THE TRIP TO JAMAICA WAS A SMASHING SUCCESS! I HAD A BLAST WITH THE KIDS AND I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO GARETH, YVONNE AND ALEX FOR ALL THEIR HELP. MANY THANKS TO JFLAG FOR MAKING THE WHOLE SITUATION POSSIBLE AS WELL. IT WAS MY FIRST BUT HOPEFULLY NOT LAST TRIP TO JAMAICA. I STAYED AT THE WONDERFUL ALL-INCLUSIVE RESORT (HOTEL RIU) WHERE I ATE LIKE A PIG ON A DAILY BASIS AND HAD NO NEED OR DESIRE TO LEAVE THE PREMISES. I BECAME CLOSE TO THE KIDS WHO WORKED AT THE RESORT IN THE ENTERTAINMENT DEPT AND WAS QUITE SUPRISED THEY HAD HEARD OF ME. IT APPEARS MY MUSIC THERE IS VERY POPULAR AMONGST THE CHILDREN. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH CUSTOMS OR ANY OTHER FEARS THAT WERE COMING TO MIND B4 THE TRIP.I DO KNOW OF OTHERS WHO HAVE GONE AND HAD A DIFFERENT STORY TO TELL AND I HOPE AND PRAY THAT ONE DAY THAT GAYS AND LESBIANS CAN TRAVEL/LIVE THERE WITHOUT EVEN THINKING TWICE ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AND WELL-BEING.I THANK ALL OF YOU WHO THOUGHT AND PRAYED FOR ME IN REGARDS TO THE TRIP AND MY SAFE RETURN HOME AS WELL. THIS WEEK I WILL BEGIN THE T-DANCE AGAIN (2/4/07) AND WILL BE RETELLING MY WHOLE JAMAICAN EXPERIENCE LIVE AT THE SHOW. HOPE TO SEE U THERE!