Bless the love and
greetings from ghetto links,
Yes Iya, is west I
deh, going down Great Georges street in Savana-la-mar,
Westmoreland. I a go round fire station road go
check Blondie (an original member of the singing
group The Itals with lead singer Ronnie Davis)
who use to nice up the place in the 70's with
nuff hit songs like "inna dis ya time", where
him seh man affi know himself in this yah time
because bird get tangle by their feet, and man
get tangle by their tongue.
These lines uplift
the reason I need to talk to Blondie on this
serious and misleading subject, as it is about a
very serious and controversial man; Peter
Winston Hubert McIntosh a.k.a Peter Tosh. As I
reach the Ras gate a feeling of excitement and
conviction surround I. "Blondie", the sound
leaves my tongue and lips. "Rastafari", came the
reply. "a who dat".
"Is I Tuffis", I answered.
"The gate is open Ras come in". A more elderly
and stout Rasta man appeared from the back of
the neatly and brightly colored board house.
"Wha gawaan Ras" "long Imes" (LONG TIME NO SEE).
"Is what bring yuh to dem part a world yah".
"Propaganda to clear up
Iya" I replied.
"Come sit in" "yuh
want sumting to drink or eat, I have a good draw
a herb".
"Thank yuh Ras,
but after wi clear up this misconception where
people saying that the reason and cause of Peter
brutal slaying is because Loban did prison time
for gun for peter.
Rumor has it that
Loban was traveling in Peter's car when they
were stopped by the police. A gun was found in
the car and Loban took the blame for Peter, and
in return Peter did not take care of his
children and baby mother so he took revenge.
The expression on
Blondie face change when I say that, and in a
disgusted gesture he said "that is a lie, and
anyone who can prove that to be true mi wi gi
dem US $10,000 for dem effort! Ras, this thing
ah gwaan too long. Peter was a
lawful, upright honorary citizen. Yu remember
1972 when Peter and Evan did live on Solitaire
Road off Maho Drive In Cockburn Pen? Him
jus come from Tuff Gong complex after rehearsal
for the whole day till night. Him Bob and Bunnie.
Him deh round him dining table a relax,
meditate, and smoke him spliff when all of a
sudden the dining room door kick open and four
men with gun in hand rush in.
"Don't move bwoy",
they shout in a menacing voice.
Peter quickly
replied "Peter Tosh from wailers band".
"A ganja yuh deh
yah a smoke bwoy? weh the other bwoy weh come in
yah?
"Is Jah and I
alone, no one else" Peter said.
"Git up bwoy",
And Peter repeat
himself. "Peter Tosh of the wailers
group".
The men seemed
deaf to Peter's declaration of identification.
"Go outside bwoy!" a thick and dangerous
looking one said.
Peter still seated
said, "Why?" I am sitting at my dining table
doing no wrong, identifying myself, and yuh want
mi to leave where I am and go outside this time
of night, with men whom I don't even know.
Yuh know how that
did end with Peter refusing to go outside dem
beat him bad, and charge him fi smoke ganja, and
dat was how him sing the song 'Mark of the
Beast', and again after the peace conference at
national stadium, more beating up at half way
tree outside Aquarius studio for a spliff tail.
Jus like how
Selassie I picture would be the biggest picture
of any dead man to appear in any news paper, a
same so the news of Peter found with gun would
appear in the press, so the minister of
propaganda can go bathe him dawg and drink the
water, and mi dun talk.
"Yuh want a spliff?"
asked Ras Blondie.
"Yes I" the level of overstanding needa spliff
to reward the enlightenment, so to all the
people who still love Peter yuh can stand
assured that Loban killing of Peter Tosh for not
taking care of whateva is a blatant lie by those
who still seek to destroy his name, because wi
jus hear from Blondie a man who knows, so check
the facts. I am happy I can
sit back and full joy my spliff knowing it was a
lie all along.
Thanks Ras
Blondie, thanks Lady Cham, thanks to the fans.
If yuh have any
question or comments ghetto link up want to hear
from you. Link up to:
ghettolinksjamaica@hotmail.com
Love Jah guide.