Points Of Passion & The Angry Pothound's 5th Commandment

The 5th Tap Commandment says "Thou shalt find something different to do on the weekends besides The Trifecta – Zen and 51 Thursdays, Zen and 51 Fridays, Zen and 51 Saturdays. Perhaps pick up a magazine. Or pick up knitting." Or go to the Metamorphosis dance company's latest production "Points Of Passion". This show will be on for three days at Queen's Hall, with the first performance at 6pm today, (Thursday 30th April). Tickets for this show cost $50.00 and can be bought at the Queen's Hall box office, or directly from the Caribbean School of Dance. Tickets for the other shows, Friday 1st may at 7:30pm and Saturday 2nd may at 7:30pm cost $100.00 and can also be bought at the Queen's Hall box office or directly from The Caribbean School of Dance. The dog is definitely going to check this one out and i really think you should too.

Usain Bolt Unhurt after car accident

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WTF Files: So you just shaved your head for publicity, but there's a catch ...

(Don't you just want to shave the rest of it off for her? And, while you're at it, put her rockstar fingers down?)

... Someone else beat you to the punch. By a few years. And she's a weird-ass but pretty successful new supermodel, the new Kate Moss, so we hear (but have yet to see).

Ok so there has been a lot of internet buzz about Cassie and her new haircut. You know who Cassie is: she had that song ... yeah that one. Then she had, you know, that other song. She also is fairly famous (not much) for her looks ... bcuz she is ridiculously, exotically gorgeous. And oh yeah, let's not forget, she is also Diddy's long-suffering side woman, a move that maybe got her the deal she needed to make music/get famous/whatever the kiddies are doing these days to avoid working any real jobs or going to university. But this move definitely f**ked things up for her: the world does not look kindly upon horner chicks, just the way the cookie crumbles yo.

So, try as you might, you can't get past people describing you like The Dog just did above. After all, you're pretty. You're cool. People like you. Why can't you have a music career, be a model, an actress, and still tote around a HUGE Rolex (a solid, reliable source up in Montreal who has met and chilled with Cassie and Ryan Leslie, has exclusively told The Dog that she sports that Diddy-gift like nobody's business. You know how Diddy is with the antics, always so over-the-top.)

You're desperate. You don't know what to do. Nobody's really feeling you that much. Diddy's eye is already straying, and soon his body will follow. You will only be that hot for that long. Then you get a call from a friend. "Yo, there's this new 'it' girl supermodel. She's weird as fuck. Half the time she looks dirty, the other times she just looks downright homeless. She only has half her head shaved, but she just replaced Kate Moss as the new face of Agent Provocateur (Victoria's Secret for those with plenty pocket change), and everyone says she's ready to blow up the spot."

So you ... SHAVE HALF OF YOUR FUCKIN HEAD.

Half. Just half. Like for real, grow some balls and just get rid of the whole thing if you really wanna be serious about this. But no, just half. Bcuz you don't care about your hair, or your looks, which are what has gotten you thus far. You're talented, you're DEEP, you can do this. You can shave half your head, and people will FINALLY take you seriously.

And after all that work, you can shave your head, but you can't even entertain us with a Britney-style meltdown. Tsk tsk. Nobody is watching. Cassie needs more people.

T.A.P.'s FINAL WORD: Ladies, keep the chopping to a minimum. Pick a look that works for you even if you think it's not cool or edgy enough. DON'T do some stupid ish with your hair just cuz you want attention. And for God's sake, quit it with the overly trendy dyke haircuts. If no one is watching Cassie, chances are no one is watching you either.

Take the Dog to work day - JW

Jason Williams has mastered the trifecta of entertainment; hosting events, television and radio. He took the Dog with him to work on Friday 24th April (the eve of his birthday and the morning of his latest event).

And we're off . . .
Sitting in on the morning show on Red96.7fm . . don't let the light on the other side of the window fool you . . . it is early and this dude is dancing in studio
Getting ready to host his latest event alongside Titan dubbed "Fete Match" at Sting Nightclub

Sweat sweating on stage while the party partying
These girls had a ball . . .
JW bragging about his workmanship seeing as he made the goal to use on stage
Outside Sting at 4am. Please note that the car park is still full. . . sigh
Happy Birthday JW and it was fun . . . Sting was a blast!
The celebrations continue tonight @ coco lounge where JW will host his birthday Palance <---(click for more info)

Who will take The Dog to work next???

Stay tuned . . arf

Elle 1

The Elle 1 dance show is on today saturday 25th and tomorrow sunday 26th @ Queen's Hall. Tickets are $150 and can be purchased at the Queen's Hall box office from 12noon to 6pm. The show starts at 8pm on Saturday and 6pm on Sunday....click me ----> Hip Hop dance promo

I am: Zoelah (Tap tv)

The Chronicles of Killadev

Upon being approached to write a 'diary' by the editor in chief, if that's what you call it or the chief blogger I suppose, I was like... 'diary'????'. This led me to revert to some Jamaican patois as I thought "badman doh keep diary, ah gyal thing dat", however I agreed to chronicle and somehow string together the random thoughts that manifest themselves in the deep recesses of my mind. I mean, if Riddick could have a chronicle why the hell not me. So I guest dis is the initial chronicle of the chronicles...

So while working on perfecting my human form in the gym today, I was stunned speechless when I heard the wailing of Beyonce over the radio singing some junk about 'if yuh something you should've put a ring on it', or something of that sort, I was like WTF!!!! This is not the first time I heard the rant, however, this was the first time I put some thought into it, you'll be amazed at how many moments of clarity you have when struggling under heavy weights, anyway, I came to the astonishing realization that.....Beyonce is a terrorist. And this is not the regular suicide bomb sort of terrorism, this is and all new form of terrorism: Emotional Terrorism.

The reason i say this is because, she is making a call to young ladies to coerce their partners into some forced pseudo-union or they would go and find someone that could, as she so aptly stated it 'put a ring on it'',(by this I mean enter into a meaningful committed relationship) . Now threatening to use someone's emotions against them in such a vindictive even cruel manner has to be some sort of terrorism. So as I sat there shocked and awed by this outrageous call to emotional arms I thought, she is really screwing it up for the girls out there. At first, I thought she was attempting to eff it up for guys as she usually does with that other ridiculous, almost blasphemous rhetoric ' To the left, to the left,'. The reason I say this is not threatening guys is because some poor girl is going to take this madness seriously and attempt to do what she says and end up extremely lonely, because forcefully coercing someone into a situation is never going to end up a permanent and/or healthy situation; this is going on the assumption that the girl is looking for this sort of attachment.

There are many reasons I could site from personal experience that a man would not be ready to do as what was stated earlier 'put a ring on it', for example, commitment issues, lack of trust for women( my personal favorite), and just honestly not being ready to settle down. However some women take these real reasons to mean "he just wanna go and slay a whole heap of bad things and not be with me alone." The reason that last statement is in quotation marks is because those were actual words that came from a girl's mouth I was engaged in a debate with about said topic. That in fact is not the reason. Sometimes people need time to work through their issues instead of jumping half heartedly into a shifty empty shell of what is propagated as human monogamy.

Girls might think I am being biased but I ask what would you rather do; force someone you care about into a relationship they are not ready for (for whatever reason) which I believe would end tragically in one of the parties being less than faithful, OR as I would suggest, waiting and letting the dude have a self realisation that goes something like this, I have to regress to straight trini slang for this, "Wayssss I rel like this ting boy, hmmm I might deal she yes" which would result in him of his own will, being of sound mind entering into the spirit killing social contract that is abstract monogamy. LOL, that little part about monogamy was a joke but you know what I mean.

The point is this, don't hold anyone at emotional gun point because, I suppose you might get what you initially want but not what you ultimately want.........

P.S. I hope no girl was offended by the use of the word 'ting' but lets be real 90% of the men in Trinidad use that word to describe girls, its not derogatory in any way that's just trini talk, so I mean no need to tote.....

Killadev....

It's Over!!!!

The Hostage situation at the Sangster International Airport has ended with a twenty year old mentally challenged man being taken into custody by Jamaican police officials. None of the remaining hostages were harmed during the ordeal. Click here -----> for FULL STORY

Breaking News: CNN reports on Hostage Situation at Jamaican Airport

WTF Files: Breaking News!!!! Hostage situation @ Jamaican Airport!!!!

The Dog is following a story on a reported Hostage situation <---(click me for story) at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay Jamaica. Its alleged that a man is holding 7 hostages on board a CanJet airlines flight that was destined for Halifax Canada.

Printing a placard = $100 .... being put on $100 000.00 bail for sticking it up = PRICELESS

Michael Parris was arrested and placed on $100,000 bail for putting up a placard advertising his anti-summit event 'Drummit2 Summit'.

Here he is seen infront of riot police at the event in which he was arrested AGAIN but this time for an illegal protest. The police released him moments after when they were informed that they were in the wrong to do so.

From the expression on her face my dog ears can almost hear what she was saying. lol

Journalist and activist Atillah Springer also letting the lawmen know that they are being unlawfull.

Sigh. lol

The police went so far out of their way to try to mute the activists that they actually ended up putting the event (and the views of the activists' of course) into the laps of the international media personnel, that are all in the country to follow the Summit.

Game. Set. Match - Michael Parris!

photos courtesy Reuters & http://www.drummit2summit.blogspot.com/

Air force one's in my Air Force One

The dog is loving the New B.Wils Mixtape, Coming To America.....Check it out!!!

(click the link below)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/278v2z

Stray Dog: Dane Dwyer - My bomb is bigger than yours

Which army barks the loudest?

The recent global happenings have included a spate of military escapades and displays that have caused the dog to wonder who will be the next world military power. Based on current form the dog has selected three major world powers that have been strutting their military might with little remorse and consideration for world protocol. Russia, North Korea and the United States of America are considered by many to be of herculean power in relation to military dominance; many pundits are anticipating a reshuffled pack after the smoke of the current global financial crisis has cleared causing many to wonder who will be the phoenix emerging from the ashes to take number one. The dog smells trouble…could we see a resuscitation of communism?

Russia has proven to the world that they posses superior military clout and intelligence, and the recent invasion of Georgia was a sufficient reminder. The Georgian government solicited the assistance from US troops on August 8th after Russian tanks rolled across the border to aid separatist in breakaway South Ossetia. In retrospect, the end of the Cold War saw the consolidated military expenditure of Russia and other progeny states of the USSR decreased significantly, but military figures are expected to reach an all time high in 2009. Russia’s military budget is expected to rise to 1.3 trillion rubles (US $ 53bn) in 2009, a quantum leap of some 23% (The Economist). Defense spending will be mainly comprised of arms purchases and salary increases. Advanced weaponry such as T-90 battle tanks and Iskander missiles will cause any dog to give up his bone. Along with bone-crushing armory and improvements to its S-400 air combat system the military troops will have extra cash to spend in the recession with their wage increase. There is no doubt in this mongrel’s mind that Russia has solidified itself as an active global military powerhouse capable of promulgating its national interests with nonchalant ease truncating all who stand in opposition. Russian military aggrandizement has definitely caused the hair on the dog’s back to stand!

The next contestant on ‘Military Might’ is, (can the dog get a drum roll please?) is none other than the indefatigable United States of America…talk about belief coercion. The last decade has seen the United States of America cement its status as the Ayatollah of military duress. Undoubtedly, this bad boy is no toy soldier and if it were, it would be…hmmm… probably a G.I. Joe action figure. The US army has been the busiest of the three contestants with the Invasion of Afghanistan predicated on the 9/11 catastrophe that alleges the involvement of the Taliban militia. This was followed by the advancement of US military troops in Iraq under the disguise of “Weapons of Mass Destruction”. The financial meltdown of 2008/09 has seen a reconsideration of military priorities as resources are drawing thin. President Barak Obama has called for an exit of Iraq and a more complete focus on Afghanistan. This has also been followed by military budget realignments as Defense Secretary Robert Gates looks to cut military earmarks and profligate spending. The US Government is being egged on by congress to spend at least $607bn on defense in the 2009 fiscal year. The budget includes $500 million more than fiscal 2009 for recruiting and training helicopter maintenance crews, a major need for current missions overseas. Another $400 million will go towards new medical research and $300 million more to supplement existing traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder programs. The military’s special operations forces ranks will be increased by nearly 3,000 next year and the Pentagon will triple the number of students in its cyber security programs. Gates also announced plans to hire up 30,000 new government employees to replace contractor slots over the next five years, 13,000 in 2010 alone. The United States accounts for 48% of global defense spending and according to The Economist, the baseline budget for 2009 will be some $515.4bn-an increase of nearly 74% since President Bush took office- as well as $21bn for Energy Department’s nuclear-weapons programmes and at least $70bn for Iraq and Afghanistan. With all this spending the dog reckons that America is bent on maintaining its status as ultimate defenders of the earth and guardians of democracy.

The last contestant has show that it is not the size of your military budget but the willingness to show the world that you are willing. The Korean People’s Army is the military of North Korea with Supreme Commander Kim Jong-Il at the helm. The army is reviled by many western democracies for its insubordinate pursuits of military might. North Korea is one of the few countries in the world to possess nuclear weaponry and being one of the few truly dictatorships to remain, it has caused widespread trepidation throughout states that forcefully promote democracy. North Korea, paying no attention to sanction threats from the US, launched its three stage rocket on April 5th causing many to stand and take notice. The experimental communications satellite sent into orbit has been hailed a tremendous success and has been met with public glee as the nation gathered together to celebrate its accomplishment. The missile launch has been considered by Japan, South Korea and the United States to be an outright show of disrespect, while the Chinese has so far sided with North Korea’s protestation that this was a satellite launch, pure and simple. Oh and by the way this is not the first time North Korea has tested its military precision even though other countries asked it not to. North Korea definitely packs some muscle in the arsenal arena and has the backing of fellow dictatorships such as economic giants China and military lords Russia. The US knows that going against North Korea will on paper seem like a David Vs Goliath battle, but remains very cautious of that all important sling shot. The fact that North Korea is a dictatorship essential means that there is no free press thus leaving little details about its military finances and leading most to retreat to mere speculation about actual budgetary figures. The dog knows for sure North Korea has one of the largest armies in the world. It has an estimated active duty military force of up to 1.2 million personnel, military spending is estimated at as much as a quarter of GNP, with up to 20% of men ages 17-54 in the regular armed forces. North Korean forces have a substantial numerical advantage over the South (around 2 to 1) in several key categories of offensive weapons--tanks, long-range artillery, and armored personnel carriers. The North has one of the world's largest special operations forces, designed for insertion behind the lines in wartime. North Korea’s navy is primarily a coastal navy, with antiquated surface and submarine fleets. Its air force has twice the number of aircraft as the South, but, except for a few advanced fighters, the North's air force is obsolete (www.state.gov). The fact that North Korea has managed to manifest such unity amongst its populist has made it a country immune to western persuasions and maintains its own military ideologies- a very dangerous position it you ask the United States…lol.

The dog has presented the three contestants and now the voting lines are open. Which army barks the loudest?

WTF Files: We know its a recession but

The "We Know It's A Recession And You Might Lose Your Job But Still Buy A Car From Us And If You Do Lose Your Job We'll Try Our Very Best To Put You Into More Debt" plan aka the The Hyundai Assurance Plus Plan.

click pic to enlarge

The new waterFRONT

pics courtesy Joanna de Silva
joannadesilva@gmail.com

DO U HAVE "A GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING"?

Fresh off the heels of Easter, a time about repentance and celebration and goodness, is it bad that The Dog just spent an hour of his time just laughing to himself at his newest amusement: the fresh, new, terribly UGLY haircut of a person he particularly hates?

Yes it's that good.

This particular haircut is so misguided that it is actually amazing to watch. Was mesmerized and could not stop blatantly staring. Imagine like hmmm ... hair that has been chemically relaxed, but needs to be redone at the roots bcuz the natural curly afro is growing underneath like a nest. And it stops right below the chin. It is shaped like a McDonald's M. Please tell The Dog you can envision what this might look like.

Its just simply too good ... like it's good sad dirty gossip. It's like a gift that keeps on giving.

DEFINITION OF "A GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING":

Someone or something that is so stupid/misguided/ridiculous (and completely unaware that it is as such) that one cannot help but get overly happy every time one sees or thinks of it/him/her. One might smile every time one thinks of this gift, or might burst into uncontrollable fits of laughter. It makes one genuinely happy every time one sees it/him/her.

Yes, we here at The Angry Pothound know that it's sick and wrong to laugh at others ... but it's like ... you can't help making fun of it. The Dog is STILL laughing at this girl's haircut. Think of someone or something like this. Are u smiling yet? Cuz just the mere mention of A Gift That Keeps On Giving is enough to make anyone happy, its such a universal concept. So, for The Dog, this girl he knows and hates .... her new haircut is one such Gift That Keeps On Giving. You know, it's so bad that it's actually good. Like "Shottas," for example: it's a classic simply bcuz it is soooo poorly done and acted. And you could not tear your eyes away from the amazingness that was "Shottas," could you? The Dog watched it from beginning to end, and could not stop laughing. It is currently one of his favourite movies.

Gifts That Keep On Giving? We are thinking:

- Beyonce when she turns into Sasha Fierce and flails around on stage like an out-of-breath drag queen

- Piper Parang

- Your parents

- Saucy Pow (please Youtube "Saucy Pow", you will not regret this)

Can y'all think of any more "GIFTS THAT KEEP ON GIVING"? Send them to us!

I just got a Fresh pair of Washikongs

So a while back the dog introduced you guys to a band out of Trinidad and Tobago called Washikong <------(click if you don't remember). Anyway their people got in touch with our people and sent us their new video. The dog wants you to check it out and let us know what you think. Brand New Washinkong music video on go....Ready, Set....GO!!!!

Funniest shit we've seen all day

We know, we know: we put up a lot of videos.

But we just had to share this brand-spankin-new one today, just cuz it's soooo funny.

Have u been on "Funny or Die" yet? Best thing ever.

Trinis and directions

Some musical mind expansion on a Thursday afternoon: NEW CHESTER FRENCH MIXTAPE

So we here at The Angry Pothound usually focus on Trinidadian content. You know, keeping it as relatable as possible, and trying to make you laugh ... all that good shit. But if there's anything you've got to know about The Dog, he is a student of the world. This especially applies to our broad musical tastes. The Dog likes Machel and Madonna, Bunji and the Beatles, Faye Ann and Feist, Scrunter and Santogold ... well, you get the drift.

So, naturally, when superfans like us here at T.A.P. get our hands on something like a free mixtape from new band/super-producers and Pharrell proteges Chester French, we feel that it is our duty to share in the coolness. Tracks with Kardinal Offishall, Bun B of UGK, Talib Kweli, Common, Janelle Monae, Jadakiss, Pusha-T of the Clipse and many more, set against some well-produced hip hop/rock/funk/beach music beats.

We want to share in the badness, what can we say? We rel generous over here.

There's one small catch: if you REALLY believe us, and REALLY wanna check this out, then you will need to work for it (well like the Commandments say, we shud get paid for our promo. Ok we're not getting paid in actual real dollars. But maybe one day, Chester French and Pharrell will pay us with some loooove.) Trust The Dog when he says it's good. Oh, trust him, IT'S GOOD.

So, WE WANT YOU TO COME TO US. Twitter us, leave a comment below on this post, or Facebook our page (you better be a Facebook fan of The Angry Pothound by now. No? DO IT NAH.). Leave ur email address and one sentence telling us what you think of The Angry Pothound - good, bad, indifferent, whatever. And maybe, just maybe, one good reason why you want to hear Chester French singing about Ciroc on a Diddy track and a funny-ass skit where Diddy's sidepiece Cassie plays a stuck-up hot girl on campus. Then, we will personally email you the .zip file of the entire mixtape from start to finish, skits and all ... and for those of us with Apple technology, this file includes the album artwork for ur iTunes and iPod/iPhone.

Keep an open mind, just like The Angry Pothound always encourages, and bump Chester French & Clinton Sparks' mixtape "Jacques Jams, Vol 1: Endurance" from start to finish, no stopping. Just so that when you're done with the amazingness, The Dog can say he told you so.