RE: Happy Thanksgiving

2012-Nov-19-2117Hrs

My Fellow Mausicans,

Aye, hear nah man, ah couldn't wait until Thursday tuh read meh Mausica Weekly E-mails.

Errol, my big Mausican Brother, yuh have meh hooked on de blog so ah had tuh take ah peep. Ah does google "MausicaTeachers College" an jes read fuh so. Thanks ah million.

As we in North America prepare for the Thanksgiving celebration, my thoughts flash back to Sweet TNT and my beloved Mausica where I spent two beautiful years. I heard about MTC through its folk song choir singing songs like Lulu and Rice and Peas. I am forever indebted to Mr Williams, Mrs. Cuffie and the pioneers for imprinting the name Mausica Teachers Chorale Society on the minds of the world. Long Live Mausica.

The theme for Reunion 2013 is Living the Legacy which could be expanded to Living and Leaving a Legacy because the process is simultaneous.  As Graham and Scratchy noted, we have to devote some serious planning to ensure that the memory of MTC will never be forgotten. Therefore, we should form a " Mausica Legacy Planning Committee" and set aside some time during our reunion to lay some concrete and steel foundations.

Our founding Father, the late Harry Joe, said "Money  Is Not  A Problem''. Remember he had athletes open accounts at Sports and Games to  buy track shoes and other attire to paticipate in Mausica Sports Day. Some ah dem never run in spikes. Not tuh mention how de fellas use tuh shop at Habibs,  Manshop and Morris in Arima tuh dress up sharp, sharp tuh impress de sisters from Villanova, Wingate and Kirkendale..De girls an dem use tuh be real stylish too. It was real competition. Den it had fellas playing Brag and other card games from sun up tuh sun down on payday. An goin by Harry's in Arima tuh beat some cold beers an eat roti an fry chicken. All dat we did on a stipend of $40.00 a month. So doh tell meh Mausicans cyar stretch ah dollar. So ah Million dollar endowment fund is not out of de question. Ah know dat is jus pocket change for some Mausicans!  Accordin tuh Stalin, "We could make it if we try." We cannot depend on others to build our legacy.

On a recent visit to Trinidad,  I was a guest on Wack Radio for thirty minutes. I mentioned Mausica and requested that  they play a folksong. My wife, Marjorie and sister Joan Brathwaite said it was refreshing to hear MTC on the air again. Therefore, I suggest that we flood the media with news about Reunion 2013. Plan to have about five hundred guests at the gala. Remember that we are an expanded family. In  Grenada, the daughters of Carol Cook, Joan Bathwaite and Inez Grey Riley all had a good time. There were some tall, handsome youngmen there too. Ahye? Marina from Canada brought her husband, Phillip.

Aye Maria, people could attend only de gala? If so, spread de news. Remember we have some senior citizens in de family now.

By de way Mausican Alan Simpson was elected for a second term as President of the TNT Assoc. of GA. Accordin tuh Maria Mora, Mausicans like salt, we in everyting.

It was good tuh hear about meh Osmond High School pardnah,  Ojah. Wat about Shyam Dass and Albert Ho Sing Loy. Tell dem come tuh Reunion 2013. De las time ah see dem was in 2003, at de Center of Excellence. Joey an Alisford had we dancin nonstop.

Allyuh remember de debate between MTC and GTC in 1967 or 1968. One stammering debater declare, "Well, you know that Trinidad is an island surrounded by water."  Heavy voice Darnley Gittens shout out, "We know dat. Tell we someting dat we eh know."  Mas in de place. Laughter too bad.  Den he pardnah in de nex round was readin out some statistics.( dat spell right?). He say, " One hundred and eighty-five thousand, no thousand and fifty-nine." (185,059). More laughter an mas in de place. De Joe vex and he face start tuh twitch. GTC bus we arse.

Watch out fuh dem zeros.

Ah gorn. Ah volunteer fuh de Legacy Committee. We have all de expertise tuh establish ah solid Mausica Foundation. Come on Noel T and others let 's get to work.

As usual.

Rodney Foster.