Rukumbine

It was 1987 , Fatal attraction was on the big screen , a pound of flour in Kingston was a $1: 10 and the Berlin Wall came down.

It was 1987 Lt.Stitchie's Wear yuh size was dominating the air waves, La Bamba was on the big screen in movie theatres, a loaf of bread in Kingston was $3.25 and my sister Annette was desperate to try to leave Big 9.

It was 1987 Sis Nancy's Bam Bam was making it's rounds on sound systems in Jamaica. A beef patty was a $1 .50 and two men were jostling for Annette's baby.

It was 1987 Steely and Cleve's Duck rhythm was resonating through the dancehall, Dirty Dancing was the number one movie, all the kids were playing street Fighter at the arcade and Big 9 welcomed Annette's baby.

It was 1987 the Sleng teng rhythm had Jamaican DJs in a chokehold. Gregory Isaac's song "rumors"was playing everywhere , Oliver at large was the number one show on Jamaican TV and I learned the true meaning of rukumbine.

It was 1987 Red Dragon's ,"Hol a fresh" was playing everywhere, Roy Rayon won the festival song contest with "love Fever" and a baby was born in Big 9.

It was 1987, Mannequin was at the Carib Theatre, Tiger's song "Mi name Tiger" was playing on every Sound system in Kingston and my sister was labelled an 'informa' in Big 9.

It was 1987, Bob Marley's drummer Carlton Barrett was shot outside his home, Jody Watley's song "Looking for a New Love" was everywhere, Eddie Murphy dominated the box office with Beverly Hills Cop 2, and there was an attempted murder in Big 9.

It was 1987 the first Starbucks outside the US opened in Vancouver, Lady saw began her rise in the Jamaican dancehall, Inner circle released the song Bad Boys and Big 9 exploded with news of Baby drama.

It was 1987 , Whitney Houston's "I wanna dance with somebody" was playing everywhere.The first installment of Lethal Weapon starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover was in theaters, The JLP retained another term in power , Peter Tosh was murdered in his home and my sister caused a big scandal in Big 9.