Amid a seemingly never-ending din of reggae, dancehall and soca music, thousands of persons converged upon Main Street to be a part of the Main Big Lime yesterday.
Although there were fears that the weather might have put a damper on attendance, the smaller crowds of the afternoon grew bigger as night fell, with more and more people heading to the ‘lime’.
However, there was a noticeable lack of booths showcasing or selling items of interest with just over a dozen booths selling craft. Other booths mostly sold food and drinks. Beer seemed to be the beverage of choice as many persons.
Persons who were hoping that there would have been other attractions would have been disappointed. However, if one was there to listen to huge music systems blasting their sounds at the highest level in a bid to outdo each other and just to have a drink and ‘lime’ with friends, Main Street would have been the place to be.
Earlier in the evening, the presence of police and other security personnel was noticeable but later into the night; hardly any could be seen because of the crowds. Additionally, a truck from the Fire Service was on hand.
Earlier in the evening, Stabroek News spoke with a few persons who all said that they expected that more people would have been at the event.
Shanta Ganesh asserted that she was enjoying herself but expected more people to be at the ‘lime’. She said that she had attended the event three times before.
“Enjoyable and nice” was how Carol Barker described the event though she too said that she expected to see more people present. The woman said that she was there to see the gospel show.
Meanwhile when this newspaper spoke to craft vendor, Leslie Springer, he declared that “right now sales ain’t nice”. He said that the turnout was lower than expected and was hopeful that more persons would arrive later. He stated that he had been at the ‘Lime’ previously and more persons had attended the last time. He opined that maybe the lower turnout that he saw was perhaps due to the weather.
