Callaloo Entertainment Week 4

Geezz its cold outside and so it’s cold so some men heart cold towards their children and the women who bare their seeds.

I often wonder how a man can walk away from his own seed, hide play games and even hide from his child and neglect his role as a father or even the opportunity to spend time with such precious beings.

The fact is sex can make a man do unimaginable things, one of them being, throw away everything to get the satisfaction they desire.  Some men think with their lower head and not their upper head, others won’t be caught dead in that crap they have their head on no matter what.

I wish I could say so for a certain artiste singer, who threw out his 3 day old baby and her mother for good times, friends and fresh meow.  Fame and money sure do change people.

The fact is he was willing to even raise his hands and pelt a slap on her when she refused to leave the hour of the morning he decided to kick her to the curb.   Well only a woman knows a woman’s frustration of coming home from having your baby and the man either never came to the hospital or when you get home the marish and the parish in your home enjoying themselves.

And if you kicking out a woman won’t you allow her to take her transport, not this one, he wanted to make sure naked she come naked she goes, because he had her and the three day old baby flagging down car to reach from POS to South Trinidad.   What are these men setting out as e.g. for the youths especially the artiste.

Then coldest continues as a man killed his brother for piece of pork in Jamaica, Paul Williams 64 appeared in court 15^th October for killing is brother for cooking his piece of pork without his permission, where is the love we once had when we would cook and share it between 10 and 20 people, and comment how good it tasted and reminisce on the good times.   How sick will he feel now, or better yet he may never eat another piece of pork himself in jail at this age.  Coldness has stepped into the heart of men in ways you cannot even fathom.

Then Gully bop is again in the news this week as he visited Trinidad and Tobago for a clash against local singing star Orlando Octave, in my interview with Orlando he said “I conduct the scene” in videos supplied to me it was clear Gully Bop used old hook lines and pieces of retro music while, Orlando freestyle and had his lyrics freely flowing to the occasion.  Gully was heard singing in chanting style,  “I getting married in the morning”  a old tune by Yellow Man out of Jamaica, however Orlando sang his lyrics free and true Trini Extempo style.

Well next, Miami Carnival kicked off with a bang, and lots of people travelled far and wide.   One Dj told me, Miami Carnival to him was like a dose of laxative, he said he felt the standard had dropped.

He said the engineer who mixed for Kes’s Band, made him feel ashamed and truly disgusted, he said it’s like he was stale drunk.   Then up next was Dil e Nadan and the engineer sounded like he was lost and confused the band was all over the place and people was bored as hell some partied on their own ignoring the band on stage.

Then JW and Blaze performed “Palance” and not a person moved in the crowd was like people was so sick of the tune, they just wished they would let the song RIP.

He said the only person to represent the culture and fly the flag high was Destra and her band.  I myself found and was informed her engineering and sound system was on par, it rip up the place and she delivered.

I can clearly say from what I seen Destra brought her A game to Miami, the woman is a boss performer always delivering her best each time.

Thanks Destra sweetie for flying the culture flag high and representing to the fullest.

Then I decided I am going to do a little gossip corner on restaurants in GTA as a lot of people eat out and we don’t really have someone open and bold enough to speak the truth about the food we eat.

So I will call this corner the Bacchanal Chow Down, where I will give you the real deal on all happening in and around the GTA with the best restaurants and their food.  No holding back and I am not afraid of no one,  bring it on when I come to your restaurant,  bring out your best pots because I am for the people and I am going keep the people informed true bacchanal style.   For this week I visited Gem’s House of Jerk located at Airport Rd in Brampton, well it’s my duty to give you the soaps and here it is, slimy as it gets.  I ordered an Oxtail dinner,  long time I ain’t eat that so I said let me get some in my chops.

Then my colleague ordered a fish dinner and a portion of jerk chicken, well boy! This is where it got slimier.

The Oxtail was swimming like a soup; I wanted to ask if its Oxtail soup I had ordered.  It tasted like boil beef,  the fish dinner was like a small sardine in a box not to mention the rice seemed like it was a garnish and not a side dish.  The other chap said I could not eat this food it was horrible, I watched an entire box of food tossed in the garbage.

While the Oxtail swam across the plate and the Jerk chicken was a true deceiver as we were not sure if was Jerk, or Lerk or Merk, but we sure it was nowhere near Jerk chicken we knew.  I  heard it was dried so I bit a piece, well I spit that out faster than I put it in.

Now not wanting to be biased I interviewed 10 people that came and asked them why they shopped there,  4 people said it was there first time, one was an employee and the others all said something to me that made me wonder.   They said the place is clean and the staff is friendly.   I am wondering if a place is clean can that substitute for the taste?  Well not for me, what sayest thou

Send me an email and let me know, I promise to keep the drama alive and keep you properly entertained,  bringing you all the gossip happening around town.

In both the entertainment industry and now the best cultural food places around.

SO!  Until next issue people keep your eyes on the Bacchanal room inside Callalloo Entertainment Newspaper for the gossip unfolding in and across the globe. 

The views of the bacchanal room are not the views of Callalloo entertainment newspaper, but the views of Mercedez the Fm Girl catch this and more in my blog at mercedezthefmgirl.blogspot.ca

This column is solely for entertainment purposes only.

For any info or questions please send an email to flamefm@gmail.com

Callalloo Entertainment Newspaper Week 3

Yes Yes Yes here I am again inside the Bacchanal room bringing you all the soaps and gossip happening in and around the globe at this time.

Well let me start with dancehall and some of the drama unfolding between them at the moment.

The battle between Tony  Matheron and Gully Bop dancehall artiste HOTT!! It continues as Tony Matheron  answered Gully bop in a recent video where he is heard stating that Gully Bop is demanding a apology from him for disrespecting his new mate and wife to be Miss Chin, this was Tony Matheron’s answer to Gully bop.

Tony states “who me ah apologize to when them come and rush me first”.  Richie feelings a Dj/Disc Jock from Kingston, states that Gully was interviewed by a local newspaper in Jamaica and informed them that Tony Matheron MUST, make an apology to his “WIFE” because Matheron said earlier that she takes a lot of man, and if he says she takes man, Matheron takes more man than Shauna Chin.  Matheron then answers stating boldly “and what does Gully Bop take, because he from the sewer? Rats were his friend, roach was his family and he slept in feces.  He said nobody with sanity was with you, and when you do get out the gully and got someone you got someone who Richie Feeling run through, Spragga Benz run through, Tommy lee run through.  You get used goods.  “He went on clarify “is he went on the newspaper and accused me of being gay saying “my battie gone and he see man ah rub me down and much more”.  He furthers states “Now when I fire back, allyuh ah bawl fih apology, he says apologize to allyuh big stinking yadda yadda yadda”. He suggested that Gully needs to give back to the Gully and apologize to the rats and roaches whom he deprived of their food all these years, and do something on behalf of the Gully creatures, like just buy food , just buy food and throw in the sewer to feed them he said and give back to the community from whence he came.  “Give back to your community” that is my response!   Said Tony Martheron and the war continues as it spilled over to another tongue lashing at an after Caribana show right here on Canadian shores.  Look I don’t know whether to scream laugh or cry but I know the war is sticky, the soaps is ripe and I am going to bring it to you ball by ball.  Now after viewing this interview, I am personally going to interview Tony Matheron for this newspaper soon and publish his response.  The interview can be seen on JaRadio, under TONY MATTERHORN ANSWERS GULLY BOP - TALK YUH MIND!

Then the Grenada Day celebration took place this month and the festival was packed with almost a million people, but party goers complained it was as boring as hell, boringgggggggggggggg like granny old song them.  They said that was a geriatric show as singer sang with cane and all, and they did not know whether to jump or run, but they were left wishing to see top of the line artiste.

Is about time they invite the top artiste for the season, whether they beg for donations or do it by whatever means necessary.  The festival is one of the biggest as it is growing in size annually.  Every nationality was there not only Grenadians, but every nationality was bored. Yes yes yes!

The best dressed completion always pick the worst of the crop, don’t know who is judging this and the Miss Grenada, who is reigning for almost three years now like they stuck in recurring because they cannot do another Queen pageant yet.

My God the organizer of this festival needs help, like I will have to volunteer my services to bring the hype artiste and get the festival pumping.

Then the soaps continue as the NEW VIBES vibez crash, it seems they thought if they paid all the best money men in the business and kick out the small men they would be right up there as number one station.  Little did they know all brick have to mesh together to make a wall.

So vibes hit the brick wall and the plan flop like a cake without baking powder, and I think now this hitchhiker who came and hitchhike the people station.

Hiring herself and writing letters of job offers to herself for immigration to extend her stay yet she bullying committed and dedicated people who been there so many years out the door.

Kicking them out with her sly ways and connivance, applying all the tricks of the trade she learned there and took over the people station displacing so many, have learned a valuable lesson, I watching and waiting to see if this dead  horse going to resurrect or if the community and displaced employees  CAN GET BACK THEIR STATION!

The village lime is a new trend now, most villages from “back home” as we does call it are currently hosting fetes and parties across the globe naming it by the village, the recent Diego Martin lime is said to have made waves.  I heard police had to come to shut it down several times and try to contain the crowd that spilled out into the streets, I heard that was liquor flowing like water and music was on point, one woman post on she wall “ I sleeping on the floor here don’t wake me up till the next one start”.  So the new village fetes have kicked off.  I can see it now St George fete, Grand Anse fete. Clarendon fete, Kingston fete, Bridgetown fete, Castries fete,  Rose Hall fete.  It gone clear and the Diego Martin fete launched the trend and Rip up the USA last weekend.  People get on lose they said is the real way to party reunion style.

SO!  Until next issue people keep your eyes on the Bacchanal room inside Callalloo Entertainment Newspaper for the gossip unfolding in and across the globe. 

The views of the bacchanal room are not the views of Callalloo entertainment newspaper, but the views of Mercedez the Fm Girl catch this and more in my blog at mercedezthefmgirl.blogspot.ca

This column is solely for entertainment purposes only.

For any info or questions please send an email to flamefm@gmail.com

Callaloo Entertainment News Week 2

Well well well the soaps are wet this week, but first let me prop myself on this pillow for this one, I need to brace my back for all the angry letters, and complaints this gossip column will generate this week.

Well first the king and Queens competition that took place this Caribana Weekend.  I heard top band that took all the prizes, he and his brother battled each other to the whoooa, not to mention that there was an impending brewing drama to ensure they block, the banned Bandleader and his masqueraders were prevented from participating in everything, which included competitions as this one.

However the sad part is TMBA handed the RULES over to the FMC monster a long time ago, so technically they are like the CEO and can now change all rules and decisions.  Bad move!

I arrived there at 11.50pm everything was done; (party done)  I just reach in time to say Amen.  I stood there like Alice in wonderland, car parked, cooler full with drinks, there were NO cars with their trunks open and frolicking as before, NO limers, NO vendors, just me wondering where the nice party and liming vibes went too?

It was nowhere to be found for a while, I wondered if it went down to the PanAm games!

Ah hear so I dunno, but I heard the competition was so boring that people started to ask when this boring host would come off the stage and this interminable humdrum would end.  I heard he put everyone to sleep.  

Some people were caught dribbling beer, hahahahaaaa.

Then based on all the politics and the new Carnival Mafia, seemed bandleaders had less enthusiasm to participate in the King and Queens competition, so there were less entries than usual.   Thank God for Martin Scott Pascal and his team of dancers who filled the huge gaps in the show, to wake up the dribblers.

That was a basketball game not a Carnival show!

But the good news is for the first time everyone was pleased with the judging.

And then for the first time in years the Jab Jab Jouvert party BUSS!  It buss open like a breadfruit, one man said on Instagram was the worst fete of the season and a total waste of his money.  I even heard Machel left there and ended up in Glow Fete.  All artiste end up there just chilling by Wiltshire, Machel was there pipsing a whine.  You see this Glow fete gone international, even the international celebrities, movie stars, hip-hop singers, basketballers and actors had a glow recently and it was a sell off.  They did exactly as Ian Wiltshire does his lights technique and all.  Glow reigned JabJab buss like a breadfruit, they shoulda roast that and sing Kumbaya over a fire, sorry there boy Rich payback is a bitch!

Yup was Limos from one end of the city to the next as Soca artiste performed across Ontario, many fetes took place, here is a highlight of another.  The Chutney in the park was real pace, Soca artiste sang through the storm and patrons whine in the rain, some sheltered, some did not care they came to have fun and fun they did have as they proved the truth in the line, we partying sun or rain.  Kudos to the promoter and the Chutney artistes, who showed true rivalry for the Culture.

Then the Parade itself Caribana day was real drama, Of course the aim was to block out a certain Bandleader and his band from crossing the stage, but that never happened, their reigns were not strong enough to keep out all those people, including the stormers who stormed the band when Hip Hop music was introduced.  I personally hate hearing other music for Caribana but that’s an entire other soaps.

I was informed one band served hard peas and rice to their patrons, years upon years and people still have to endure this bad food service from bands to their masqueraders.  One would think that the bandleaders would invest their funds to ensure that proper food service is available.  Joke is the band they tried to block was feeding even their stormers.

While they were feeding stormers, the saga continued with a dozen plus bands and stormers going around in a circle like a hamster in his wheel, people were angry and complained about feeling caged in, as they were greeted with huge barricades, fact is they really do view us as animals. However the festival generates over 400 billion dollars annually it’s the most fusible festival to the city.  So they will ensure they keep it, yet keep it contained.  So while people were complaining they were feeling caged, what they did not realize is a huge hamster wheel they designed and made for masqueraders to run around and around in putting on a show like a horde of Hamsters in their cage.

Who came up with this folly?  For years Curtis and others have fought to start the parade at the end back to the beginning and they have done every other way except that!  Irony!

They shortened the route this time and made people run in circles, the best plan keeps getting shot down by the Mafia misfits and this Caribana proved the level of stupidity and inexperience the Caribana Sandbagging Raiders crew has to offer the festival.  When they all bottle necked in the chaos masqueraders exploded with frustration, patrons, by standers, foreign visitors all packed like sardine into the reduced space allotted.

The festival that generates the most income yet is allotted the least amount of finance and is the most neglected festival in Ontario.  

The very stubborn and foolish Bandleaders who continue to participate and allow the City to ride them like braying jack donkeys all tied to one string going down the lakeshore kicking and braying, yet staying under the submission of their reigns!

Koodos to men like Marlon and the rest who jumped out early from under their control while they run the show yet they know nothing of our festival or its proper management.

I am yet to see the day Bandleaders will unite as ONE to STOP the festival and ensure the Govt. who profits billions of dollars meet them at the drawing table and submit to their demands.

The PanAm games came and the Govt. spent billions in housing, building condos and changing traffic to accommodate them by giving them a diamond lane exclusive to game patrons.  Yet the festival that brings in the greatest revenue each year is gets nothing….salt, sandwiches according to Benjai.

While bandleaders continue to be their tool, some cannot even pay their bills after Carnival, some remain in debt and this thing getting sticky cause people don’t even wanna volunteer any more.  Price of fuel gone up, people don’t have money to spend to drive to a Mas camp each night for free.

TMBA needs to stand up for betterment,  NEW blood must rise at God speed, and wipe out all the injustice in the festival,  A NEW ERA is unfolding in this festival, Dexter gone down to B class, sorry they Dex karma is a (cannot say that word) and Mas is a true jumbie and Jumibe fraid no mortal man.

So here brings the close of Caribana 2K15, the new Era is about to unfold, let the real games begin.

Buh a a let me not forget to congratulate Olatunji Yearwood on the birth of his baby Girl in this Era.

The views of the bacchanal room are not the views of Callalloo entertainment newspaper, but the views of Mercedez the Fm Girl catch this and more in my blog at mercedezthefmgirl.blogspot.ca

This column is solely for entertainment purposes only.

For any info or questions please send an email to flamefm@gmail.com

Callalloo Entertainment Magazine

Well PEOPLE, yes I am here the most anticipated gossip column in the Caribbean community and while people keep asking where are the soaps???

Just know the soaps is right here, inside Callallo Magazine, in the Bacchanal Room with your girl Mercedez.

 Well the soaps are sweet yes we always like to hear the real deal and you know I bring it hot sweet and REAL. 

let me start by saying welcome onboard,  let’s get to it.

The kiddies Carnival was this weekend and the thing got sticky as band leaders went head on trying to ensure Lou Lou was not part of the competition, there was real drama right in the center of the kids dancing and enjoying themselves.  Some whining low to sweet calypso, something a lot of people complain often of, not realize culture is culture and times are evolving.  We all did it, whine for a dollar as a kid when your uncle, aunt or elder family said the best whinner will win.

The thing is nowadays the dancing has evolved so most adults won’t comprehend, it’s the same dancing and whinnning,  same concept just on the more evolved level.  So while the evolution of kids dancing and whinning was taking place, the drama as brewing as bandleaders were wondering why Lou Lou band was there?

Because in case you didn’t know, band leaders voted that Loui Saldenah’s band will not be able to participate in the Caribana parade for 2015.  Little did they know the parade does not belong to them and so therefore, because the government has taken full control years ago. The FMC has over ruled their ruling.

But Band leaders are adamant he cannot take part in the competitions, so while the kiddies King and Queens got on the way and 1^st 2^nd and 3^rd place result were read, behold Loui’s band was announced to win titles, many bandleaders who voted for the decision erupted in yelling, some flipping out in obscenities and even to the point they went to their liaison rep between TMBA and the FMC to inquire as to why is that band being allowed to claim prizes and be in the competition.

Then I could not help but notice the many new faces running the Caribana in the background, ALL Jamaicans may I add.  But that brings the question, WHICH JAMACIAN FESTIVAL IS RUN BY TRINIDADIANS?  Somehow their festival passes through their hands and goes from hand to hand of other Jamaicans like themselves in line in their community.

Yet for the last few years it has been moving from hand to hand to the Jamaicans running Caribana in Canada.

Then this is the last year Scotiabank has the festival, I was also informed this is the last year the Lochan’s will run the king and Queen competition, as times comes along the youths will fill the place with new faces eventually or so I wish.

It is yet to be seen who will now fill the vacant positions; I personally wanna see young blood, innovative minds and fresh energy.

Then in Trinidad and Tobago, Enterprise has erupted in gang warfare, drones the newest toy in TNT has been seen flying all over the place as Bunji Garlin set a new trend when he purchased his drone and went public.

In international news that Nationals of Trinidad and Tobago and some other Caribbean islands are among 69 convicted people in New Jersey city.  And are all felons of indictable offense, they were all arrested in a sweep of offences.

But the majority are from Trinidad and Tobago.

Then a certain Trinidad National is said to be the head honcho behind the Horsing Camp in Arima.

It is said they have the game locked, and workers are oppressed and subdued from complaining or even telling the sordid details of their actions.

Fixed games, fake horse’s names and a world wind of money making scams.

It is said they run the place as a personal club and are calling on the Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to intervene and save the racing facility.  However she is quite busy with upcoming elections.

Then Caribana is upon us Mas camps around Ontario are buzzing with excitement as Caribana is just weeks away scores of visitors are on the way as many events and Soca fetes are taking place.

The excitement is how bandleaders will react to Loui Saldenah crossing the stage given the fact, they have voted for him not too.

I Johnny on spot with my popcorn to watch this soaps, too see if the gay parade going be incorporated into Caribana and the costume with half the man private and half his ass crack outside going be skating down the lakeshore.

Until then…..we shall await the drama and I will bring it to you all the soaps LIVE and in living color in the Bacchanal room keep a keen eye for the next issue.

Until then enjoy the Caribana 2015!!!!

The views of the bacchanal room are not the views of Callalloo entertainment newspaper, but the views of Mercedez the Fm Girl, catch this and more in my blog at mercedezthefmgirl.blogspot.ca

This column is solely for entertainment purposes only.

For any info or questions please send an email to flamefm@gmail.com