Posted by The PM on February 10, 2001 at 09:04:18:
In Reply to: Happy Birthday, Rasta Man posted by Briland Modem News Team on February 06, 2001 at 17:28:55:
Friends, Compatriots and Followers:
Thank you for posting this message.
BM's contribution to music is unmatched.
Let's not forget other Caribbean superstars such as- Peter Tosh (Jamaica), Eddy Grant (French Guyana), Sydney Poitier (Cat Island) & Papa Doc (Haiti).
I look forward to the day that my name is added to the above list. Shall we contemplate? No. Let's realize that there are many legends that already exist in our not so distant presence. Legends (and leaders) need to be embraced. Do not let your admiration go astray. Reel it in and touch the omnipresent. Bask in the glow of his lotus feet! Revel in the ecstasy of such clairvoyance. As you spin with glee and sojourn with such tantalizing thoughts remember that it is only I ... for whom you shall cast a hymn.
I am-
The P M.
Disclaimer: This message is not meant for non-believers. The PM is not affiliated with any groups, association or socities.
: Jamaica remembers Bob Marley on 56th birthday
: By Earl Moxam
: KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Jamaicans paid tribute Tuesday to the Caribbean island's most famous son, reggae superstar Bob Marley, who would have turned 56 on this day had he had not died of cancer 20 years ago.
: Radio stations played songs from his vast catalogue. And at a government-organized floral tribute at his shrine in Kingston, Jamaicans from all walks of life turned out to pay respect to the memory of the man whose work has inspired the nation and the world.
: ``The contribution of Bob Marley to Jamaica's social life is beyond question,'' said Fitz Jackson, a senior official in the Ministry of Local Government, Youth and Community Development.
: ``Bob Marley through his music has inspired a lot of Jamaicans to have more pride and more confidence in themselves as Jamaicans and as black people.''
: Marley grew up in the tough Kingston community of Trenchtown and achieved worldwide fame in the 1970s with songs such as ``I Shot the Sheriff'' and ``Get Up, Stand Up.''
: The strong social message of his music made him an international hero, especially in the Third World. He died of cancer in a Miami hospital in 1981.
: In Jamaica there are growing calls for Marley to be awarded the country's highest national honor, the Order of National Hero. The honor has been bestowed on only seven Jamaicans, mostly political figures and freedom fighters from the country's periods of slavery and colonialism, including Black Nationalist Marcus Garvey.
: Many Jamaicans view Marley as a revolutionary in a similar vein. ``Bob is an icon. He's a global icon,'' said Allison Anderson, a political scientist at the University of the West Indies.
: Anderson described Marley as ``one of the greatest political scientists that the world has ever seen ... who really understands his people and culture and tries to translate it into meaningful action. He had description, analysis and prescription.''
: While Jamaicans at home celebrated Marley's life, his widow Rita and other family members were in Hollywood to witness him being honored with a star on the famous Hollywood Boulevard.
: Later this year he will also receive a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy awards in the United States.