Page 33 - ION Indie Magazine JulyAugust 2019
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“Yo, man, let’s get outta here…


                         word to your mother!”



          And  finally,  headliner  Vanilla  Ice  closed  the  party  and  was  certainly  an
          expert at it. This time, I was familiar with most of his songs. My memory
          was a jarred when he kinda started with an acapella “Go, Ninja, Go, Ninja,
          Go.” The audience then repeated his cadence. I didn’t get it. And then this
          plastic looking thing came on stage…and then I got it! Mr. Ice was joined
          onstage by Michelangelo…yes, the Ninja Turtle. Looked like a real movie
          prop. Vanilla sang “Ninja Rap,” a song that was featured in the 1991 movie
          “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze.” Well, that was
          a short 4-minute and 26-second song.

          Times change and people change, and Vanilla Ice has changed for the
          better. At 51, his look is more in tune to today's fashion style. Gone is the
          crazy pompadour hair. He talked about family and having made 3 “ice ice
          babies.” That was funny to me. And at the same time, some things stay the
          same. His music will eternally haunt my ears…in a good way.

          The  evening  went  and  ended  with  half  the  audience  on  stage  with
          him…including the other artists of the evening. Vanilla took lots of selfies
          with everyone on stage. Boom went the confetti! A hurrah-farewell cannon
          fired its mostly red and a bit of yellow 30-second confetti moment. I felt bad
          for the cleanup crew.

          This night was a welcome one and I said my good nights filled with fun and
          nostalgia. This turned out to be a favorite concert event for me. I’d do the
          90’s over again!

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          Vanilla Ice: http://www.vanillaice.com
          Vanilla Ice Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vanillaice
          YouTube Vanilla Ice: Ice Ice Baby: https://youtu.be/rog8ou-ZepE

          Rob Base Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Robbasemusic
          YouTube Rob Base: It Takes Two: https://youtu.be/phOW-CZJWT0

          Coolio: http://www.coolioworld.com
          Coolio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Coolio
          YouTube Coolio: Gangsta’s Paradise: https://youtu.be/fPO76Jlnz6c

          Tone Loc: http://toneloc.com
          Tone Loc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ToneLocOfficial
          YouTube Tone Loc: Funky Cold Medina: https://youtu.be/63ZIf2H9S0E



         “ICE ICE BABY TO GO!...”
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