Cherisse Moe

Oth­er bands which lit up the down­town area were Gen­e­sis with its pre­sen­ta­tion, The Nest, and Dreamteam with The Art of Dance-the band of choice for 2011 Chut­ney So­ca Monarch, Rik­ki Jai. And ear­li­er, the T&T Guardian spot­ted the much-talked about Catholic Band, which made its Car­ni­val de­but with Gen­e­sis 1. The small band crossed the stage in quick time to the sounds of Ben­jai's Tri­ni and pan mu­sic which was played on top of a mu­sic truck. Mas­quer­aders, who were ful­ly clothed, kept their word, as there was no vul­gar be­hav­iour or ex­ces­sive win­ing on the part of rev­ellers. Dur­ing the pa­rade, many spec­ta­tors were tak­en aback when pop­u­lar lo­cal cross dress­er, Saucy Pow, danced across the stage in a skin-tight leop­ard dress with black stock­ings and knee-high boots. And while there were no re­ports of vi­o­lence, 84-year-old Hen­ri­et­ta Miller had to be placed on a stretch­er and tak­en to a near-by am­bu­lance af­ter she faint­ed.