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Happy 5th Anniversary!

Team TJJ was hyped and ready for TABOO, DC Carnival's Notorious All-inclusive held at it's regular location, The Broadwater Estate. Styled in official TJJ gear, we headed to the estate. OMG, with traffic ahead as we were fast approaching a flashing highway sign, we thought.... oh crap, construction or an accident. Nope. Highway signs were lit up to tell by-passers two tings... 1. WELCOME TO TABOO and 2. NO TICKETS... NO ENTRY!! Serious ting. LOL!

Anyway, scruurks! We pulled right up inside the fete, and we do mean that literally. A V.I.P parking permit granted you 'top shotta' parking access... very nice touch Gresham! We reach, jump out and ready fuh jammin' when we discovered the chill factor. No seriously, it was brick city! Drink shots were in order just to warm up ah bit.... well, at least for a particular TJJ member. We ent calling no names!! Hehe.

Hey if you've never been to TABOO, then you've never been to a real all-inclusive fete in the US. It is as close as you can come to the sweet vibes of Trinidad, right down to the insane parking. Just picture rolling landscape, a fabulous mansion, pool house/cabana and pool with water feature. Hey remember the hollows? Well, there is a slope just like that which led to the food tents where the aroma of the delicacies hovered. Food galore. All we had to do was follow our noses, watch our steps, queue up and grub down. Doh worry, while the DJs atop the hill were jamming the Soca, there were DJs in the 'hollows' flinging down Reggae. On top, DC's Sprang International got the session warmed up, before passing on the torch around 1:30AM to High Fidelity/Less Than Zero, reppin for their 1st time in TABOO. Coming directly from Trinidad, Benny and Kern give the TABOO crowd a nice set. It was a bit challenging to focus on the wine, the buss up shot roti and decide on what to drink next! Decisions, decisions!

What about the bar you ask? Let's see, bout 3 or 4 and very efficient! Pool side, cabana side, mansion side, yard side and down in de hollows! Yes they were fully stocked with all of the important stuff for the designated drinkers. The clear juice, brown juice and all types of bubbly juice. Oh yeah, and juice juice for the designated drivers. Safety first!

The fete was swinging soon after Team TJJ finished perusing the grounds. Folks were eating and drinking and making merry as Radioactive Nuclear was pushing the sound system to the max (which unfortunatley distorted the music at times). People wining in time, outta time and back in time. Hol on nah! Why oh why, do drunky munkys insist on diving in de people pool??!! For Rumcork's sake!! Yes we know de vibes was sweet and Hoppie tell people to get on bad and jump in de pool, BUT it's not a pool party nor is it a pool side party AND it's freezing!! As far as we know the pool just come with the scenery. Geez... try to contain allyuh self nah. Now bet you anything, dey ketch ah good dose ah winin' pneumonia.

Alrighty, I have to mention the one fashion faux pas that most people including the ladies of TJJ were guilty of. It was about 20 degrees below the usual, hence sexy freezing ladies in short shorts, tube tops, minis, halters etc. Hey it was nothing two jump ah wine and some drinky drinks couldn't fix. Hee hee. Ok, two fashion faux pas. Ladies, and those of you who know me know that I love my fabulous heels. Doh care where I go in rain, snow... you get my drift. TABOO is not for high heels. As a matter of fact, at All-Inclusives, it's a no-no. If yuh come to pose, well then, just pose and the rest of us will enjoy a few and not worry about having to lose coordination amidst de wining or jumping.

Hey folks, the rest a lil fuzzy.... aammm... people socializing.... people jumping up...... people wining.... hot guys.... sexy woman..... tasty corn soup.... ah yes, the corn soup line was a bit long. Okay, real long!! Well we did say it was cold. Oh yes, the good folks at Island Soul Promotions gave away an airline ticket to TnT Carnival 2008 to a lucky TABOO patron.

It was what o'clock in the morning and I swear the sun asked, "Allyuh still here?" TJJ MUST ALWAYS BE THE LAST TO LEAVE DE FETE. Hey we have to give you guys a full report! ;-) Well that was TABOO. Shouts out to the Red Warriors crew for liming til de morn too. Looking forward to seeing you all on the Parkway for Labor Day!

p.s. Lots of juicy details were ommitted and photos not shown, cause "What happens in TABOO, stays in TABOO!" You'll just have to come see for yourself!

Rae & Team TJJ

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