Interview of Y2K at Reggie's
Reggie's Sports Kafe, 4881 Glen Dale Rd, Bowie, MD 20720


Front L to R: Eric "Black" Lee (Congas), Miriam "Blue" Boston (Vocalist), and Ronnie Lindsey (Bass)
Second Row: Ken "El" Robinson (Keyboards), and Dollar Bill Mason (Lead vocalist and bandleader) (there's a server sitting a table behind the band)
Standing: Derrick "China Boogie" Davis (Manager)
Picture taken by and Copyright Jordan Rich

I had been meaning to interview Y2K for a while. I finally was able to do this on Monday. However, unfortunately, their sound man had problems and they were unable to get a replacement in time to go on with their scheduled performance. I talked with Derrick "China Boogie" Davis for a while while I was setting up, including talking about future Ayre Rayde reunions. He said that they are talking about performing again in late March, but that he didn't think of it as another reunion, but rather a nostalgia show, reflecting people's preference for older GoGo. Co-manager Kelvin Robinson, El's brother was there as well. He graduated a year ahead of me at Maryland. We talked about school, China Boogie's political run, the book "The Beat", and other things. When China Boogie introduced El to me, he joked that he's the reason we (he & Kelvin) are stuck managing Y2K. He also said that Y2K will be working on their first album next month at Cue Studios. He mentioned a time when he was in EU and they got a call at 2 AM to let them know the studio was available. He also talked about how they play in Philadelphia every month and the club they play at is state of the art. The videotaped interview went really well - I am very thankful they were willing to do it.