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Tinatamad pa ako umuwi so here it goes...

Soft Pillow Kisses has been playing a number of gigs lately... Bakit kaya? Syempre, may bago kaming vocalist (Marian) and at the same time medyo maluwang yung sched ni Janpol at ni Sir Charles... si Rene ganun din except for weekends kung saan may duty raw sya as a nurse... Ako naman eh may sakit na yata sa puso...

Nandito nga pala yung dati namin Keyboardist (Dale Marquez) pero kahapon lang kami nagkita sa 70's Bistro... He is very busy with lots of things daw at mayroon naka-line-up na gig yung isa pa nyang banda (Sonnet LVIII)... sayang coz he'll be leaving for the US this coming Sunday na... Gusto ko san Pumunta mamaya sa Saguijo kasi may gig sila dun pero parang mabigat ang pakiramdam ko (Attn: Charles and Dennis)... hay naku... It's really great seeing old friends again... Si Dale di lang yang basta basta ng ganyan... malalim yan in terms of taste pero he's so down to earth... very rare indeed...

kwento kwento... (New Pillow Vox: Marian)
Si Selena ang nag recommend sa akin sa kanya... She Also has another band called The Automatics...
Akala ko nga nun ay di na namin sya makak-jam kasi madalas di natutloy yung balak kong pakikipag kita sa kanya (Busy body kasi ako eh)...
Sa sobrang napasubo na ako dahil sa naka-line-up kami sa UP Fair nung Feb 16, ginawan ko nalang ng paraan na makakuha sya ng materials namin from the net... yung mga lyrics naman tinext ko nalang sa kanya... (Thanks nga pala kay Selena for giving in to my pangungulit nung Feb. 14 para makapag-Upload ng mga songs namin sa MySpace nya...)
We were able to have practice a night before Marian's first gig nung Feb. 15... we focused on just 2-3 songs. medyo alanganin nga ako nung time na yun to puh through with the UP gig kasi d ako satisfied sa pagkanta nya pero naisip ko na "cge talu-talo na! It went out fine naman kahit na medyo sumasablay kami nung first song namin nung Fair sa "Your Shoes Are Untied". Pero when we did "Bathing In The Sun", i did hear some promise in her voice.
A friend of mine suggested na baka di cya bagay sa Pillow kasi iba yung singing style nya pero when i asked her about it, she told me na mas gusto raw nya ng ganung style of singing.... case closed...
I was looking forward to another gig to test kung tama nga yung iniisip ko about her ability to sing my songs the way i wanted it to be done. so i had us booked sa 70's last Monday and i called for a practice session the night before... Oken naman yung practice pero mas napansin ko na iba yung pagkanta nya... so i asked her kung kaya nya kumanta ng mas "mahangin" ang she replied "Kailangan ba talaga?"... Grabeh! nailang ako bigla... hehehe okey lang. "you can't do things naman at a snap of a finger" d ba? so binabaan ko nalang yung expectations ko for the 70's gig and proceeded to practice 9 songs that night focusing on just 5 songs...
During the the 70's gig, i learned na kami lang pala yung banda na mag-jajam so nung magkakasama na kami, i suggested that we do 7 songs... wala namang nagreklamo so we did and she was able to sing the songs the way i had hoped it to be... Syempre may mga sabit pero sobrang konti nalang, and to think that second gig pa lang, 7 songs na agad yung kaya namin...

ayos di ba...