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 PAN and THE CULTURE and they are ENERGIZED and HUNGRY to be included in a GLOBAL EFFORT to give more INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE to PAN MUSIC.
I hope that THE BEV gets THIS MESSAGE and gives it some SERIOUS CONSIDERATION!!!
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Michael: I profiled you YEARS AGO!!! But with the BIG THIEVES (DIAZ and FORTEAU) in OFFICE it made no sense trying to integrate you into THAT CORRUPTION.
But with BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE in office now -- I am hoping that she could RECOGNIZE how GLOBAL PAN AMBASSADORS LIKE YOU could fit into a WORLD GOVERNING BODY OF STEELBAND ... with LOCALS and EXPATS and FOREIGN PAN LOVERS all working TOGETHER from different centers in THE WORLD to CEMENT OUR CONTROL as THE INSTRUMENT continues to gain more and more GLOBAL RECOGNITION.
Imagine a MICHAEL C. SMITH in BOSTON and one in HOUSTON and one in NEW YORK and one in FLORIDA and one in LONDON and TWO in CANADA and one in AUSTRALIA and one in MEXICO & CHINA & JAPAN (even if they are not BORN TRINIS) -- all working together with BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE and PAN TRINBAGO to MAXIMIZE BENEFITS for PAN IN TRINIDAD and THE REST OF THE WORLD.
Imagine what could be ACCOMPLISHED with you at the HELM OF THAT GLOBAL PAN CONNECTIVITY!!!
All I could do is HOPE that BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE wakes up to the POSSIBILITIES and contacts you to get this REAL GLOBAL PAN MOVEMENT IN ACTION!!!
Well, that is MY VISION of PAN PROGRESS!!!
Thanks, for the recommendation Claude #cultureliveshere
Yuh choose 2 good men....