Lawrence George Rowe was a magnificent timer

 “It is important for us to learn who our friends are and who our enemies are and how to make the best use of both of them.” - John Henrik Clarke

Please check my blog  piece, "Yagga Rowe as National Conversation in 2022 is Distraction."   I first became aware of Lawrence Rowe during the West Indies schoolboys cricket championship, in 1966 or 1967.  At some point either 1968 or 1969 I listened to Robert Adonis talking under the tamarind tree at Nabaclis, about Lawrence Rowe, Samuel Morgan, Basil Williams and Lyndel Wright. I recall Pacer said Rowe was the best batsman he bowled to – at that period. Robert Adonis, Colin Croft and Ajodha Persaud attended cricket academy in England,

Lawrence George Rowe was a magnificent timer at the crease.  Rowe was armed with a wide array of classical strokes. 

I am confident Frank Worrell is the primary influence on “Yagga” Rowe. It was said  Clyde Walcott and Everton Weekes tried desperately to beat the leather off the ball. Worrell was the touch batsman supreme. Worrell delighted in giving fielders the illusion of stopping the ball from crossing the boundary. Worrell  advocated tired legs cannot bat. Basil Butcher had an outrageous square drive. Rohan Kanhai and Alvin Kallicharran were top class touch batsmen. 

I recall “Yagga” Rowe played an extremely late cut in the March 1974, test match at Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana, Alan Knott was appealing, The ball crossed the boundary.  

Roy Fredericks and Rowe had a first wicket stand of 126.  Rowe’s domination of the partnership was most remarkable. Roy Fredericks scored 32 runs off 92 balls at scoring rate 34.78

Greg Chappell’s presentation Fierce Focus made glowing observations on West Indies cricketers. 1973 -1980. 

Rayfield `Pepe' Beaton, and I are cousins.  `Pepe' Beaton was competing in 800m.  James Wren-Gilkes was expected to win  200m in 1976 Olympics.

Fidel Castro told me to move the GDF squad some 400 yards from the plane. I was in the GDF March 30, 1974 – November 15, 1977. I am aware GDF were in Cuba, I heard GDF were in  Angola.  

Harry Oppenheimer was the handler of Nelson Mandela. I am saying  Harry Oppenheimer and Nicky Oppenheimer of De Beers. Nelson Mandela  is an enemy of melanin dominant humans. Blaise Compaoré, Mobutu Sese Seko, Paul Kagame, Yoweri Museveni, Monrovia Group - William Tubman,  Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Léopold Sédar Senghor  are also major enemies of our people. 

Me don't dip on nobody's side. Me don't dip on the black man's side, not the white man's side. Me dip on God's side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white. - Bob Marley

Bob Marley is no hero of mine. Bob Marley is a miscegenation. Miscegenations are often on the side of white oppressors. God is a concept. God is fantasy. There is no fence sitting in African cultural tradition. 

Africans heroes during my life birthed home are;  Steve Biko, Amilcar Cabral, Cheikh Anta Diop, Olufela Anikulapo Kuti,  Patrice Lumumba, Samora Machel, Kwame Nkrumah, Julius Nyerere, Thomas Sankara, Robert Sobukwe, Sekou Touré, Dedan Kimathi Waciuri, Pio Gama Pinto, Tom Mboya 

Africans heroes of recent vintage - Abdourahamane Tchiani, Ibrahim Traore,  Assimi Goïta, Arikana Chihombori-Quao, Julius Malema, Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba

I beg you to wake up. Don’t  be gullible.  Don’t offer your opinions.  Research and be educated to free our people under NATURE.

Once the enemy is defined, then the real war begins. Once the enemy is fully identified, there must be a

commitment to defeating the enemy to the very end. Destroy the enemy or be destroyed by the enemy. No compromise, concession, or conciliation with the enemy. No way out. The masses of oppressed people should not yield one fraction of an inch to the advances of the enemy. “I have to step on the head of that snake every time it rises.” - Leonard Peltier

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