LAST YEAR, CALYPSONIAN Gorg took Barbados by storm with his monster hit Meh Rum. It told the tale of many a man. Well, it so happens that the story as told is still relevant today.
And the man who has been the latest recipient of this dubious title is a well known calypsonian and fanatic English football fan.
Well known for talking about his darling wife and the many offspring, this hand-clapping, toe-tapping born again man who likes to shout the virtues of good ole time religion had the shock of his life recently.
It did not matter whether he lifted up his eyes or held his hand aloft in prayer. The popular name and face in and out of Crop Over and even off the stage came home to find that his sweetie, the one and only, had neatly placed all possessions at the door.
The decent man he is and not wanting to create a scene or do something foolish only to have his name broadcast all over the airwaves, he decided to heed Shirley Stuart’s counsel and walk away from love.
But this man is not expected to follow Gorg’s suggestion and turn to any rum. Instead, don’t be surprised if he tells it all in the tent and on the stage this year. This man is known to have a very venomous tongue as highlighted over the past years. He has turned on friend and foe alike.
The matter will certainly come up as his former colleagues, especially those adept with extempo calypso, will certainly sing about the matter.
So, whether you’re a Liverpool fan or simply sitting at home in your chair listening to what’s on air, or even if you are young but consider yourself old, standby for poetic blows this Crop Over season.
Over and out.
Beater a mystery
WHO BEAT WHOM? And why did the blows get shared?
This was all the talk of the town this week, especially on Tuesday. The place was lit up with the talk, the suggestions and the unconfirmed reports. It was like fireworks on display. People were saying that the blows from the previous week continued this week.
There were no low blows. In fact, no one is sure up to now how these lashes were administered, indeed if they were.
But the talk was on the ground and at the tent rehearsals. Of course, with Facebook being the wild and wacky medium it can be, it was pure scandal there about these rulers of the new empire.
For sure, one woman has an injury and she has made it clear it is not the result of any body blows inflicted by the boss mama.
Dumping double shift
BAJANS HAVE PERFECTED the art of getting around almost any problem. Take the hot issue of tipping for dumping. It seems some people who must get rid of unwanted stuff have found a clever way to circumvent the requirement.
For a lower fee, some people are offloading into those big trucks from Wildey. Just imagine if these men, who are often looked down on by many, can take three loads a day every day of the week, how that would supplement their earnings in these difficult times. Not a bad side job.
So if you don’t have a collection as scheduled, don’t worry. The fellas may be busy otherwise, still keeping Bim clean and beautiful.
And as some of them said last week, you can ask questions, but we don’t have to give any answers, making it clear that others may be high and they may be low, but at the end of the day there is no difference among men.