The Centre for Arts & Technology (the same cats that brought you Jazzy Wednesdays), present their latest project: The Artists' Lime. Billed as "a unique opportunity for artists to meet, interact and develop relationships" it takes place on April 25th, from 6PM.
If you're an artist, please check it out and let me know what REALLY happens When Artists Lime. I feel SO left out.
Some frenchies spent a bunch of cash to do a report on "Bacteriological quality of doubles sold by street vendors in Trinidad and the attitudes, knowledge and perceptions of the public about its consumption and health risk."
It's a must read! Print it out and wrap your doubles in it. In related news, a partner of mine sent in this report on a recent tragedy in south Trinidad:
Sunday: Karamath roti shop on the coffee in sando upstairs burning dong - talking real smoke and ting - Trinis line up downstairs buying roti downstairs while upstairs burning…no lie!
Only on the Island.
Sheryl Crow has officially changed her name to Miss Dookie Crumbs.
Richard Gere kisses an Indian, gerbils burn effigy in protest.
Forget SSS, this is probably the Best Show Evar. Period.
For all you denim heads out there in Reader Land (all none of you), here's an interesting article to share with friends and family, if you're having difficulty explaining your obsession.
Is Mims really hot? You decide.
Thanks Howitgolook, Nick Dangers, Rachael, Anya and Wattie. Whew.
Benihana opened on Thursday at Trincity Mall. I'd tell you to "ask for so and so", but it isn't that kinda party. Plus, if you said that I sent you, they'd probably ask you to leave. Alla out and holla back, let us know what you think of the place.
I know y'all seen the clip, so I aint even gonna link it on the front page. But word on the websternets is that the pastor's daughter aint nothin but fo'teen! I can't front though, her boobs looked grown. Thing is, it seems that dude just travels the world, dry humping all the chicks in his path - check this video of Arr Konny jamming Tara Reid.
Shit aint that serious to me though, I've seen worse at carnival. Besides, I think Elton John sent him down here to wreak havoc on church leaders. Could Trickydad be have the Best Year Evar?
There's loads of stuff going on this weekend - roller skating, bowling, concerts, DJ sets, instores - just none of it on the Island.
On Friday, Robbie Styles the Remix King is gonna be running some tunes down at the Alice Yard. But they're gonna have an "open discussion about the issues that confront artistic people in our country", so have fun with that.
On Sunday, The Centre for Creative & Festival Arts presents Cultural Odyssey: "The Trini Experience". Something about a $250 jazz brunch. Tell your mom.
Also on Sunday, check out the Greenlight Network's concert.
Yawnsville. I'll be at home listening to re-runs of Jus Jase's listening session for Joe's new album. Except not really.
Ten year old number one: "yeah, and my girl real like de way i does talk."It's like everybody in the world has the same problems, it's just some are way more badly dressed than others.
Ten year old number two: "serious? and she's a Trinidadian?"
Construction worker: "not me nah, whenever i get that voicemail thing, i aint callin yuh back. people does see me - how come yuh aint callin meh? - but nah boy, not me and dat nah."
Grossly overweight woman: "how yuh mean dey doh smell deyself! i does always smell mehself! [raises left arm, sniffs] hrmph, [raises right arm, sniffs] hrmph. yuh mus know when yuh need someting!"
This clip gets four thumbs up. And I've only got two hands.
Youtube took down the original link, if you can't see the embedded player, click here to view.
Along with spitting, rundown housing and bad manners, add unintelligible English to the list of things organizers of the 2008 Beijing Olympics want to ban.For some serious sentences-but-not-sentences, check out Engrish.com.
Municipal officials promised Wednesday to crack down on awkward Chinese-inflected English, known as "Chinglish," and asked the public to help police bad grammar and faulty syntax.
Sheldon sends:
This Friday 12 The Band's Engineer Marcus Sammy will be playing music from his personal collection and trust me he on a different level. He have music to make yuh pores raise allyuh.There's also some dirty talk that German Jazz Quartet Count Count may be passing through. If your name is Eno and your mate rocks up everywhere with his "just in case" guitar, then you know it's going to be a good time.
Rum and pelau on sale, action starts at 830PM.
Remember that casting call for The Reef that you missed out on? They're going to be screening prospective Bagonians on Saturday morning at the Fairfield Complex in Bacolet. From 9AM to 1PM, bring a passport photo and a full length photo, and if you need more info, call Glenda-Rose Layne at 798.2613 or 316.3548.
Hop to it, the boat leaves at five.
Relevant Theatre Productions will be holding auditions for "Playing Hamlet" on Saturday 14th at the Strand, from 10:30AM. The Ronald John play is scheduled to hit the stage in August 2007.
Please come prepared with a short monologue or literary excerpt, and you may be required to read an encerpt from the play. For more info call 623.5108, email relevanttheatre[at]tstt.net.tt.
The German Embassy presents German jazz quartet Court Court, on Saturday April 14th at the Little Carib Theatre. Action starts at 7PM and features Sheldon Blackman, 12 The Band, Patti Rogers and more. Tickets cost $40, and you can purchase them at the German Embassy, Alice Yard, or on the night of the show. For more information, check out www.portofspain.diplo.de.
I'm kinda hoping that they bring some hard bread and those funny sausages. Except not really.
Argentinian Cinema Wednesdays are back with "Ana y Los Otros" (2002/80') - winner, Best Latin-American Film, Rio de Janeiro International Festival (2003):
25 year old Ana returns to her home town after being away for 8 years. She is searching for her past, but not much of it is left there: just afew friends and a handful of vague images that she tries to sort out: thestreets of the town, her neighbourhood, the house where she grew up as achild, the hill bordering the river. She finds herself experiencing astrange feeling of belonging and ofAdmission is always free, but seat reservation is required - call 628.7557. Screenings are at the Embassy of the Argentine Republic, 4th Floor, TATIL Building - after 5:00pm, enter only through basement.
being uprooted. "Ana y los otros" is the intimate depiction of a quest. It is asubjective, melancholic yet hopeful journey that becomes an examination of identity.
The "My Sweet Lord" display was shut down by the hotel that houses the Lab Gallery in midtown Manhattan, said Matt Semler, the gallery's creative director. Semler said he submitted his resignation after officials at the Roger Smith Hotel shut down the show.I don't know about all of this "surrending to religious protest" though. What exactly is going on in the world?
The six-foot sculpture was the victim of "a strong-arming from people who haven't seen the show, seen what we're doing," Semler said. "They jumped to conclusions completely contrary to our intentions."
KITT achieved cult status from young and old fans alike for its ability to speak with its driver, jump obstacles, drive silently, shield bullets and fire rockets. Its fictional performance statistics made for interesting viewing, too: the ‘turbocharged’ V8 engine theoretically enabled KITT to hit 0-60mph in two seconds and a top speed well in excess of 200mph.Two please!
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The film tells the story of Alex Nelson, a talented but inconsistent cricketer, dropped from the West Indies team due to an altercation with his coach, Amir Misra of India, played by Nirmal Thani. After a three-year absence from the team, Nelson begins a journey towards redeeming himself in the eyes of his critical father, a West Indies cricket icon, as well as overcoming the demons from his past which seek to collect on old debts.I hope it makes it to Trinidad, whether at StudioFilmClub or Movietowne. In the meantime, I'll be downstairs watching re-runs of Downtown Island.
Went to check out the horse racing down at Santa Rosa on Easter Monday. It's like Zen for old people, lots of women in Bad Ideas and men in colourful shirts that their daughters bought for them in Miami. But it was a truly amazing experience, they even managed to have a really bad cover band that sang everything from Michael Jackson to Chaka Demus & Pliers. Unfortunately we got there late, but here is a poorly composed picture of one horse beating all the other horses by a whole lot.
Happy Easter to all my friends and colleagues. Have a great long weekend gang. Enjoy the lingering taste of hot cross buns, easter eggs, and Mewa tom-foolery.
12 The Band will be appearing live at Conversations in the Yard this Thursday, 5th April. Last week's show with Gareth & Alex was real niceness, and hot on their heels will be Attilah "sound boy killah" Springer playing music from her personal collection.
Come check it nah man. The Alice Yard Community Center is at 80 Roberts Street, Woodbrook - also be sure to drop by Sun Eaters Organics (round the front) to feel up their locally grown organic tomatoes.
If you missed last week's casting call (or are just obssessed with standing in front of cameras), Diefferent Style Flims is looking for actors for the following roles for a new TV 13- episode series, “THE REEF”:
BABYDOLL - 20s, Indo-Trinbagonian, limer, ambitious, flighty, fun-loving.
BRYLCREEM - 20s, limer, fun-loving.
DETECTIVE DEAN - 40s- 50s, serious, masculine, large frame, fit, honest.
DRIVER - 30s- 40s, Villain, Sly/silent type, well built, fit, stoic.
GANGULY - 50s-60s, Writer, intellectual, arrogant, distinguished, English accent.
HANS - 30s-40s, visitor, DUTCH/GERMAN gullible.
IXORA - 50s-60s, Former maid, mean spirited, wretched, dishonest
JACK - 40s, Driver, straightforward, quiet, clear,.
LAWYER - 40s-50s, well spoken, good sense of humour.
LIZZIE Mc MANN - 35-50, American mother, outspoken, suspicious, stubborn.
MA - 50s. Indo-Trinbagonian, Fun loving, relaxed, organised.
MARCONI - 50s, Criminal heavy roller, sinister, criminal background, intelligent, understated.
MICAH - 20s, Front desk attendant, dark-skinned, gorgeous, competent, confident,
articulate.
MISS GILLIAN - 50s- 60s Cook, Spiritual Baptist, easy to work with.
MOTHER MONICA - 60s-70s, Spiritual Healer, stern, threatening.
Ms. WEBSTER - 20s-30, Assistant to Writer, patient but frustrated.
NANCY MC MANN - 19-27, American tourist, fun loving, free spirited, game for anything.
NEHILETH - 20s-30s, Afro- Trinidadian, centred, smart.
OLD MAN - 60 - 70 Vacationer, competent, coherent, laid back.
OLD WOMAN - 60 - 70 Vacationer, laid back, adventurous, soft spoken.
POPO - 20s, limer
RAJIN - 20s, coward, introverted
SANJAY - 20s, Small criminal, focussed, cool, deadly.
SURAJ - 20s, limer, instigator
TERRENCE - 20s, surfer type, game for anything, idle, fun.
TOURIST MAN - Foreigner, pleasant
TOURIST WOMAN - Foreigner, pleasant
TRACI - 20s-30s, voluptuous, brazen, loving.
TROY - 20s, surfer type, game for anything, idle, fun.
WHISKEY - 50s, 60s, unassuming, long-suffering.
ZWADE - 20s, surfer type, game for anything, idle, fun.
Auditions will be held on Saturday April 7 , 2007 at 49 Rosalino Street, Woodbrook at 10:00am. For more info call 316 3548/628- 4168 or email diefferentstyleflims[at]gmail[dot]com.
There seems to be a strong demand for Tourist Style actors these days. One of my boys is setting up an agency that will be booking Tourist Style actors only. Details to follow.
Three men trapped by anti-gay Jamaican mob
published Friday, February 16, 2007
Three men branded as gay were rescued by police after being confined inside a pharmacy in St. Andrew, Jamaica, for an hour, the Jamaica Observer reported Thursday. The 2,000-person mob cornered the trio into the Monarch Pharmacy in Tropical Square.
When police arrived, the group was resistant, the Observer reported. When authorities attempted to extricate the three from the pharmacy to a police vehicle, one of the men was hit in the back of the head with a rock thrown from the crowd. Police were forced to use tear gas to disperse the angry, shouting mob, which included children.
Under Jamaican law, a person can be sentenced for up to nine years if caught having consensual gay sex. Gay rights groups have long branded the island nation as anti-gay.
Jamaica Star columnist Leighton Levy praised the police response and expressed relief that the men were not injured. "The last thing we needed was for a mob to be beating three suspected homosexuals perhaps to death -- not with the Cricket World Cup less than a month away," Levy wrote.
But "Jamaica has lost its way if men think they can openly flaunt being gay without any consequences," a woman told the Observer. "We don't want that kind of open gay life in this country." (The Advocate)
There were more pictures, but it's just like lots of Island Style-dressed people standing around outside a pharmacy. Just go down to the Promenade tomorrow afternoon and you'll get the idea.
Tough break, Misters Police Officers.
Buju's coming to Trinidad! This weekend!
"I have never bashed any gays before, and if I bashed gays, I bashed them 16 years ago," Banton told Billboard.com.After the show, let's go out and bash some gays! Or something. Article here.
Dawn Ritch is one of Jamaica's greatest comic geniuses. She is also a good argument for not teaching women to read or write:
In the case of Trinidad, nobody wants to live down there because there are poisonous snakes and no mountains.Attilah Springer is one of Trinidad's smart people. She reads lots of books and writes lots of words:
I take back what i said about the whole female literacy thing.And for real, as a Trini it is part of your patriotic duty to recognise that we’re living in a deforested banana republic that can’t feed itself, with pimped blimp rides and plenty concrete edifices to wanton development.
But just like I’d chew up and spit out anyone who tells me anything about any of my family members and my relationship with them, I have a problem when people who just don’t get it piss on my force-ripe corrupt little nation.
Seems the Island People (no, not those) still got their Superman drawers in a bunch. One of the unfortunate things about living on an island in the third world is that everyone around you thinks that it is the center of the universe. And part of that involves ruthlessly ridiculing others, without taking the time to laugh at themselves. In the midst of the kidnapping/ Chief Justice/ Opposition Leader hype, Trinidadibogians are more concerned about the fact that the whole world is having a few jokes over this Elton John thing, and how they are being portrayed in the media.
I'd like to suggest that maybe next time Tobagodadians, you might want to think about just not giving so much airtime to homophobia and mindless religious banter in the first place. Either that, or stop putting your newspaper articles up on the webbernets - that way the Big Bad International Media can't get a hold of your silly stories in the first place.
I dunno man. Anybody driving around in a mint green Elantra isn't exactly hiding from his debtors. You're just making yourself a whiny old lady, the webternets isn't really the best place to air your dirty linens.Folks I did a documentary shoot for KMC Ken Marlon Charles anddelivered some of the pick for his client in NY and till this day hehas refused to pay me or to offer any part of what he owes me.
THIS WENT OUT TO EVERYONE IN MY EMAIL LISTING. YOU NEED NOT REPLY. BUTFEEL FREE TO PASS IT ON AND LET OTHERS KNOW ABOUT KMC AS A PRETENSIVE MF
SOME OF YOU SAW ME AT THE CARNIVAL 2006 SHOWS SHOOTING THE PICS.
INEVER GOT PAID.
The kind, well-meaning folks at CCA7 sent the following release:
Yawn.RELEASE FROM JEANS ARTJEANS ART TALKS
The public is invited to a discussion about the recently concluded Jeans Art Project. This event, which is open to the public, will be held at The National Museum of Trinidad and Tobago at 5 p.m. on Thursday 5th April, 2007. The event will be moderated by artist, critic and writer, Christopher Cozier. Mario Lewis, who curated the event, is expected to present an overview of the project and each participating artist will talk about their experience in the event.There will
also be a screening of a documentary video.
Check out this amazing clip of Amy Winehouse covering Michael Jackson's "Beat It." Yeah this clip is a bit dated, but Drunk Girl Singing NEVER gets old.
