A LITTLE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THIS EVENT:

The annual Reggae by the Pier music and arts festival is forced to come to an abrupt hault as a result of unfortunate financial neglect.

The purpose of the "Reggae by the Pier" festival is to create a positive cultural event that everybody including whole families with childrencan love.

We encouraged community participation not only to contribute to funding, but to benefit from the publicity of having this fun musical and art-filled attraction, nestled in the heart of California's oceanic beauty - here in Oceanside!

The city of Oceanside is a "military settlement" and is struggling to touch economic prosperity. To achieve this status, it is imperative to celebrate family oriented events to fullfill the city's potential and be recognized as the tourist haven it should be.

The last two years of Reggae by the Pier have been undoubtedly successful. Positive feedback has flooded our mailbox from people throughout the country who attended. Earth Culture and Yard Records have provided the majority (almost all) of the funding to make this event happen, two times in a row. But this year we are unable to do it again, as it looks like there is still nobody else out there that wants to support us or the idea of this kind of event.

We start to wonder if there might be an ethnical problem with us doing this event, as other people in other cities have successfully been able to do the same we were trying.

Or maybe it is about the different type of people that seem to walk the earth nowadays - nobody wants to do something for someone else any more unless they get a lot out of it for themselves.

Think: When was the last time you heard that someone got stabbed or shot at a reggae festival? Do people have fights at these concerts? Would you see people walking around being agressive?

Face it: Reggae is not dangerous and it is not just about smoking weed and running around with dreadlocks, it is about one loving family listening and enjoying good music.