Bacchanal 
      Wednesday 2006 
      Date: Wednesday 22nd February 2006 
      Location: Bowen Marine (Chaguaramas), Trinidad 
      Promoters: Together As One 
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      Experience has taught 
        us that Chaguaramas can be a long ride when there are big parties on. 
        Bacchanal Wednesday can be classified as one of these big parties, so 
        many partygoers went early to beat the traffic. We got there and were 
        a bit amazed to see that at 9:30 pm the doors were open, wide open - but 
        not as advertised at the Zen box office. It was wide open since they did 
        not build the door yet. The crowd was lined in the street waiting for 
        entry ... as they attempted entry, they were escorted out each time by 
        security. A real jokey site to see ... it was like sitting on the dock 
        of the bay watching waves roll in and the bouncers rolling them back out. 
      We could not bear 
        it much longer and when sound test just began with the clock heading toward 
        10pm, we decided to take the show on the road and go get some beers. We 
        returned at 12:30 am - with no help from the line of traffic we buck up 
        from all de way down at the Yatch Club, and the show was in full effect 
        with Destra on stage. Bacchanal Wednesday always delivers an all-star 
        line up ... there was Destra, Alison Hinds, Surge, 
        "Band of the Year" Xtatik who featured Zan, Patrice 
        Roberts, Japanese Soca artist Minmi and Reggae artists Mr. 
        Vegas and Red Rat. 
      Now there is one thing 
        about this party that you can count on, and that is you see many friends 
        that you have not seen in years. We talkin' frens from kindergarten, primary 
        school, secondary school, confirmation classes, U.W.I, football fete matches 
        and so on. Many come from over seas and some just crawl out of the house 
        after a year of staying home. It feels a lot like how heaven might feel 
        when we get to see long lost friends and family. Special shout outs to 
        Friends of the Jungle that we caught up with ... Busspepper Promotions 
        (UK), Sprang International (DC), Alex Jordan (1Xtra UK), Zan, General 
        Grant, Allison Hinds, AJ (formerly of BET 106 & Park) and of course 
        de men behind it all, High Fidelity and Johnny. 
      All in all this was 
        a decent fete ... a safe dance with lots of performances, fireworks and 
        other stage cosmetics to wow the audience. The TJJ Crew was really on 
        our night off, but we still took some pictures ... really just for the 
        love our of TJJ family. That is love and dedication ent??!! ;-)  
      PS. For the Scalpers. 
        This is Scalpers 101, if the door selling tickets for $300TT then you 
        cannot sell for $400TT and $500TT, you suppose to sell at $250TT if you 
        expect to sell. This just makes sense to us. 
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