Welcome back to die-hard schlurpers and to all the new members. We are wholeheartedly glad to have you back( Olwetu's( Ms. CHERRiE) dimple is popping out with excitement-chuckle chuckle chuckle)
WARNiNG: Due to the lengthly content, we cut back on the quest this week to bring you more goodness, but a double dose of the Quest Victim will be delivered next week, more wine=more fun...chuckle!!
On your marks, get set....SCHLUUUUUUURP!
A TASTE OF WEEK 37,2010
Ms. CHERRiE BOMPi
Had a lovely week, one never stops learning about themselves, this week proved to be one insightful week for me.
Friday, end of a rough week for many, ended to be a lovely day. Spent it with lovely Cape Town( CPT is REALLY small, a matchbox). Went to Neighbourhood with a friend, for what was meant to be drinks only. But the night only ended at 7am,hehehehe and worth every moment...
Ms. RAZZ’BERRi BOMPi
Well, my week was InSAAAAAANE! The working days were spent organizing the weekend and the weekend was just one huge party.
As previously mentioned, my weekend was spent just outside Worcester for Earthdance( an annual weekend party, that goes down round about this time ever year, at a camp resort called Nekkies).
Got there on Friday afternoon welcomed by Fletcher on the decks, after the bombastic scenic drive and had our tent pitched on a slope by my friends brother and friends, which meant that all our thing were in one corner at the end of the weekend but at the time it seemed like a great idea. By the time we left on Sunday we covered in a thick layer of dust and stench…(to be continued at the end due to lengthliness)
inSIGHT
Dear Cape Town a.k.a Mother City,
Let us start by saying how beautiful and majestic you are. We constantly marveled by all that you have to offer. The sea, the mountains, the mesmerizing view from De Waal whilst driving home after partying in town and just your generally calming energy. We wouldn’t have chosen a better city in which to be bred…Dankie, enkosi, siyabonga and thank-you for moulding us into the people that we are.
This year more than any other(we think), has seen us meeting a lot of new and different people(our all time favourite activity) from in and around the country that have a) moved down here from other places or b)have just come to visit. And quite often, the question that seems to pop up is “so what do you think of Cape Town?” More often than not the answer goes along the lines of “…it’s a great place, I/we love it BUT the people around here are quite unfriendly and cliquey…”. Eish!
Cherri had a young chat with a friend not too long ago who had recently hit your shores, this chat matched many of our dialogues with other non-Capetonians. She started talking about the friendliness your people lack, she compared you to Johannesburg she’d be buying air time and would spark random conversation with someone and the next thing she’s invited to a braai and so blooms a new friendship right there and then. However, she's never felt such warmth in hippy/happy/pink/chilled Cape Town. She went on to say your people are too cliquey which is in fact the naked truth. Cape Town, you are quite bleakly and awkwardly cliquely.
In defense to those who like Cherri, who take time warming up to new folk...it’s understandable. The clique part of it is sadly true. But for the Raz’berri’s this is extremely lame. As she feels like it is such tendencies that stunt your progression.
Cape Town, you have sooo much to give but one of you main weaknesses is you peoples clique-dom mentality. This is particularly obvious in the way they party. It’s like there are designate party places for certain crowds, and if one steps out of their ‘designated’ party spot into another it’s like hell has broken loose. Example being Razz’B going to the Savannna party at Cappello’s 2 weeks back, the first thing she got told by one of the hosting folks when she got there was “uh, you do know here is no hip-hop tonight right?”. It was said in jest but it truly highlights the state of segregation that overshadows this city.
Cliques are all too natural in life. We all have people we can better relate to than others, and some of us will be more progressive than others. BUT what you or others can bring to the table, in terms of general progression/networks and business should not be undermined because you are not friends with certain people[do note: there is difference between knowing the right people and friends] or chill at certain spots. And that is where you fall short. It’s a symptom of Cape-Town fever, playing it safe. The thing is, you never know what Xoliswa who xavatha’s( a house dance, to those of you who might not know) at Vudu might have to offer to Zack who does the hustle at Waiting Room. You dig?
A guy named John*(name reserved for safety reasons, but is not the first to bring this up) highlighted in a conversation with us that there is a group of ‘Cool Kids’ that seem to be dominate the CPT streets. These folks being the ones who patent what's in and what's out, who’s cool and who’s not.
Not being part of the 'Cool Kids' kind of puts us out of the box, not that we mind as it constantly opens the mind to new things and experiences. Being around different people and meeting them adds a bit of spice and difference in the way of thinking in our lives. And with no disrespect to anybody, maybe it’s time we used our peripheral vision and stop scoping life in telescope kind of way, through one tiny lens and makes thing seem bigger than what they actually are.
Yes the company you keep might make you-but it’s not all you are. A friend said something so profound yesterday 'if people didn't think too much about what people think, everyone would be cool'. So yes we are indeed trying to keep up to a standard of relations that don't really match with what we're about, but what people think of us.
“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but OURSELVES can free our minds”-Redemption Song, Bob Marley
Hope with all that being said, we all free ourselves from our own mental slavery and stop putting bars in things that aren't really necessary. Rome was no built in a day, but ultimately it the small things that make all the difference, who knows maybe if your people adopt an open minded mentality by smiling/greeting the guy/girl behind them in a que,that could just be the beginning of something worthwhile in their lives…who knows.
In closing, Cape Town, you are damn beautiful, bubbling with ever-so charismatic diversity and potential; making you truly unique. Now take that potential and exploit it. For you deserve nothing but the best.
Your sincerely, sprinkled with the sweetest,juciest regards,
Ms. Cherri and Ms. Razz’berri Bompi(…p0of*)
EAR FLAVOUR OF THE WEEK
Ms. CHERRiE: “Thank You”-Jay-z... If you know me well enough, you'll know a Jay-Z track was bound to pop into my flavour of the week. I enjoy Jigga because of his staying power in the game and still releases hits in his 40s. This track is from 'The Blueprint 3(Soul Assasin Special Edition)'.
This jam is too lovely. Always puts a smile on my face, he pays homage to his fans and still maintains that Jigga arrogance(which I adore, yes adore the arrogance). The beats good too, it’s what attracted me to the song. Yes, Kanye produced the beat so you know it’s good!
Ms. RAZZ’B: ”Contraption Distortia”- Gary Thomas. Before Saturday, I knew nothing about this guy but when I heard at Earthdance, he completely knocked me off my feet. Durban, really churns out some good music.
Gary Thomas is a stand alone guitar player who with just an acoustic pedal and his guitar, makes theeee most mesmerizing sounds and music. I have never seen or heard anything like it. As he puts it in his album inlay, his music is ‘weird’. So this, won’t titillate everybody’s tympanic membrane but it is well worth the listen. I was privileged enough to get the album, so if you keen...you are welcome to come over for a cuppa tea for a young listening session, otherwise check out his Facebook page for details on how to get downloads or your own copy. LOCAL iS LEKKER!!!
WHATS THE PLOT??
There is far too much going on this weekend it has go our heads spinning so we just gonna selfishly give you links as to where WE gonna be.
Thursday, pre-drinks go down at the Pan African Space Station for some poetry hosted by Nonku at On Broadway in Long St. starting at 6 as well as Cappello who are properly celebrating Heritage Day (boerewors, chops,pap and chakalaka on special that night-NO JOKES)taking us way back into the “WAAR WAS JY?” era; with old school kwaito, hip-hop and house. Later we head to a 2-in-1 party at F-Tv(Cape Town),as “THE STARS COME OUT with Riky Rick”( http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=150954621594500) and pre-party for the Kumnandi Ekapa Picnic (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=155020867855389) going down on Friday(http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=150085411690982).
Friday, ALL roads,no matter where you are, lead to the first ever sneaker-head showcase at Cape Town Station(yes, the place where you catch the trains), this is gonna be huge with a ridiculously amazing line up of acts and dj’s(http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=107684302626154). Don’t be “THAT” person who misses out, you gonna regret it.
Thereafter, it’s Dj Kenzhero’s Party People featuring Mingus who apparently has some fresh things up his sleeve. Get it while it’s fresh folks (http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=143643265678811).
For the more commercial folk, you can indulge in free Amarula all night at the Amarula party at Chez Ntemba with Djs Will, Waps and Mario doing best on the decks (http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=156229444404596).
Thereafter, our bodies will be over us, so we’ll leave it at that. Hope to see bump into a couple of you, otherwise…read all about it next week.
Hope you all have a lovely weekend celebrating your heritage, planting that tree(not smoking it) and having a good time with those close to you...
That's that for now, but keep schluuuuuurping and tell your friends and their friends, friends 3rd uncle’s cousin, sisters moms friends daughter to get it involved and follow the schluuuuuuurp!
With love from us to you...
Ms. Cherrie and Ms. Raz’Berri Bompi(....p0of*)
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RAZZ’BERRiES WEEK 37 continued….
So... in between that all, I had the greatest time ever. Particularly on Saturday afternoon; where I was blown away by my new favourite person, Gary Thomas(ear flavor of the week)and maxed to the ever-so sweet dub vibes from Dj Low and Crosby as well as 7th Sound feat. Lithal. Basking in these chilled vibes I awkwardly anticipated how the crowd would feel about Ill-Skillz coming thru on the hip-hop vibe. To my surprise, they were well received as Jimmy Flexx properly interacted with the crowd, climbing up trees, playing in bins and so on. And the live band really added to the vibe and ‘real-ness’ of it all. Later Poppskarr, soon followed Sibot came through and caused serious havoc the dancefloor. Sibot seriously had people going out their minds. And then it became a blurr, but waking up on Sunday to the unique flavor of Funafuji with bumps, bruises and grazes tell the tale of a DAMN good time night. Having had ice-cream for breakfast, Sunday was spent the recovering, reminiscing and laughing to the gypsy folk tunes of Toby2Shoes, some really country folk singer and lastly, bid farewell by the party starter himself, Fletcher.
If there is one thing you should, at least once…it’s Earthdance. But only if you don’t mind ‘a;ternative music’, cold showers and truck loads of FUN!!!!...and mischief!
….p0of*
