The 2 Skinnee J's are one of the best bands around today. The band uses a combination of rap and rock in their music.
The combination is a very good one. To use their words they're "the rap band that puts the band back in rap." (Left entire 2 Skinnee J's band)
The 2 Skinnee J's have released several albums. Some include, "Six Songs for Five Bucks", "Americain Heros", "Return of the New and Improved", and "Sing, Earthboy, Sing". Their first album on a nationally known label(Capricorn) was released in 1998. The album was entitled "Supermercado" 
(Left Special J Right J Guevara)
Songs on "Supermercado" include: Pluto, Wild Kingdom, The Best, Ball Point Man, In the Clutches of the Diabolical Sgt. Stiletto, The Whammy, You're a Champion, (718), The Good, the Bad & the Skinnee, Riot Nrrrd, Organic Machine, and Mind Trick. 
Over the years of Skinnee existence the band has gone through some changes. On their first album the band consisted of: Vocals - Special J and Jay Slim, Drums - Andy Action, Bass - Eddie Eyeball, Keys - DJ Casper, Guitar - General Viturbo, Trombone - Small Wonder, Trumpet - Funky Dollar Bill, and Saxaphone - Robba Shanks. As you can see only 3 of these guys are still in the band. 
(Left Andy Action Right Eddie Eyeball) On the 2 Skinnee J's second album Stevie Spice was introduced playing the trombone. On their third album they introduce A.J. "Stumpy" Johnson (sole proprietor and owner of 2 Skinnee J's), J. Guevara replaces J. Slim on vocals, King Vitamin plays guitar and
Stevie Spice is now playing samples and trombone. Then for "Sing, Earthboy, Sing" and "Supermercado" they have Eddie Eyeball playing bass, Andy Action playing drums, J. Guevara on vocals, Stevie Spice playing keyboard and samples
, A. Mays playing guitar, and Special J. on vocals.
(Left Stevie Spice Right A. Mays)
Recently A.J. "Stumpy" Johnson has "repostioned" A. Mays and has replaced him on guitar with Lance. The band is going to take off the summer('99) to work on a new album. (Left A.J. "Stumpy" Johnson) Check out the 2 Skinnee J's official page at http://www.2skinneejs.comMORE EMAIL FROM ANDY ACTION!!!!friends-
as you know, I have been fired from 2 skinnee j's.
this is a very difficult thing for me to endure in that I am a founding member of the band and for the last nine years, 2 skinnee j's has been the only focus of my life, spirit and soul. during that time, I attempted to push the project forward with every cell in my body and I have sacrificed many things - perhaps everything- in the process.
with this in mind, I must go through a very personal grieving and healing process, now that my life goals have been stripped from me.
the letters and email that I have received have been helpful in so many ways. they have enabled me to realize that I have love, care, support and friendship from truly wonderful people. that fact alone will enable me to look back at my time with the j's as rewarding and worthwhile. I am honored and humbled by your sentiments.
I am going to change my life in many ways, but the first step is to remove myself from my former band in every way possible. I will be retiring Action2SJ as my screen name. because it is the master screen name on my aol account (imagine that), I am going to keep the address at least for a while and will check my email there. I will receive no instant massages there, however. my new email address (ActionRocksYou@aol.com) is set up now and I will receive all email correspondence there and will occasionally receive instant messages there as well (aol screen name ActionRocksYou). I am also on ICQ (nickname Action).
please do not fear, you have not seen the last of me. many of you who know me well understand that I can be downright tenacious and stubborn at times- and I will prevail. I have made no decisions regarding my future yet, except that I will take the time necessary to heal. I aspire to keep all my friends informed of my plans and in fact, I am interested in interviewing web designers who might wish to help me establish www.AndyAction.com so that my future endeavors can be more accessible.
unfortunately, I am flat broke, so this may take a while...
soon I will make my next move. because of the sudden nature of this decision, I find that I have more time on my hands than I've had in over a decade. now, I get to decide what it is that I will throw my heart into next. I play drums and I rock. I also helped manage and tour manage the band for many years and have experience from the trenches in the music industry. if you know of any bands looking for drummers or situations or positions that might fit my life, please let me know.
I guess in a lot of ways, I needed a dose of humility, but if only to save me the humiliation of having to tell people the news over and over, please forward this email to whomever you think might care. I have swallowed enough pride for now and I seek to move on...
on that note I would like to offer some details that may explain the parting circumstances with the band, so that I can lay this to rest and get on with my life.
for the past year or so, a rift has formed between myself and the existing band members. out of respect to the people involved (myself included), the details of these interpersonal problems shall go undisclosed, but for the sake of closure, let it suffice to say that we viewed life differently in many ways. an inexplicable phenomenon occurs when people decide to live, work, create, travel, rock and coexist together. much like a marriage, the subtleties and character foibles of one's significant others grow enormous and personified over the years. lifestyle choices and personal goals become often incompatible and difficult to handle. I had withdrawn from the group dynamic to an extreme extent. this was as an attempt to salvage the group, not sabotage it. I felt that, in light of my history with the band, I needed to put my personal differences with them (no matter how ever-present or ever-growing) aside for the sake of the whole. countless times in the past have different members withdrawn for infinite reasons and the situation either organically changed to accommodate the changing need of that member, or that member would become comfortable in his role once again, or that member would leave by his own free will... I assumed that this curtesy would be extended to me- or at the very least, addressed. I was wrong.
I did not want to leave this band.
for them, the rift became a schism that could not be breached...
I was let go. despite my years of faithful service, they approached me with no warning and dismissed me. that is the only thing that embitters me. that I was not confronted, given an ultimatum or even warned. these people were my friends- so I thought. I thought of them as brothers.
musical differences were sighted, and although I admit to being uninspired due to the lack of chemistry between us of late, I have a hard time swallowing that I am not part of a "future musical vision" with 2 skinnee j's.
I feel abandoned, betrayed, scapegoated and backstabbed. I think anyone would. in many ways, however, this decision is indeed beneficial to me because living with the perpetual derision of one's peers is difficult to endure.
there I've said it. that felt good.
please support 2 skinnee j's in any way you deem fit. they are amazing men with amazing abilities. the groups deserves success and is well positioned for it, thanks to our collective efforts and sacrifice over all these many years.
it will be difficult to watch something that I've worked for my entire adult life flourish from the sidelines...
on a side note, I would like to illuminate that A.J. "Stumpy" Johnson is a fictitious character. In no way was the man who portrays Stumpy, my friend Adam, responsible for this decision. in fact, he wasn't even involved. please do not channel any bad feelings towards him. this decision was handed down by the remaining members of the band.
as for myself, I seek to close this chapter of my life with all the fixin's. I need to be able to put it all past me. a deluge of instant messages and email asking me the details of what happened will not help me. fond memories, friendship, future endeavors and support will...
I ask for your help in my time of need. please stay in touch and be well.
yours humbly,
Andy Action MORE INFO ABOUT ANDY THIS MAIL COMES FROM THE CURRENT BAND MEMBERS---Dear friends and fans of 2 Skinnee J's,
We must with profound sadness announce that we are no longer working with our friend and drummer Andy Action. This decision was difficult for all of us and was not made lightly. We hope that you all will trust that this was not fueled out of any malice towards Andy and was purely made as a last resort.
We realize that this news will come as a shock to all the loyal supporters of the band, leaving many of you bewildered, disappointed and possibly angered. While a complete explanation of why this decision was necessary would, of course, clear up the confusion, we feel that out of compassion for Andy and respect for his privacy and ours it would be inappropriate and unfair to discuss. We humbly request that you understand this in light of how emotionally complex the situation is.
Please allow us to make clear that there are no sides to take in this matter. As Andy confirmed in his e-mail sent out earlier this week, it is not Andy vs. 2 Skinnee J's. Instead, we ask that you support Andy in all his future endeavors. Despite the change in the band's line-up, Andy is, and will always be, a great person, a great friend, and a great drummer.
And lastly, for those of you who have informed us that you will no longer be supporting the band because of this decision - we can only express our sincerest regret in disappointing you. We will continue to be dedicated to making great music, putting on great shows, and connecting with our fans. We hope we can win you over again.
We are, as always, open to your comments, criticism and opinions. We welcome everyone's input and will be happy to answer any questions that people will inevitably have. From the deepest of our hearts - we thank you.
Eddie, Joel, Noah, Steve and Lance
well still a bad situation, but one thing I am sort of glad to know from this is that Special J's name is Joel and J. Guevara's is Noah. J. = Noah??? Well keep supporting the 2 Skinnee J's they are still a very good band and as in most bands they just had a little problem between them. Coming of a Reverb appearance and a up an upcoming CD release, look for the J's to become bigger. They still need their fans support. I know they still got my support. Here is some pretty cool info about Andy Action from a friend of mine: hey eddie- this is for you!
I started playing drums early- I was 7 (I'm 28 now).
my father was adrummer,
and his father and his father's father as well , so it
wasn't really a
decision for me. it just fell into place...
I grew up in a small suburban town about 15 mins
outside of new yorkcity, so
I could see great bands play all the time...all I did
was listen to andplay
music.whem I was a senior, my parents told me that I
had to go to college- I
said I would only if I could chose where I would go. I
anticipated all this
and I scheduled an audition at the 'new school for
jazz and contemporary
music' in nyc. I went and kicked ass and got accepted.
there were only 116 kids
in the whole school and for the next four years I
lived and breathed music. I
played all day every day with as many people as I
could- every style I could
absorb, every genre, technique or tradition- I
absorbed like a sponge for four
years. I made friends, had idols and met a mentor- I
studied west african hand
drumming and jazz. it was intense. I studied with some
legends. I wasreally
lucky. all the while, I participated in a "scene" on
nyc - musicians,bands,
club owners, promoters, fans of music and anyone who
cared. I worked atclubs
at night- I would meet the bands (up to five a night!)
and got to know
EVERYONE. and I kept up with them- I was friendly with
them all (I wasthe
guy who paid them at the end of the night!) I also
joined tons of bandsand
just racked up experience recording, gigging and
writing music with all
different kinds of people. some bands were my
creation, for some I wasa
hired gun- but I learned from them all. at one point I
was in sevenbands!
enter 2 Skinnee J's...
a few friends and I formed the band in college
(columbia univ./newschool in
nyc) on kind of a whim- there was a columbia event
planned with abuilt-in
audience and we capitalized on the moment. soon we had
gigs on our ownand
the various band members that couldn't prioritize the
band either quitor got
fired. we got any money we could get together to make
a 4-song demo,and with
the help of friends we recorded it. we played around
nyc every week orso for
a few years and tried to get the band into any
situation we could. we
befriended other bands, club owners, promoters, radio
dj's, and reallyworked
on promotion: posters, flyers, mailing list, etc. and
nurtured thesmall, but
evergrowing fan-base slowly and one fan at a time.
all this work and a little luck (such as a fluke
acceptance to dickclark's
battle of the bands '93 on abc tv!) helped us to get a
booking agent- a
company that booked all our live shows for us. they
had more clout toget us
into more clubs and enabled us to travel to different
cities to play.we got
a loan from a fan and bought a vehicle. at that piont,
each band memberfaced
a difficult decision: quit your
job/school/girlfriend/life or quit theband.
many quit the band. well, we played the small club
curcuit for years, attracting
management,
changing booking agencies, changing management,
nurturing the fan-baseand
generally working our asses off. all the while we were
making demos,
releasing our own cd's, selling t-shirts, and shopping
the band to
recordlabels- and getting rejected! we have binders
full of rejection
letters....deep into our sixth year, we finally got
approached by capricorn (we
had sold nearly 20,000 cd's on our own and it became
harder and harder toignore
us) and we signed with them. we switched booking
agents again, switched
lawyers, signed a publishing deal (seperate topic) and
virtuallynothing
changed. well, we got to make a record on a reasonable
budget with some
really great producers and made a video (which
flopped) and our recordwas in
stores. we still couldn't really get on any great
tours and radiovirtually
ignored us. recently, we've changed management again-
311's elusiveYonnie
came aboard and things started changing- starting with
renewedenthusiasm
from the record label and going on tour with everlast
and sugar ray...
so there's the skeleton of our career: 8 years,14
ex-band members, over1100
shows, 4 demos, 3 managers, 3 booking agents, 2
lawyers, 2self-released cd
ep's, 1 record label, 1 publishing company and a
partridge in a peartree....
the MOST important things throughout have been:
keeping togetherthrough the
hard times (poverty and suffering are a big part of
the equation),amassing
rersources (contacts, industry connections, and ANYONE
who will helpyou) and
nurturing the fans. there is no band without the
fans....
perseverence(if you waiver for one moment, you will
fail...). education
(teach yourself about the music industry). longevity
(this WILL take along
time). passion (do it cuz you love it, or don't bother...)
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They have been playing a song during recent concerts called "Three Minutes." A song that is surely to be on the new album. If you do not have "Supermercado" go out and buy it now. I would also encourage you to buy their new album when it comes out. The 2 Skinnee J's are AWESOME. The J's have been back on tour, for now, but they are gonna take some more time off to continue working on their new album. I recently caught a live show by them on September 9th, and all I gotta say is they are AWESOME!! 
If you have any chance to see the 2 Skinnee J's in concert, I highly recommend you do see them. They put on one of the, if not the best, live shows you can see. They played for about an hour and a half and it was super high energy non-stop music. It was just great. GO SEE EM!! This following information was given to me in an email straight from Andy Action himself: dear Champions,
this is Andy Action here telling you know that I have been officially removed from my position as drummer and member of 2 Skinnee J's as of monday october 11th, 1999. A.J. $tumpy Johnson is a mysterious man with complicated reasons behind his motivation but neither you nor I are in any position to question this decision.
I just want to take a moment to thank you, the fans, friends and the people in my life, for allowing me to live out my dreams in so many ways. you have given me a gift of immeasurable worth. I will always know, love and appreciate you for that.
I am going to humbly move on now and I hope that you will give the 2 Skinnee J's your undivided loyalty and support, because they are a noble group of brave men. I am proud of my history with them. I regret nothing.
please help me to move on by supporting them and letting me see something that I am inexorably a part of continue to climb towards the heights the band deserves.
I am, forever, your humble servant,
Andy -=Aciton, formerly of 2 Skinnee J's
ps. please forward this to anyone who you feel would like to know.
pps. please excuse the impersonal tone and nature of this email. I am going through a lot right now and I needed to let everyone know as soon as possible... WHY WHY WHY!?!?!?!?!
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