Biglaang Gig Fronting Parokya At 70's Bistro...

around 4pm na yata yun nung sabihan ako ni Bolong na wala palang kasama ang Parokya that night sa 70's Bistro... since it was 70's Bistro, i didn't want it at first pero naalala ko na wala na pala dun yung isang guy na allergic sa loud volume so i decided na "what the heck... tugtugan na"... so it was a choice between Pillow and Candy, usually i'd go for Candy since madaling hagilapin pero i remembered na may sakit pa si Ecay so nagbakasakali muna ako sa Pillow... nagulat ako dahil instant reply with only Jann Paul hesitating because we haven't had any practice since October pa yata... pero i told Jann Paul na wala na yung kontrabida sa 70's and since kami lang ang front eh madami kaming matutugtog... so there, as early as 5pm we were all raring to go... syempre i had to go home muna from work kasi naka-sporty look ako... dapat pogi kasi Pillow nga... Apple kept bugging me as to what songs we were supposed to do so i texted everyone around 8-9 songs yata... hehehe, walang nag-reklamo...

So Dennis Candy dropped by my place to help me with my gear... around 9pm na kami umalis ng bahay para daanan si Rene sa kanila... Apple was having a hard time recalling the way to 70's so we met her at Kamias cor EDSA... syempre, kina Rene pa lang eh kulitan na until we got to fetch Apple... yung kulit namin, specially me and Apple suddenly disappeared when we caught sight of the unexpectedly large crowd that was present at such early time... Kinabahan si Apple at pati na rin ako... mas kinabahan ako when i got in because ang dami talaga and since it was 70's Bistro which isn't that volume friendly, i felt sure na magkakalat kami... it was almost 10pm na pero Jann Paul was still a long ways to go... nag sound check kami nina Ralph at Rene with Ex-candy Ruel pitching in... hehehe, walang nagrereklamo sa volumes namin so i felt a bit relieved and Relaxed... Jann Paul arrived at around 10:10pm and we wasted no time ang ripped thru about 7 songs... mas madami pa sana yun kung napaaga lang si Jann Paul... pero it was still worth it... needless to say, we pulled it off without the benefit of preparation... ang saya nga eh... we even laughed at some really slight boo boos we made while playing... after our set we went out for fresh air and saw Ecay, pormang lalaki at may tinatagong sama ng loob sa akin for letting someone (Mavi) sing in her place without her knowing, during last Saturday's Club Dredd stint ng Candyaudioline fronting for Moonsatr88 naman... I even saw another Ex-Candy memeber, Cuckooh (vocalist) whom i introduced to Ecay and Apple... a short while pa eh naglabasan na ang mga camera ng mga bandmates ko and ayun... piktyurans galore na... Pictures were taken everywhere... from the doors of 70's to the isaw-isawan by the corner, even while walking along Anonas going to Baliwag Lechon for refreshments... nag mukha kaming mga paparazzi... syempre si Ecay at Apol ang tuwang tuwa sa nagaganap na piktyuran...

we all went back to 70's for some more kulitans but Apple had to leave na din at around 12:15am since she have classes pa in a few hours time... Jann Paul followed a few minutes later then Ralph and Dennis... It was only me, Rene and Ecay who stayed to finish Parokya's set... before going home, the three of us went to Mr. Kabab to eat and we stayed there til about 3:30am... can't really help but express my happiness at how we did during that gig... syempre, mas masaya dahil kumpleto kami with Ecay and Dennis tagging along...

here are some pics i took infront of a Barbeque/Ihawan Kiosk, doon ko lang kasi naisip magkukukuha ng pics eh...






ilalagay ko nalang sa multiply yung iba if i find time and the will to do so...

Soft Pillow Kisses Louder @ Route 196...

kung di lang nag-crash PC ko eh mas marami pa ito... here's us playing "The Louder You'll Know" during Jan. 3's Buzz Night... The first Buzz Night for the year and our first one for this year... we are almost in top form without the benefit of practice...



Yabang ano... hehehe, joke lang... wish we could practice sometime soon... iba kasi pag gig eh, wala masyadong intimacy unlike pag practice we get to be really close towards one another...

Thanks And Good Bye Lazy Chocolate

what a weekend that was for me...

after coming home from almost a Month's stay in Dubai, all i wanted was a long quiet spell and some little time for my own... but i had to personally attend to our visiting friends from Japan which i thought would be too much of a head ache for me since we had trouble conversing with one another... nevertheless, they are such a likable bunch and spending some time with them turned out to be quite gratifying indeed...

at first i got quite annoyed for they didn't inform me that they had already been checked in the hotel which got me, along with Sir Carl, Topei and Ria... all of us were expecting a call from them since 2pm last Jan. 3, Friday confirming that they are already in Traders Hotel... it was almost 5pm when we were able to get in touch with them... Topei and i had really crazy ideas as to why they haven't called us yet during that time ranging from:
- a possible flight delay or worse cancellation...
- they are having a hard time talking to people to get them to the Hotel since they are not that good at conversing in English...
- being arrested for drugs at the airport etc etc...
but the moment we saw each other at the Hotel, everything was good and smooth all the way... except for that trip from Hotel to Ruote 196 wherein my Backbeat Staff, Lorenz, riding a motorbike, in an effort to avoid heavy traffic, went on a different route with our van tagging behind, enabling our Visitors to see the filthy side of the metro... hehehe i guess they didn't really noticed it that much...


my 1st pic of them during soundcheck...

i guessed they liked the venue, the food, the crowd, the bands and the event itself... everyone at the venue received them warmly which i guess caught them by surprise... if it's anything that we Pinoys are good at is our Hospitality... if only we could've finished a bit earlier, i wanted to let em have a taste of the typical Candyaudiline / Soft Pillow Kisses after gig eating spree but they were to tired and wanted to take a rest... if it did push thru, Slumbook would've been the Happiest People this side of the globe for sure...

Mike Dorothy Records scheduled a recording for them the next day but since i was too tired i commissioned Gwen, Lorenz and Kuya "Dark Knight" Dadeng to accompany Mike... i slept the whole day out and at around 7:30pm i received a call from Mike that they're done recording and that out Visitors wanted to eat Filipino Food... they ended up at Bario Fiesta in Makati Ave... i got there almost an hour later for i still had to go to church... Wally Balloon Derby was also there... obviously they enjoyed the food which made me quite happy... we even let them have some dinuguan... after eating they told us that they wanted to buy pasalubong but since it was really late we weren't able to do so although we did try out various places like Tiendesitas, Mall Of Asia and even Star City but to no avail... they decided to call it a day instead... on our way back to the hotel some of the guys (Lorenz, Wally and Mike) wanted me to take them to a Sripjoint but since they had a girl with them and us too (Gwen) i saw it close to impossible to do so... the parting of ways was quite awkward really... but they really had to take a rest so after a few Pictures taken, we said our goodbyes to one another... they didn't enter the Hotel until we were way beyond eyesight... they just continued waving which really made our parting quite a sad thing... they were a really nice bunch and everyone of us noticed it... not even an once of the dreaded "i'm in a band syndrome" from these guys...




my last 2 pics before saying goodbye...

as for the rest of us, the next stop was Heartbeat Mega Ktv... 2 and a half hours later and after 21 bottles of beer, 4 plate of fried Sharksfin and a dozen of sexy babes parading in their undies, we all decided to call it a day... but not before a quick trip to Marlets for some sisig, liyemposilog and tapsilog...

Topei and Ria by the way are the real ones responsible for having Lazy Chocolate come over here...

Buzz Night Na Bukas!!! Sa Route 196 Ito Ha...

If You're not doing anything tomorrow night, daan kayo sa Route 196 kung saan gaganapin ang kauna-unahang Buzz Night sa taong ito ng 2009... Meron tayong bisitang banda galing sa Japan... sila ang Lazy Chocolate, 3 guys and a girl that plays shoegaze flavoured garage pop... kasali rin ang Archaster, isa sa mga pambatong banda sa indie scene nung mga sinauang panahon... joke lang Francis ha... Matagal ko na gusto makasama ang mga ito eh... Also we have Radio Manila whom of which i've yet to see pero since si Sir Carl naman ang nag-recommed eh malamang okey ito...

as usual, nandyan din mga Buzz Night regulars like Lazy Lorelei, Candyaudioline at kami (Soft Pillow Kisses) plus ang bagong bago pero matagal na rin na Slumbook... looking forward to sa funfilled noise infested night FREE OF PIRATES AND BITTER ASSHOLES... (pahapyaw: kung pwede lang manapak talaga pero... kaya lang... di sa lahat ng pagkakataon eh madaling magpasensha...) anyways, kita kita nalang tayo sa Sabado...

Pasensha na sa entry na ito ha... naubos na kasi ang English ko after my almost one month Dubai stay...