Thursday January 31st, 2008
* Michael Headley’s All Inclusive Fete
Heard great things about this fete and have yet to check it out because of the logistics involved with time and distance. This is a daytime to late evening affair. There is also a very popular night affair (UWI Splash) to attend. MidNight Robber swears by this fete. This is his take on it: “After you make the 2+ hour trek to the eastern side of Trinidad, through winding unpaved roads and little villages hidden n the countryside, you arrive at the Estate overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Food!! Unlimited..drinks…topshelf..unlimited drinks……..did I mention it was topshelf and unlimited. Patrons even get a little gift as they come through the front. The crowd is mature with a very nice mix of lively older people and a mature younger crowd. This fete comes highly recommended despite the price tag”.
* Beach House Carnival All Inclusive Fete
This is the other popular daytime to late evening affair. I have attended this fete and the 1 thing I could say, BAR CANNOT BUSS. The other thing I could say, they must do better with the food. Not quality but quantity. Dat appetizer food station thing they had going on last year nah go work. Set in the Valleys out in Maracas-St. Joseph off a winding road. Where cell phone reception is non existent. So calling yuh transportation when its time to go is a lost cause. You will walk 3 miles back into town to meet yuh transport b/c the narrow road will be blocked off by police for incoming traffic or by people making u turns to head back out.
* Alternative Thursdays
Never been, but that Alternative word and Down D Islands doesn’t make me feel comfortable..
* Tribe Ignite
Tribe Fete usually runs up against UWI Splash on Thursday night. The stoosh Tribe faithfuls will be in attendance. Nothing special here, the usual performers will make their round robin of appearances (i.e. Machel)
Friday February 1st, 2008
* Island People Girl Power
Never went to this thing because of the reported stoosh factor. Now I have a bit ah stooshness in meh, in that I like to party with civilized folks. But at d same time I like rell bachannal. Well supposedly this fete was d sleeper fete last year and it was good.
* Blue Range Cooler Fete
Never went but hear it suppose to be good.
* Rise All-Inclusive – Never went
* Cooler Fete – Pier 1
This was a yearly pilgrimage for me in my youth. Nothing better dan taking yuh alcohol on road wit yuh. But fight after fight after fight is a rell vibes killer. So this fete was eliminated from my itinerary all together.
International Soca Monarch Finals
Bring yuh crew!!, arm yourself with weapons, and go with a Rambo mentality. It’s survival of the fittest if you are down on the field. Think 300 Spartans. This event is an All out war set to live Soca music. I have visions of an old 1970’s (yes, I’m showing my age) Gang movie based in NYC called “The Warriors”. Attending Soca Monarch Finals can literally be you and your crew against the world and your job is to make it back to Coney Island alive with everyone in tact. You might lose some members of your crew along the way but that’s the chance you take for fukkin with the wrong crowd. Every psycho, heartless, criminal minded individual in TnT will be here. VIP isn’t really VIP being that they are 150 Yards from the front of the stage. They do get a perfect view of the bacchanal going down on the field though. They might root for your survival. Ah remember meh pardnas from d old neighborhood telling stories last year of how d bar buss because it was robbed, dey see men in d crowd wit full case ah Stag and ting. And yeah d brawls in d crowd was like a scene from 300 Spartans. “Caaaannn youuuu Diggit and Lets get Ready to Rumblllllllle”. Very appropriate battle cries for this fete.
Saturday February 2nd, 2008
* Panorama Finals
Pan is sweet. And people should attend.
* Island Style Insomnia Fete
This fete was the mother of all fetes. It was the 1 fete that I always looked forward to in Trini. This fete was the ultimate test of yuh endurance and would verify yuh as a true warrior. But as the years have passed, this fete has passed my liking. I have become displeased with the quality of performers and the fighting. And NO I not going to pay for no overpriced VIP. Performers would come give yuh a quick ting and den dey gone. I got use to seeing d sun come up wit Machel performing, last year no sun. I eh really see no foreign acts either except for the MC from Brooklyn who in Trinidad asking Brooklyn people to show d crowd how Brooklyn people does do it.
* Trini Posse All-Inclusive Fete
Cute fete, dey look like dey does be having a good time.
* Sunny Side Up All-Inclusive Breakfast Party
Heard it’s a very well put together and intimate fete.
Sunday February 3rd, 2008 (Carnival Sunday)
* Moka All-Inclusive Fete
Never been there.
* Brian Lara All-Inclusive Fete
The reports are this is the Bourgoise/Stoosh fete of the Carnival season. If yuh is somebody, think yuh somebody or want to be somebody, then empty yuh pockets and go push yuh nose up in d air wit yuh people. Will never see me. NEVER.
***Coming Soon: Super Scalpers……Friend or Foe***
