Sunday, April 10, 2005  

Looking dapper and handsome at 61, he sang along to his own records, spun by Rae Town's Senor Daley, in front of a blinding spotlight, under a waterstained ceiling, at the Setting Night Club, Adelphi, Md., where the doorman pats you down for guns and policemen sporting bulletproof vests linger at the entrance.


Kingston karaoke: Hit after hit from one of Jamaica's greatest singers sent the crowd into a dancing and singing tizzy. "Rewind dat fi mi!"



Lawd Gad, cut di damn spotlight!


Adelphi top rankin'!


Rastaman was never wanting for dance partners.


Neither was this honey.


The real boss man himself---along with Alton Ellis.

Alton Ellis
"Rocksteady"
His catalog is so deep that Ellis didn't even do this, his most famous song! Or maybe Senor Daley just forgot to pack it.

For nearly six hours I pigged out on jerk chicken & pork, Red Stripe & rum, oldies & even older oldies. I dropped legs to "The Loser" and "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," and hearing the blend of "54-46 (Was My Number)" and "Feel Like Jumping" at ear-splitting volume felt like the greatest thing on Earth---cuz, Boops, it was. The only thing missing was Kamall.

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