Caribana

Brookstone

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So whose participating in the Caribbana festivities this year? going to the parade? be careful not to get crushed by the crowds of ppl and make sure you have plenty of water .

I think they have little 'parties' on the side at parks or maybe the toronto islands i think, where they have foods, entertainment etc.,think those are more geared toward families/kis vs. younger partiers, have always thought those would be kinda cool to check out, try the different foods.
 
milhouse said:
So whose participating in the Caribbana festivities this year? going to the parade? be careful not to get crushed by the crowds of ppl and make sure you have plenty of water .

I think they have little 'parties' on the side at parks or maybe the toronto islands i think, where they have foods, entertainment etc.,think those are more geared toward families/kis vs. younger partiers, have always thought those would be kinda cool to check out, try the different foods.

Rumour has it there may even be a sideshow this year! Check with Bianca and ScorpionKing. Had something to do with another thread.
 
I'm supposed to meet up with one of the girls from MDS tonight to do some Caribana walking around on Yonge Street and some private parties...kinda want to go, as the women are exactly "my type" but the whole scene seems a bit too much for someone like me. Still deciding...I'm to call her later on to arrange a place to meet.:confused:
 
i heard this year, there will be more cops & video cameras installed to ensure saftey for all
 
I check it out every year, usually just one afternoon down at the Ex but sometimes I hear about a good house party in the evening.
I love the costumes, friendly people and music - I still prefer the old style calypso with the steel drums.
 
kz65 said:
i heard this year, there will be more cops & video cameras installed to ensure saftey for all



The TPS did a big press release on this. They state the cameras are not covert and will be identified. Their function is more to inhibit the criminal element than to record the commission of crime. Hopefully it will stop some of the thugs that prey on crowds of people trying to have a good time.
 
Um. Could you remove the extra 'b' from Caribana?

I dont know why that irritates me. I just does.

I'll shut up now.

SK.
 
Walked over to Yonge Street around Dundas a couple of hours ago as it's right at the end of my street...lots of people just strolling up and down, and some cars doing the same...some very hot-looking women...tons of cops...so far, pretty tame (as of 10:45 p.m. anyway!)
 
I hate to bring this up but I'm just waiting to see what happens this year.....every year so far someone's been shot or killed or ???

I forget which channel's news had this big thing on all the cameras and whether they were an invasion of privacy etc. Some interviewed mentioned they didn't like it and thought it was...Well, I say get used to it, London England has more cameras than any other and it will become a fact of life...it allows police to cover a wider area with the same manpower. Whether it stops the gangbangers or not will remain to be seen (hopefully on camera lol)
 
Usually cameras at mass gatherings, usually from roof tops or unmarked vans. They just don't advertise it. Many Yonge st & Queen park matches & protests, a record if crowd, media or police get out of hand.

Shooting was many years ago. On last day of Caribana, like closing day of the Ex, few teens with the summer heat cause trouble. Things been pretty calm in recent years but past bad rep sticks out in people's minds.

My HS friends & few neighbors are in the parade. Enjoy.:)

Too bad Howard Hosseni won't be with CityTV thiis year.


In terms of London CCTV, alway fun to play hide & seek with those enclosed plastic bubbles.
 
OMG.....OMG.....drank way too much last night :o
Met up with some cool black guys from Michigan, showed them around town, took them to the Rail and Zanzibar and after that I dont remember too much.


Thank god for codeine pills!!!!!!!!!!!
 
This is a warning . Some evil spirit has taken control of my mind and is forcing me to say it.


Esco, thats an old joke, the punchline is something like " and I woke up with a sore ass and a fistful of quarters."


Wow, that was weird, they are gone now. Hope I didn't type anything offensive.

Why didn't GB or SB jump allover Esco's set up line sooner?
 
I remember screaming "the Jews start all wars"......doing my best Mel Gibson imitation.........the strippers thought it was quite funny