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August 17, 2008
T and T we want ah Gold but we happy with Silver
And Silver has never shone so brightly. Thank you Richard "Thorpedo" Thompson (9.89 secs) for winning the Silver medal in the Men's 100m Finals in the
2008 Beijing Olympics. Coming second to fellow West Indian Usain "Lightening" Bolt(9.69 secs WR) of Jamaica who
won Gold and was crowned the fastest man in the world.
Richard "Thorpedo" Thompson IZA(TRUE)TRINI "Usain Bolt is a phenomenal athlete. It was only a matter of
time before he began producing times like he's producing now," Thompson told reporters.
"I had a
pretty good start. I thought I was with Usain up to about 15 metres and I just felt him pulling away after that. "I just
tried to stay relaxed. I felt myself pulling away from the rest and I could see him slowing down and I'm still pumping
to the line."
Thompson, a 23-year-old student at Louisiana State University, said he was still pleased to
have booked a place on the medals podium. "It definitely shows that, you know, a lot of people make predictions and they
have a certain list of people as to who are going to be the medallists," said Thompson. "But you know I always say
once you get on the line in the final, anything is possible then."
It was a great day for the Caribbean, as
an unprecedented six runners from the region were in the final, and only two Americans, a sign that the United States'
domination of track and field sprints continues to wane.
Along with Bolt and Thompson, the race also included
former world record-holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica, who finished fifth in 9.95 seconds, Churanda Martina of the Netherland
Antilles, who was fourth in 9.93 seconds, another Jamaican, Michael Frater, who was sixth in 9.97 seconds, and another Trinidadian,
Marc Burns, who was seventh in 10.01 seconds.
August 15, 2008
Lil Jon shifts from crunk to Soca?
Lil Jon is known for crunk music, but he's hoping his upcoming album will show that he has a broader appeal.
"It's not just music for the United States: It's world music," Lil Jon said of his new sound in an interview. "I'm touching so many different kinds of people on this album as well as
keeping my core fan base at the same time."
Lil Jon is known for crunk music, but he's hoping his
upcoming album will show that he has a broader appeal.
"It's not just music for the United States: It's
world music," Lil Jon said of his new sound in an interview. "I'm touching so many different kinds of people
on this album as well as keeping my core fan base at the same time."
The producer and rapper, best known for hits like "Get Low," Usher's "Yeah" and Ciara's
"Goodies," is working on a new album following his release from his longtime label, TVT Records. TVT filed for bankruptcy
earlier this year and its assets were purchased by the digital entertainment company The Orchard.
The working title of the CD was "Crunk Rock," but Lil Jon says
he's thinking of changing the title to reflect the album's new direction - and his new freedom.
"It's totally given me a new energey, a new everything,"
he said of his release. "When you have a lot of stress and negativity around you, when you cut that away, you cleanse.
... I'm starting over, basically."
And
Lil Jon, 37, says he's looking to incorporate different musical styles in his synth-rap sound, working with dance acts,
soca musicians, rock stars and more.
(Image above - Machel Montano ponders his next move after Lil Jon's announcement)
Perhaps we will see some Soca heavy hitters collaborate
with Lil Jon in the near future. We already know that Lil Jon was most present on Machel Montano's 2008 track "Defense" which also included Reggaton sensation Pitbull.
"I want people to say it's breath of fresh air from everything
that's out there," he says. "It's still going to be me and what they know me for, but it's still going
to be newer."
But Lil Jon is still searching
for a new label to release his record. While he says he was open exploring different ways to get his music out - even a Radiohead-type
deal in which he would put his music out on the Internet for a pay-what-you-wish system - he's more interested in a bigger
label.
"With my fan base being broader
and larger now, I'm looking to somewhere where somebody can really take advantage of that and take it to the next level."
August 11, 2008
Trinis worldwide awaiting George Bovell III Olympic splash
ALL Trinis are
waiting with bated breath for tomorrow’s swimming action in Beijing, China.
 It is the day
when medal hopeful George Bovell III will get into the pool for the first time in the men’s 100 metres freestyle preliminary round.
Bovell III will be swimming in this event and also the men’s 50 metres later on instead of the 200 metres
individual medley in which he gained a bronze medal at the Athens Olympics in Greece in 2004.
He will be back
in action on Thursday for the men’s 50 metres preliminaries.
But on Wednesday, it will be the turn of teenage
mermaid Sharntelle McLean to dip into the swimming pool for her challenge for honours in the women’s 100 metres freestyle.
The Trinidad and Tobago contingent will continue to sharpen up for athletic action which gets underway on Friday.
Eyes will be glued to television screens to view the exploits of Marc Burns, Darrel Brown and Richard Thompson
in the men’s 100 metres.
Meanwhile, Bradley Ally delivered a career-best swim but failed to advance in the
men’s 400-metres Individual Medley (IM) on a tough opening day of full competition at the Beijing Olympics for Caricom
performers.
Ally sliced a huge chunk off his entry time but still fell short of a spot in the final that will
feature the outstanding Michael Phelps, of the USA.
His Barbadian teammate Andrei Cross was also eliminated in
his event while US Virgin Islands (USVI) boxer Julius Jackson lost in the boxing ring, Trinidad and Tobago’s Roger Daniel
faltered after fair start in his shooting assignment, and Jamaican equestrian competitor Samantha Albert had a low score in
her dressage event.
Ally, a Pan Am Games bronze medallist, significantly bettered his previous best of four minutes
20.99 seconds with a clocking of 4:14.01.
In heat four, Phelps set a new Olympic Record of four minutes 07.82
seconds.
Phelps appeared to have more in reserve but still stopped the clock 0.44 seconds better than his previous
record of 4:08.82 he set in Athens four years ago.
Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh and Italian Luca Marin finished
second and third, clocking 4:09.26 and 4:10.22, respectively.
Also advancing to Sunday morning’s final are
Ryan Lochte (USA), Gergo Kis (Hungary), Alessio Boggiatto (Italy), Brian Johns (Canada) and Thiago Pereira (Brazil).
Cross contested heat three of the men’s 100 breaststroke that Puerto Rico’s Daniel Velez (1:01.80) won and placed
seventh in 1:04.57.
Trinidad Newsday
Monday, August 11 2008
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