Of PAMA and logic.

The 2008 PAM dropped by when I had gone to pay my final respects to a very sadly departed aunt, so although PAM is now old news, I question your perceptive abilities if you thought the subject would just slip by without a word from me.

I won't comment on the sideshows. That will take too much space, time and more importantly, words. you see, according to my second-favorite blogger Baz, a blog shouldn't be more than a thousand words. I guess that means a picture is worth more than a standard blog since it is said that a picture is worth more than a thousand words, but that is just Baz. [By the way, Baz, what the hell were you thinking with that pic last sunday? As an ardent fan, I feel duty-bound to inform you mbu that was a very bad joke indeed.]

Anyway, back to PAM. Now, with the possible exception of the Obsessions winning Best Hip Hop in 2004 and yet everybody knows that Obsessions are to hiphop what Abdu Mulaasi is to, let's say, Gospel KrautRock, no category has proved more controversial over the years than Artiste of the Year award, mainly thanks to whatever concoction it is the judges must drink before they choose the winner. [No disrespect to J's fans, but honestly, you can't convince me that she deserved to win this year. Last year maybe, 2005 Very Definitely, but not 2008.]

But that is not what I want to dwell on either for this year, believe it or not, the category was actually awarded logically, by which I mean the way it was awarded contained valid demonstration and inference, on top of being possessed of reason, both intellectual and dialectical. [Wikipedia, I admit.]

The last time this category was logically [albeit inexplicably as regards the winner] awarded was in 2005 when Mesash/Meschach?/Meshack/Whatsthespelling Semakula won both male artiste and artiste of the year award. Previously, only the inagural 2003 awards had followed logic [Previous parenthetical content NOT applying. Jose was really HUGE then and richly deserved it] in awarding this category.

Heavyweight king

In 2004, Whatsthespelling Semakula was the Male Artiste of the year, while Sheila Nvanungi was the female Artiste of the year. Logically, one of them should have scooped this award, for in awards which have logic as an integral part of their judgement, these two have already been declared the best and it should therefore be a tussle between them for who is Best of the Best.

The best movie ever.

OK. Not the movie. But you must admit, the karate was stunning!


Anyway, that year PAM decided that Jose Chameleone was the Artiste of the year.
The same thing happened in 2006, when His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni took it home despite Iryn Namubiru and Whatsthespelling taking the female and male awards respectively.

His Excellency

In 2007, Jaberi Ssali's pride and joy [who is also his worst nightmare.] took the male artiste award,


and when we thought Sophia Nantongo had just served us with the best example of how NOT to dress when she stepped up in her bra-showing greens to pick the female artiste award, Ronald Mayinja EMPHATICALLY staked his claim with the WORST belt I have EVER seen when he went to collect the Artiste of the year award.

I'm drawing dangerously close to a thousand words, so I'll wrap up. My question is, how could Jose, His excellency and Ronnie not take the male artiste awards in their respective years and yet still won the ultimate prize?

Kwani are they Hemaphrodites?