BNewb and Rob: You guys must have your names engraved on that table at Mi Yard! I see a pic of you guys there almost every crawl!:D
Thanks for the report!
BNewb and Rob: You guys must have your names engraved on that table at Mi Yard! I see a pic of you guys there almost every crawl!:D
Thanks for the report!
Tru dat! lol
Sorry for the long hiatus folks...but i'm back at it...
hmmmm.... where was I .. oh ya......
"Dayyyyy Three".... Laying in bed every morning and saying those words out loud and then giggling as the flood of memories from the night before fill your head... has to be one of my favourite traditions... hehehe
I love Thursdays in Negril... well, really I love every day in Negrill.... but I love the Canoe web cast, it has always been one of my favourite, and on this particular day was also the day Rastagal was arriving.... so after a full day of beaching it with the girls and solo traveller one of my crew members and Poolguywindsor and his family came with me and off to Canoe we all went.
Oh how I crave Kirby's rum punch at Canoe when I'm in Canada...I run, don't walk to a Canoe Rum Punch... and afterwards I can barely walk.... Ironically it tastes even better when Kirby is there with a big hug to start you off with your first drink....
The afternoon was beautiful and for the first time I snorkeled in front of Canoe with my crew member .. we loved it.....
Before long the web cast was up and running .. and in comes Tanee, Randy, George, Cindy, Tom, Kurt,Ras Walleye and wife, Tic Toc and family, followed closely by Rastagal! Yaaaay, the gangs all here!!! woo hooo...
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Another great thing about Thursdays is that its Ladies night at the Jungle... in all the times I had traveled to Negril I had not been to the Jungle and tonight was the night!
Since we were staying at Fun Holiday it was right across the street from The Jungle! The four of us headed across the street just before midnight and the music was off the hook... I love to dance and what a great atmosphere to dance the night away! I don't think I was prepared for the constant male attention. I'm no looker by any means and had previously managed to handle the attention of Jamaican men looking for a bit of fun.. I 'thought' I was pretty well versed with how to handle this.... but I must admit that even I got pretty overwhelmed by the end of the night / morning. I think I have every question down pat.... lol.
All in all a great night of dancing and great music!
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Whew! I was relieved that there were no Canoe pics of me because I had been up since 4am that morning and by the time I got to Canoe I was looking pretty rough. LOL.
And did you have to post a pic of the Rum Cream? Really? That's just torture :)
Enjoying your report...carry on!
No Canoe pics... but the ones from Tic's party are coming up...
If that's the case, I should have a Phd by now. Great writing.
"Dayyyy four".....
With having so many boardies (Joe Trinidad + Family+ friends and Poolguywindsor + family) staying at Fun Holiday with us there was never a time where we lacked side-busting laughter and we never lacked a moment for a great photo op .... in particular Joe entertained my camera lens with his daily 'shower show'...
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After the 'show' it was time to head to Travellers for Tic Toc's Boardie party!
Sadly the only time it rained for the 2 weeks I was in Negril was for Tic Toc's party.. but like true boardies we made the best of it and drank delicious rum punch from Travellers!!!!
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One thing I encourage everyone to do is to go to Travellers and Buy a Brick.. I was able to do that this reach and felt really good about this amazing program. "Run, don't walk to the buy a brick program". Beachgirl66/ Fluffy/Love/Joan..... love these pics.
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Autograph sessions and free shower shows in December.. LOL.. Thanks Dawn!! LOL
Famous lines from a couple of our friends staying at Fun Holidays "Lindy Loo": I confess, I CONFESS.... and PGW: Whoa I keep on eating this fish and it keeps on multiplying.. Where's my Jerk Pork? bwahahahahaha
Good times
Hands down the funniest and most famous lines!!!!Quote:
Famous lines from a couple of our friends staying at Fun Holidays "Lindy Loo": I confess, I CONFESS.... and PGW: Whoa I keep on eating this fish and it keeps on multiplying.. Where's my Jerk Pork? bwahahahahaha
I'll be bringing my printed photos for you to sign... I think I'm going to be your agent Joe... I think this could be big!
And yes Joes... It was GREAT times..
Hahahahahaha...I shall continue this insanity when we head back there in dec/jan! come on joe maybe you can show me how this shower stuff works...WARNING...I come with flip video...lol:eek:
I'm sure we can coax everyone into a shower show, it'll be for the up and coming calendar, after the Xtabi session is over.. hahahahah..
I totally think we should do a Fun Holiday Shower Show Calendar... raise money for local charities.. I'll be the resident photographer!
:D you got the job!!!!!!!
Even worse...that was after up at 4am to catch my flight...drinks at Canoe...LOTS more to drink at Jungle... passed the " I've been awake for 24 hours" mark at Jungle at 4am...slept about 4 hours and ended up at Tic's party at Traveler's. But I had super duper lotsa fun!Quote:
Originally Posted by beachgirl66
geez I wish life would stop getting in the way of getting this trip report done.....hope you don't mind this coming in bits and pieces....
Continued........
With the Jungle behind us from Thursday night we were looking forward to going to Alfreds on Friday night. I had never been to Alfreds before and felt like I was in heaven as I was able to listen to some fine reggae on the beach with my feet in the sand as I danced. It was a great night and would recommend to anyone to go.. the drinks are reasonable and tastey! One of the bartenders I had met the year before when I stayed at Sunset at the Palms was there and it was great catching up with him...soon Tic Toc, Rastagal, and a few others showed up and were on the dance floor. Great fun night...
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New Years Eve was the day I had been looking forward to.... I was going to see Tarrus Riley.... Now some of you know how much I love Tarrus Riley and he has been just out of reach for me with his performances many many times.... its a sad sad tale actually....
.... on one occasion I had prepurchased tickets and traveled to Ottawa ON to see him in a reggae festival only to have the festival close down on the second day (he was to play on the third day)
.... I planned a trip to Negril Jan 7 - 14 last year, just to discover he played on Dec 29th and Jan 15th...sigh...
.... I was booked to go to Montego Bay in April... when I arrived I asked if anyone knew if he was playing.. sure enough he was playing at Pier 1 ... I was on cloud nine... arrived at Pier 1 just to discover he had actually played the night before... (insert tears here)
But with Bnewb's keen eye she noticed in a local news paper that Tarrus was playing at Grand Palladium in Lucea for new years. After inquiring at the front desk and getting confirmation from GP that he was indeed going to be there... it seemed my dreams were going to finally come true. $80 US got us our evening access to the GP and it was worth every penny. It was magical.... the evening started with an amazing dinner with everything from lobster, mussels, steak, every cheese, veg, dessert you could imagine.. and the best coffee we had ever tasted. Although I wouldn't want to stay at the Grand Palladium for a vacation for one night only it was incredible! After dinner we headed to the bar and drank a number of tasty treats....
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As it came closer to midnight the anticipation was getting the better of me. Whether it was the yummy drinks, or being with some of the best women friends who had seen me through things that most friends would have ran from, in addition to the culmination of my educational endeavor I was feeling like the whole world was perfect for me that night... the count down was on and I rang in the new year with a smile so big you could have seen it all the way back to Negril.
http://youtu.be/Tjsi2x8OcQQ
I am LOVING it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Most people at the Grand Palladium probably didn't even know who Tarrus Riley was and that suited me quite fine. Right after the count down they began to introduce Tarrus... my heart was beating faster and I couldn't believe this was the moment that had been out of reach for me for so long. Without even telling my girlfriends i was going to the front of the stage I took off, weaving through the crowd (and had I been at any other venue to see Tarrus I probably wouldn't have even got close to the stage).... I was able to get right up to the stage no problem.. and...
THERE HE WAS... Singing for me within inches of where I was standing.. HEAVEN!!!! Dreams do come true.. I'm here and listening to him!
His sweet sweet voice that I only come through my speakers was now live and beautiful!
2012 was kicking off to be the best year ever!!!! How could it not be the best year ever when I was starting it with Tarrus!
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AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<------- so jealous, but also so happy for you!
Isn't he just the BEST!!!!! I have seen him in Negril and would have given anything to have known he was playing on NYE at the Grand Palladium. I was reading your post thinking...man, I was in Negril NYE and didn't have a clue he was so close. Lucea is not really far away....lucky gal!! Your pictures are so good. Thanks for making the evening brighter.
Marley: Maybe Brasi can get him for our April trip.. another celebrity judge!
yetta: I know!!! We hired a driver that actually lives in Lucea, he came to pick us up, and I called him when we were done.. It was a very short drive... well, really I floated there in back :-)
It wasn't very well advertised.. thats why I had kept going back to the office and having them double check when the GP ...
Wow!!! You were so close to the stage! That's so awesome!:D
Very cool footage!
What an amazing way to bring in the New Year!
Tarrus played for over an hour and played all of my favorite like Lions Paw, She's Royal, Love's Contagious.. and when he was singing Superman there is a line in the song that says, "yes, You're Beautiful"... well didn't Tarrus stand right in front of me and point to me as he sang that line.. yep, its gonna be a good year.
After his last song I knew that this would be my only chance to try and meet him.. so I with a hope and a prayer I headed to where he was getting off the stage, edging my way closer I found myself right in front of him...He's looking at me.... "oh my gawd... what do I say"... Ummmm, It finally tumbled out of my mouth, "I loved the show, I really enjoy your music" .... Tarrus smiled and said thank you. He said, "Come to Rebel Salute"... (was this a personal invitation??? ...lol) ... "I wish I could but I'll be back in Canada then"... He noticed my camera and asked if I wanted a picture.. "YES YES YES" ... OMG.. now I was going to have the evidence... I asked someone standing close to us if they would take the picture and they said yes, unfortunately the guy didn't know how to work a camera and after he took the picture I noticed that it was all dark.. It hadn't turned out!!! Oh no, what am I going to do now, and before I had even a moment to think about it Tarrus said, "Did it turn out? Want to take another one?"... was this guy for real? Here he was surrounded by people that wanted his autograph, get his picture, have thier picture taken with him and here he was asking me if my picture turned out and if not did I want another picture.
Another picture was taken.....
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It was magical Clarity.:o
WOW! That is a killer story and thank you beachgirl for sharing. Tarrus kicks ass for sure. I would print that pic super big and hang it on the wall. :D
Wonderful pictures of Tarrus....lucky you! Looks like you were having a fantastic time!
What a way to start a new year. Awesome!!!! I took my wife to see Tarrus a couple years ago on her earthday. What a treat it was for her to meet him too.
THAT would be AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Quote:
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Brasi??????
;)
How wonderful Beachgirl....what a great story
I remember back when you were trying to decide whether to go or not....I am sooooooooooo glad you did!
How awesome!!!!!!
And you ARE beautiful! Tarrus is a smart man! :)
BEAUTIFUL? How about HOT.
But I have the crazy feeling that something is missing from this report LMAO
mwhahahahahahahahaha jk jk jk
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But I have the crazy feeling that something is missing from this report LMAO
mwhahahahahahahahaha jk jk jk
Booger, Schuttie and Reggae Roy: Thank you... I can't express how lucky I felt that night... and it sure set the tone for the year.
Me too Marley! The only thing that would have made it better was if you were there too... I know how much you love his music too.Quote:
I remember back when you were trying to decide whether to go or not....I am sooooooooooo glad you did!
Brasi:You been drinking again?? jkjkjk...Quote:
BEAUTIFUL? How about HOT.
DO TELL!!!!
Beachgirl....great pic with Tarrus, glad you got that to remember such a special night.
That other pic of you at the Grand Palladium is just stunning, you are very beautiful no doubt. :D
Awwww, I would have loved to have been there singing along with you!!!! Would have been a blast!
But that was definitely YOUR moment....and you deserved it, so glad it was a good one!!!
and what a moment it was Marley...
Tizzy: there are lots more stories.. i'm only on day 4 of 14...lol
Yay!!! That makes me even happier! Woo Hoo, 10 more days of this story, I love it!
Well not sure why but the tears started falling while reading your post beach girl but thanks to the funny posts I'm better now lol.I think us canucks get over whelmed that it is so beautiful there as we come from igloos remember? But keep writing its great to see the pics and read your story.