Tokyo players in compound stand-off with used-car dealer Pan in danger

jerome ebenezer clarke February 3, 2019 at 1:07pm

After spending 8 years in Curacao i would have loved to see this car dealer doing this huhhhh..believe me

Claude Gonzales > jerome ebenezer clarke February 3, 2019 at 2:20pm

Nice to hear from you EBENEZER!!!

You should tell us about your CURACAO PAN experience some time!!!
- jerome ebenezer clarke > Claude Gonzales February 7, 2019 at 7:20am
  
  Many thanks Claude for your reply, well maybe some members may think that i am a just come ,,so let me state that i a an old member of WST ,and a Steelpan Tuner Trainer and Arranger not a Bobo,further is that on my remigration back to Suriname in 2016 after spending 8 years in Curacao i made a 9 man Steelband Totally Free Of Charge the Old Fashion way using the 5 kilogram Sledge Hammer and other necessities used for Steelpan making, giving back to the community in Nieuw Nickerie Suriname whole heartedly , let me emphatically state that Curacaonars aren,t easy people they don,t stick nonsense believe me ,this should be the answer to negative remarks, now i do feel that WST has given us the opportunity to voice our opinion about the Steepan,Steelbands and its Players in a positive way and not for us to be attacking each other on the forum,we would gain nothing by being sarcastic , my respect to each and everyone on WT that,s my quality ,Claude relevant to Steelpan /Steelband in Curacao its a one man show something ,,whenever the 7 story Tourist Liners visit Curacao and Dock, i had encountered a small group of player sbut there was no discipline so i never returned,for Steelpan Playing is DISCIPLINE ,,there is another fella who played the Tenor Pan with his wife on the Drum Set and an Electric Bass Player ,,they do not perform regularly,,during my stay in Curacao there was a War Ship and a Submarine from Holland /Nederland that came with a Steelband and had performed in Otrabanda ,i would try to send a video of their performance,,in closing i do extend my total respect to each and everyone hereon,,God Bless.

jerome ebenezer clarke February 3, 2019 at 1:05pm

The National and God Given Instrument of T&T the Steelpan/Steelband is hindered because of one man;s ignorance ,,welllll ?????? unbelievable.

Brenda Hosang February 3, 2019 at 11:54am

Lord! I have known Tokyo located on the hill there for over 60 years. How is it that becuz of a temporary rental agreement they could end up losing their space. Seems to me that this Mr.Booney always wanted their spot and had been daily pushing them out of their own space. How is it that for the past five years he would "move out some cars" from their space in order for the band to practice for local shows. That was "bull shit" . Then after an event even more cars would be added. So how Tokyo management allow that to continue.. that is also "bull shit". Money talks so I expect very soon Mr. Boney would be the owner of that precious piece of land that is sacred to Tokyo.

The Ministry of Culture better not let that happen.

Carib Brewery should step up to the plate and put their company in the historical archives of their support for our national instrument.

Brenda H .

merrytonestothebone February 3, 2019 at 11:37am

A panyard is "hollowed ground"... No place for a car dealership...

Andy February 3, 2019 at 11:29am

I just read the article and seems very peculiar that the renter is stating the owner (Tokyo) has other rooms in the pan yard to conduct it's practice. Who's the Boss?

"He said apart from the outside area where the cars are parked there are rooms inside the pan yard that can be utilised if the band wanted to."