I told myself
that I wasn’t crossing the stage this year (Keep in mind that I like to lie to myself). It’s just too dayym
exhausting!!!You have to dance hard as
hell, in the blazing sun for a whole song… Please tell me why or how I managed
to cross the stage 5 times this year???I crossed
with Tribe, Bliss & Paparazzi on Monday and just Tribe & Bliss on
Tuesday!!!
Trinidad carnival 2014 was phenomenal, amazing, mind
blowing, life changing, HOT DAYYM!!!It was absolutely nothing like my first Trinidad carnival (2011 and I've come every year since).I didn’t know anyone other than my homie
Rocky my 1st year, now I know a good 20-30 people who either come down for carnival or live in
Trinidad.I got lost my first year and
now I can maneuver the streets of POS like a pro.I found the 3,000 - 5,000+ bands to be very intimidating
my first year and now I find it extremely exciting.
Dei Musicale playin the good chunes
DJ Private Ryan on deck
My brother Paco & I did jouvert Monday morning so we were a lil sluggish getting
started in the afternoon. We
headed out to find our band around 1pm Monday and just happened to come across the
Tribe/Bliss shuttles.Apparently this
was all in the paperwork they gave us, but they know dayym well brown people don’t
like to read instructions!We also didn’t
pay attention to which shuttle we got on because Tribe & Bliss are usually always
together.We got dropped off at the
Tribe location and PHUCKET, spent the morning with Tribe.It was hotter than a mutha *beep* so I chilled on the booze and just drank agua.
We made it to the stage about two hours after linking with the band and the
energy level was through the roof, I touched the stage and got a surge of
energy from outta this world.I was
dancing all over the place, on any and everything.
5,000 Tribe masqueraders ready to mash up the stage
Of course I managed to lose my brother during
this madness and proceeded to spend the rest of the day solo!!!I danced & had ah time by my dayym self. I eventually decided that I wanted to spend the
rest of the day with Bliss & ran into my homies in Yuma and my homie in Paparazzi
along the way. In my first year, I would have abandoned my band rather than be
on the road alone, but once again I said PHUCKET and kept on my mission to find
my band.I found Bliss and drank & danced
with them till sunset.
Ran into my Yuma homies on D road
Then ran into my homie in Paparazzi & crossed the stage with them
We went to bed nice & early Monday nite like good lil masqueraders
and woke up around 4am to walk Rocky to her makeup appointment .Paco and I didn’t hit the road until around
9am Tuesday.Once again we managed to find Tribe first, but
didn’t stay with them long.We linked with Bliss at the all new Socadrome in just enough time to
eat and get hydrated for the serious workout that was about to come. Let me take a quick time out to discuss the
new Socadrome.It’s loved by some and
hated by others.I will say that last
year the 3 hour wait to cross the Savannah stage killed my vibes.Stayed in the same spot for hours drinking, I
took a nap under a tree, walked to McDonalds to get some chicken nuggets and by
the time we crossed the stage I was over Carnival Tuesday. This year we got to
the Socadrome, did our thing and were on our way. I was loving it!!!Ok so back to what I was saying, Bliss hit
the stage and I once again I got a surge of energy from out of this world.
Bliss Carnival - Ole Time Something
I decided to have some champagne
to celebrate crossing the stage and we sat in the bleachers and watched the
other sections cross.Tribe was behind
us so I had to stay and watch those crazy mofos cross.As fun as Bliss is, Tribe is 10x fun’er. Tribe was crossing the stage and people from
previous sections keep running back on stage to dance with the other sections.
Next thing I know I am on stage dancing with the various Tribe sections my
dayym self and can I say is, "IT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!"Ok, so a good 2 hours after reaching the Socadrome we leave and link
back up with Bliss to drink and be merry until lunch time.Since my homie Rocky lives along the parade
route we decided to take a power nap at her house instead of in the blazing sun
since lunch lasts about 1 ½ hours.We
rejoined the band around 4pm feeling brand new, had a blast till carnival
done at 7pm.OH NO, we are not ready to
say farewell. The vibes were so amazing, we could keep going for another
several hours.THANK GOD Tribe felt our
pain and directed us to the Last Lap fete which lasted till midnight.Bunji Garlin was shooting Truck On D Road
video with Tribe all day and wrapped up the video shoot outside Last Lap.I ran into so many homies that were with
Bliss and Tribe at Last Lap.The vibes
were great, Anya was dancing in a tree, the booze were flowing and music was splendid!
Tribe Last Lap
Anya Ayoung Chee dancing in a tree at Tribe Last Lap
I can totally understand why people who have played mas with
Tribe/Bliss in previous years get mad when they are unable to get in the band
again.This year being my 4th
year on the road in Trinidad (can't compare other carnivals to Trinidad)
I can say that my 2014 carnival experience blew all others out of the water.I definitely have never had more fun and I just don’t know if it can ever be topped (and keep in mind I was by
myself one day). I shall smile as I relive the 2014 carnival memories in my mind!!!
Of course I must leave you with a video recap of carnival Monday & Tuesday
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