Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Angels... gone too soon....

Baby back home. Three 3 y.o. Brian Bedasse was kidnapped from his parents in a botched robbery attempt and was found by police. Three teenagers were held. A 17 y.o. security guard kills a 16 y.o. boy. A 6 month old baby boy was beaten by bandits when he began crying as they prepared to rape his mother at the family's home in San Fernando. The child was reportedly slapped and placed in a corner of the bedroom before one of three thieves raped his 17-year-old mother. A Mother abandons a day old baby boy in some bushes. A security guard is accused of murdering his one-month-old daughter, Kimberly. Her mother, Genelle De Rouche neighbours say, is mentally slow and is unable to grasp the gravity of the situation.

What is happening? What de hell is happening? In three weeks, five teens and a 1 month old baby has been killed in a country with a population of 1.5 million people.

Where are the social services? Why in God's name am I paying taxes? For someone to kidnap my family?

Anil "The Spalksman" Roberts (first time songwriter) of radio fame was moved to pen a song called "Angels, gone too soon".

Kees Dieffenthaller of Imij & Co, Slaughter and a first time recording artist called Nicole Wong-Chung (if her name is wrong, please correct me...) appear on the recording.

It is guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes. The song is about not being able to have your first kiss, bearing the final brunt of the father/mother conflict, not being able to attend your graduation, about all the other things that make life worth living, things that these murdered people will not experience.

The song is produced by Biete of Audiocon Studios, St James...(62-audio) and will stand up to international scrutiny. Biete is a fantastic musician.

The CD will cost TT 40.00 and all proceeds go to FEEL, a charitable organisation in T&T. Buy it and give to your family and friends as Christmas gifts. Lets not say as we usually do, "It won't happen to me"...anymore.

My father once told my youngest brother in desperation, "When you feel you want to say something, count to 10....then decide if you want to say it, then count to 10 again..."

I urge every person who reads this blog to think about that, maybe circumstances could be avoided...and listen to the song, these people did not have to die.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It is enough to make grown men cry. What is even sadder is that a lot of young men seem to be perpetrating these atrocities.

What's happening in this country? Poverty, unemployment, single mothers, absentee fathers, the drug trade and pop culture influences.

Is it any wonder I don't want to bring any children into this life?

Ana

Anonymous said...

I've seen the video. I want to buy the tune. What can I say? when I see the video it always brings tears to my eyes.