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TANTIE TALK:
Back Chat
Fus to begin, lemme thank all ah allyuh who did write wid yuh comments on las week Talk. I glad to see de Talks and dem touching somebody
somewhere, but sometimes yuh has to wonder if de people who should be reading de talks and all other public comments could either read or
could understand what de reading! Tantie know for sure dat de Talk reaching de 'highest offices' in de land, (if only from de virus laden
email emanating from said offices I does have to wade through every week!) so it reaaly confusing as to why big
hardback people doh learn from experience...especially when is dem self was pointing out de probs when
de nex side was batting!
Yuh would think dey woulda learn from de bacchanal dat used to pass for road paving,
especially when you self busing de nex side and arksing loud, loud where de money went and who send it...but NOOOOO, de team
what batting now feel dem could jes walk in and voop at every ball, even when dey lorsing wickets and stop scoring runs. Dey decide in dey
wisdom dat not only de Western Main Road but de Diego Martin Main Road too need to get
repave...all well and good, but oh gorm, dem couldn' see dat doing dem BOTH at de same time was bong to mus be chaos and confusion?
Some bright spark decide dat dey go wuk from 9-3 to avoid de rush hour traffic, except I feel certain he or she mus be living in Moruga or
Tobago, because dem didn' have a clue as to how traffic in de West does operate!
All day it was traffic pile up for miles...and to make tings worse, all de side road off de
Diego Martin main Road dat have only one way in and out did get cut off from de world for hours at a time, and if yuh happen to get
out, yuh was lucky to get back in because dey had de most dotish setta police yuh coulda possibly find liming in de shade while some
ragamuffin looking youth wid red and green flags was 'directing' traffic. Most people
get totally confuse watching de police who standing up ent taking dem on while de youth jumping up in de road waving he hand wid de flag like a
madman who still hearing de pan long after de panside gone. Is what woulda happen if any of de old people living in dem streets did
have to call for an ambulance or if a fire did ketch? Now not everything was so bad, yuh
have to give Jack he jacket and even Jim he gym boots because dey did actually manage to *LOWER* de height of de Diego Martin Main Road by
scraping away de old stuff instead of jes dumping more on top...and not only dat, but dey did actually manage to finish de job in
TWO weeks instead of de scheduled FOUR!
So, it have some hope...hopefully. But then again yuh read about de how Minister
Shoot-Himself-In-De-Foot bring in an expert on anti-terrorism and kidnapping from de
US...except de US Ambassador say he Govt ent know nutting bout dat and it ent no official nutting. And de man himself saying
he come to talk to people for free but Minister S-H-I-D-Foot saying it costing bout $250,000 but he might get a discount. In dis town if yuh
cyant laugh yuh go surely cry oui...eh! But wait, there's more...as if de politicos wasn' bad enough, we entertainers decide to challenge dem. BIG
bacchanal over in B'dos wid dey Crop Over Kaiso King Lil Rick and Denyse Plummer. Apparently, he have a song called Hypa Dawg, and to promote de
big show in B'dos wid Trini and Bajan kaisonians (produced by Spectacular of T&T) billed as "Battle of the Sexes" Denyse did appear in a TV ad wid a
dog collar and chain saying she did come to control de Dawg...or words to that effect. Next thing is when Rick come on stage jes after Denyse
finish, he wasn' too complimentary to her and all hell break loose. Ok, so both ah dem do damn chupidness, but even after all de crap did fly even if
dey did both refuse to be in de same country wid each other for de rest of dey life, dat is dem business. Is what right de damnfool President of TUCO
have to get up on he high horse and be calling for banning not only Bajans but all other Caribbean performers from appearing in T&T shows...it would
seem he is a kaisonian in name only, he couldn't be serious about he art form and talking dat kinda rubbish.
It woulda be bad enough if he did say it as a personal, if somewhat misguided belief, but to actually stand up in public as President of TUCO
and say dat kinda nonsense...I mean is what he go call for next, no people who are not of African descent to be singing calypso?
Back Chat Issue 33
Thank you very much for including me on your mailing list. A week cannot go
by now that I don't look out for your "Talk". The newspapers, always
inclined to melodrama, have now become full-fledged hysteria mongers, and it's
good to know that someone still has their feet on the ground, even if it's in
dire need of a good cleaning!! Regarding this latest issue, EVERYTHING you
have said I not only agree with, but have myself stated loudly, argued about,
and frequently ponder upon as I walk my daily 'rounds of the Savannah. The
question is: What to do about it?
This lack of pride, genuine PRIDE I mean, in everything except the Carnival,
is a very dispiriting thing. You are so right about the general attitude
towards public buildings, and spaces, and even the country's infrastructure.
These things are symbols, and symbols are vital parts of all societies, like
national flags. Shabby, decrepit, symbols cannot, at least by my simple
reasoning, be good for a nations psychology. Yet,it
always seems to be someone else's job to look after them, especially after
they done gone and "mash up". Then, we have to go and spend $100
million on something like Miss Universe to feel good about ourselves for a
week.
//T&T
Good talk Tantie ... tanx ...
//T&T
I think that the Tantie Talk at the end of all these emails are absolutely
brilliant and usually reflect my own feelings and frustrations. Is there any
way to publicize more for others to support ?????? We need to wake up and
stand for our rights......
Keep up the great work....
//T&T
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