A highly respectable and informed PAN COMMENTATOR is putting the blame for the TIME-WASTING removal of PANS from the stage after each performance squarely at the feet of BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE. And he seemed rather annoyed that THE PLAYERS (who played for FREE and did not get paid -- a little redundancy there for effect) were then forced to REMOVE their OWN PANS from the stage WITHOUT ASSISTANCE from the expected REMOVAL CREW.
Hence the DOMINO EFFECT BACKUP and the RIDICULOUSLY LATE "MORNING COCK AH CROW" ending to the show!!!
But, of course, she run by ALL THE NEWSPAPERS a few days later telling them about her GREAT ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS. Well, at least she did not FOOL TWO PEOPLE!!!
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I always feel a sense of compunction to explain myself to MARCUS ASH whenever I use the INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY of any CALYPSONIAN -- ah doh know why. But it is like a tradition with me now. Marcus Ash has a SENSE OF HUMOUR and he is one of my YOUTHFUL HEROES!!!
So I have to explain that the "MORNING COCK AH CROW" expression that I used in this posting came from a CALYPSO by LORD BLAKIE -- and it was NOT an ORIGINAL THOUGHT. I went all over the INTERNET looking to see if I could find the ORIGINAL CALYPSO but I had NO LUCK.
Anyway, I happen to remember the lyrics of the OPENING VERSE, so I am going to type them out.
Last Calypso season
LORD BLAKIE WENT ST. VINCENT
I said last CALYPSO SEASON
LORD BLAKIE went ST. VINCENT
So dey had ah competition
To CROWN the KING CALYPSONIAN
But when they CROWN THE CALYPSO KING
This is THE SONG that THE FELLAH SING
Chorus
MORNING COCK AH CROW
COH KEY YOH KOO
COH KEY YOH KOO
MORNING COCK AH CROW
COH KEY YOH KOO
COH KEY YOH KOO
Wake up girl and put on yuh FROCK
Wake up girl yuh nah hear the COCK
Wake up girl and COME AH WE GO
IS MORNING -- COCK AH CROW!!!
Now there is a kind of metaphor to IMPLIED BACKWARDNESS in the LYRICS, eh. So ah doh have to EXPLAIN NO MORE TO ALLYUH!!! Because we living in a DIGITAL AGE and we have ah kind ah ANALOG LEADER in PAN TRINBAGO!!!