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Bago20 · 08-10-2007, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by Hawks

It will be hard to set at the table with other bands who sell themselves out for 5k in sponsorship $$ with 5 cases of beer. Someone forgot to tell them colonialism and handouts are not accepted and not needed.

Well since that is the case then the serious band leaders need to seperate themselves from those who are not serious. Hopefully the serious ones will be a majority. I really don't know or can say much about this situation because i do not know the full 100 on the details of everything, if i did, maybe my stance and comments would be a little bit more informative as to say what you guys should do. The ones that do sell out quickly, it is an issue. If i had the money and the resources, i would create a new organization. But before if i do so, the main thing is to build links with the local politician, and build links with City HALL. THAT IS THE LOCAL POLITICIANS JOB. is to do exactly that, speak for the people. If they don't, we just votes their asses out of office next term, Business is Business but black people are not consistant at all when it comes to matters such as that.

You know people can say what ever they want to say about HAWKS, i still feel you guys made a right decision still. Because a warrior has to stand beyond the relm of cowards and set and example. Because as time progress, more and more outside sources are going to gain more and more control over the Carnival and pretty soon the WIADCA would completely have no say what so ever to the function of the event.

It was the same mistake the 13TH dynasty King of Eypt made, when he did not take yield to the advice of his cousin who said to him, you must get rid of the Asians and the Europeans that are settling on the out skirts of the kingdom, they will soon become a threat. And you see what happen.

Hmm.