If Saturday’s Customer Appreciation Bash at Dailey’s Blue Mountain Inn is any indication of what is in store for 2008, then this year will be full of can’t miss events! The dance sell off as the masses flocked to Dailey’s for the first Bash of the new year….
As Chat ‘Bout made our usual fashionably late appearance at about 1:30, the vibes were coming through the door as the sounds of New Horizon blazed the latest tunes from Busy Signal, Macka Diamond and Munga. The crowd was feeling the tunes as the men and women moshed up the dance floor. New Horizon Monk soon turned the tunes over to who he referred to as a pioneer, KC Platinum from Sample Jack. KC Platinum always has a way of taking control of the crowd by cooling them down with tunes like ‘We Are the World’ (no, really) and ‘I’m Alive’ by Celine Dion only to crank the crowd back up with white hot tunes such as Duffel Bag Boy Riddim featuring Mavado.
It was good to see the people out and about enjoying themselves at Dailey’s once again. Saturday’s bash reiterates the fact that Dailey’s has been and will be the nucleus of West Indian Culture in Cleveland. The dance was full of great vibes and this reporter certainly hopes it will continue through 2008 and beyond.
(Okay, okay, there was a minor altercation at the bash but trust me it was quickly handled – and I DO mean handled! I don’t think I have ever seen a covert operation take place as quickly as security (and others) disposed of Ms. Don’t–push- me–even-though-I’m-in-a –crowded-ass-club-so-now-I-want-to-fight. Peace out, fool! Now back to the tunes…)
Also in the crowd enjoying the vibes were Maggie Untouchable of course sans Sharon and Jodi, Ms. Trini, 88.7 DJ Chubby, 1/3 of the Designing Women Crew, Ocean Wave Eye (loving that peach suit, boy!), Dailey’s Heir Apparent, Huey, Flava Unit Nicholai and Brother Dylan, Blacka – reminding the masses of his HUGE birthnite bash, and of course, Mr. Promoter Himself, Makka B.
I really don’t know what I enjoyed most about this bash – was it the free admission (or in our case, $2), the return of the vibes, the hot tunes, the giveaways (coffee maker, vacuum cleaner, smoothie maker, or roaster) courtesy of Maggie and Mr. Dailey or was it the impromptu dance off courtesy of Monk and Makka B? If you missed Monk’s moves, trust me – you just had to be there! All I can say is -Wowwwww!
That being said, Chat ‘Bout is fully bashment ready for 2008. Starting with Blacka’s Birthnite Bash (can you say that 5 times fast?) with Stone Love on January 26th, followed by Makka B’s night featuring Bass Odyssey on February 2nd, all getting ready for one of the hottest events of Cleveland’s dancehall scene – M A V A D O- coming February 22nd! Chat ‘Bout has also heard a few murmurs of some great events coming in March such as Huey’s dance featuring Glamour Wayne and who can forget KC Platinum’s Birthnite bash?
Other promoters are promising some BIG things in the New Year. So I guess we will have to wait and see!
Must get some ‘fits for these events so I be-
Bashy
As Chat ‘Bout made our usual fashionably late appearance at about 1:30, the vibes were coming through the door as the sounds of New Horizon blazed the latest tunes from Busy Signal, Macka Diamond and Munga. The crowd was feeling the tunes as the men and women moshed up the dance floor. New Horizon Monk soon turned the tunes over to who he referred to as a pioneer, KC Platinum from Sample Jack. KC Platinum always has a way of taking control of the crowd by cooling them down with tunes like ‘We Are the World’ (no, really) and ‘I’m Alive’ by Celine Dion only to crank the crowd back up with white hot tunes such as Duffel Bag Boy Riddim featuring Mavado.
It was good to see the people out and about enjoying themselves at Dailey’s once again. Saturday’s bash reiterates the fact that Dailey’s has been and will be the nucleus of West Indian Culture in Cleveland. The dance was full of great vibes and this reporter certainly hopes it will continue through 2008 and beyond.
(Okay, okay, there was a minor altercation at the bash but trust me it was quickly handled – and I DO mean handled! I don’t think I have ever seen a covert operation take place as quickly as security (and others) disposed of Ms. Don’t–push- me–even-though-I’m-in-a –crowded-ass-club-so-now-I-want-to-fight. Peace out, fool! Now back to the tunes…)
Also in the crowd enjoying the vibes were Maggie Untouchable of course sans Sharon and Jodi, Ms. Trini, 88.7 DJ Chubby, 1/3 of the Designing Women Crew, Ocean Wave Eye (loving that peach suit, boy!), Dailey’s Heir Apparent, Huey, Flava Unit Nicholai and Brother Dylan, Blacka – reminding the masses of his HUGE birthnite bash, and of course, Mr. Promoter Himself, Makka B.
I really don’t know what I enjoyed most about this bash – was it the free admission (or in our case, $2), the return of the vibes, the hot tunes, the giveaways (coffee maker, vacuum cleaner, smoothie maker, or roaster) courtesy of Maggie and Mr. Dailey or was it the impromptu dance off courtesy of Monk and Makka B? If you missed Monk’s moves, trust me – you just had to be there! All I can say is -Wowwwww!
That being said, Chat ‘Bout is fully bashment ready for 2008. Starting with Blacka’s Birthnite Bash (can you say that 5 times fast?) with Stone Love on January 26th, followed by Makka B’s night featuring Bass Odyssey on February 2nd, all getting ready for one of the hottest events of Cleveland’s dancehall scene – M A V A D O- coming February 22nd! Chat ‘Bout has also heard a few murmurs of some great events coming in March such as Huey’s dance featuring Glamour Wayne and who can forget KC Platinum’s Birthnite bash?
Other promoters are promising some BIG things in the New Year. So I guess we will have to wait and see!
Must get some ‘fits for these events so I be-
Bashy
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