NEW DAWN – Freeing up moves

KADOOMENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE following a tradition of the once physically enslaved, then the still closely tied to plantation strings labourers, having a day of celebration after the crop work was over, hence Crop-Over.Some say whether King Sugar abdicated or the island went on a sugar-free diet, the crop is really and truly over.Freedom is a good thing. However, I read once that its not freedom from something that matters but freedom for what?Emancipation from mental slavery? Naaaw! Freedom from self-control in public?The big-truck vehicle being to enjoy music, have fun, take part in a national festival, wear a creative costume?But one person’s good reason is another’s excuse to free up beyond all reason, let loose, wear next kin to nuffin, drink more devil’s soup than Jack know ‘bout, and wuk up like a skeet pun any eye-catching botsy, welcome or not.Not to mention those who smoking loco weed or sniffing powders other than the one meant in the Trini expression “yuh can’t play mas without powder”, whichin is plain body powder. But the blind drunks and bobble heads will always be with us.Don’t get me wrong, I was once an original party girl, dancing queen and Carnivalist. But you can have a good time without wearing a nearly there costume made of a handful of feathers and sequins, held together by highly strained elastic and spandex, especially if you are a size bubaluuppps-XXX! But even Walk Holy peeps or de priest can play.If those trying to trod the straight and narrow find the sight of pulpitudinous female flesh shaking, wiggling, wobbling and sashaying to beat the band distracting, remember this joke: A man was having dinner with a priest friend.The cleric said “Our waitress is very attractive. What a figure!”Friend expressed shock.Priest explained “Because a man is on a diet, it doesn’t mean he can’t look at a menu”.Playing and looking is one thing – well two – but can priests sing?Because Father Paul wants to get a message out in lyrics he wrote, does that mean he was blessed with a great singing voice, or should he let someone else sing?A woman said if she was a rich girl, beedy, beedy, beedy, bum, beedy, beedy, beedy, bum, she would make a big church donation to get him to sing Silent Night, if she was a wealthy girl.But Bajans like bare foolishment and once de priest make them laugh, he will get props. Carry yuh own key, Padre. If you can’t find it, look under a pew.Back to Thong Thitty (City): the skimpier costumes get, the more they cost. Mmmm. Less is more.Women’s costumes are selling almost as fast as lottery tickets. Seems only some are suffering from recession and/or depression. Others are in spreesession.To the scrawl up crew, remember, if you can’t be good, be careful. And to those who feel they are beyond good to the self-righteous max remember judgement is God’s job. Pray for those who you consider greater sinners than your sanctimonious selves.Dawn Morgan is a NATION senior writer (Advertising) who thinks some masqueraders believe “it pays to advertise” – what their mammas gave them. Phone 430-5495 [email protected]