Thursday morning

cocks crowing.

boys taking sheep and cows to pasture

girls feeding chicken and pigs

men hurrying to canefields

women hurrying breakfast and children to school

Boys khaki pants, khaki shirt.

Girls green dress, white bodice

starched in primary school

Older boys black pants,black tie,white shirt

Older girls Blue dress,cream bodice,bowtie

ironed in secondary school

Primary school bell rings 7:45am,rush ..rush

prayers and the national anthem

School bus comes 8:04am ,slow rush to bus

noise..noise to prayers and a protracted anthem.

walkman on ears

listening to rap and dub.

Teacher confiscates ignorance and is warned by an evil look.



(boy tek dah thing off yuh ears and listen to me)



Tension in the classrooms,tension in the homes,tension in the

streets,tension on the beaches,tension,tension in the islands.



((TENSION AND STRESS--WHAT A MESS)





Morning has broken,like the first morning

children playing

men,women working

cats,dogs sleeping

on a bright sunny morning.



8:30am radio soap opera-PORTIA FACES LIFE.

8:45am story ends and reality begins

wash clothes

cook meal

iron clothes

feed chickens again

rest

pack food

walk to canefield

sit and watch

canecutter man eat

the sun beating him

he beating cane

he drinks mauby

and spoons food

into his tired face

fresh cane juice

for children

dressmaking

phone rings

^howdee^

talk

5 minutes

finish dress

school bell rings

children

run home

eats meal

runs back to school

radio:obituaries

silent respect to death

rest 1 hour

before cooking

evening meal

sleep/dreams

perspire in

afternoon heat

heavy on eyes

and body

~!!@)~!!





3pm school bell ring

puh ling! puh ling!

lil boys and girls

scramble shoes

out of doors

teachers' relief

book bags

knap-sacks

shoulders high

laugh.

boy likes girl

teases

boy pulls at girl

runs

girl slaps at boy

misses

smiles and sweet looks

puppy love

blooming

girl hands letter

to boy's sister

sister shows her friends first

then brother second

boy cuffs sister

on hearing of sister's betrayal

sister tells mother

mother reads letter

laughs

then beats boy

enunciating

with every lash.



*uH seNd yuh schOOl tuh learn

and yuh goNe lookinG

fuh wOman

yuh haRd-ears boY.

whu uh tell wunna childrun

~hard-ears yuh wun hear

then hard-ears yuh gine feel~

now go read uh book*



lashes and reprimand

go hand in hand



girl gets lashes too



*you should never

betray your brother*



lashes end

eclipse biscuits

bakes and lemonade sweet

helps victims

forget about the stings

of the whip

Laugh cartoon

finish homework

run outside play

cricket and dolls

boys and girls





Father arrives home,tired

listens to cricket score

West Indies 290 for 4

Lara on 154 not out

jumps and shouts

shower away the smell

of burnt canes

then rest on settee

sigh/sleep

snore

wake

laughs

at boy's letter

then remembers

deja vu

at school

with girl

now called darling wife

reminds her of same situation

she feels ashame

calls boy and girl home

and over dinner

give both ~a $3.00 forgive me bribe~*





day running out

father walks to shop

to argue his points

on politics

and cricket.

returns home

children asleep

wife waiting up

for hug

and bed

day ends

cricket(insects)

beeps through the night

moonlight

streams

through windows

until dreams

ends

in the morrow

friday.



(a day in the life of the caribbean)





A full day opens up for Veronica .Early breakfast with baby and

Marlene;waiting to go home.Duawee is staying home today and tomorrow.

It feels like days,since she last saw him .she wants him so bad.

Shorts on.It's going to be another hot day.



Car awakes,drones and comes alive.Baby strapped in back seat with

Marlene. Veronica sits quietly,her mind meandering through

events of the past few days.She wants him now.(it must be the

mauby).



27 minutes later Junie's house comes into view.car pulls up.Junie

runs out,her long skirt flapping in the wind.She runs to the back of

the car,opens the door and takes baby from seat.Kisses all over

baby's face.



Junie;Did yuh miss mama..puusghshsjs.sweetie puhhsssshfffaa.(kiss)

uh miss you so much..how is muh sugar-plum..puhhssshffaa(long smack

on cheek) love yuh.



Marlene: mummy yuh en see me here?i'm yuh daughter yuh know.



Junie looks away momentarily



Junie: How are you all doing today? Veronica sorry about my

manners,but i miss my baby so much(ksses baby again).



Lorraine has already left for work.Junie was sweeping when the car

arrive.she had left the broom leaning against the wall,with a dustpan lying

nearby.





Marlene; so,where are we going today?the beach,the bajan queen.where?



Duawee had not made any plans.He wants to stay with his woman and

not be disturb.He makes no comment.



Veronica;I don't know,we could go to the beach with Leslie.



Marlene; i'll get my things...mummy call Patsy and see if she wants

to go the beach wid we..is that ok D?



Duawee;It's ok Marl.hurry up and get your things.where does your

friend live?



Marlene; Bank Hall..mummy call Patsy please?



At the end of the phone Patsy says yes,hurries off to ask her

mother,then packs her bikini and towel.



Junie is happy to be home.she hugs the baby until sleep comes.

Baby in crib.She continues sweeping the dust off the floor and

into the pan.She tells Duawee about her Aunt Sis, who is recovering

from flu.A sadness appears in her voice.she continues to sweep,even

after the dust has disappeared into the pan.The floor is clean again.She

continues to sweep.She talks about sickness,Aunt Sis and the Lord.They

listen.she sweeps until a tear runs down her cheek,squeezes its way pass her

nose and falls on the floor.Junie notices the tear lying on the clean floor

and wipes her eyes.She pushes the other tears back.Duawee takes the broom

and pan and returns them to a cupboard.Veronica makes her a cup of tea

.There is silence.It feels like an impending doom hovering overhead,like

grey clouds on a rainy day.Marlene enters,see her mother's sad face,drops

her bag on the floor and tries to comfort her.Junie SMILES.all is well,for

now.Everyone in silence.



Junie; Why don't yuh all go and enjoy yourselves.I'll be fine.



They take her words as a signal to leave.kiss sleeping baby.kiss Junie

Car > Bank Hall>> Patsy.



On the steps,leading up to the verandah, Patsy sits with her mother.

The car arrives.Patsy waves to her mother and starts gossiping with

Marlene as soon as the car's door closes.Duawee waves at the

mother,as he pulls the car away from her eyes.The mother looks long

and hard,until her daughter's head is out of view.She prays silently

for her safe return,then returns to housework.

Patsy remembers her manners,says hello to the front passengers,sighs

and continues gossiping.



Duawee: I almost forgot,Brian called yesterday.he wants us to come

over to Ingrid's hotel.she leaves today.



They reach the hotel,Marlene and Patsy want to stay in the car and

continue their gossiping.Duawee's displeasure forces them unto the

tarmac.At the front desk,the clerk directs them to room 138.They walk

along the side entrance,up the stairs,the third door on the left.

knock knock,,,,no answer

KNOCCCCK,,,a few seconds,door lock scratching and opens wide

eye.Brian looks bewildered,his hair untidy,in need of a comb.

Startled and confused,he invites them in,without words,his hands

gesturing.He looks around the room,nervously.Patsy and Marlene giggle.



Brian: Ingrid,it's Duawee and Veronica.they have come to say goodbye.



He ignores Marlene and Patsy.They are too busy suggesting and

laughing.



A scrambled noise from the bedroom,then Ingrid appears.

She appears and brian's secret comes out.



Ingrid walks in wearing a t-shirt,which displays a woman,dressed in

shorts,looking through binoculars and declaring LOOKING FOR LOVE.The

two O'S (O O)of the word ^lOOking^ are set in place on her

mountains,the peaks reach out from beneath the shirt.Her shorts

shows no lines,nothing underneath.Her bottom wiggles,as she walks around

the room.The girls giggle.Brian fiddles.She smiles,happy to see her friends

again. Talk awhile with cups of herb tea and soda for the guests.



Chat,chat...chatter

chat;Veronica and Ingrid.

chat; Duawee and Brian.

chatter;Patsy and Marlene.

The clock on wall signals time to leave.Lovebirds are readying to

chirp again.Ingrid hugs Veronica a long time,her eyes becoming misty

with every second.kissing cheeks breaks up the hug.They have become

good friends.Address,Phone numbers and Invitations exchange between

them.They have bonded.

Patsy and Marlene say goodbye and walk towards the door.the beach

is calling their bikinis.

Duawee nods at Brian,kisses Ingrid and walks towards the door.Ingrid

calls him back for another hug.She becomes tearful.She holds him

tighter this time.Veronica wonders__~emmmmm~.She holds him,kisses him

on the cheek,hugs him some more,pulls away,then walks over to

Veronica and gives her the same love,her tears are flowing.They are

running down her face,dripping on her shirt.



The goodbye is gone.the door closes.the goodbye is gone.downward

steps to the car.the goodbye is gone.the door lock scratches.the goodbye is

gone.the bed welcomes the goodbye.Lay away.



BRIAN & INGRID



sunlight through window



liguid center deep

kiss sweet for tomorrow

as yesterday and today

become one

lasting beyond lazy afternoons

one in paradise

another in cold

later a phone

rippling with love

will tell

no horizon too far

no river too deep

no mountain too high

no love too strong

for them to conquer.

now love bathes them

in hollow spaces

strong pushing

from ceiling

gasping

receiving nearer floor

broken eyelids

full of water

shed moments

of dripping wants

on bending knees

welcoming him.

two gasping

sounds of pleasure

exploding

little earthqaukes

shake/quiver

bodies

meshed in a daylight

stream of water

searching for her

missing and kissing

stirring

mixing

sipping

gripping

hip- in

out

in out

moving sea-saw

windmill

round and round

in out

together

in unison

in

out

in

eyes

water flow

kiss

more

turn

love in

turn

love out

quiver...shiver

grab..stab

shake head

grip tight

holding on.bearing down.into yes...yesss...yesssss.folding..creasing

hold on...hold on.....hol

e on.

hold on

ooooonnnn





Watery eyes.dry

water fed

flowers

blooming

with colour

of love

deep

into yesterday's

today's fountains



.)))@(((



Silence floats around the room,a ceiling fan is the only witness.It

spins around,gathering all it sees and storing the scenes with other

secrets.





Car arrives outside Leslie's hotel.

The hotel balconey is empty.They look for her.She appears with a

bag in her hands and a smile on her face.She immediately jumps into

the car,squeezing Patsy.She does not know the stranger.quiet

looks.Marlene welcomes her and does the introductions.Patsy says

hello and goes back into her talk groove.Leslie and Veronica continue

their conversation from yesterday.Car and driver concentrates on the

road.



They reach the beach.It is full.LOUD music is playing. Everyone stop

in their tracks.People are dancing.The D Js are moving the

crowd.

The sound systems are: DAVID RODIGAN out of London England

AFRICAN YOUT out of Los Angeles California

and

LIL RICK's CHIHAUHAU BUSINESS out of Barbados





sound clash

reggae/soca bashment

a day of

peace and love

on the

beach.



A COMMUNITY PRODUCTION.



People are everywhere;in the sea,on the sand,in the

trees,on top of cars,on surfboards,on motorcycles.The beach is

full.All types of people skanking to reggae music.The BASS from the

speakers BOOOMED reggae and dancehall.





DAVID RODIGAN: here today,will never go away...it's reggae...everyday.

(shouts)HEEEEELLLO BARBADOSSSSSS. my first visit to your beautiful

island--parrrrra dise...and the girls...wow,all these bodies.I was

strolling down broad street, yesterday,looking for something to buy.

I could not believe my eyes.i forgot what i was shopping for.It

gives new meaning to the words HEAVENLY BODIES.I'm checking on some

real estate tomorrow,,hahahaha.....before i begin my session I would

like to congratulate the promoters of this event and thank them for

choosing me to represent London. ....heeeeere i go.i'll be taking you way

back to the beginning,then i'll bring you slowly forward..first out me

box..ska. song call OLD ROCKING CHAIR,listen to the trombone and the voice.

SKA BEAT,fast and furious beat,chomping guitar riffs,trombone

sulking,scratching bass lines.



VOICE(J.O):you can roam and roam and roam

till the end of time

but there's something

i want you to know

this house is yours and mine



and when you stop running around

and want to come back home

remember

please remember

i'll be

i'll be here

in my old rocking chair



trombone..guitar bass--SKA



All over the beach,people are doing the ska dance.



(MUSIC ENDS)



African Yout-(Keith Lindo);Yeah mon,musical sound from around town.i

man here will be blowing tunes from early 70's, my era..tek uh ear to

dis one.Dennis Brown AND Big Youth in a combination style..song

call RUNNING UP AND DOWN.

SONG:

Dennis Brown; running up and down

wouldn't help in this timw

you've got to have a positive mind





Big Youth; positive mind yout man*

take uh stand

stop yuh running

stop yuh shooting

stop the looting

stop running up and down.



Keith Lindo chants; Ninety degrees down here baby..kinda warm..Jah's

love spread all over de land...so here i go..into Big Youth's

trophy.___



(CHANTS)---and the blood gine run,blood uptown and blood downtown

..blood in the woods and blood in the country..Marcus Garvey's

words...black people will never know themselves until their backs are

against the wall..some will rise and some will fall,but black people

will never kknow themselves until their backs are against the wall.

(Sings in falsetto)__~where's Bagga Wire,he's nowhere around...he

can't be found.

(switches to record)

Big Youth chants; Bagga Wire..ketch afire bun down crossroads..Bagga

Wire was a traitor*..after i leave de gates ..no one else shall

enter..so seh Mr Marcus Garvey.



(music fades out)





Duawee finds an empty table.He calls the others over,but a

vibe from the song hits him and he is back in London in 1974..and the

words__~~~-where's Bagga Wire,he's nowhere around,he can't be found_~~~~

sends him back.He closes his eyes,letting the music move him to

skank.another mix.Veronica and the girls sit at the table,watching Duawee

dance.He invites Veronica into his new dances.she hesitates.He takes her by

the hand.It is not the rub-uh-dub. it is the skank.

After awhile Veronica is skanking,her shoulders moving up and down,

legs spread apart and body swaying.Marlene and Patsy join

in.A crowd of about 20 people start skanking.The dj notices and

replaces the song with Al Brown's version of Al Green's song -HERE I

AM BABY.more skanking...

SKANKING: an art form.





__please follow these directions__



Take out an old reggae song.something recorded around 1974-76.put it

on the turntable..or tape desk or for you rich people your CD

player. play the song once,to get a feel for the beat.play it a

second time,but this time,hunch your shoulders,cross your hands

infront of your chest,make fists,spread your feet slightly apart.now

move your shoulders up and down,to the strumming guitar or organ

.lean forward while moving shoulders.(THIS DANCE IS LIKE THE BANKHEAD

BOUNCE(1998),so if anyone is familar with that dance..have a go.now

another variation of skanking is to move your body forward like an

ice-skater,drag your feet behind you,first the left,then the

right.this is done while standing in one place.The best record to do

this dance to is SKANGA SKANGA by Rupie Edwards..a classic record

from 1974,burnt up the BBC song charts back then.NO 1,had everyone

skanking.

Oil crisis!~~what oil crisis-i'm skanking man~~



(music fades out)





LIL RICK;

CHEEESE ON..don't play all,lef some fuh me nuh. it's iere out here

today--here i go...de Lil Rick buffing pon de mike,not coming

light,gine mek it right..dem udder sounds hard boyeeee...here uh go.

song call: SATTA MASSAGANA ..by the Abbysinians



song:

there's a land far far way

where there's no night

there's only day

looking through the book of life

and you will see there's a land far far away.

satta massa ganga

ouhi iii whou a heee

......



The crowd erupts into screams and dancing.Rastas take up the anthem

as Lil Rick turns the volume down.

.The crowd sings:

king of kings

and the lord of lords

sits upon his throne

and he rules us all

look through the book of life

and you will see

that he rules us all... satta massa..





The feelings generated by this song has everyone on the beach

happy.it is a sight to behold.Whitemen,Black men,Chinese,Indians,all

types of bajans have the vibe.Tourists stop and get caught up in

words.



LIL RICK..: tune man... gine play dah one gain later...now over to de

orignator.





DAVID Rodigan: HEY you just stole my thunder..you are bad ...i was

holding that song for later tonight,but it doesn't matter when it's

played..it makes you feel good..awaright next tune from me box...uh

just had to draw for this...song call BALLISTIC AFFAIR by Leroy Smart



(tune)



African Yout:MPLA by Tapper Zukie

LIL RICK:MY BEST GIRL by Dennis Brown and John Holt

David Rodigan:Police and Thieves by Junior Murvin





The day songs play from DJ to DJ,no rivalry..if the other sounds ever got

face-ty(a jamaican word meaning out of order)..Rodigan would have

unleash his big tunes and the other sounds would have packed up and

gone home.



A wonderful day.

Leslie is swimming.Patsy and Marlene are showing off their

bikinis. boys hang around.the music is pumping.Duawee and Veronica sit

waiting for Patsy and Marlene to come and secure the table,while they would

go and buy lunch.A group of men follow Leslie as she leavs the sea.She is

feeling nervous,but feels safe after she reaches her group.The men return

to the sea.The music is pumping.Leslie volunteers to help with the food.she

wraps a towel around her body and puts on a baseball cap.The lines to the

food stalls are long,but the music make the wait worthwhile.Dance while you

wait is the order of the day,along with stew food,pudding and souse,jerk

chicken(bajan style),pork chops,curry chicken .etc.etc..nuff food,nuff

drinks,nuff dancing__food, drinks, forks, napkins and hungry bellies walk

back to the table.They eat,drink,laugh,dance and sing.They are having a

wonderful time.Marlene and Patsy throw the plates into a trash

can.They relax.a change in tempo..some calypso ..it's the song

Veronica had heard Duawee whistling,on the beach,the first time she

saw him.

Remember:



EMMERTON



(GABBY)

you tell me tuh fuhget

************************

**********************

......

(due to copyright laws,i had to edit the words of this song and many other

songs,from the original draft.this alters some of the feelings i was trying

to create.if anyone has this or any other song i have edited,please play

them~~ i apologize)





THE afternoon sun is hot.people are in the sea.it is too hot

to dance.the speakers fall silent.Marlene falls asleep on a blanket.

Patsy is,next to her,reading a book.Leslie is lying in a deck

chair soaking up some rays,her sunglasses shading her eyes.

Veronica and Duawee change into their swim wear and run into the sea

together. Cold water/Warm water.Veronica splashes water on

him.he returns the favour.they hug and laugh.they are happy.

A swim

race challenge between the two of them. Duawee is ahead at the beginning,but

Veronica's swimming style helps her catch up and soon they are neck and

neck.Duawee will not let a woman beat him in front of all the men

watching.He is determine to win.Veronica does not want to win.She just wants

to reach the finish together.soon they are level.the finish is closing in

.shouts goes up for both of them.The women shout for her.The men shout for

him.They are level.SPLASHING . Moving their heads from side to side through

the water,their hands touch and suddenly the race is over.

They will not compete against each other.Their lives must remain equal and

not become a race.They hold each other and a sudden ~~awwwwwhh~~ rises from

the crowd.She looks at him and that strange feeling in her body returns..she

wants him .when he took off his clothes earlier,the feeling jump all over

her,so she ran into the sea to hide.she wants him so bad.he wants her

too..right time..wrong place.they hold on,letting the feelings subside.They

will wait till later.



4pm. people are back on the beach.

The music booms again...African Yout sound system blows some

dub..it's King Tubby vs Bunny Lee Downtown..wicked tunes..bass and

drum..another track Niney The Observer DUBWISE..DUBFOOLISH.The sound

echoes around the beach,the bass shakes the branches and the big

drum beat shifts the sand.

(TUNES)



Lil Rick cranks up ..he plays Dennis Brown's Money in my pocket..2nd

mix..follows up with Rockers Anthem..some serious mixes.





David Rodigan flips the switch...chaos jungle mix by Rajan

Capri..an Indian ragga tune..it's different.He follows up with a song call

STARKEY AND HUTCH by MEXICANO(Rudy Grant)

..nuff tunes..nuff love..nuff peace on the beach.





Lil Rick changes the tempo.He hits the crowd with soca from

Trinidad.A ragga soca song for the women called I WANT ME MAN.

The dance action resembles rub-uh-dub,but slightly

faster.The men stand with their hands wrapped around their

women.The women slide up on the men.listen to the chorus refain:

UH WANN ME MAN,UP UNDER ME.(NICE TUNE).



African Yout joined the fray with BOOTS by Gabby.

hear the words:



left right left right

the government boots

the government boots.



Keith Lindo (african yout) sings his own version of the chorus.He

turns the volume down.



(SING) roots roots

roots and more roots

on the head of natty

so salute

when yuh see i man

walking down de street

bible in hand

I,rasta man..



now now brethen

let we kickm up some sand

and sing;

roots roots

natty congo

natty bongo

(chants...to the end)







Rodigan is in trouble today.He is not really into soca.Someone hands him

a 45.He rushes it out of the sleeve,places it

on the deck,flips the needle on the black vinyl and the sound burst

from the speakers: SONG<> Down Behind The Truck by Lil Rick.Chaos on the

beach.Lil Rick stands up,hands akimbo,shakes his head and

starts wuking up to his song.Rodigan has gotten his own back on Lil Rick for

playing Satta Massagana earlier.nuff, nuff fun,nuff wuking up,nuff sand in

people's hair,nuff laughing,nuff peace and love.\/







GLESKE AND JYG



They came into Barbados on seperate planes.One from Washington DC.The

other from Atlanta Georgia.The name of the girl possee is SOCA

RIDDIM 2.Watch them dance.



(Krosfyah's song; No Bahavior)



GLESKE come in from Washington

to wuk up in competition

she didn't want DEV,didn't even mention

she heard about the soca/reggae bashment

and decided to start some excitement

she call she friend JYG

A mafia girl wid her own possee

walking on the beach

men string on behind dem like leech

but they put up the no disturb sign

until the soca congaline.

now watch wuh dem girls do.



a tight white dress

wid a split up de side

move on pon a man.

it was Gleske starting she action

de man thought he had it made

but after two juks from she

he shouts NO WAY,UH OUTAA HAY.

Gleske thinks

~~one down ..more to go..

Who's next

come on if yuh vex.~~



threatening words

from a wukupoligist

mek some men back down

she mek Dev run

into de sea

shouting:not me bo see.

no..no not me

uh feeling sick

go get Lil Rick

...

Lil Rick's busy playing songs

so she looks for someone else

to wuk-up pon.

it was hard

none from Tobago nor Trinidad

none can match Gleske

when she bends over

and touch she knee.



a man looking real drunk

and wearing a speedo

approach she doing a windmill flow

she look at he strange

like he got de mange

he start moving and grooving



^^*dat's a wrong move mister

yuh gine get blister*^^

watch how it go...





down pon de ground

all yuh see is bottom

up in de air

all yuh see is legs...cud dear

de foolsish man

thought he had she

when she fell on de sand

he started going down

but like the spider and the fly

he walk right into her parlor

and from then on it was blue murder





de wukupologist

had he panting

begging fuh water

he looked like a sheep

getting slaugther

de action was too hot

when he try to get up

but he jump

out of de fire

into de pot.



he back back

pon JYG and she possee

dem jump pon de man

mash he up in de sand

all de time,

Gleske shouting

~~~uh en got nuh bahavior

no bahavior,no bahavior

somebody call he mudder

to save he

from de JYG posse~~



When they finally release de man

he run in de sea

to cool off

before he become uh duppy(ghost).





The girls did their job

dem wuk down de place

and left their mark

on the pages

of the Investigator Newspaper

now de Attorney General

have all de evidence

to close down de office

because of de antics

of JYG and she SIS.



When the music stopped the women were hailed as Sheroes.Maybe now

the Government will take down Lord Nelson statue and put up

Gleske,JYG and the girl posse, dress in bikinis.They have my

support.





Bajan Queen



She flew into Barbados looking all posh,sunglasses peerched on her head and

speaking in a foreign tongue.she talked about Wallabe,shrimp on de barbie

and how she is part Aborigine.she was on the beach as a tourist,a book in

her hand,sunglasses,sunblock on skin making a nice tan and a towel to

protect her from men.Holidaying.The music hits her where she least expects

it. knees trembling and body shaking,she remembers how it was back

then.(1964).She throws down the book,throws away the towel,fixes her hair

and starts wuking up.A man approaches her begging for a dance.She signals

OK.He comes in wid some smooth wines and she fed hers back to him.(MEK UH

MOVE AND I WILL GEH YUH TWO).she gets a flashback.It's the 196o's and the

Merrymen are

playing ARCHIE BREK DEM UP.She becomes Mrs Archie.Two juks pon de

man,one pon he neck and another pon he collar bone.the man wants her

digits(phone number).she said ok and gives him the one in

Australia.He wants her address.She says E-mail me.



HEAR BAJAN QUEEN SING:



Uh feeling good.

Uh feeling sweet.

Uh left muh country for too long

now uh back home

fuh some sand,sea and love...

so mister gimma

whu yuh got fuh me

coz my name is Bajan Queen

and i sail every evening

so when yuh come tuh wuk

don't come too soon

or uh gine boot yuh

like Stephen Mendes' chat room

yeahhhhh yeahhhh

uh feeling good

uh feeling sweet..



More trouble on the beach..Bajan Queen wuking up doing the BOOMERANG

DANCE.She throws her right hip out,then slowly moves her waistline in a

circle and WAACKS before he knows it,her left hip hits him in the face.

(a new dance from down under)



;



(*0



The D Js cut the music.A loud speaker shouts out instructions.

ALL GIRLS FOR THE BIKINI CONTEST ...

Calling all contestants for the bikini contest

assemble please.



A bevy of girls run from everywhere.men start drooling,salivating at the

mouths.whistles and shouts.

1ST contestant:JONELLE(NEW JERSEY)

2ND:SWEETPEA(CANADA)

3RD:PEN PEN (USA)

4TH:CARAMEL (USA)

5TH:NICOLE P(CANADA)

6TH:IRIE INDIAN GAL(CANADA)

7TH:ISLAND GIRL(USA)

8TH:BAJAN SUNSHINE(B"DOS/USA)

9TH:PEACHES(NEW YORK)

10TH:ROSE (B'DOS)

11TH;DEE (ENGLAND)

12TH:ARLENE (NEW YORK-BAJAN)







Master Of Ceremonies: ok everyone in place...hey officer move those men back

a bit please...ok..now are we all ready?.I just want to say thanks to the

crowd and the D Js for a wonderful day,everything has gone really well.The

prizes for the bikini contest are as follows..



12th place : a dinner date with a celebrity of your choice

11th place : a moonlight pinic with EDWIN YEARWOOD

10th place : a romantic evening with RAY AMSTRONG

9th place : a cruise on the Harbour Master

8th place ; dinner for two at Sams Lords Castle

7th place : dinner for four at Pelican Village Restaurant

6TH place : an appearance in the new Square One music video

5th place : two tickets for the next Beres Hammond concert

4th place : a years supply of groceries from Juliane Supermarket

3rd place : 25 inch television and a dvd player

2nd place : funiture from Courts,music center from Cave Shepherd,50 cds

from the Number One Record Store

and the first place winner will receive; $2,500,an all expensive paid trip

to New York ,a chance to sing back up on the new Krosfyah song,a modelling

contact with NEXT Promotions of New Jersey and an appearance at the the

world famous Apollo Theatre in New York.On checking my list it seems that

the local girls have shied away from this competition.so we'll adjust the

first prize to maybe cropover next year--so good luck everyone...okkkkkk.The

girls will be parading in traditional swimwear,sexy swimwear and dress as

you dare..may the best body win,..the contestants in numeric order please.





JONELLE

wearing a blue and red swimsuit she struts across the sand, body

tight in her outfit.she has BACK.she moves towards the crowd.the ^^ohss and

ahhs^^ grow louder as she pouts her body outwards,make a semi circle motion

and moves across the sand

..style and grace

sweat running down my face





SWEETPEA

She came in from Canada and immediately fell in love with people and

the country .She wants to give something back.she signed up for the contest

as soon as she arrive on the beach.Full of confidence,her body tightly sewn

inside her outfit, A green swimsuit with a maple leaf covering the

position.more "ohhs and ahhs".movement from sweetpea. her long hair blows

gently in the breeze.

..bodyworks girl

rock my world





PEN PEN

A New Jersey resident on holiday in Barbados wears a yellow and

blue two piece swimsuit.Her movements leaves the men speechless and makes

the afternoon even more enjoyable.

..Pen Pen

tell me when?





Caramel

Student,but ready to teach the other girls a thing or two.she wears a

black and red swimsuit with frills dangling at the side.boy can she move.her

body is tough amd moves like a well crafted song.-- movements like a soca

song,her bumper doing a drum roll--.

The men go crazy, kicking up sand.The women sucks their teeth(schurrps).A D

J add a cut to the proceedings.

..Caramel

chocolate on my tongue

sweet taste all night long





NICOLE P

This was her third visit to Barbados,but her first time in

competition.She is nervous until her boyfriend shouts out her name and the

crowd joins in..NI..COLE..NI...COLE..NI...COLE. This builds up her

confidence and her chest.oh lala lala.body works.The girl mek de men shout

out --GURL YUH MEK MUH WANNNA...she feels good,smiles at her boyfriend and

struts across the sand.

..nuff love and respect

even though we have never met





IERE INDIAN GAL

A slim pretty girl with long black hair came all the way

from Toronto to be part of the festivities.The men love her body.

she blinks away the sunlight as she walks along the sand.Eyes are all over

her and her pink and white swimsuit.her body speaking volumes and the men

mouth listening to every drop of sexiness.she is a bomb.

..girl just one more time

when yuh ready..gimma uh sign



ISLAND GIRL

Chhezzee on bread..this girl is oozing sex appeal and i'm

appealing for calm.She is wearing a bright yellow simsuit with purple

dots.she walks,spins and dances.men are dribbling.her eyes brown and

teasing.long legs all the way to heaven.she is the bomb.

.. yo! island girl

come rock my world



BAJAN SUNSHINE

a surprise entrant.but good body nonetheless.she wears a aqua and

marine swimsuit.the national colours.A D J plays a dub song.she struts to

the bass lines.The look of a well sculptured body with the curves in the

right places..de gal got de men dribbling.some girls to leave the scene.too

much competition.

..bajan gal yuh body bad

yuh mek muh wann wuk up

like uh from Trinidad





PEACHES

she walks out to the edge of the sea,all eyes following,she bends

over,takes some water and splashes it on her legs and body.the audience

gasps.the water glistens from her swimsuit and legs.A man rushes out of the

crowd,lifts her up and kisses her.everyone is shock,except her.she knows it

is her husband.she laughs,when her feet returns to the ground.he is

happy.they are so much in love.

.. Peaches and cream

love supreme





ROSE

The one and only local girl..REPRESENTING ..body tight in her outfit,a

siren red, bandeau-style, monikini.it looks like a one piece with lots of

cutouts.Rose steps across the sand,her body draws breaths from the men and

sighs from the women.The men are in awe over the way she moves..they take it

personal..there are shouts of ~~gimma yuh digits~~ girl i wanna be yuh man~~

do dah one more time~~.

..she smiles and walks away

shashay..shashay.

(technical advice provided by Cynthia Clawson..i know nothing about women's

clothing)





DEE

her hair trailed down her back.the girl has back.a red and white one

piece hugs her body.more catcalls from the men,more cut eyes from the

women.she struts along like a professional model.her eyes reads the judges

looks.she winks and turns around.the crowd beg for more..she keeps some,in

reserve, for later.

..pop pop goes my weasel

kisses down by your navel.





ARLENE(ARLEE)

What a bod.another hit with the men.she wears a one piece

decorated with blue and yellow flowers.she feels the sand between her toes

and closes her eyes.Paradise.her homeland.she walks up to a crowd of men

and kisses two of them.the men stretch their hands out, begging and staring

wide eye.one of the men gets a slap from his girlfriend.the crowd laughs.

..yuh body correct

uh hurt muh neck





MC; OHHHHHHHH...MY MY MY.. I'm glad i don't have to judge this

contest...wid bodies like these maybe we should change the theme of the show

to bikini confess.. makes me wanna confess..let's give the

girls a round of apllause.



CLAPS..AND WHISTLES





the girls paraded in the sexy swimwear.

then in dress as you dare.

pandemonium.





results:

12th place;Iere indian gal

11th: pen pen

10th: sweetpea

9th : bajan sunshine

8th : nicole p

7th : peaches

6th : caramel

5th : dee

4th ; island girl

3rd : arlene

2nd : rose

1st : jonelle



The prizes are given out.Jonelle runs over to Pen Pen.



JONELLE:Hello how are you.i would like to exchange my prize for yours..you

see i would do anything to be with Edwin. i love him so much.



PEN PEN;NO i can't it would be against the rules,besides i want to have the

date with Edwin.



Jonelle goes into her purse and bring out two benjamins...$200.00 US.she

places it into Pen Pen's hands.Pen Pen says nooo,but changes her mind when

she remembers the first prize is a trip to crop over.



PEN PEN ; ok,but let's clear it with the organizers



The organizers look at Jonelle with a strange look on their faces.It readS

ARE YOU CRAZY GIRL?

Jonelle's face answers back...YES, I'M CRAZY 'BOUT EDWIN.



MC: we have an anouncement to make..the first prize winner has just handed

over her prize to the eleventh place winner.she says she will give up her

prize for the picnic date with Edwin...boy Edwin yuh hard ...fuh real.



Edwin is surprise at the anouncement and wonders why this girl would do such

a thing.She comes over to him waving a piece of paper.

The girl is serious.she pushes the other girls out of the way and hugs

him.she wants to kiss his lips,but he gives his cheek instead.the date is

set for Saturday.she is in luck,because Krosfyah is in the studio

recording,so he has plenty of time on hand.





The other girls are satisfied with their prizes and walk away

smiling.Peaches' husband is happy.his wife is a star.hugs and kisses.





The D Js crank up their sound system.DUB



Veronica and Leslie walk over to the changing room.they shower SEA salt off

their skins.other girls are in the room.some of them walk over to them,on

hearing their accents.some from Canada and some from the US.they laugh and

shake each other's hands.Back into their party clothes they walk back to

Duwaee,who is talking with Brian.they introduce Leslie.Shake hands.Brian

looks real sad and that is understandable.his love has left and he will not

hear from her until tomorrow.maybe the music will cheer him up.



The sun fell behind the clouds.the beach becomes less conjested. Duawee goes

to shower and change his clothes.Brian stays with the girls.It is a

beautiful evening. SUNSET.





David Rodigan; right about now..it's time for the lovers' session,so let me

introduce me partner in crime..Greg B. he'll be playing the old school

type of R & B also known as deep soul.



GREG B: thank you Rodders.Let me start my session with one of my favorite

songs from way,way back..if you remember,please sing it aloud to your

love..song called..LET'S GET IT ON.by Marvin Gaye.



Bodies close in on each other.squeeze.cheek to cheek.close eyes.legs

apart.rub-uh-dub.slow jam.moonlight love affairs.they are getting it ON.



~*(WRITER'S VERSION OF THE SONG)



ohh baby..i would really like to try

you this time ...and

and.. maybe you let me in

it's hot this evening

temperature is rising

and rising

like i am

so come on ..come on and

cool me down

cooooooollllll

me down

and let's get it on

baby...

let's get it on...ohhh sugar.

.





AFRICAN YOUT; bandit tune from de man Rodders and Greg B...well i have some

in my arsenal..peeps stay where you are..this is African Yout sound and DJ

PALADIN here..i'm taking you back too..sing along with the chorus when i

turn the volume down..this one from 1973 ...way back... 26 years and still

stays fresh...it's the DRAMATICS...song call: IN THE RAIN.



Veronica is in her groove.she holds Duawee's hands and leads him out, into

the rain.





song;

i wanna go outside

in the rain

you'll think i'm crtazy

but i wanna go outside

in the rain.

************

************



(CRUCIAL SONG)



PALADIN: don't move..another one...same jam..Dramatics singing LIFE OF THE

PARTY.





SONG:

tonight is the night

i'll see her again

but she'll be with

another man

*************



*************



*************

till i almost

cryyyyy

oppss eee baby

i laugh so hard

i almost cry..





VERONICA begins to cry sunday's departure tears.the loud sound muffles her

sniffling.she sits down after the song ends,leaving Duawee to stand alone

with Leslie.



:'





Lil rick: Uh ready tuh play me love tunes and yeah uh gine play all..tune

pon me deck call WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY MIND.by BLUE MAGIC... listen to this

one and weep.



song;

what's wrong with my mind

what's come over me

i thought i saw your face

standing in a crowd

(it wasn't the case)







It's a jam. a blue lights in the basement jam.Veronica gets up to dance

with Duawee,but Leslie has taken her place.she is annoyed with

herself.Leslie is enjoying the evening.she wishes Chris was there to hold

her.the song ends.she thanks him,then walks over to Brian..Two lonely people

needing love,standing in the beautiful,moonlit night. what's going to

happen?





GREG B:

I'M here to make it happen. another song for the lovers.remember this

one .ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER SUNG by the DELLS



(please play this song,if you have it)



PALADIN:

Slow jam babies ...all the way live...here's a song

very close to my heart..give a listen.. song call -I CRIED ALL THE WAY

HOME...by..(????????)





Editor__(if anyone knows who sings this song and the year it was released

can win a prize,,please e-mail me with the correct answer and you will win

a sur-prize) E-MAIL.... 0KRAS@HOTMAIL.COM





LIL RICK; more tunes coming your way...it's Larry Graham singing ONE IN A

MILLION YOU.







words..music

Lovers Night.





Away in the distance a group of men and women gather around an open

fire.they are laughing and singing aloud.a lot of food.PICNIC!



Man: hello,i'm sorry to interrupt you,but someone told me you made these

devil eggs and i wanted to find out how they are made..they are very (bite)

good..amm..great.



Cynthia(devil egg woman); oh thank you..i try my best..well let's see.first

the eggs must be hard cooked,,,not hard boiled .the difference between hard

cooked and hard boiled eggs are how they are handled.bring the eggs to a

full boil.then turn the fire off,let the eggs sit in the saucepan for about

30minutes.this eliminates the green colour from forming around the

yolk.after cutting eggs in half,take out yolk and mash with miracle whip,not

mayonnaise.prepare mustard,salt and pepper to taste,add some sugar and a

little sweet pickle relish.then fill egg white halves with mixture,adding a

dash of paprika..and there you have it...DEVIL EGGS.By the way my name is

Cynthia,what's your name?



Man; My name is Alvin..hehahaha.how ironic...you name is Cynthia and you

make devil eggs ...ahahhahaha.



Cynthia: sorry i don't understand..what's the joke?



Man; ok..uhuh.. DEVIL EGGS AND CYNTHIA...GET IT...DEVIL..SIN..THIA.



Cynthia; very funny..you are a comedian right?



Man; oh i'm sorry if i offended you.it was just a joke.



Cynthia; no offense taken,but if you really want something hot,come let me

show you.



Holding hands they sauntered off through the moonlit night.



(what kind of sin will they be committing this evening?)



(CORDELL AND RODERICK)





Cordell was feeling lonely even though her friends kept her laughing she

came to the island for rest and relaxation,but after three days of sun,rest

and relaxation,she needed something more.she had spied a number of men on

the beach earlier and her thoughts took her back to last year in Aruba.The

Sinbad 1970's old school soul show.she and her four girlfriends visited a

beach bar one evening and found the most georgeous men this side of Shamar

Moore.They ""oohed and ahhhed "" all night .Feeling safe,back in their

rooms,they talked, talked, talked all night about what they would do with

those *fine specimen*.

Later the music,mixed with rum punch and the hot night kept her dancing with

this stranger.she had danced to Al Green,Teddy Pendergrass and The Isley

Brothers.

Her song: Isley Brothers--SUMMER BREEZE.

the words,the night and the man intoxicated her that night and when it was

over..she was feeling fine.

SONG;

summer breeze

makes me feel fine

through the corners of my mind.



(a great time--in the islands)



Backwards she leans,checking on the moon and the sky,her head falls at the

feet of someone,whose faces is hidden in the darkness of the surrounding

trees.A flicker of candle flame shows a man looking down at her and sipping

coconut water mixed with fru-tee(a local drink). On swallowing a piece of

ice his lips part to a white-teeth smile.she sits up,brushes her hair and

returns her smile.

He offers his hands.her fingers feeling his soft hands.he pulls her to her

feet.Face to face,her heart jumps.He smiles again .she jumps over her

friends for the introductions.his name is Roderick Holloway,her

name:Cordell La Dieu.

Nice to meet you.



ESCAPE FROM THE LAUGHING CROWD.



The girls sit on the blanket,wide eye and wide mouth.A breath stuck in their

chest.Out into the night,across sand,towards the music,their eyes follow

until they held her no more.They,immediately,worry about her and follow the

footsteps in the sand.

Through the crowd,pushing against gyrating bodies,they find her dancing and

laughing.They are jealous.One incident has stop the laughter.They

realise,now,this is the reason they came to paradise. To have fun without

going overboard.



Cordell pulls Roderick closer.Roderick whispers.Cordell laughs.Music has

brought them closer.she thinks of breaking away from his arms and sweet

aftershave.In her head the words filter: .~~~~ohhhhhh..please leellll

lettttt me gooo...pleasse let me go,after the next song~~~~

Six songs later,they decide to walk and talk.

Bare feet,sandals in hand,they walk along the edge of the rushing sea.She

skips away as a large wave splashes around her legs.Laughter in TWO.Roderick

and Cordell.they walk awhile,then return to the music and to the breathing

sighs of relief,of her friends.They are laughing and dancing...and maybe

later...kissing.



(GHIA AND HER BAJAN MAN)



Ghia met her friend at the After Dark Night Club,had breakfast with him at

Bubba's Restaurant,kissed his cheek from the safety of his car.At her hotel

door,she waited until his car disappeared from view.Her heart relaxed,after

she entered the room and close the door.It's not that she felt in danger

with him,quite the opposite. His caribbean accent laced her head with all

kinds of love-grooves. She had heard about those Caribbean men,who could

charm the heart out of an ice-maiden.it was true.the dance started it.~~I

should have refused~~.she thought at the time,but somehow the drink had

mixed a sex dance in her head and she wanted to..GROOVE.



Three days later,here she is.dancing with him again.He had arranged the

day.First a visit to Harrison Cave..BEAUTIFUL...she cried out, inspite of

laughter.

(A construction hat must be worn while desending the depths of the cave.It

was discovered in the 1970's and must be seen to be believe.)



Lunch and laughter.Introduction to his friends and employees.He had his own

business.She felt safe with him.

Her heart pounds against her chest.she is not ready to commit herself to

him,but she is close.Tight hugs.Kiss.Maximum.Rub-uh-dub make her legs

tremble and her head swirl with thoughts of GROOVING.she sighs.he

sighs.Without words they leave the music and take the car to rendezvous.



Ghia and her Bajan man look out of the bedroom window.After he leaves,she

sits on the bed,looking around for any suspicious women things,which

sometimes forget to leave with their owners.there are none.He comes into the

room holding two glasses.Her glass has a cherry floating on top of shaved

ice.she tastes the sweetness and enquire about the drink.He tells her it is

ginger ale mix with falurnum(a liqueur)she likes the taste.He drinks ice

tea.they sit and talk for awhile until the kisses come and lay them down to

rest.

.lm.

sip,, sip,, drink..late night..power kiss...the second kiss..the kiss she

gives him...lips full.

Touch you 2..taste bittersweet..lead on..follow into cave. made her -coil

into a shaking fever.arms outstretch.fingers grasps pillows, mountains peaks

reached.kiss down.



Torrid heat rise from dormant months, fill with circles.experimental.

shirtless.caress.arms,big, muscular gently rocking passion UP towards

sky,high above ceiling..screaming soft in nature's bosum... moving like a

train pulling out of a station> > >> >>>>>..heading into dark tunnel.he

follows her in.



sweet/pain/rain/down/on/her/\gentle/arms/slow/movements/trace/patterns/along/legs/

/weave <> towards:end:stop/then/retracing/

//loving/every/minute/of/love's/splendour/

||sceaming/panting/notes/written/in/soft/tones/

\\measuring/looking/squeezing/

{}squeezing.....squee..eehhhh...innnnn/

:champagne/flow/celebration/from/bottle""fountain.

:'grip teeth.kiss.last.stop....don't.stop.

::love,from,making,me

e-v-e-r-y d-a-y

i-n e-v-e-r-y w-a-y.





night sleep comes for GI and her Bajan man.









Meanwhile,at the reggae/soca bashment,the music pumps,people dance while the

night closes in.



David Rodigan,African Yout and Lil Rick are in a friendly competition.

~~who can spin the best lovers rock~~.the crowd will be the judge.



David Rodigan; tune call HOW COULD I LEAVE by Dennis Brown.

(the first trip-hop reggae beat)

the crowds goes wild.



African Yout: my turn..tune call Night Nurse by Gregory Issacs

(ohhh tune...)



Lil Rick; play dis one when yuh get home...tune call COTTAGE IN NEGRIL by

Tyrone Taylor

(one for the serious rub-uh-dubbers)



David Rodigan hits back with I'M STILL WAITING by the late great Delroy

Wilson.

(this is one of those lovers rock classic...the best song to dance with your

love)



African Yout digs deep down in his music box for this one.



African Yout: just wouldn't be the same if i don't play this one..AFTER

TONIGHT by Matumbi.

(a classic lovers rock,one of the originals)



Lil Rick: after tonight you will be singing this song forever.. song call

HURTS SO GOOD by Susan Cadogan.

(This song started it all,way back in London,1974/75)



The crowd declare the winner--a three-way tie.the real winner is good

Caribbean music.

enjoy.



It is time to leave.Duawee signals Brian and Leslie.Looking around for

Marlene and Patsy.They are no way to be found.Eyes through the crowd sees

Marlene in a lovers-rock clinch with a boy and Patsy squeezing the living

daylights out of another one.The song ends.The boys are relieved.They react

with more delight,when the two,kill-yuh-dead-wid-uh-rub-uh-dub,girls are

gone.



Decision,decision, -who will Brian take home?.

Leslie will go with Brian.Duawee will take Marlene and Patsy home.



Goodbyes,kiss kiss cheeks,laughter,shake hands.

gone..bye bye..see you later.



They drive away from the music.The sound drowns out the revving engines.what

a fun day that was.smiles from everyone.



On the beach the sounds are winding down.RODIGAN has another event on

Saturday at Bushy Park.He will be playing music at intermission. African

Yout will be hanging out with Lil rick,before departing for Los Angeles on

Sunday.Generators turned off and the music stop. cars and home.Lovers stay

on the beach,playing in the sand.

SESSION IS OVER.





Patsy arrives home to a happy mother,kisses and dinner.Mother waves a thank

you to Duawee.Marlene waves back.

The car arrives to find Junie and Lorraine conversing on the steps.Marlene

jumps out of the car,kisses her mother,hits Lorraine and runs into the

house.The phone on her ears:chatting with Patsy.



Junie; wunna had a good time?



Veronica; YESSS, it was best day so far..i had so much fun..i almost won a

swimming race against my honey ..(holding his hand and kissing his arm).



Duawee;yeah she almost won,but i wasn't pushing myself. i'm not the best

swimmer in the world,but anyone would be hard press to beat me in a race.



Veronica;ok then we'll have a race tomorrow.



Duawee;; ok ..one race to settle it.



Lorraine; schruupss..(sucking teeth)..de two uh wunna behaving like lil

children.. Duarwee...yuh en know whu race tuh geh she...hahahaha



Junie pushes Lorrraine and laughs



Duawee; Time for some rest.say bye to Marlene for me.I'm outta here.



Lorraine; She's in there pon de phone licking she mout like LIC MOUT LOU.she

talks all day long and in her sleep too. Anyway i gine to bed, see wunna

this weekend...bye



Junie; yeah see wunna...hey.. Veronica yuh boyfriend came around looking for

you today...he brought you a surprise..MARLEEEEN get off de phone fuh a

minute,go to de fridge and take out that big plastic bottle and bring it

here....and keep off muh phone...uh don't wuk fuh Bartel(the telephone

company)..hurry up.



Marlene gives Junie the bottle and runs back to the phone--chatter.

The bottle has a label with Veronica's name on it..it reads

To my friend Veronica

with much love

Mike xx.o.xx



Junie: (laughing) Duawee uh tell yuh he gine horn yuh.



DUAWEE; Let me get my babes out of here,before he turns up and sweeps

her off her feet.



Junie;hahahaha, guh long boy--yuh is nuff sport



Veronica does not understand the sacarsm in their conversation.she receives

a gift from Mike and they laugh ..ah well.



car..key..turn... engine on. and they are gone.



The liquid in the bottle splashes from side to side,pushing her legs back

and forth.She uses her feet to hold the bottle stationary.The car cruises

along the street, bowing at approaching cars.Their lights dim signals.Home

brings the car to its rest.

car doors open..shut..front door open..shut..fridge door opens..put bottle

in...shut..bedroom door open...remains open..bathroom door open..

shut...shower curtains open ..shut.



er-o

ti-

que.





TO BE CONTINUED.



DENNIS YOUNG

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