Red Eyes Wide Shut Version III Review
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By Keiron S.
Published on 31-Oct-09
Yuh know what dey say that “Third Time’s A Charm!” But was it?...
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Yuh know what dey say that “Third Time’s A Charm!” But was it?...
Dis was de third year that the promoters of Eyes Wide Shut (The Commission) and Red October (Red Ants) joined forces to produce Red Eyes Wide Shut! And de third time dey keep it in St. John’s (ah go talk ‘bout dat scene lata). Yuh boy was still tired from SPOOKED de night before, but ah know that since dis party was decent over de last two years ah go get de energy to represent as a true Trini Party Guru!
So as I had to wuk for dis party I decided to go to de people ting early... well early according to Trini Time! As a reach ah see a crowd, so I decided to rock back and become a true anthropologist and quietly observe how a true Trini behaves in dis environment.
Ah set up position by de Monster Energy Drink billboard hoping dat as it’s Halloween dat supernaturally ah go get some quick energy. Well yuh know dat did not work! So I decide to wipe out de yampee out meh eye and start to maco!
Allyuh know wit de type of activity going on de hustlers would start tuh hustle. Boy, somebody was able to open de gate for the ICATT building and start to charge people TT$30 to park in dey! Within 5 minutes car park full, hustlers gone, police now arrive, and de DJ on de inside making an announcement for person’s parked at ICATT to remove their vehicles! OH GORM, ONLY IN TRINIDAD!!! But if yuh tink dat it’s only people of a certain hue does hustle, ah see de man wit de VIP List giving professional stormers special handshakes as they pass thru de entrance!
… It look like de gate cool down, let meh go inside!
St. John’s has always been a hit or miss with me as a location for a party. With the right atmosphere and right number of people on de inside tings go be nice. But with people ram cram, then dat is a recipe for destruction (I guess they could blame de VIP List Guy for the oversubscription)!
Ah start tuh look around and realized that Red Ants did their part with the red and black décor. But with so many people in such a small space no one could really appreciate it! And de people kept on comin’, pushing me closer and closer to the promotional stalls. It was not until JP and my Witco Friends saved me from drowning by throwing me a life preserver and pulling me into the DunHill Zone shore!
Now that I’m up in the VIP Zone ah could real maco… umm I mean observe what’s really happenin’ in de fete! The crowd was clearly mixed but was not moving (I guess that the first shot of Joy Juice was really bittah). It was not until Less than Zero came along that this mainly stush crowd started to move! There were clearly less people in costume as compared to SPOOKED, but at least everyone obeyed the instruction to wear black. I’m a rebel so I was in white!
There was nothing very interesting to report on costume wise except for de Bumble Bee Gyal Crew liming by de corner by de west bar. They behaved more like wild African bees, ready to sting unsuspecting people as they passed! Oh yes, there were my lovely Digicel Doo Doos in their witch costumes. All of whom I greatly admired even though I heard someone referring to them by something that also rhymes with witch!
With SOOOO many people in de fete getting to de bar was PRESSAH! And for some reason people did not realize dat there was a third bar at de back of de fete, so de west and east bars get good licks! I was not prepared to take part in that battle, so I retreated to the DunHill Zone where there was no hastle to get premium drinks!!!
In the end Red Eyes Wide Shut had great potential but came crashing down as there was simply too many people at the event. The large crowd sucked more life out of the fete than a sucuyant that not even de Las’ Lap Truck dey had in de Stadium could get started for one last chip!!!
Keiron was there.... where were you?
Did we forget anything? Add your 2 cents below...
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Yuh know what dey say that “Third Time’s A Charm!” But was it?... Dis was de third year that the promoters of Eyes Wide Shut (The Commission) and Red October (Red Ants) joined forces to produce Red Eyes Wide Shut! And de third time dey keep it in St. John’s (ah go talk ‘bout dat scene lata). Yuh boy was still tired from SPOOKED de night before, but ah know that since dis party was decent over de last two years ah go get de energy to represent as a true Trini Party Guru!
So as I had to wuk for dis party I decided to go to de people ting early... well early according to Trini Time! As a reach ah see a crowd, so I decided to rock back and become a true anthropologist and quietly observe how a true Trini behaves in dis environment.
Ah set up position by de Monster Energy Drink billboard hoping dat as it’s Halloween dat supernaturally ah go get some quick energy. Well yuh know dat did not work! So I decide to wipe out de yampee out meh eye and start to maco!
Allyuh know wit de type of activity going on de hustlers would start tuh hustle. Boy, somebody was able to open de gate for the ICATT building and start to charge people TT$30 to park in dey! Within 5 minutes car park full, hustlers gone, police now arrive, and de DJ on de inside making an announcement for person’s parked at ICATT to remove their vehicles! OH GORM, ONLY IN TRINIDAD!!! But if yuh tink dat it’s only people of a certain hue does hustle, ah see de man wit de VIP List giving professional stormers special handshakes as they pass thru de entrance!
… It look like de gate cool down, let meh go inside!
St. John’s has always been a hit or miss with me as a location for a party. With the right atmosphere and right number of people on de inside tings go be nice. But with people ram cram, then dat is a recipe for destruction (I guess they could blame de VIP List Guy for the oversubscription)!
Ah start tuh look around and realized that Red Ants did their part with the red and black décor. But with so many people in such a small space no one could really appreciate it! And de people kept on comin’, pushing me closer and closer to the promotional stalls. It was not until JP and my Witco Friends saved me from drowning by throwing me a life preserver and pulling me into the DunHill Zone shore!
Now that I’m up in the VIP Zone ah could real maco… umm I mean observe what’s really happenin’ in de fete! The crowd was clearly mixed but was not moving (I guess that the first shot of Joy Juice was really bittah). It was not until Less than Zero came along that this mainly stush crowd started to move! There were clearly less people in costume as compared to SPOOKED, but at least everyone obeyed the instruction to wear black. I’m a rebel so I was in white!
There was nothing very interesting to report on costume wise except for de Bumble Bee Gyal Crew liming by de corner by de west bar. They behaved more like wild African bees, ready to sting unsuspecting people as they passed! Oh yes, there were my lovely Digicel Doo Doos in their witch costumes. All of whom I greatly admired even though I heard someone referring to them by something that also rhymes with witch!
With SOOOO many people in de fete getting to de bar was PRESSAH! And for some reason people did not realize dat there was a third bar at de back of de fete, so de west and east bars get good licks! I was not prepared to take part in that battle, so I retreated to the DunHill Zone where there was no hastle to get premium drinks!!!
In the end Red Eyes Wide Shut had great potential but came crashing down as there was simply too many people at the event. The large crowd sucked more life out of the fete than a sucuyant that not even de Las’ Lap Truck dey had in de Stadium could get started for one last chip!!!
Keiron was there.... where were you?
Did we forget anything? Add your 2 cents below...
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