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Well I have to say that DOCTOR deLIGHT was the MOST EDUCATED poster that I ever saw come on THIS FORUM -- and he comes to mind TODAY!!!

Whenever I talked about being a REAL TRINIDADIAN -- I always got his attention despite his often condescending tones towards me ... which I understand. But I think that he had a clue in terms of the direction I was headed.

But, today (more than ever)

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Regarding: The FIVE MILLION DOLLARS that THE GOVERNMENT is putting up with the intent on seeing the country’s national instrument flourish at the global level with input from industry ...

Every so often REASONABLE (and informed) voices add their TWO CENTS to the PAN DEBATE ... and I am always tickled pink.

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I have ZERO RESPECT for any PANORAMA ARRANGER who live in AMERICA (and went to MUSIC SCHOOL in AMERICA) and then choose to go down to TRINIDAD and follow the PANORAMA PATTERNS of the LOCAL ARRANGERS

First of all, they could NEVER WIN NO PANORAMA in TRINIDAD -- so why compromise your VAST AMERICAN MUSIC BACKGROUND to try to copy and compete with the INSULAR LOCAL APPROACH to arranging a CALYPSO.

They are better of staying in AMERICA and spending

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Happy New Year to WST Members who kept this Forum alive. To call names will make the others look small.It was a year of the good,bad and the ugly of Pantrinbago, Pan Music to bring in the New Year.

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Well 2019 was a FAILED YEAR for BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE and PAN TRINBAGO ...

... THE SHEEP SUPPORTERS are JUMPING UP and CELEBRATING like JOUR OUVERT MORNING. But THE TRUTH is that BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE is IN OVER HER HEAD.

Imagine, a WHOLE YEAR year without a PRO!!!

Ah better STOP THERE because my LIST OF FAILURES is SO LONG

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The level of CORRUPTION that INFILTRATES PAN TRINBAGO and PANORAMA is BEYOND REASON on THE SURFACE ALONE ...

... but it makes me want to DEMAND that BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE retract ALL HER PROMISES of TRANSPARENCY and ACCOUNTABILITY and HONESTY that she made during her ELECTION CAMPAIGN. And I know that the PAN COMMUNITY does NOT want to swallow any BITTER PI

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A story for CECIL HINKSON and EARL RICHARDS and DENISE HERNANDEZ: During the LAST ELECTION I was accused of being MISOGYNISTIC and TOBAGO HATING ...

... and, to me, those were knee-jerk and shallow interpretations of my arguments. Today, PAN SUPPORTERS are starting to realize that PAN TRINBAGO is NOT READY for no WOMAN PRESIDENT. And that somebody who just came TO TOWN on a BOAT cannot comprehend

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PAN HISTORY is being made TONIGHT as SAN CITY STEEL SYMPHONY and AQUIL ARRINDELL open the DOORS to CUT THYME STUDIOS in THE SOUTH!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO SAN CITY SYMPHONY STEEL ORCHESTRA and AQUIL ARRINDELL on becoming the FIRST STEELBAND in the HISTORY of TRINIDAD STEELBAND to set up its OWN RECORDING STUDIO!!!

More details to follow in the coming weeks.

I am hoping that THE PR

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Ah doh like THE ERO and ah doh like the TREASURER and ah doh like the VEE PEE and doh like how they FIRE THE PRO ...

... So I am calling on THE PRESIDENT OF PAN TRINBAGO to RESHUFFLE her CABINET and replace these SQUARE PEGS with some ROUND PEGS that could fit into some ROUND HOLES.

Now THE PRESIDENT has NO RESPECT FOR ME and she thinks that MY VOICE is distant and

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GREGORY LINDSAY: I feel that PAN TRINBAGO MEAT SEASON ... and is TIME TO COOK!!! So ah giving BEVERLEY until WEDNESDAY NEXT TO RESHUFFLE ...

... AFTER THAT -- AH GOING VIRAL!!! And ah hope yuh COMING WITH ME!!!

Now, I doh have NO STEELBAND looking to GET AH FREE RIDE TO TOBAGO PANORAMA. So MY LOYALTIES are to PAN PROGRESS -- ABOVE ALL ELSE!!!

Ah hope yuh wasn't TRYING TO BLUFF AH BIG MAN!

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So MICHAEL JOSEPH say that THE BEV (The current PRESIDENT OF PAN TRINBAGO) is LYING about the $60,000,000 debt left by HIM and DIAZ and FORTEAU ...

Michael Joseph:

"Instead of lending support to our efforts at capacity building and institutional strengthening, THEY try to belittle our integrity with maliciousness?

Some SELLING a FALSE NOTION about a debt of SIXTY MILLION[$$$]."

Now I don't live

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... and what it is does make me BAWL, some ah dem doh like PAN IN DEY SCHOOLS at all; but yuh think they could go back to INDIA and say we have TASSA -- Yuh mad oh meh LARD OH!!!

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I don't want NOBODY criticizing CECIL HINKSON!!! Allyuh have to UNDERSTAND CECIL HINKSON -- that the man is ONE OF THE GREATEST PAN MUSIC LOVERS IN THE WORLD.

First of all, leh me explain CECIL to allyuh. Cecil Hinkson is NOT A CONFRONTATIONAL PERSON so he is always looking for a CIVIL and CALM way out of CONVERSATIONS. I never met the man; I never talk to the man -- I would guess that he does not LIKE TO

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THOUSANDS of LETTERS and PHONE CALLS flood TTT as MARCUS ASH makes his BROADCASTING DEBUT. But I wonder if TRINIDAD is the only country in THE WORLD to have FREE & PAY-PER-VIEW on the SAME SHOW!!!

All over TRINIDAD ... people raving about the MARCUS ASH BROADCAST on the SINGLE PAN FINALS.

But on THIS FORUM like people was scared to COMPLIMENT THE MAN. I don't really want to get into all these issues of prejudice right now because ah done hav

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EARL RICHARDS: As the NUMBER ONE FAN of BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE -- how are you planning to advise her on making the SMALL BAND PANORAMA a SUCCESS?

Earl: I know that PAN TRINBAGO is NOT ABOUT PRODUCING PROFITABLE SHOWS. But at least they could have a decent amount of people filling THE STANDS.

Earl: If the ROLLING STONES could not draw CROWDS in ENGLAND, yuh think they would have been able to co

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I am recommending MICHAEL C. SMITH from BOSTON CARNIVAL as THE NEXT ERO of PAN TRINBAGO -- after THE CABINET RESHUFFLE!!!

I think that MICHAEL C. SMITH is the kind of CULTURAL ANCHOR that we need in NORTH AMERICA linked back to PAN TRINBAGO. And he will have to bring ARTHUR TRAVERSO on board in some capacity.

Those two PAN LOVERS have impressed me with their PASSION FOR

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Could somebody explain what the "PAN UNITY CENTRE" group is all about!!!

It seems like they went and TAPED the SMALL BANDS and I have also seen them mentioned here and there on a regular basis with their "PAN MUST ALWAYS BE THE WINNER" slogan.

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AH FELLING SORRY FOR THE BEV!!!

THIS IS 2020!!! And BEVERLEY really does not know what is going on in THE CONNECTED WORLD TODAY!!!

I gave her 100 hints on THIS FORUM -- but she is just so TOBAGO BACKWARD and ARROGANT!!!

I feel so sorry for her -- but you know what, we all GOT TO DO

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Bob Lyons: How to Play Pan Gigs Full-time for 30 years, Part 1

3. What’s your biggest source of income as a pan musician? How did it become your biggest source?

“Playing live music. I don’t teach. And CD sales are pocket change. It’s always been about playing music live. Almost half my gigs are weddings. That’s

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EARL RICHARDS: This is THE VIEW from our NEW RECORDING STUDIO in THE SOUTH opening NEXT MONTH. I hope that you finish the LYRICS to the CALYPSO in time for CARNIVAL 2020

BIG FIGHT going and happen with me and AQUIL ARRINDELL because I want to set up a PAN SYNTHESIZER room where we could make REAL GLOBAL PAN MUSIC and that man only want LIVE PAN!!!

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