Bob Marley, Tuff Gong and the Resort
August 4th 2006 10:33
I don’t know enough detail about how this is structured, but it does seem strange the directions they have gone in. Tuff Gong and the Bob Marley museum seem natural enough and it is good to see there are charities apparently giving back, but what is with the Marley Resort?
I suppose Bob wanted to relax from time to time, but would he really have wanted his name associated with a spa, restaurant, rooms and gift shop complex? I know he isn’t the only one who should be able to use the Marley name, but you can’t deny the fact his name will help promote the resort.
The resort is in the beautiful Bahamas and the more I think about it I suppose it is as good the Marley’s running a resort as anyone else, particularly if they are giving back to Jamaicans and Africans. I do struggle to come to terms such as “Bob Marley's clothing line Zion Rootswear” when he has been dead such a long time. The man was a legend, but he wasn’t a capitalist. Is it a case of using his name for your own good or rather “If you can’t beat em, join em” and wrestle aware some of the share from the normal capitalists. I’d like to hear from someone who knows more about this.
www.marleyresort.com
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