by Micah 'Prof.' Robinson
The people we encounter seem mostly to be visitors from all over the country, who come here for some sailing or fishing, or just enjoying the water. Today, there's burning reggae on their menu, but first we have to get ourselves settled. Most of us were glad to find out that there were laundry facilities available. It's amazing how things that are usually considered undesirable chores become luxuries when traveling. We also took the opportunity to do some personal shopping…for groceries, food, toiletries, etc.
After some rest and home cooked food, we made our way to sound check. The venue is close to the hotel, so we can walk if we wish.
The energy in sound check is really high and you can see everyone's individual desire to learn more about his or her instruments and about the immense body of work produced by the boss.
At show time, you can almost feel the energy, as everyone is anxious to get to work and bring the people what they've been waiting for all summer long. When we launch into Jah no Dead, you can feel the audience pulsate…ready to give as well as get and the evening is full of energy exchange. It's unbelievable. We gave all we had and the people gave all they could in return. A night of pure magic.
