Birchie's Purgatory
November 17, 2005
Maxi Taxi Motorcade from Piarco International Airport
Act 1. Scene 1
Enter Red-oman (de maxi conductor)
Shelly-ann (she went San Juan Senior Comp 86-89)
“Oye Birchie, ah see like dem facking Bahrianian frig up yuh ankle boy, doh worry, ah go fix it fuh yuh dahlin”
Birchie
“Much obliged me lady”
Shelly-ann
“So hear na lova, when I could come an check yuh, I looking for a nice man these days yuh now.
Birchie
“Well, me and me mates are having a little drink-up at the pub this evening, I’m sure you’ll be welcomed there. Me mate Dwight will be there also”
Shelly-ann
“Who Yorkie, not me and he. He from Tobago. Meh friend Jemma from over de highway still sick from he. He ben-up she belly last week Friday night, de gal still vomitting”
Birchie, thinking to himself…”I would really like me some of this”
Shelly-ann
“But anways, ah go fall through bout 6 wit meh crew, yuh eh mind? Meh gal Rox-ann from Laventee Road have ah ting fuh Stern”
Birchie
“No, the more the girls the better”
Shelly-ann then sits on Birchie’s lap as the Motorcade passes through Champ Flairs by de Carib factory, taking full advantage of the bumps in de road.
To be continued…