AC7 ... and de gas goof!
Ah sick ..... ah fightin off de flu ...... de MACHEL ...... da'is what it call rite ..... hadda be ..... cuz de amount ah time he name pop up lately ..... and not in ah good way ...... jus like my blasted recurrin flu!!!
Now allyuh done know ..... dat Scene doh really be on too much scenes ...... so as usual ...... I was jus cool ...... I eh geh link up fuh nuttin since last week ...... so Friday nite ah was home ...... and den Saturday ...... all ah had on meh agenda .... was meh lil class (an' Valentines!) .... so ah make up meh mind .... dat ah wuzin goin nowhere .... and dat maybe ah should jus try tuh recover properly ..... so ah went meh class on Saturday ..... wit good intentions tuh pick up ah lil soup after ..... an jus go home an' rest .... when ...... as ah jump eeeeen meh car (after meh class) ...... ah hear BEEP (meh cell phone) ...... so ah flip it open ...... an' an start tuh check all de 'MISSED' ..... when ah bounce up a text message from a friend ..... advising dat she link meh fuh AC7 ...... so ah say cool ...... Scene eeeeeen (like Zuki and Tim Tim)!
Now watch meh ..... de fren who link meh ...... eh no ordinary fren eh ...... she's ah VVIP kinda fren ...... so ah doh have tuh tell yuh ..... dat de pass or de comp or de invite ....... or whatever it was ...... was no ordinary piece ah cardboard either ...... cuz hear nah ...... yuh gyul get it nice ..... down tuh car park pass an' all .....
Yes .... yuh know is only pure never-see-come-see-ness dat make meh take dis pic!
Anyway ...... it wasn't only me who get de link ...... so I end up goin wit 5 odda woman .... an' 2 man (yeah we was 6 tuh 2) ...... and even tho we had parkin passes ..... we still organise tuh ride out early ..... cuz last year was real tizzickness ...... so about 10:15 pm ..... ah jump eeen meh car ...... tuh go meet up wit dem ...... when meh gas light come orn ..... AGAIN! (yes ah still doh full meh tank) ..... so ah make ah quick left .... an' ah head straight fuh de Four Roads Service Station! ...... when ah reach now ..... de Pump Attendant (gyul No. 1) tell meh tuh drive up tuh de first pump ..... so ah fall eeen tuh place ....... open de gas tank cover ..... an' ah order ah $80 premium ..... my gyul now (No. 1) ..... put eeen de nozzle ting ...... and tell de next Attendant (gyul No. 2 who was servicin cars on de nex side) ..... tuh take de $80 from meh ...... so gyul No. 2 come by meh window ...... she take de blue note ..... she look at it ..... she rub it up ...... she hold it up tuh de light (I would love tuh know what yuh does be checkin when yuh do dat!) ..... cuz yuh know it have counterfeit circulatin rite ...... de only ting she eh do ..... is smell it ...... anyway ...... after de thorough inspection ..... she hand meh back ah $20 ..... take out de nozzle ting ..... close back meh gas tank cover .... and sent me on my way ......
So I drive out de gas station now ..... an' reach round on de Diego Martin highway ..... when ah notice dat Mr. Needle eh budge ..... he an E was still huggin up tight ..... but de gas light was now off .... so rite away .... ah headache start tuh come on ..... cuz all I start tuh study ..... is dat meh gas gauge muzbe eh workin ..... but ..... because ah was done late ..... an' ah was hustlin ..... an' ah know dat ah jus put $80 ..... no other conclusions entered meh head ...... UNTIL ...... ah reach de Foreshore now ...... an' ah end up in ah serious traffic outside de Stadium ..... which afforded me nuff time ..... tuh tink back ..... and tuh realise ..... dat none ah dem (gyuls Nos. 1 or 2) ever put de blasted gas ..... so ah turn off de AC one time ..... an' ah start tuh pray dat de car doh shut off ...... on de highway ..... in de middle of de mass confusion ..... in dah long line ah was in ...... waiting tuh drive eeeeen de Stadium ...... where in de distance ..... ah only seein ah setta people gettin brace by Police ...... cuz apparently people didn't realise dat is only VIPs (like mehself) coulda park in de Stadium ...... anyway ..... after about ah 15 minutes ..... ah finally reach inside ...... ah exhale ..... ah tank de lord dat de gas light didn't come back orn ..... ah park ..... an' ah link up wit crew an' crew .....
So with car safely parked and lock up ..... and crew gathered ...... we start tuh head tuh de scaffoldin ting by de covered stands area ...... cuz we assumed that that is where VIPs had tuh enter ....... well it got better ...... we had ah even more special entrance ...... dat didn't have nobody ...... so we jus walk in cool ..... we get we bands ..... and was up de steps (cuz yuh know VIPs always have tuh go UP - if even is only one dotish step like in 51) ...... tuh de Hospitality Suite ..... now I really didn't read de invite before eh ..... so I didn't know is dey we was going ...... cuz HELLO ...... when we reach up (de steps) now ...... de ting air-condition ...... it have tables and chairs wit big fancy ribbon an' ting tie up on dem ...... I swear was ah weddin reception we walk eeeen ...... dey had a fully stocked bar ..... FREE ...... everyting FREE ....... dey had lil food ...... lil plates wit hors d'oeuvres an' ting ..... nice clean bathroom with nice soap an' ting ...... yuh gyul was likin sheself!
(Hear nah ..... I could real get used tuh dat VIP shit yes ..... in meh next life fuh sure!)
So yeah ..... as ah was sayin ..... we inside de Hospitality Suite now ..... so ah call down ah scotch an' coconut pronto ...... and was off tuh de real scene ...... de Platinum section ....... cuz there's no way dat I was stayin in dat stooshness ...... tuh watch no show ..... on no screen ...... cuz da'is how de VIPs was doin it in dey ...... dem was watchin de show ..... on ah screen .....
So we gorn down in de Platinum area now ..... and de vibes jus rite ....... not setta ramness ...... dey put down de port-o-floor ting ....... it had nuff lightin so yuh coulda gape real easy ..... and altho we were very far from the stage ...... it had real big screens ...... wit everyting showin real big ...... and we was gettin free drinks from de bar in de hospitality suite ...... so we didn't even have tuh visit any of de 'pay' bars ...... of which there were many....
Fuh de whole nite ...... all I do is drink and socialise (as per usual) ..... I eh hear nobody perform yet ..... actually ah lie ..... when we reach ..... Benjai was on stage ...... I doh know what band was backin him ...... so he come ...... an' he gorn ..... den Shurwayne Winchester and YOU come orn ...... now I cyah really take orn Shurwayne ..... so I really wasn't payin any attention ...... UNTIL ...... ah start tuh hear SANDSTORM ..... allyuh know dat song rite ..... well ..... is ah techno song (that I just love!) .... dat somehow get eeeen we carnival dis year ...... via Mr. Machel Montano ...... cuz he have ah song called RAVE (one ah he big tune) ..... an' what he does do ..... is ....... at some point in de song ...... he does just stop ...... and de Sandstorm sample does start tuh play ..... and everybody does be ravin an' wavin dey glow stick etc. etc. ...... so anyway ...... when ah hear Sandstorm start tuh play now ..... ah get confuse ...... cuz ah tinkin tuh mehself ...... wait ...... da'is not Machel ting? ...... how come Shurwayne performin in ah MACHEL show ...... an' singing Machel ting?!
Well ..... is only de nex day ...... dat I come tuh find out ..... dat apparently ..... MACHEL too wondered de same ting ...... and good cuss up Shurwayne Winchester ...... ah hear he storm de stage ..... an' commanded Shurwayne tuh ...... STOP ..... now as ah say ...... I didn't actually see or hear any of it eh ...... but a friend of mine who was coverin de show ..... fill in de blanks fuh meh ...... I could not believe Machel's behaviour ..... and Shurwayne self ..... he kyna dotish too ..... cuz how you could go in ah man show ...... and use de same sample de man (Machel) usin ..... ah sample he was usin before you ..... and fuh one of his bigger songs too ...... altho de sample in question doh really belong tuh none ah dem eh ...... but still ...... I eh saying dat Machel shoulda cuss him up ...... but Shurwayne coulda use some sense! ..... fuh me ...... YOU only consolation was Maxi Priest ...... ah kyna listen tuh his set ....
So anyway ...... Shurwayne get trow off ..... and in no time ...... Machel was on ...... and let's just say ...... I real glad I went Boy Boy and de Magic Drum ..... cuz AC7 ...... de total package ..... did not move me at all ...... an' it had real people eh ..... Busy Signal (mixin eeeen ah lil dancehall wit de soca?) ..... Collie Buddz (he doh sound too good live) ..... and Lil John (STEUPS - WHAT?) ...... and Pitbull (who we woulda never know of if Machel didn't bring him last year) ..... oh and de lil boy who play Boy Boy ...... he too sweet ...... and de lil boy who sing Real Unity too ..... again ..... the kiddie performances were the highlight fuh me ...... UNTIL ..... ah start tuh hear Mona Lisa ...... now as ah say ..... I wasn't really moved by anybody..... my back was tuh de stage all kyna ting ...... so ah start tuh hear some Mona Lisa riffs ..... but I eh take it on ..... I continue chattin ..... but den ah find like de song was lingering ...... and like de crowd was startin tuh get louder ..... so ah turn around tuh see what all de hullabaloo was about ...... and up on de big screens ...... and I mean big ...... all I see is Chinese Laundry face ...... ah say Wheeeeeeey ...... is really Laundry singin (or something resemblin singing) ..... whey he come out from ....... I was in such shock eh ..... cuz it was really de man himself ...... on de stage ...... singing Mona Lisa ...... you know how long me eh hear dat song ..... or see he on ah stage jumpin (cuz yuh know he cyah wine) ...... apparently he was one of de lil gimmicks fuh de nite (another being de 2 paragliders dat nobody eh see) ...... cuz yuh know all dem AC concert hadda have ah gimmick ....... like de time when dey had de rocket man (oh gawd I eh play I scream like ah mad woman fuh dat!) ..... anyway ..... from what I gather ...... it look like Laundry really came orn ..... tuh introduce de 'new Chinee on de scene' ....... Chynee (de Synergy Soca Star winner 09) ...... who end up joinin him on stage ..... tuh do dey Chinese thing together ..... and I must say ..... it actually went down good ..... de crowd real geh orn!!
Now yuh know me ..... I could ramble forevermore ..... but allyuh get de gist of what ah really tryin tuh say rite ...... cuz what ah really tryin tuh say ...... is ..... imagine I went ah AC concert ...... and all I remember is dat de Hospitality Suite ..... and de whole of de Stadium ..... didn't have ..... NO STRAWS ...... and dat Chinese Laundry come out of retirement ...... tuh buss down ah 10 year old soca fuh we .....
At about 3:45 am ...... peeps was ready tuh go ...... and we made our way out ...... so dat was it fuh AC7 ...... but hear nah ...... between you an' me ...... I hope dat Machel really find dem 'imaginary' Heavenly Drums yes! ..... and soon ..... cuz I feel is dat ...... dat have him goin loco every minute ..... he vex he cyah find dem ..... cuz really an' truly ...... wha dah whole theme is about ...... me eh see no drums dey! ..... where are the heavenly drums? .....cuz rite now ...... is only someting heavenly could help GOD (oooooops what ah sayin) ah mean Machel .....
Look de Heavenly Drums HD bus .... it was park up right in front de covered stands ..... ah love it!
But back tuh de gas story ...... yesterday now ...... because Mr. Needle was still limin wit E (cuz either de gauge wuzin workin or ah jus eh get de gas) ..... ah decide tuh go back tuh de gas station ...... tuh do ah lil troubleshootin ..... and tuh give dem meh story ..... tuh see what will happen ...... so ...... ah drive up tuh de pump ..... an' ah order ah blue note ..... and while de tank was fullin (an' ah know it was fullin cuz ah pay attention dis time) ...... ah went inside ...... an' ah start tuh relate meh story tuh one of the gyuls ..... when she motion tuh meh ..... tuh 'hold up' ..... disappeared fuh 2 seconds ..... and den came back tuh tell meh ...... dat de Supervisor want tuh see meh ...... so I now ..... gorn down in de back in Ms. Supervisor office ..... and before ah even get tuh de real nitty gritty ..... she very calmly say ..... dat dey were 'out' that nite ..... and that today's (Monday) Supervisor will call me ...... tuh let me know when tuh come fuh de $80 gas ...... cuz SHE couldn't give me (or authorise) the gas ...... apparently the 'today Supervisor' is de only one who coulda 'approve/authorise' de whole scene .....
So ..... it was confirmed ..... I really never got the gas ....... I really drove down tuh de Stadium on fumes (and a prayer) ..... but .... Amen ..... it wasn't meh gas gauge malfunctionin!
Anyway ..... so yuh know dat dat was not de end of dat story rite ..... cuz of course .... it still had de part about gettin de call tuh come fuh de gas blah, blah, blah ...... well SALT eh!!! ..... cuz by 2:30 pm today ..... while ah was on meh way home ...... I still had not received any call from Mr. Supervisor ...... so ah drive eeeen de gas station ..... walk inside ...... an ah start tuh give meh story fuh de umpteenth time ..... de Cashier (de same one who was on duty yesterday and done hear de story ahready) ...... jus watch meh ..... an' tell meh ..... dat Mr. Supervisor done gorn fuh de day ...... so in ah slight lapse in judgment ..... ah say OK ..... an' ah walk out ..... but ...... by de time ah reach back tuh meh car now ..... ah tell mehself ...... WHA DE ARSE ...... is every day I go have tuh come an give dis story ..... waitin fuh Mr. Supervisor tuh 'approve' my gas (dat de whole gas station done know dat ah eh get?!) ..... so ah jump back out de car ..... ah walk back eeeen ...... an' ah tell de Cashier ...... "Hear what, ah need tuh see de Supervisor on duty now before ah go ballistic" ...... so she went back in de back ..... an' ah lil petite smallie blonde gyul come out ...... askin if she could help ...... as say yes ...... so, so, so is de case ..... ah want meh gas ..... cuz I cyah be comin here every day ..... well ..... Ms. lil petite smallie blonde Supervisor (Lianne) agreed ..... lead me outside ..... and immediately told one of de Pump Attendants ..... tuh organise meh wit meh measly $80 premium gas ..... but ..... by de time ah had drive over tuh de pump ..... de Attendant was attendin tuh somebody else ..... an' my gyul end up handlin meh herself! (now dat is service!)
And dis story eh really have no point eh ..... is jus dat ah couldn't believe dat ah really never got de gas ..... clearly too many cooks spoil de broth ..... cuz if gyul No. 1 had jus do everyting ...... and not tell gyul No. 2 tuh handle de money part .... den everybody woulda know dat de gas eh put yet ..... and de nex ting dat was kinda surprising too ..... was dat de gas station actually knew that something was wrong that nite! ..... I was shocked that they does even 'balance' when de nite done ...... and happy dat dey didn't laugh at meh ..... wit meh nancy story!
So fuh de first time ...... since premium gas went up ...... my tank is actually above HALF!
Anyway ...... ah tired type ..... ah have ah headache ..... meh nose stuff up ..... an' ah have sore throat ...... I out .... til de next one ..... which ah believe is Eyes Wide Shut (another shit party dat ah suppose tuh go to)!
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Now allyuh done know ..... dat Scene doh really be on too much scenes ...... so as usual ...... I was jus cool ...... I eh geh link up fuh nuttin since last week ...... so Friday nite ah was home ...... and den Saturday ...... all ah had on meh agenda .... was meh lil class (an' Valentines!) .... so ah make up meh mind .... dat ah wuzin goin nowhere .... and dat maybe ah should jus try tuh recover properly ..... so ah went meh class on Saturday ..... wit good intentions tuh pick up ah lil soup after ..... an jus go home an' rest .... when ...... as ah jump eeeeen meh car (after meh class) ...... ah hear BEEP (meh cell phone) ...... so ah flip it open ...... an' an start tuh check all de 'MISSED' ..... when ah bounce up a text message from a friend ..... advising dat she link meh fuh AC7 ...... so ah say cool ...... Scene eeeeeen (like Zuki and Tim Tim)!
Now watch meh ..... de fren who link meh ...... eh no ordinary fren eh ...... she's ah VVIP kinda fren ...... so ah doh have tuh tell yuh ..... dat de pass or de comp or de invite ....... or whatever it was ...... was no ordinary piece ah cardboard either ...... cuz hear nah ...... yuh gyul get it nice ..... down tuh car park pass an' all .....
Yes .... yuh know is only pure never-see-come-see-ness dat make meh take dis pic!
Anyway ...... it wasn't only me who get de link ...... so I end up goin wit 5 odda woman .... an' 2 man (yeah we was 6 tuh 2) ...... and even tho we had parkin passes ..... we still organise tuh ride out early ..... cuz last year was real tizzickness ...... so about 10:15 pm ..... ah jump eeen meh car ...... tuh go meet up wit dem ...... when meh gas light come orn ..... AGAIN! (yes ah still doh full meh tank) ..... so ah make ah quick left .... an' ah head straight fuh de Four Roads Service Station! ...... when ah reach now ..... de Pump Attendant (gyul No. 1) tell meh tuh drive up tuh de first pump ..... so ah fall eeen tuh place ....... open de gas tank cover ..... an' ah order ah $80 premium ..... my gyul now (No. 1) ..... put eeen de nozzle ting ...... and tell de next Attendant (gyul No. 2 who was servicin cars on de nex side) ..... tuh take de $80 from meh ...... so gyul No. 2 come by meh window ...... she take de blue note ..... she look at it ..... she rub it up ...... she hold it up tuh de light (I would love tuh know what yuh does be checkin when yuh do dat!) ..... cuz yuh know it have counterfeit circulatin rite ...... de only ting she eh do ..... is smell it ...... anyway ...... after de thorough inspection ..... she hand meh back ah $20 ..... take out de nozzle ting ..... close back meh gas tank cover .... and sent me on my way ......
So I drive out de gas station now ..... an' reach round on de Diego Martin highway ..... when ah notice dat Mr. Needle eh budge ..... he an E was still huggin up tight ..... but de gas light was now off .... so rite away .... ah headache start tuh come on ..... cuz all I start tuh study ..... is dat meh gas gauge muzbe eh workin ..... but ..... because ah was done late ..... an' ah was hustlin ..... an' ah know dat ah jus put $80 ..... no other conclusions entered meh head ...... UNTIL ...... ah reach de Foreshore now ...... an' ah end up in ah serious traffic outside de Stadium ..... which afforded me nuff time ..... tuh tink back ..... and tuh realise ..... dat none ah dem (gyuls Nos. 1 or 2) ever put de blasted gas ..... so ah turn off de AC one time ..... an' ah start tuh pray dat de car doh shut off ...... on de highway ..... in de middle of de mass confusion ..... in dah long line ah was in ...... waiting tuh drive eeeeen de Stadium ...... where in de distance ..... ah only seein ah setta people gettin brace by Police ...... cuz apparently people didn't realise dat is only VIPs (like mehself) coulda park in de Stadium
...... anyway ..... after about ah 15 minutes ..... ah finally reach inside ...... ah exhale ..... ah tank de lord dat de gas light didn't come back orn ..... ah park ..... an' ah link up wit crew an' crew ..... So with car safely parked and lock up ..... and crew gathered ...... we start tuh head tuh de scaffoldin ting by de covered stands area ...... cuz we assumed that that is where VIPs had tuh enter ....... well it got better ...... we had ah even more special entrance ...... dat didn't have nobody ...... so we jus walk in cool ..... we get we bands ..... and was up de steps (cuz yuh know VIPs always have tuh go UP - if even is only one dotish step like in 51) ...... tuh de Hospitality Suite ..... now I really didn't read de invite before eh ..... so I didn't know is dey we was going ...... cuz HELLO ...... when we reach up (de steps) now ...... de ting air-condition ...... it have tables and chairs wit big fancy ribbon an' ting tie up on dem ...... I swear was ah weddin reception we walk eeeen ...... dey had a fully stocked bar ..... FREE ...... everyting FREE ....... dey had lil food ...... lil plates wit hors d'oeuvres an' ting ..... nice clean bathroom with nice soap an' ting ...... yuh gyul was likin sheself!
(Hear nah ..... I could real get used tuh dat VIP shit yes ..... in meh next life fuh sure!)
So yeah ..... as ah was sayin ..... we inside de Hospitality Suite now ..... so ah call down ah scotch an' coconut pronto ...... and was off tuh de real scene ...... de Platinum section ....... cuz there's no way dat I was stayin in dat stooshness ...... tuh watch no show ..... on no screen ...... cuz da'is how de VIPs was doin it in dey ...... dem was watchin de show ..... on ah screen .....
So we gorn down in de Platinum area now ..... and de vibes jus rite ....... not setta ramness ...... dey put down de port-o-floor ting ....... it had nuff lightin so yuh coulda gape real easy ..... and altho we were very far from the stage ...... it had real big screens ...... wit everyting showin real big ...... and we was gettin free drinks from de bar in de hospitality suite ...... so we didn't even have tuh visit any of de 'pay' bars ...... of which there were many....
Fuh de whole nite ...... all I do is drink and socialise (as per usual) ..... I eh hear nobody perform yet ..... actually ah lie ..... when we reach ..... Benjai was on stage ...... I doh know what band was backin him ...... so he come ...... an' he gorn ..... den Shurwayne Winchester and YOU come orn ...... now I cyah really take orn Shurwayne ..... so I really wasn't payin any attention ...... UNTIL ...... ah start tuh hear SANDSTORM ..... allyuh know dat song rite ..... well ..... is ah techno song (that I just love!) .... dat somehow get eeeen we carnival dis year ...... via Mr. Machel Montano ...... cuz he have ah song called RAVE (one ah he big tune) ..... an' what he does do ..... is ....... at some point in de song ...... he does just stop ...... and de Sandstorm sample does start tuh play ..... and everybody does be ravin an' wavin dey glow stick etc. etc. ...... so anyway ...... when ah hear Sandstorm start tuh play now ..... ah get confuse ...... cuz ah tinkin tuh mehself ...... wait ...... da'is not Machel ting? ...... how come Shurwayne performin in ah MACHEL show ...... an' singing Machel ting?!
Well ..... is only de nex day ...... dat I come tuh find out ..... dat apparently ..... MACHEL too wondered de same ting ...... and good cuss up Shurwayne Winchester ...... ah hear he storm de stage ..... an' commanded Shurwayne tuh ...... STOP ..... now as ah say ...... I didn't actually see or hear any of it eh ...... but a friend of mine who was coverin de show ..... fill in de blanks fuh meh ...... I could not believe Machel's behaviour ..... and Shurwayne self ..... he kyna dotish too ..... cuz how you could go in ah man show ...... and use de same sample de man (Machel) usin ..... ah sample he was usin before you ..... and fuh one of his bigger songs too ...... altho de sample in question doh really belong tuh none ah dem eh ...... but still ...... I eh saying dat Machel shoulda cuss him up ...... but Shurwayne coulda use some sense! ..... fuh me ...... YOU only consolation was Maxi Priest ...... ah kyna listen tuh his set ....
So anyway ...... Shurwayne get trow off ..... and in no time ...... Machel was on ...... and let's just say ...... I real glad I went Boy Boy and de Magic Drum ..... cuz AC7 ...... de total package ..... did not move me at all ...... an' it had real people eh ..... Busy Signal (mixin eeeen ah lil dancehall wit de soca?) ..... Collie Buddz (he doh sound too good live) ..... and Lil John (STEUPS - WHAT?) ...... and Pitbull (who we woulda never know of if Machel didn't bring him last year) ..... oh and de lil boy who play Boy Boy ...... he too sweet ...... and de lil boy who sing Real Unity too ..... again ..... the kiddie performances were the highlight fuh me ...... UNTIL ..... ah start tuh hear Mona Lisa ...... now as ah say ..... I wasn't really moved by anybody..... my back was tuh de stage all kyna ting ...... so ah start tuh hear some Mona Lisa riffs ..... but I eh take it on ..... I continue chattin ..... but den ah find like de song was lingering ...... and like de crowd was startin tuh get louder ..... so ah turn around tuh see what all de hullabaloo was about ...... and up on de big screens ...... and I mean big ...... all I see is Chinese Laundry face ...... ah say Wheeeeeeey ...... is really Laundry singin (or something resemblin singing) ..... whey he come out from ....... I was in such shock eh ..... cuz it was really de man himself ...... on de stage ...... singing Mona Lisa ...... you know how long me eh hear dat song ..... or see he on ah stage jumpin (cuz yuh know he cyah wine) ...... apparently he was one of de lil gimmicks fuh de nite (another being de 2 paragliders dat nobody eh see) ...... cuz yuh know all dem AC concert hadda have ah gimmick ....... like de time when dey had de rocket man (oh gawd I eh play I scream like ah mad woman fuh dat!) ..... anyway ..... from what I gather ...... it look like Laundry really came orn ..... tuh introduce de 'new Chinee on de scene' ....... Chynee (de Synergy Soca Star winner 09) ...... who end up joinin him on stage ..... tuh do dey Chinese thing together ..... and I must say ..... it actually went down good ..... de crowd real geh orn!!
Now yuh know me ..... I could ramble forevermore ..... but allyuh get de gist of what ah really tryin tuh say rite ...... cuz what ah really tryin tuh say ...... is ..... imagine I went ah AC concert ...... and all I remember is dat de Hospitality Suite ..... and de whole of de Stadium ..... didn't have ..... NO STRAWS ...... and dat Chinese Laundry come out of retirement ...... tuh buss down ah 10 year old soca fuh we .....
At about 3:45 am ...... peeps was ready tuh go ...... and we made our way out ...... so dat was it fuh AC7 ...... but hear nah ...... between you an' me ...... I hope dat Machel really find dem 'imaginary' Heavenly Drums yes! ..... and soon ..... cuz I feel is dat ...... dat have him goin loco every minute ..... he vex he cyah find dem ..... cuz really an' truly ...... wha dah whole theme is about ...... me eh see no drums dey! ..... where are the heavenly drums? .....cuz rite now ...... is only someting heavenly could help GOD (oooooops what ah sayin) ah mean Machel .....
Look de Heavenly Drums HD bus .... it was park up right in front de covered stands ..... ah love it!
But back tuh de gas story ...... yesterday now ...... because Mr. Needle was still limin wit E (cuz either de gauge wuzin workin or ah jus eh get de gas) ..... ah decide tuh go back tuh de gas station ...... tuh do ah lil troubleshootin ..... and tuh give dem meh story ..... tuh see what will happen ...... so ...... ah drive up tuh de pump ..... an' ah order ah blue note ..... and while de tank was fullin (an' ah know it was fullin cuz ah pay attention dis time) ...... ah went inside ...... an' ah start tuh relate meh story tuh one of the gyuls ..... when she motion tuh meh ..... tuh 'hold up' ..... disappeared fuh 2 seconds ..... and den came back tuh tell meh ...... dat de Supervisor want tuh see meh ...... so I now ..... gorn down in de back in Ms. Supervisor office ..... and before ah even get tuh de real nitty gritty ..... she very calmly say ..... dat dey were 'out' that nite ..... and that today's (Monday) Supervisor will call me ...... tuh let me know when tuh come fuh de $80 gas ...... cuz SHE couldn't give me (or authorise) the gas ...... apparently the 'today Supervisor' is de only one who coulda 'approve/authorise' de whole scene .....
So ..... it was confirmed ..... I really never got the gas ....... I really drove down tuh de Stadium on fumes (and a prayer) ..... but .... Amen ..... it wasn't meh gas gauge malfunctionin!
Anyway ..... so yuh know dat dat was not de end of dat story rite ..... cuz of course .... it still had de part about gettin de call tuh come fuh de gas blah, blah, blah ...... well SALT eh!!! ..... cuz by 2:30 pm today ..... while ah was on meh way home ...... I still had not received any call from Mr. Supervisor ...... so ah drive eeeen de gas station ..... walk inside ...... an ah start tuh give meh story fuh de umpteenth time ..... de Cashier (de same one who was on duty yesterday and done hear de story ahready) ...... jus watch meh ..... an' tell meh ..... dat Mr. Supervisor done gorn fuh de day ...... so in ah slight lapse in judgment ..... ah say OK ..... an' ah walk out ..... but ...... by de time ah reach back tuh meh car now ..... ah tell mehself ...... WHA DE ARSE ...... is every day I go have tuh come an give dis story ..... waitin fuh Mr. Supervisor tuh 'approve' my gas (dat de whole gas station done know dat ah eh get?!) ..... so ah jump back out de car ..... ah walk back eeeen ...... an' ah tell de Cashier ...... "Hear what, ah need tuh see de Supervisor on duty now before ah go ballistic" ...... so she went back in de back ..... an' ah lil petite smallie blonde gyul come out ...... askin if she could help ...... as say yes ...... so, so, so is de case ..... ah want meh gas ..... cuz I cyah be comin here every day ..... well ..... Ms. lil petite smallie blonde Supervisor (Lianne) agreed ..... lead me outside ..... and immediately told one of de Pump Attendants ..... tuh organise meh wit meh measly $80 premium gas ..... but ..... by de time ah had drive over tuh de pump ..... de Attendant was attendin tuh somebody else ..... an' my gyul end up handlin meh herself! (now dat is service!)
And dis story eh really have no point eh ..... is jus dat ah couldn't believe dat ah really never got de gas ..... clearly too many cooks spoil de broth ..... cuz if gyul No. 1 had jus do everyting ...... and not tell gyul No. 2 tuh handle de money part .... den everybody woulda know dat de gas eh put yet ..... and de nex ting dat was kinda surprising too ..... was dat de gas station actually knew that something was wrong that nite! ..... I was shocked that they does even 'balance' when de nite done ...... and happy dat dey didn't laugh at meh ..... wit meh nancy story!
So fuh de first time ...... since premium gas went up ...... my tank is actually above HALF!
Anyway ...... ah tired type ..... ah have ah headache ..... meh nose stuff up ..... an' ah have sore throat ...... I out .... til de next one ..... which ah believe is Eyes Wide Shut (another shit party dat ah suppose tuh go to)!
PS: .... go check yuh INBOX .... de "HD Drama at AC7" email will be there ..... is de hot new forward!
I warn yuh bout da gas ting b4... and da is why I does pump meh own gas....
yuh go hadda 4wd d email even doh i done get d zeppo from a Y.O.U. band member pon FaceBook... cause I doh get dem kinda mail... again...
I LOVE how you does use the Trini POP culture... Scene eeeeeen (like Zuki and Tim Tim)!
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ah go forward yuh de email ...... but if you goin an forward it too ..... take off my name eh breds! .....
an' yeah ..... I real like Zuki and Tim Tim bwoy ...... dey does have me laughin fuh so!
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You lorse meh by Zuki and Tim Tim. Who or what is Zuki and Tim Tim?
And remember, ah tell you boy allyuh 'Golden Boy' Machel before. Is no surprise to me to hear bout that kinda behaviour.
As an aside, you think you could get a picture of the 'new' Rachel Price. Somebody tell meh she 1/3 de size she use to be, dat she sammlie smallie like Nicky Crosby.
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Zuki and Tim Tim are two 'Trini Characters' who came on de scene a few years ago ......
They're really two young guys ..... two goofy friends ...... who started trowin parties called 'Eeeeen' ..... and basically ...... what happened is ...... because their advertising campaign fuh de parties ...... was always so funny and out there ...... they soon became very popular fuh de ads (I've never been tuh any of de parties) ..... where they're portrayed as ...... two loser guys ..... two 'stormers' ..... who was always tryin ah setta dotishness tuh get 'Eeeeeen' de party ...... instead of jus payin dey way ..... the ads are hilarious ..... and very clever too!
They started off as cartoon characters (as below) ...... and then came to life last year I think (I doh know why - I kinda liked the mystique) ...... cuz apparently when they (and their ads) started to become very popular ..... people wanted to know who they are ...... and this story I got (from Zuki himself) just de odda nite when ah went Corner Bar ....... he say ..... people always used tuh be tryin tuh figure out who dey are ...... so I guess that's why they eventually reveal deyself .....
Anyway ..... this year ...... my boys big in de dance ....... cuz dey actually trowin ah big party called ..... "Eeeen D'Mas" ...... on Carnival Wednesday (tomorrow) ..... which is ah real big party nite in Trini ....... wit big fetes like Customs and Bacchanal Wednesday an' ting ....... so da'is tuh tell yuh how popular dey get ....
They now even do ads for Holiday Foods ...... and are also sponsored by them .....
So in a nutshell ..... they're really just two enterprising young guys ...... who became popular off of playin two very funny silly typically male Trini characters ...... I think everybody in Trini know (an' love) Zuki and Tim Tim ..... oh and at one point Tim Tim even dabbled in soca ..... so who knows .... next ting we go hear Zuki and Tim Tim singin Soca!
De one wit de dread locks is Tim Tim ..... and de one wit de bald head is Zuki ....... and dey does really look like dat in real (altho right now Zuki really rockin ah lil small fro!)
The 'new' Rachel Price .....
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WAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Wey de rest ah she???
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.... dey .... da'is what she say help her .....
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Hmmmmmmm...and here I was thinking it was gastric bypass surgery. Oh well.
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scene... they singing choon...
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=322844460639
RED OVER
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Not bad ..... actually sounds like ah soca ...... and it have what it takes tuh make it .... i.e. JUMP ..... WAVE!!!
But Keron sang soca before tho ..... a few years ago ..... like back in de day when Zan had now come out too .....
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Hope you feel better soon. Try and get some rest!
How HD out and bad so. Gosh man! If he ent cussing, he slapping. I was told that Shurwayne has been using that piece of Sandstorm music since Christmas of last year and HD started using it, for the first time at Amnesia. I ent know nah. De way all ah dem fighting, I hope dey get permission to use de man music,oui. Ah wonder where yuh boy Johnny Bravo (aka D Body Guard) was when all this was taking place. All I have to say is...Oh no no nooooooo...he yaaaaaaaaaa!
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is Carnival ..... I cyah rest ..... rest is from Ash Wednesday ..... an' ah get up feelin worse today eh
..... but about dat Sandstorm controversy ....... I had no idea dat Shurwayne was usin it before Machel ..... cuz I doh really follow Shurwayne music ...... so ..... is really Machel dat tief he ting den ...... LAWD ..... the plot thickens ..... over ah blasted song ..... dat doh belong tuh either of dem ..... and dat dey probably never even got permission tuh use ..... cuz yuh know da'is how Trinis does play it!!!
an' talkin bout Johnny Bravo ...... whey he was fuh true?!
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is machel going to go after the CHUTNEY band that uses it as well?
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.... if de band performin in de same party as him I guess ....
I didn't even know dat ah chutney band using dat song too ..... so what it is wit dat song ..... ah mean .... ah know it real bad (I love it!) ..... but it have so much odda techno tuh go around ..... I doh understand why everybody runnin dong de same song!
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Well girl, I never knew the story behind Zuki and Tim Tim. All I know is dem is real kicks. I like all de tricks dey does use tuh get eeen. Yuh see, yuh blog is educational as well. By the way...yuh eeen de mas Wednesday? Oh, I forgot, you're sick, you should be resting...LOL!
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Nah ..... I'll either be home (sick-er) .... or at Bacchanal Wednesday .....
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Maco my blog nah. I like the stuff you're doing so I'll add a link to you on my blog. You can check out my stuff and add a link if you like it.
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Aye Da Face .... Thanks ..... and Welcome tuh de scene .....
I will most def check out your blog
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yuh know i swear sometimes that both of us does think the same because i was not really listening to shurwayne performance except for maxi priest part and well the infamous sandstorm part. To be honest i was busy reading the comments you coulda text to bmobile in the vip section because that was rell kicks!! But honestly..I saw this coming because no doubt as soon as i heard the intro to sandstorm i told my friend next to me, "hmmmm someone going to be pissed off". so i wasnt surprised when I got the email today and heard JW and Blaize talking about it yesterday...
me? i wasnt happy with AC this year nah
I almost didnt go and then i get two general comps and then i scalped them for platinum (best decision i made for the night) because i no longer cannot deal with the fighting and losing shoes (yes!) and the pushing and shoving
but machel need a year off poor BOY like he realise it not a good year for him...
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Zee ..... I read dat whole long ass comment ...... and all I see is 'losing shoes' ...... Grrrrrrr???? ...... wud up wit dat girl?!
an' yeah ..... he need ah lil ress!
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yup AC 2007 lost my shoe just when machel came on. I found it eventually but then it mash up so i was barefoot basically for the night....
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So wait wait wait...
Machel was upset that Shurwayne Winchester was using "Sandstorm" too...but do either of them have permission from the original performer, Darude? I wonder if Machel paid for the use of the sample?
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I doh know nah ..... I assume they both got 'permission' .....
I don't think Machel had a problem with Shurwayne using the sample per se ..... I think the real problem was Shurwayne using the sample ...... in HIS (Machel) show ...... BEFORE him!
but ...... according tuh KC (re: comment above) ...... apparently Shurwayne was usin de sampl since last year (before Machel) ...... so if da'is de case ...... den is pure boldfaceness (and diva-rism) on Machel part!!
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This is a long time reference, but do you remember when Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine came down, and Taxi sang one of their (GE&MSM) songs during the opening act? I don't think Gloria was too pleased...
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I don't have to go anywhere with Scene on the scene. I could even feel the gas pain
So in between cussing and slapping HD writing books for children. Not bad.
The New Rachael Price; quite nice
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LOL .... an' ah hear dat even de book lil orf too ..... de english that is ......
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Despite what mammy Elizabeth say dat he gone Pres and do well, I hear differently... he didn do at all well for O levels, and I doh know if he do A levels either...
but anyway... he pursued a career more than certificates... he is a multi-millionaire but the upstairs still lil empty.
Shows that money does buy attitude, but not sense.
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