006!
I appreciate any feedback about Bakotopia. Tell me what you like, dislike, want to see in the future, or your unconditional love. Don’t be shy, drop me a line. I’m here for you anytime at: matt@bakotopia.com!
So, forget that other SPACE, tell your friends to jump aboard where the real action is!
Now, let’s have some fun!
**One more important note:
Our sending address is changing to bakotopia@bakotopia.com, so please add us to your address books!
Thanks / Gracias!
See Ya Online,
Matt
Will Cesareo celebrate with the four traditional ska dances while Matt boogies in his big socks?
Official letter from Spud:
Hey everyone! It's SPUD, and I have an important, earth-shaking announcement to make about Bakotopia.com -- so brace yourself!
Almost a year ago, I started this site on a whim. I thought it would be cool to give people in Bako a place to post things for sale or trade, help people find jobs, find used guitars and that kind of thing. So we put up a site and posted some flyers, and you all showed up. Then we added some user profiles, resuscitated Bakersfieldbands.com and brought it into the fold, let bands upload MP3s and all that jazz.
The response to all of this has been bigger than we ever anticipated, which has created a lot of work. I needed some help fast! So I'm really happy and excited to introduce the new face of Bakotopia: MATT MUNOZ! You can check out his profile and welcome him here: http://bakotopia.com/users/matt.
Many of your probably know Matt as the lead singer of Mento Buru, a local band that's close to 20 years old. Matt's been a long-time voice for the local music scene, and recently helped organize a benefit concert at the Dome for Hurricane Katrina victims. I can't think of a better person to carry the torch for Bakotopia and take it in all kinds of exciting new directions.
So what happens to SPUD? I'm not going away, but I will be more of a behind-the-scenes guy. Just think of me as another member of this cool, hip community we've created together. That's all I ever wanted out of this, and now it's time to let someone who really knows what he's doing run the show.
On a side note, it's very gratifying to see Bakotopia get to a level where we'd feel comfortable asking a rock star to run it, and more importantly that such a person would say yes. :-) When geek and chic come together, great things result.
The next newsletter will come from Matt. In the meantime, you can still reach me at spud@bakotopia.com.
Rock on!
Regards,
SPUD
Matt's official "I like you" letter:
Greetings Bakotopians, allow me to introduce myself…
My name is Matt, and I’ll be taking over Spud’s duties here at Bakotopia.
I know some of you may be saddened to hear of Spud’s departure, but rest assured he will be working closely as a sort of “spiritual guide.” He will be missed, but not forgotten. A moment of silence, please……
Enough about Spud, he always did hog up the spotlight. Let’s talk about the big news, shall we?
There are a lot of cool plans brewing here at Bakotopia, but before we move forward, let me give you a little background on myself…
I was born and raised smack dab in the middle ofKernCounty , and have been actively involved in the Bakersfield community for years both as a student of music and journalism at BC and CSUB, and as bandleader for local latin ska dudes, Mento Buru. Preaching the word of good music and fun times is my specialty, and I’ll do my best to spread the news to you, my fellow Bakotopians!
Remember, Bakotopia is all about its members, so don’t stress. I’m not planning on turning this into a site about me and my faves. I want to help build our online community into something Bakersfield ’s never seen.
Yeah, yeah…You’ve heard it before, but forget about the past. We’re talking BIG THINGS at Bakotopia, baby: Music podcasts with local bands, up-to-date reports on fun things happening all over town, lots of pictures from events, contests, giveaways! Can you feel my excitement? You should…2005 was a great year for our little site and it’s only getting better in 2006!
I appreciate any feedback about Bakotopia. Tell me what you like, dislike, want to see in the future, or your unconditional love. Don’t be shy, drop me a line. I’m here for you anytime at: matt@bakotopia.com!
So, forget that other SPACE, tell your friends to jump aboard where the real action is!
Now, let’s have some fun!
**One more important note:
Our sending address is changing to bakotopia@bakotopia.com, so please add us to your address books!
Thanks / Gracias!
See Ya Online,
Matt
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