Lady Saw Non Appearance pissed off Switz Fans

Switzerland (Reggae Reuters, Lyss):It would appear that, in another brazen show of indifference to the people that put money in her pocket, “Lady” Saw has once again “dissed” her fans by cancelling a concert at the eleventh hour. The concert in question, planned for tonight in Lyss, Switzerland will not now go ahead. “Cultural Events”, the concert organizers, pleaded that they only found out from Marion “Lady Saw” Hall late on Wednesday that she was not going to be turning up at the event which was organized over a month ago. In what is increasingly becoming the Dancehall Diva’s version of the “the dog ate my homework” Lady Saw apparently had “problems with the visa”. Soundbwais “Lion Powa Soundsystem” who were scheduled to support, were left disappointed with the event now not proceeding. While bearing no animosity, they were quick to lay the blame at Ms. Hall’s door. “Lady Saw didn’t get the visa!” was all they were prepared to say on the record. They remain upbeat, however, looking forward to supporting the arrival of the reliable Chuck Fenda in November. One disappointed fan we contacted, no stranger to being disappointed by Jamaican artists in the past, laid out his case as follows: “These dancehall ‘stars’ let the fame go to their heads. I was looking forward to Lady Saw on Friday, never having seen her live before. Now all I have is the bill for a hotel room in Lyss that I won’t even be sleeping in. It was too late to get a refund, once I heard the concert was cancelled.” And what did the Lady herself have say to her hordes of disappointed fans? She declined to comment. “Quelle surpise?” as they will no doubt be saying in Switzerland tonight. She did however find time to comment are far weightier issues on her twitter feed: “Listening to my new song love sick over N over while cooking rice and peas and fish sweet” – 19 Oct. “About to clean my bathroom now just now then watch some tv .” – 20 Oct. And of course: “Mi tune dem harder than any man dick yah now trust mi” - Oct. 20. Classy. It’s seems that this is yet another dancehall star who, in Buju’s sage words, “neva did a check fi lay di foundation”. Let us hope, for her sake, that she learns her lesson, before “things change”.