So I almost did not make it to the launch at Zen, my mother in law left for a European tour yesterday evening and we were thinking all along that she was leaving on TUESDAY so my husband was delayed at the airport last night!
We eventually made it to the launch, getting there at 7:30pm saying that we would be seeing costumes by 8:00 as stated on the invitation. Like any event in Trinidad which always runs late, the actual costume viewing was delayed by an hour. But, before I get into that I must say the atmosphere for the launch was quite nice, we arrived to rhythms of the steelpan as a small panside played outside the club and the inside of Zen was decorated with beads hanging from the ceiling.
My first reaction to seeing the stage and runway was that it was too small, but I guess that is the caveat for having the launch at a club, space is limited. What I liked was that we were periodically kept informed of when the show will start, and prior to the showing Meg Cheekes made a little speech where she announced that Freddy Mc Gregor was not only in the crowd but that he would be playing with Pulse 8 come Carnival.
On the dot as 9:00 rolled around the show started, though one of our friends had to leave early as she is a teacher and was expecting the show to start at 8:00 since school reopens today. The catwalk being as small as it was did not hamper the girls from "throwing waist". I have to tell you, of all the band launches I have been to so far this is the first one where the girls did not sashay down the "runway" but instead real wine down the place, so much so that in nearly all the photos they are in motion.
The costumes are nice, certainly they all look much more "uniformed" than Poison, where to me each section had it's own designer and it looked as if the sections were just thrown together to create a band. I saw some costumes that channeled neckelmanns and some that were quite unique like Mojito which is designed by Peter Elias. Poison fans will be pleased as I think generally the costumes are an upgrade from "Old Poison".
At the end of the presentation balloons were released, inside some of them was a voucher for "special prize".I found one of these vouchers and it says I have to collect my "special prize" at the Mas Camp on Wednesday though I am sure I heard Meg say that the prize was a discount off the costume, if anyone who wants my voucher can have it since I am not playing with Pulse 8 next year.
We left just after Second Imij came on stage, so I cannot give a review on their performance. After the costume presentation the venue became quite crowded as everyone filtered away from the stage and the runway was also taking up space. My husband's complaint was that there was nothing to eat (he loves his belly) and that there were no girls giving out free samples!
When we were leaving we were presented with a white envelope, the Pulse 8 logo to the front, and in it was a glossy drinks card ,held together with a silver O ring, which not only had a photo of each section on every page, but drink recipes too!I think that was quite a clever idea since I already have a calender from Island People and enough TRIBE books to giveaway.
From what I saw and experienced last night I will say that Pulse 8 is putting out a great effort to do things properly and keeping their patrons needs in mind. If this extends to all the services of their Carnival experience I believe they will not only have a successful Carnival but might also give other bands some competition in the future!
Monday, September 04, 2006
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5 comments:
ME! ME!!!!! I want that discount!!!!!
I like the Mojito custume but i can't see myself playing in it though. i need to see the island people calender can u hook me up saucy?
Kevian since I not goign to scan it I will direct you to where you can see it:
http://www.islandmix.com/backchat/showthread.php?t=140591
That is a post on islandmix.com that has the scanned calender. enjoy!
Thanks gyal yuh always untop of yuh game.
That drinks card idea sounds really cool. Too bad no one is going to scan a recipe in thier sig. LOL
Even though I'm not crazy about their stuff. I wish them the best of luck. Heck, I wish all the bands the best of luck because in the end, it's all about the carnival.
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