Patos Lives

Sitting at a bar across from Diamond Motors on Royal Road (next to Seon's Beer Garden), I was listening to a long-time friend talk about the run around they have been getting from Guardian Life in cashing out a rather small investment.

Suddenly the blare of loudspeakers could be heard. Listening more carefully, I heard 'PNM'. The first thing I said was, "Did someone not tell the PNM that the election was over?"

Laughter. And then, as I saw the motorcade coming down to Royal Road from Carib Street, I said, "Patrick won't show up." I was corrected by a 7 year old.

'Look him dey!'

I got my camera out of the pickup and proceeded to snap. One must understand that it was prime time traffic on Royal Road and that on that small stretch there isn't that much of an audience. At first, the former Prime Minister seemed to be whistling. Then he seemed fuzzy and haggard - but the fuzzy came from being out of focus. As he neared Royal Road, he seemed to become more composed.

Finally, as he drew near, I shouted, "Come nah man, Patos, smile nah man!"

And he smiled.

While it was a 'show of force', I think it was meant to point out that the death of the former Prime Minister has been greatly exaggerated. He's quite obviously still around and he wanted everyone in his constituency (and all the people trying to get in and out of it!) to know.

So there you are.