Booster Shot: Donate towards Sheldon Benjamin's medical costs

Positive results require positive action! That's why a group of positive family members, friends and artistes are teaming up to help soca super-producer Sheldon Benjamin beat cancer for good.

As you should already know, there's gonna be a huge benefit concert at Zen on June 7th. It's called LIFELINE. I'm talking about Machel, Alison,Destra, Saucy and H20 Phlo all performing at the same show! If you're reading this from Trinidad, you'd better reach!!!

LIFELINE tickets are $150TT ($25 US) General Admission, $300TT ($50 US) VIP
call the ZEN box office or one of these organizer people for tix!

783-6542; 741-9529; 715-4106; 332-5323; 689-9348; 689-9470; 747-6548; 487-0890and 320-7045. (i seeing TSTT land line, bMobile and Digicel in there, so no excuses for de cheapskates)

Now, if for some reason you can't make it, OR you live somewhere foreign (like me), you can still show your support. There's a bank account set up to receive YOUR generous donations. THink about it. All these years, you probably been tiefing from the man, downloading all his big tunes off the net. So this is WAY better than adding to an enviable car collection. Why not give money to save a life? Here's what ya gotta know...

Trinidad
Account # 250-022-596-231
Republic Bank
Tunapuna East

Overseas
Account #250-022-596-231
Bank Code (RBNKTTPX)
Go to your bank and tell them you want to make an overseas transfer. It may cost ya a few dollars. But do it. It's good for your heart! De Nurse seh so...

Love and Soca,

Nurse Karen

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Booster Shot: All-star Fundraiser Planned to Support Sheldon Benjamin

Please read below. If you're in Trinidad, please spread the word and attend this very important event. Kudos to all the entertainers, organizers and friends who are lending their efforts for such a necessary cause.  Love and hugs to my darlings Knycky Cordner and Lil Bitts for informing me about the fundraiser!

Love and Soca,

Nurse Karen

Press Release

 
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 - Port of Spain
 
From: The LifeLine Foundation

LIFELINE: a benefit concert for Sheldon ‘Shel Shok’ Benjamin

 
          Close friends and fellow musicians with ties to the one and only Sheldon ‘Shel Shok’ Benjamin have come together to create an event, aimed at raising funds for the medical expenses of the much touted local producer.
          Benjamin, who has created beats for some of the best artistes in the business and has worked with such bands as Atlantik and Machel Montano HD, is currently battling a form of cancer known as Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.

Non-Hodgkin lymphomas are treated by combinations of chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, immunotherapy, radiation and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

          The event, called LIFELINE, seeks to raise the funds necessary for treatment for Benjamin, with part of the proceeds going towards the Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society.
          LIFELINE, the event, will take place at the world famous Zen nightclub on Sunday, June 7^th, 2009.
          The cast includes, acclaimed gospel artist Russell Leonce, R&B quartet H2O Phlo, Rocky, Denise Belfon, Barbados soca queen Alison Hinds, Destra Garcia and Machel Montano HD.
          LIFELINE will be hosted by Shal Marshall.
          Tickets are priced at $150 General Admission; $300 VIP. 
         Any further info: please contact committee members at 783-6542; 741-9529; 715-4106; 332-5323; 689-9348; 689-9470; 747-6548 and 320-7045.

For more information on Sheldon's health situation, you can take a look at these earlier posts as well:

Sheldon Benjamin Rushed to Hospital
Is Shel Shok Ill?

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One De Scene: My first experience - Bacchanal Wednesday !

Hi, I am Rochelle from one of de most beautiful islands in the Caribbean , St.Lucia. I am honoured to be covering my first Trini Carnival with the Nurse and you can bet your bottom dollar the atmosphere is everything I expected!

Last Night, was my very first trini fete having arrived at 1 a.m. because Karen and I had no intentions of attending the proclaimed Bacchanal Wednesday which was held in Chagaramas. Nonetheless we have no regrets!

Nurse Karen and I inside Bacchanal Wednesday

When we arrived, we were welcomed with the tunes of Kes the Band and Nadia Batson. Now before I continue, I must tell you all ,that I am a huge Nadia fan . Her vocals and lyrics are just captivating so when we spotted her public for a split second I was star stuck ,yes I was!

Nadia Batson and Myself at Bacchanal Wednesday

Anyways, back to de Bacchanal after Kes the Band and Nadia warmed de crowd up , Destra came on with her band ; and I must say I was more than impressed with Destra performance. Especially her inclusion of the two soca Queens (Denise Saucy Wow and Alison Hinds) on their 2009 track "Obessive Winers"! The performance and chemistry was indeed the highlight of the show for me.

As expected , Trinis went mad when Machel Montano HD came on stage , the crowd was literally going "wild like ants" . What a sight! Machel performed all de way to 5:30 a.m, for a second I thought he would not stop til sunrise. So for my first trini fete , I must admit I think ah catch some sorta party fever and I just want to party now, It is addictive ah tell you!

Many patrons will complain about the long traffic afterwards but I did not mind , because the company on the way home was great and I had a blast at Bacchanal Wednesday. So cheers to Zen for a great show , ah coming tonight again, for University Splash !

So stay tuned , Nurse thanks once again for having me on board.


Take care guys and if you eh in Trini , dont worry The Nurse and I will be giving you the 411 on all the events.

Peace, Rochelle !

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The Rounds - October 21, 2007

Good Evening Soca Lovers, I’m nurse Karen and these are Doctor Jay’s Rounds. It’s another hot Sunday in Toronto, and to mark the occasion, I’ve brought you some equally hot news.
Guyana’s ministry of culture, youth and sport has decided to bring back the Guyana Music Festival that was first started in 1952. Next year, Guyana will play host to the Caribbean’s ideas expo, Carifesta Ten...and the government is praying for a cultural renaissance. The initiative aims to provide more support for the nation’s music industry, and better training for its next generation of entertainers.
St. Lucia’s 2007 groovy soca monarch is not just Goin Down de Road, he’s been jet setting over to gay Paree. Teddyson John and his pan-caribbean performance band, BlueMango just took their act to the 2007 Cibrations Caraibe Jazz festival in Paris France. The band whose members come from Barbados, Martinique, French Guiana and Saint Lucie, received rave reviews after opening for John Legend at the Internationally renowned St. Lucia Jazz festival earlier this year. And now it’s paying off. The group got to take their sound to a festival featuring Caribbean jazz expressions, in Euro’s afro-music mecca!
Another soca artist who’s NO stranger to having his business all over the world, was just invited to speak at Washington D.C.’s historical Howard University. Machel Montano was booked to provide the keynote address at a program called Soca 101, organized by the school’s Caribbean Students’ Organization. Invited, but de big star mussee catch a little stage fright. The educational event went on with no Machel to be seen. He sent his regrets, and I’m told he made an appearance on campus the next day to sign autographs.
When I think of Machel Montano, the last thing that comes to mind is SHYness! Whether he on stage sending a mampie flying in the air, or if he’s just proving dat he’s a real winer man, dat boy oozes confidence. On Friday, Machel and de HD family proved THAT to be true at the ever popular Zen night club, when a couple of bullet proof vested trini cops threatened to shut down de session. Why, you ask? LEWD CONDUCT! Everybody knows, is a regular day in the life of a roadmarch king when the artist gets on stage only to have the girls in the front row INSPECT THE QUALITY OF HIS FAMILY JEWELS. Machel tell de police to lock him up if they want to, but is not he fault de gyal dem getting on scandalous. In the end, the incident produced nothing but hearty laughter from all in attendance…and earned Mr. Montano Nurse Karen’s 2007 award for the King of Commess. Machel, I love you bad jed. You make my job so much easier.
Look out for him in 2008 with a brand new roadmarch contender called Unconditional Love, and a groovy follow up to One More Time that he previewed for the giggling crowd at Zen.
I’m Nurse Karen and those were Dr. Jay’s Rounds. Please text your comments to 9-3-5-9-3-5, now back to de doctor.

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