Comments on: Big Chill Band Won’t Perform At Olson Business

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Mon, 08 May 2017 15:41:46 +0000

“this one sided fight against Racism”

Which “one side” do you mean? What “other side” do you mean?

I accept that there are still people in Bermuda who are racist, and that occurs in the black community, the white community, the Portuguese community, the local community and the ex pat community.

There should only be one side in the fight against racism. Us, you and me and all other like minded people.

By: Point boy

Point boy — Thu, 04 May 2017 21:32:28 +0000

He keeps it, because he knows how to entertain! Not to mention Cater to the masses off the ships.

The Big Chill is good. No doubt. But he isn’t the only D’j out there.

By: JAOS

JAOS — Thu, 04 May 2017 19:17:23 +0000

Why do people feel the need to post their opinion on if they like the band or not. It’s rude. The story is not about the skills of the band. Focus.

By: ella

ella — Thu, 04 May 2017 16:23:24 +0000

YES – REALLY!!!!

By: aceboy

aceboy — Thu, 04 May 2017 15:37:24 +0000

I don’t drink, snowflake.

When I see the same shock and horror at some of the comments made by PLP MPs, including your former leader, then maybe you’d get some sympathy. This is just a bunch of blown out of proportion faux angst.

I think The Big Chill is great, I like Tony a lot, don’t know the others. We disagree on this point. Such is life.

By: Brain Brain

Brain Brain — Thu, 04 May 2017 15:10:34 +0000

you are a moron, nothing but a moron. that man is not a racist and his comment was not racist, his comment said nothing about skin colour, so grow some brain cells first BUDDY

By: uiq

uiq — Thu, 04 May 2017 15:09:21 +0000

“Bermuda must stop hounding out people simply because they have said something that does not meet general approval or attracts widespread disfavor”

If most of us didn’t follow this advice, on any given day half of Parliament would be out on its ear.

By: PBanks

PBanks — Thu, 04 May 2017 15:02:40 +0000

By focusing on the method of torture/death, you’ve missed the point of why people are offended, and thus don’t see the big picture.

It doesn’t matter if they were drawn and quartered, burned at the stake, drowned tied to a rock, or lynched.

People felt aggrieved that they or their relatives should be subject to some form of torture or death because of their protest (whether the protest was legal or not is not the issue – either way it didn’t warrant the suggestion of killing them).

Some people felt it was racially motivated, others felt it was politically motivated, others felt it was just offensive or insulting. But you have to try and put yourself in each person’s shoes and try to see the episode from their point of view to get understanding.

By: PBanks

PBanks — Thu, 04 May 2017 14:56:59 +0000

Blame the political bots for that one.

By: PBanks

PBanks — Thu, 04 May 2017 14:54:45 +0000

Because the ‘targets’ were predominantly black, I don’t think it would have affected the reaction too much

By: PBanks

PBanks — Thu, 04 May 2017 14:51:02 +0000

How is it ‘fake’ though? These aren’t the usual political cheerleaders trying to squeeze mileage out of any issue real or contrived, these are regular folks from a cross section of the community who’ve felt offended for various reasons and may have chosen to go public with their stance.

By: Up D Hill

Up D Hill — Thu, 04 May 2017 14:35:03 +0000

How bout that Airport OJ !! Soooooooooooooo happy thats going forward!! Onward , upward!!!!!

By: Up D Hill

Up D Hill — Thu, 04 May 2017 14:30:35 +0000

How bout that Airport OJ !!! WHHHOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

By: Yup yup

Yup yup — Thu, 04 May 2017 13:42:03 +0000

Maybe cows are colour blind?

By: serengeti

serengeti — Thu, 04 May 2017 12:46:13 +0000

Suddenly the PLP are against bigotry? That’s a new one.

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Thu, 04 May 2017 12:02:41 +0000

How the **** is this a stand for human rights? So, it’s a human right to (allegedly) break the law. Don’t be so stupid.

By: Attitude Of Gratitude

Attitude Of Gratitude — Thu, 04 May 2017 11:21:03 +0000

Generation snowflake eh? Try baby boomers!

By: Attitude Of Gratitude

Attitude Of Gratitude — Thu, 04 May 2017 11:17:15 +0000

Why Double standards of course! That’s a given on our island.

By: Attitude Of Gratitude

Attitude Of Gratitude — Thu, 04 May 2017 11:14:37 +0000

Oh, there will always be something for OJ to b**ch about! You can count on that!

By: eyeswideshut

eyeswideshut — Thu, 04 May 2017 10:32:34 +0000

I see you missed the point and I don’t think you will ever get it at least they have the balls to stand up for whats right and fight races people like yourself.

By: God

God — Thu, 04 May 2017 10:04:08 +0000

Rick Olson should never have gotten the contract at Horseshoe Bay in the first place. The guys who run Tobacco Bay are more of the type of operation we are looking for and frankly they more represent the Bermuda product and vibe. The name of the bar, the decor and the quality Rick is providing is so much like the run down Florida product of old and frankly not what our tourists need – great here i am in Bermuda and i see yet another Florida rum bar.

Bermuda needs to think about the long term consequence of letting a low end provider of service govern our #1 asset. And add to this the obvious disregard he has for Bermudians. He can hire all the Bermudians he wants but it does not change what he is.

By: Sojourner

Sojourner — Thu, 04 May 2017 05:41:20 +0000

Excellent observation and advice.

By: Passa Doe Bley?

Passa Doe Bley? — Thu, 04 May 2017 03:51:20 +0000

Lots of double standards.

By: Passa Doe Bley?

Passa Doe Bley? — Thu, 04 May 2017 03:49:47 +0000

Onion Juice, I agree. However, many of us have problem with this one sided fight against Racism. Many people on the other side have openly made some very vile and hate filled statements against women, homosexuals, and anyone that “didn’t look like them”! THey have made some racist comments as well, but you look the other way. There were pictures taken at one of the PEOPLES CAMPAIGN marches and posted on various news and social media outlets of a woman standing next to PLP ministers, Rev Tweed, Chris Furbert and others, while holding a sign with a very offensive message about “the white disease”. These sop called leaders and fighters against racism ALL pretended not to have seen it and ignored it. Mr. Magoo could have seen her placard! We are not stupid and we know that these so called leaders aren’t either. But instead of doing the right thing, they looked away. I guess they wouldn’t want to offend a supporter.

I have to problem with people picketing and boycotting, as long as we all play by the same rules.

Where were the calls for a boycott, for her to be fired.

By: Cat

Cat — Thu, 04 May 2017 02:36:25 +0000

Omg, i dont understand why people are so clueless…im sure theres a more accurate word than “denial” to describe it! If you don’t get it by now I dont know if you ever will.

This is Bermuda, for Gods sake IT’S ALL ABOUT RACE!!! What is it that blinds you to that??

If you were genuinely curious (ref. your opening statement: “I’m really confused as to why this has turned into a fight about racism), if you really wanted to remedy your confusion you would. But the truth is that you don’t want that. You want to continue believing what you believe and then be confused about why others don’t see it your way. How about going out and talking to people who think differently from you? As the well known author Steven Covey says…”seek first to understand…THEN to be understood.”

By: Cat

Cat — Thu, 04 May 2017 02:23:40 +0000

As a mental health advocate – and this being Mental Health Awareness Month – I don’t want to detract from the remaing content of your post but I want to take this opportunity to bring attention to your phrase “bipolar leeches” used as an add-on to other derogatory descriptors.

Please know that Bipolar is a serious and sometimes debilitating mental illness – it is in no way appropriate to use it that word to casually describe the negative characteristics or behaviors of a person.

I’m not tryna criticise you but just wanting to educate and inform.

Thank you!

By: Cathy

Cathy — Thu, 04 May 2017 02:09:35 +0000

Yesss!!!❤

By: Sage

Sage — Wed, 03 May 2017 23:32:02 +0000

The food at all his places is sub-standard anyway; much like Big Chill.

By: Cow polly

Cow polly — Wed, 03 May 2017 22:40:37 +0000

I’m really confused as to why this has turned into a fight about racism. Had Mr Olsen said the protestors should be lynched I could understand it but hung, drawn and quartered is a medieval torture performed on the likes of William Wallace and Guy Fawkes neither of whom were black. In fact I don’t believe this punishment was metered out to persons of colour but I stand to be corrected. People need to stop taking things so literally. Do you think that when people say someone was on a witch hunt they are hunting witches? What I take Mr Olsen to be saying is that the Dec 2nd protestors were treasonous for blocking the House when it was in session. Whether he is right or wrong is immaterial, from his viewpoint the penalty for being found guilty of treason in medieval times is to be hung, drawn and quartered.
The Courts will determine whether the Dec 2nd crowd were guilty of any crimes against the modern laws of Bermuda, as it should be. However we now have the Social media court in session who have already given a verdict which appears, as Ms Caines stated in her interview, to be based on what she feels instead of the facts. ‘I don’t know if he wants to admit race was behind it, but I feel race was behind it.
I’m not taking sides on this one because to me, there is no case to answer.

By: Sage

Sage — Wed, 03 May 2017 21:58:45 +0000

Joe, you are spot on!!!

By: Onion

Onion — Wed, 03 May 2017 21:58:31 +0000

Go talk to him.

He helped me massively when I was down.

By: Edmund Spenser

Edmund Spenser — Wed, 03 May 2017 21:50:18 +0000

Although I don’t want to defend Mr. Olsen in any way; his apology did ring a little hollow and was akin to every apology we have received from any politician, union rep or peoples campaign rep (I’m sorry I got caught, not necessarily sorry for what I did.)

I do commend people for standing up for human rights and against bigotry. I just have 2 questions; when will you stand up for human rights and against bigotry in calling for a pathway to status for all who deserve it and when will you call for a boycott against back of town till they paint over the “Black City” tag on Court street?

By: Stinky D.

Stinky D. — Wed, 03 May 2017 21:47:39 +0000

I wish I can like and dislike these comments

By: Lualaba

Lualaba — Wed, 03 May 2017 21:36:40 +0000

So you want a handout?

By: Bda guy

Bda guy — Wed, 03 May 2017 21:11:59 +0000

For you to say it Ridiculous you must drink with him

By: Bda guy

Bda guy — Wed, 03 May 2017 21:09:37 +0000

It not just one post he did lokk back at all his post you must work for him or drink with him and if you do drink with him, if ypu don’t know anythink about him well let me telk you he is not a good person

By: Paid Blogger

Paid Blogger — Wed, 03 May 2017 20:50:20 +0000

If any of you knew how Rick ended up with this you would reconsider the negative comments. While it might have seemed wrong for such a post (and certainly not agreeing to such) but maybeeeee as a Businessman he suffered with the marches on the front lawn of the Cenotaph and Parliament from a business perspective? Have any of you thought of what Bermuda business’s suffer when such marches take place or have you forgotten that money does not grow on trees anymore!!

Rick has put a ton of money into his business’s and employed many Bermudians. He has apologized and we need to move on and learn from such.

No worries on the Big Chill I never liked them anyway and am sure a good band can replace them.

By: wahoo

wahoo — Wed, 03 May 2017 20:46:19 +0000

Like! You on the money. The outrage is fake only a way for the loyal to keep up the only argument that they have left.

By: Alexander

Alexander — Wed, 03 May 2017 20:42:57 +0000

Cancelling the gig was the right thing to do. I cannot believe anyone would support such a bigoted, racist opinion. He is very lucky he was not prosecuted for his ignorant utterances. Question is, why wasn’t he ?

By: wahoo

wahoo — Wed, 03 May 2017 20:41:54 +0000

I do not think RO mentioned black people. I am not a fan of his and I do not go to the beach (never did). I am also not a fan of yours.

By: Point boy

Point boy — Wed, 03 May 2017 20:41:32 +0000

The club had a contract, so this play should be interesting to watch.

@the Big Chill. I can definitely understand your standards. But if there can be a (peace-resolution)!

Your a great dj and I enjoy your slots. Saying that, I think by boycotting the Rum Bar at Horseshoe Bay will have an negative effect on the thousands of people looking for fun.

You are very versatile. I’m hoping that with a discussion and a path forward. We can move on, onwards and upwards!

By: wahoo

wahoo — Wed, 03 May 2017 20:37:30 +0000

Then what would you have to bitch about?

By: WarwickBoy

WarwickBoy — Wed, 03 May 2017 20:12:00 +0000

Spot on!

By: Jus' Wonderin'

Jus' Wonderin' — Wed, 03 May 2017 20:00:32 +0000

You must be a trump supporter lol get outta here bra!

By: rock

rock — Wed, 03 May 2017 19:59:15 +0000

i totally agree. Rick will find someone better to play. hope all other businesses do not hire them either. stand unemployed. keep with your morals. this good excuse to brink in a foreign

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Wed, 03 May 2017 18:45:10 +0000

Olson wasn’t being bigoted. I know it doesn’t fit your world view, but he wasn’t.

He saw people preventing others from going about their lawful business (and all will have their day in court). His frustration with what he perceives as blatant disregard for law and process, caused him to suggest a suitable punishment for the law breakers.

That’s it. Not racist, not bigoted, nothing to do with civil rights, just a prominent businessman mouthing off and being stupid.

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Wed, 03 May 2017 18:39:52 +0000

Generation snowflake – most excellent.

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Wed, 03 May 2017 18:38:49 +0000

Give me a break, we all know what he said was dumb, but the constant whining about it is ridiculous.

By: Whimsical

Whimsical — Wed, 03 May 2017 18:30:45 +0000

YUP!!!!!….Something bigger AND better will fall in their lap….

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Wed, 03 May 2017 18:23:02 +0000

There is a contrast between Black Bermudians blamed for killing tourism compared to Black Bermudians being “Drawn, Hanged and Quartered.
But Tony is still an @$$.