FWTS 2025 NeX LvL
Last night was FWTS, the premium-est of premium all-inclusive fetes, the highlight of my feting season every year. We got to the fete late. Instead of walking in when the fete open as we usually do, at 6pm we were passing the Forensic Science Centre/morgue aka the location of Shurwayne Winchester soca career.
One of the main reasons we get there so early is to get a "good park" on the road close to the fete. Imagine a man wanted to charge us $20 to park on the Government road in front the St Clair Police Station. Telling me he go make sure the car safe. I say no pally, I marking your face and if I come back and the car not safe is you I coming for.
At the entrance there was the usual old noise from the rhythm section. At least it wasn't tassa (not a fan). Allyuh, fuss I not accustomed, I lined up normal normal until a nice lady called me by name to tell me to come through the VIP line. I felt fancy, like a shilling in a 5 cent party.
On entry people were provided with wristbands with lights that were color coordinated to the stage performances like in Cold Play concerts (for those of you who the ting). So when Machel bawl "red!" everybody wristband turned red. Another lady at the door told me I couldn't get a band because I'm media...steups.
The decor was obnoxiously decadent but on point. Last year they had a volcano, this year they had some silver, shiny down, moko jumbies that had the kids running in fear...ok ok me...it had me running. The wife spent what felt like 10 hours taking pics while my belly was touching my spine since we fast on all-inclusive fete days.
The stage was ridiculously huge this year. When people asked "where you?" I couldn't even tell them I was on the left or right of the stage because it was everywhere. Basically there was front stage, backstage and outside the fete.
When I was finally allowed to eat, the food court did not disappoint. There was roti, wantons, salmon, shrimp (Cajun fried and cocktail), ceviche, crab stuffed dumplings, sushi and a sign that said "More Sushi", calamari, lamb and rack of lamb,vegan lasagna, rituals, KFC, pizza, horse meat (I got upset when I saw this), Asian food, chow, souse, black pudding, etc. There's no way I could remember everything it had. If only there was a device that fit in my pocket that would allow me to take still images of all the signs .
Blaze replaced Rome on the emcee cast this year alongside Whitney Husbands. No offense to them but I feel they should bring back Rome....with Blaze.
We were treated to performances from GBM, Full Blown, Mical Teja, Iwer, Yung Bredda and KES the Band. I ain't know who dressing Kees but last year in QRC he had on an overalls like he wukking Laughlin & De Gannes and this year he was rocking a green and white tracksuit like he in the Squid Game.
This is the second time I've seen Yung Bredda perform and it seems his song is too big for him. The boss needs to learn how to command a stage. Yuh cyah come onstage and take it easy without a hot gyal flinging bamsee doing the work. He need to get permission from he woman to bring a female from the crowd on stage to throw waist but not in FWTS though...them gyal does play too stoosh.
After a musical interlude the Monk was up next. I was in the middle of having my second meal and 34th drink of the night. However I wasn't too drunk to notice his voice was off. Machel give we a six for a nine. Man was lip-syncing on tracks because he overdo in Mega the night before. Also Machel have way too many songs to be singing Pardy so many times. Like give it a rest soldier, Carry It done gone a lead.
Luna was the highlight of Machel performance. The wife was so impressed she come home talking bout she need to do squats whole day. Whole morning she twerking, jooking, bubbling, butterfly, high kick...I had to tell her cool it before I have to call paramedics.
FWTS had anything a reasonable person wanted to drink and fortunately I didn't see any Campari station (ah feel there was one though). Of course no self-respecting premium all-inclusive is complete without a Hendrick's station which I frequented all nignt. For my fellow gin lovers there were also Tanqueray and Botanist stations as well as Bombay at the general bars. As usual there were hot ladies walking around offering all manner of shots. After my last tequila episode, I politely explained to them that the only shots TANA does deal with now is pool, cricket, football, photography and back...
The rain was the best thing to happen...it make the fete "more better". As I does always say, water = vibes. The fete went from stoosh, "look at me in my nice bodice with make up too perfect to talk to you" to "I soaking wet and ready to bend down and wine on your face". The one down side of the rain is when the makeup wash off the gargoyles came out. In some sections it was like Pirates of the Caribbean when the moonlight hit the undead crew of the Black Pearl.
After figting up to shelter under the Grey Goose bar tent I realized I could kill two birds with one stone by heading to the restroom. After relieving myself I spent about 15 mins in the restroom sheltering from the rain and discussing the state of soca music and how since Beenie Man get fat he doh like doubles.
If yuh thought FWTS was a stoosh fete with people coming to just pose off, it had people overdo more than me and was engaging in Onlyfans/Law and Order SVU behavior. I got reports of a man walking near the champagne bar with his 'eenis outside and a lady tugging on his "tool". Another lady was lying in the wet grass on her back jooking in the air. Better than that people, this is not Brass Festival.
Listen...to the people who questioning where was the lives and talking about how they not seeing vibes in the ones I did post....a few things, 1. It was early but the vibes was there and got even more so the later it got 2. With the amount of people there the lives were sticking and videos were taking forever to load and 3. Apart from the few of you who contribute to this page financially, who I appreciate tremendously, the rest of allyuh hadda take what allyuh get. I will post some pics and videos later on.
All in all FWTS was really NeX LvL and scored an impressive and hard to beat "4.46/5 - Excellent" on the TL Fete Ranking. It definitely is a fete you have to go searching for the vibes but it there in pockets. If you stood up in one spot doing a convent gyal side to side then yeah, your FWTS would be boring (as I imagine all your fetes would be). They definitely made up for the Destra talkathon last year and then some. I don't know how they going to top it next year. They might need to hire a water truck just to make sure the vibes still there again....FWTS the Water Fete.
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