Mel Cooke, Freelance Writer
It was not all posing, some couples came to spend some 'quality time' vibing to the music.
The only mention of reggae while THE STAR was at Saturday night's 'Symphony of Soul', held at Peppers, Upper Waterloo Road, was Jimmy Cliff singing about Reggae Night well after 3:00 a.m.
Instead, the music swung among disco, rock and roll and soul, with a couple dips into soca, for a small but eventually enthusiastic audience.
Although the songs were, by and large, familiar retro music party fare, there were two excellent selections off the beaten musical track. In the early going, close to 1:00 a.m., Sam Cooke's Twistin was included in a run of rock and roll, Footloose also making the cut.
The later stages of the party saw an increase in the number of
people who came to rock, but not enough to make it anywhere near a crowd.
Hottie attire
Left: This lady in red strolled in and caught our attention. Right: Talk about 'white hot'!
The mode of dress was, in large part, of the high-rolling variety, as was the drink consumption. A
couple 'mamas' taking to the dance floor without partners enjoyed themselves immensely in the later stages. There was, however, a group of young women in 'hottie' attire in one corner and they took the 'rear' opportunity to strut their stuff on one round of soca.
The show stopper was one stacked young lass who turned her back to the videolight and twitched her left butt cheek only, nowhere else on her body moving, all within sight paying attention.
It was a night when slow songs were especially appreciated. One man with an older face above a younger, muscular body gliding with one partner after another across the floor. But those without partners also grooved merrily to Have You Seen Her and True Confessions.
Close to 2:00 a.m. the gate prize, a 32-inch television, was drawn. Squeals from on corner indicated one young woman's luck before she teetered on high heels to collect. After that break it was back to rock and roll with Rock Around the Clock and Rockin' Robin, the beat working around to Hot Stuff in one of the night's more extended runs of one kind of music. Dollar Wine was among the hip-twitchers for a small though, in large part, enthusiastic audience.
Selectors slated for 'Symphony of Soul' were Julian Jones, Cancer, Crazy Chris and Senor Daley.
Left: He came dressed to impress. Right: These women were among the patrons who got a healthy dose of soul. - Winston Sill photos
Do
you have a problem? Is something bothering
you? Write to