Scorpians bow in

Chester Francis-Jackson, Contributor

Scorpians are in their ackee, and then some! And it all began last Saturday, with socialite Jennifer Lim leading the way with a smasheroni at her upper St Andrew home, but more in The Sunday Gleaner's Outlook magazine.

Also celebrating last Saturday, October 23 were Gloria Palomino, who jetted off to Hawaii, on Monday, to make it a family celebration; Howard McIntosh; Charles Campbell; David Burton; former National Dance Theatre Company dancer Arsenio Andrade; and pop dancer Kenroy Rodgers.

On Sunday, world beauty Cindy Breakspeare celebrated her special day with family and friends at the home of family friend, Kenny Benjamin.

Former top model and muse Marsha Chin; National Commercial Bank's Sheree Martin and Gilbert Nicely all celebrated on Wednesday, October 27.

Professor Edwin Jones; businessman Gasan Azan and style doyenne Jean Anderson Wright; the beautiful Sharon Welsh made it the bigsix-O; the beautiful Sheryl Douse; the lovely Callesia Ferris; the beautiful Michelle Hogarth Lawrence, in Montego Bay; American soprano and Chicago native Clara Salomon; north coast habitué and Las Vegas resident Beth Volin; and the fabulous former model and dancer Johanna Rydholm, in Stockholm, Sweden, all celebrated yesterday.

Celebrating today is talk-show host Emily Crooks; and artist Jamil Lee, of Kansas City, Missouri.

Tomorrow will see cricketing legend Ambassador Courtney Walsh; Sonita Morin Abrahams; Ras Astor Black; Ingrid Riley; Anthony Simpson, in Portmore; the lovely Shanique Williams; the fab Reisha Cooper; Gary Gordon, in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida; Devon Young, formerly of Kingston, now in Pembroke Pines, Florida; and Karla Jackson Buchannan, formerly of Linstead, St Catherine, and now resident of New York, jetted in from the Big Apple to celebrate at Breezes Negril.

On Sunday, the 31st, the esteemed musicologist and folklorist Marjorie Whylie; the ever-graceful Charmane Hope; hotelier Wayne Williams, in Montego Bay; and designer Sharon Davis, in London, all celebrate on Halloween!

On Monday, November 1 land baron Alexander Hamilton, 'Alex' to his friends; Erwin Barnes, formerly of Ocho Rios, now a resident of the Big Apple; the lovely Jackie Douglas, in Atlanta, Georgia; and the simply gorgeous Ingrid Brown, formerly of Digicel Jamaica, now with Digicel in Papua New Guinea, all celebrate their special day!

On Tuesday, November 2, elocutionist and former broadcaster and TV presenter Elaine Wint Leslie; Mark McKenzie; the lovely Nicola Madden Greig; the lovely Nicola Williams; the fab Lynne Scott of Montego Bay; the beautiful Joan Savoury, of Atlanta, Georgia; and the lovely Paula Surtees, daughter of Culture Minister Olivia Grange, all celebrate their special day!

The lovely Marlene Davis; and Ernesto Gonzalez-Mulet, formerly of Kingston, now resident of Florida; and Leonardo Johnson, formerly of Spanish Town, St Catherine, now a resident of New York; all share the same birthdate!

On Thursday, king of Jamaican comedy Oliver Samuels; Chris Blackwell Jr; the lovely Nicola Barakat Melhado; Sylvia Cobourn, in London, England; the lovely Rhoda Ricketts, in Stratford, Ontario, Canada; all make it their very special day!

Fun in negril

Then if y'all missed Negril on the Heroes weekend, then y'all missed one kicking getaway as, luvs, the famed seven-mile stretch of beach was kicking like everybody's business!

From Breezes Grand Resort and Spa, Negril, to its sister property, the oh-so-fab and racy Hedonism II, all the way down to Margaritaville Negril, and the risqué west end, Negril was simply dee-vine!

Dears, at Breezes Grand Resort and Spa, it was the staging of the inaugural Hennessy/Absolut Heroes Weekend Getaway and luvs, how!

Pumpkins, it was double teaming all the way for Hennessy and Absolut, as Hennessy was the preferred brand for Chef André Eastman's culinary surprises, as not only was the fine brand the toast of his many savory dishes, including his chicken supreme (Hennessy proved the perfect reduction for the mustard glaze), but the carmelised rum pudding, topped with Hennessy sauce, simply had guests gorging.

Not to be outdone, there was Absolut crème sauce for the grilled snapper; and the cream of chicken soup, scented with Absolut was a most delightful departure from the usual fare.

Beefcake show

Meanwhile, over at Hedonism II, it was all about the ninth staging of the beefcake show, Mr Caribbean International.

Dears, talk about hot! Well, this does not yet come near to describing the sensational weekend of competition that pitted some 10 contestants drawn from the Caribbean and the diaspora against each other in talent, obstacle/endurance courses, physique and fashion.

When it was all over, Mr Bahamas, Donovan Ingraham, grabbed first place; second place went to Mr Jamaica, Ramone Mitchell; and André Moore, representing St Lucia, ended up copping third place.

Dears, it was hot and steamy as apart from the well-buffed men strutting their manly material for a packed house comprising nearly 70 per cent women from all over the world, male exotic dancer Marlon Birbridge (aka Jamaican Sensation), was the half-time entertainment. He caused the women to scream, as he went through his paces, climaxing with a not-to-be-forgotten hot-candle wax number!

Now, it's all about Hedonism II again this weekend as the fine resort will be staging its annual Halloween Costume Ball and, pumpkins, this is a not-to-be-missed event. The resort is completely overbooked, so for those without confirmed reservations, the only option left is a night pass and, as modestly priced as they are, they too are going like hot patties!

For those in Kingston, however, after many rain-occasioned delays, the Market At the Lawn is set to make its debut at historic Devon House this weekend and it promises to be the place to be!

All systems are in place for the launch of Edward Seaga's second book - the location is The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on November 8, and already the event is oversubscribed.