Daviot Kelly, Staff Reporter
Naomi Francis (on ground) takes a dive in a wild and wacky game of musical chairs. - PHOTOS BY WINSTON SILL/FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER
THIS MANY cars making their way up the long, winding route to Irish Town are usually heading to Strawberry Hill but last Sunday their destination wasn't so far up.
Amberley was the scene of another enjoyable evening for members of the media. The host, Jamaica Public Service's Tony Ray, welcomed one and all and though the rain threatened, the party was never going to be disrupted.
There were no speeches, no vote of thanks, nothing like that. Guests simply had to show up and lyme; maybe walk around the lawns or just sit back and enjoy the cool Irish Town air.
MUSICAL CHAIRS
When it was time for the games (yes, games), the ever sprightly Fae Ellington did the honours. (Seriously, who else can get grown people to act half their age?) There was musical chairs with a twist. The odd one out could ask any of the seated the name of the singer or the title of the song played. If they couldn't answer, they were out. The Media Heritage quiz questions (made most of us a little ashamed that we're not exactly scholars on the topic. But both activities brought lots of fun, and prizes to the lucky winners.
The games aside and the music provided by the excellent duo of Wayne Armond and Richard McDonald, the Sunday afternoon brunch was exactly that, a brunch. That means plenty to eat and drink. The host himself made sure everyone did just that.
The culinary choices were varied from breakfast-oriented items like ackee and saltfish, to escoveitched fish and dumpling to the main courses, jerk pork and a host of delicious pastry.
Guests included Carmen Tipling; Desmond Richards; Rohan Powell; Fiona Fennell; Al Edwards; Moses Jackson; Vernon Davidson; Gillian Haughton; Kerlyn Brown; Michael Sloley; Novia McDonald-Whyte; Marilyn Bennett; Noran Price; Ann-Margaret Lim; Naomi Francis; Michael Williams and Omar Tomlinson.
