Paolo's Blog: Recent Comments

Comment on Emergency KFC

2009-02-06T18:36:30Z

I've said precisely this to several people before. We need to almost literally kill off those people in authority and start from the infants. I used to say the primary schoolers but apparently they too are infected.

Trouble is if I survive the cut I'll be an OOOOLD man at age (now) fortysomething!!

Small practical problem, but a problem nonetheless.

Comment on Money Jumpin’ Up in Steelband

2009-02-06T06:54:39Z

You MUST be talking about my red Laser?! Those coup parties, in retrospect........were a bit of a blur actually.

But on a serious note, I have spoken to many an older person who witnessed the recession in the 80's and they all said the same thing. When things were good, people drank and limed and drank scotch till they bun. Nobody saved, men driving hot rides, and Adidas was old pat. Then it hit.

They said that they remember big men giving up the keys to their houses, cars, wives' hearts, all because the need to enjoy the sweet life prevailed over common sense. Imagine 3 years ago people were drinking champagne out of their carnival carts. Cham-fracking-pagne.

So when y'all looking to sell your BMW's for next to nothing, and the shade of you payslip drains from white to tad pinker, remember, those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it.

Comment on Money Jumpin’ Up in Steelband

2009-01-29T12:01:46Z

Hey Paolo,
While Iwer’s latest offering appears to be less dimensional than white on rice in a glass of milk in a snow storm, you got to admit the bloody thing is catchy. No? I bet you any amount of money you will see the true (dare I say it) power of the song in weeks to come when the masses jump and wave to the infectious beat.

Check this, for years I burned inside and wondered why Dub music got more play than Kaiso, soca, calypso (take your pick) until I discovered a simple and obvious truth. It’s the beat Paolo, that’s all. Its that stupid repetitious beat that subliminally swoons you. When I hear most dub playing on the radio I simply switch cause I wont let them get me see. That’s why the crappy offerings get so much play cause it is easy to listen to. Minimal cerebral activity required plain and simple.
Check out Scrunter's Bachelor, BRILLIANT. You ever listen to the lyrics of that song? You are not going to have any Eureka moments, no great insight as to who built the pyramids or why yuh get horn but the song gets play year after year and it was released 3 years ago. Its a simple chip song not Bach by any stretch but some believe (Myself included) its a bloody classic.

So when Iwer hits you with a han han han han han han han han or Super Blue offers Lara one year and recycles the same song and renames it Barbara the next year and wins (If memory serves he drew with IWER how is that for irony?) don’t be surprised. They figured out what most fume over. It’s the beat.

Keep pointing out the obvious though with that powerfully cynical yet humorous style. Its great stuff.

Comment on Backpeddling into Oblivion

2009-01-23T23:58:10Z

We have a Minister of Finance who didn't think our economy would be affected...and it was...a Minister of Health that didn't think we had a dengue problem...and we do...and a Minister of Security that tells us crime will decrease in 3 years...so we should just wait and see I guess...
I have no party allegiances but I think we can see a disturbing lack of intelligence in our current Ministers...

Comment on Backpeddling into Oblivion

2009-01-10T14:57:42Z

Ian:

Thanks for the positive remarks.

I try to keep my blog entries short because I know with people's hectic schedules they prefer bite-sized articles. But I will be doing a more in-depth piece for my column in the Guardian Newspapers on Thursday...so do look out for it.

Paolo

Comment on Backpeddling into Oblivion

2009-01-10T12:07:43Z

and the rest of the "MinOfFin" team are holding onto the Moody report like a life preserver. . . but ANY student knows, you don't just use ONE source, you must have corroboration.

P. Good article, but needed some more meat. . .something missing. . .

Comment on Backpeddling into Oblivion

2009-01-09T18:55:41Z

Tesheira should correct her statement about the financial crisis turning out to be deeper than anyone anticipated...the rest of us in the country knew what was coming, it's only the ministers of government who refused to see it!

Comment on How to Catch A Monkey

2008-12-02T22:06:08Z

I love the imagery of Patos the monkey wrestling with and using the bottle as a weapon pointed at those are trying to tell him how to get his bloody hand out of the bottle.
Then there's the Pompek who thinks he's being a loyal servant to the monkey with his hand stuck in a jar by yapping incessantly with no rhyme or reason.

Comment on Manning's Ark

2008-11-25T03:58:46Z

Paolo,

Great writing. I think I'm now hooked to your blog.Looking forward to future articles. Just carefull Manning storm into yuh station and yuh get "suspended"....lol

Comment on Service with a Sneer

2008-11-24T16:55:06Z

Nice one, Paolo. Great to see you on the web!