Reggaex-plosion 2007!!

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Woke up and out of bed at 10:42am, moved in slow motion while getting ourselves together. We left the house to catch the 2pm train by taxi. Took the JR train from Naka to Nagoya station, took the subway line from Naka to Fugioaka and then a monorail-type subway line to the park where the festival was happening. Walked a short distance to the park. I swear things were so well planned out by the organizers. As SOON as you step out of the train station, there is a table with 3 people just in case you get lost or have any questions. We proceed to the gate to see a big sign that says "NO CAMERAS"...you know your girl, of course that can't go down so we make a move around the back of some building to conceal the weapon..err I mean the camera and go about our merry way. I tell you I felt like I was at harbourfront at one point. All the food and craft vendors, people milling about enjoying the outdoors with the live bands playing on stage. It was such a SWEET vibe. We made our way to the food vendors (of course) to say hi to Percy, then walked around to the other vendors selling merchandise. We met this Jamaican guy named Troy who was making bracelets. I was watching intently trying to give myself a visual lesson as he weaved away. We sat and ate some goooood jerk chicken...like the real jerk chicken on the corner in Kingston, Jamaica...my gosh it was good! We realized after a while that we were slacking BIG TIME! I heard Miss Marcia Griffiths on the stage and had to make a mad dash for it. She was great as always. Then came the sexy man named Da'Ville (sigh), then Esco, then The Messenjah himself, Luciano. Amazing voice and stage presence. The man was doing flips on and off the stage and his voice didn't falter, not once! The timing of the festival was impeccable. We were told it would end at 9pm the latest, it ended at 8:30pm! The show was done and I should have been rushing to catch the train back to Nagoya so I could get home at a decent time, but nooooooo. We end up backstage because I was determined to meet Luciano...the one thing I wanted out of the whole thing. Little did I know I would also FINALLY get to meet Marcia Griffiths and to top it off Da'Ville(sigh) and Mikey General. Sugar Minott was there too but he was acting fool fool, wanting to be seen kinda ting. I was in heaven, Da'Ville is a really cool guy, with a sense of humour and it doesn't help that he is fooooooooooiiiiiiiine! ...I mean, well it does lol. But forreal, we had good conversation with him. Anyway, we took pics, got autographed pictures and we headed to the train n disbelief. I swear my head was spinning and I had a headache. I MET LUCIANO!!! Ok, so we got to Nagoya, got my bag from the locker and went to by a shinkansen ticket to Shin-Kobe where Percy's friend Sammy would pick me up and drive me home. Caught the train at 11pm and got to Shin-Kobe at 12:13am. Met Sammy outside at 12:45am, he stopped off to get his Cd's and we were on our way. Two hours later, still driving...that blasted Percy had us under the impression that the ride would be MUCH shorter. 3:40am and we pull up in front of my building. I was tired, hungry and cranky because this man been trying to give me lyrics like a damn fly in my ear...big tough back, way older man...NO SAH!. I couldn't show my irritation, he just drove 3 hours to get me home safely. NO, I don't want you to leave me your car to drive when you go back to Jamaica, steups. Anyway, I praised the Lord so many times for getting us there safely and prayed that Sammy would get back just the same. I felt SO BAD! Even though I had no idea it was so far. I gave him 3, 000yen and went up to my apartment. I called K to tell her the madness and went straight to bed just after at 4am. Man, I was dreading my work day.

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