Thursday, April 29, 2004

the unalterable truth

Milenyo is dead.

Allan is very sick.

Monday, April 26, 2004

Ayn's Graduation Dinner

Last night, Ayn invited Allan and I to her graduation dinner at Saisaki West Avenue where we had a Japanese buffet. Yum. Tristania was there and she looks like she's three years old! She kept going up to Allan to be hugged and put on his lap. Siguro kasi ang lambot niya hehe. Charms was with us, too.

Ayn told us about her graduation ceremony the day before and how Ralph and Charmaine had texted her while they were at Philcoa; they wanted to attend her graduation, which was very sweet of them. They did, and Ayn had wanted to let them have dinner with her at their house, but she had to rush to Sickfest that night.

After the dinner, we decided to go to Sharky's for some drinks. Charms had to go home, though, so we just asked Charles to follow. I texted Ralph to join us, but he had been doing laundry and only saw my message as we were leaving the bar. We talked about a lot of things, some concerning Candy, like the recording, and some just plain wala lang. It was a nice get-together and we didn't get drunk or anything like that.

Congratulations, Ayn!!! Woohoo!

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I know people are wondering about the recording. We have every intention of releasing our album. We're just waiting for funds. I know we said this for the last EP, but this time, we mean it. We're happy with our output and we're just waiting for the means to share it with everyone. Hopefully, by May, finances will allow for the reproduction of our cds.

"Bark Night", April 24, 2004

Buzz Night went well last April 24, 2004 at Mayric's. I arrived slightly later than my initially planned 9:30 pm and was so nervous about how the night was going to proceed under my supervision. Allan was away in Makati for work and wouldn't be there until past midnight, hence, I was tasked to receive the bands and decide on a sequence. The fact that I was lugging around Lara's super huge and super heavy keyboard didn't help my nerves one bit.

Flustered, I recognized Joel of Tether and the vocalist of Five Leaves Left and I asked them if they were complete; Five Leaves was, but not Tether. Okay, one band. I was so out-of-sorts that I rushed inside without letting my friends in (one of whom was lugging the keyboard for me)--- I rushed back out to retrieve them, then I approached a guy I recognized to be the bassist of Koza Nostra. I asked him if they were complete; okay, two bands. Then, Paolo of Bagetsafonik said hi and I asked them if they were complete and he confirmed that they were; then I asked if they wanted to perform first… he said, if possible, they'd like to perform 3rd. Suddenly, Omnie of Five Leaves was beside me asking where Allan was, and for a second, I just looked at him blankly when I realized his question and I answered that he was at work in Makati. I asked him when they wanted to perform and he said, "Siguro 2nd or 3rd," then I returned to Koza Nostra and asked them what they preferred. To my relief, they said they'd like to go first. So, I had three bands and a good line-up of three so far. Whew. That was easy. Koza Nostra started at about 10:15 and Buzz Night was good to go.

The reason I was nervous that night was because there had been a lot of bands lined-up and we weren't sure we'd be able to accommodate them all and finish at a comfortable hour. Some bands like Jello Torpedo and Carnival Park let us know that they couldn't come before that night, but as far as we knew, everyone else on the line-up was coming. Einstein Chakras didn't come, though, and neither did Boldstar. Weedisneys wanted to play but Mike texted that they didn't have a bassist and he asked me if anybody at Mayric's wanted to session and jam with them. I didn't know the bands so well that night so I couldn't assure him of a bassist (though I DID have someone in mind, mwahaha), but I told him to come anyway and then look for a bassist when they were there. Guess they decided not to risk it after all, which was really a pity as I was hoping to hear them again. The good thing about some bands not playing, though, was the fact that we didn't need to worry about finishing late and that the bands present could play more songs than we had initially planned. Candyaudioline couldn't play because Roel wasn't sure to come back from Baguio in time and Ayn had a gig at the Sickfest. Actually, Roel DID arrive in time, but unfortunately, Ayn already had her commitment and Ralph was nowhere to be found.

Eloha (former SPK vocalist) was there that night and Lara was early (surprise!). Charles and the PopDays guys arrived at around the time Five Leaves was playing. Knowing that Tether would probably be the only other non-Allan band left to play that night aside from Popular days, I asked him if he and the guys could perform after Bagetsafonik. He said that he had asked Allan if they could play when he was there already so he'd be able to fix the sound system for them while they were onstage (we all know how fantastic the mayric's mics are). That sort of ruined my plans a bit because I knew we'd all be lined up after one another (Popdays, Superminty and Pillow) and thought that it might come across as weird.

The Five Leaves vocalist gave me a sticker when they left (yay! Sticker!). Bagetsafonik played a good set and the vocalist said, "Thank you kay Sir Allan… at kay Selena," which made me think, "Wow, someone said my name onstage!" but also made me feel embarrassed because I hadn't really done much… and then I laughed because I noticed that everyone calls Allan "sir", which probably makes him feel bad because everybody else with him (including me) doesn't get any titles like that. Tether played a very good set, even if it was only four songs long… I really love that last song they always play.

Anyway, Allan arrived as Tether was playing and he commented that they were tight and improving. He asked me how things were going and I recounted the night to him. Of course, I was (ahem) rewarded for my valiant efforts :D He asked me who else was going to play and I said, "Popdays, Minty and Pillow. Yun na lang."

"Hah? Wala nang ibang banda sa pagitan natin?"

"Wala, eh! Sabi ko kay Charles kanina, mauna sila sa Tether pero ayaw niya kasi daw hihintayin ka nila para makapagpihit ka para sa kanila sa board!"

He turned to Charles and touched his nose. "Charles--- ba't ka nagiinarte diyan!"

"Eh, ALLAaaaN!!!!!… di ko naman alam na tayo na lang pala natitira. Akala ko maraming banda eh!"

"Eh di magmumukhang tanga tayo mamaya, Charles… magmumukhang tanga tayo dahil sa YO!" and then they wrestled in their seats, which was not much of a match since all Allan had to do was lean heavily on Charles. Tawa kami ng tawa dun.

Ang kawawa sa ganung arrangement, si Jann Paul, who plays drums for all three bands. After his set with Popular Days, which was wonderful, though they claim it was full of mistakes, Jann Paul was so tired and his sticks had almost snapped in two. Allan let him rest for a couple of minutes before Superminty started and he told us to play a laid back set. The Superminty set was fine from our point of view, but we didn't know how we sounded to the audience. Then, Soft Pillow Kisses played next with Eloha as vocalist (Luie had a previous engagement). They sounded great, of course. Allan had me sing the last song because Eloha didn't know it ("Wasting Opportunities").

After Buzz Night, we went to Timog Food Plaza to hang out. It took us longer to order than usual because Allan spaced out for about 20 minutes--- he was so tired from 2 Moonstar gigs that night plus two sets for Buzz night. His waist was killing him and all he could do at TFP was sit resting with his brain turned off. I kept telling the others to order ahead but they all wanted to wait for Allan, which puzzled me because they were all obviously hungry. I guess everyone was tired, including myself, having been a bundle of nerves the whole night. But once Allan had recharged a bit, it was back to the normal kulitan. Ian and Allan had a discussion about Soulseek adventures and his plan (hopefully) to buy airtime for an indie radio show. Unfortunately, it seems that that won't push through because airtime is uber expensive these days. Ian was telling Allan about a similar endeavor he and his friends made before. I hope they could someday figure out a way to follow these plans through despite all the obstacles.

We all went home after that.

Friday, April 23, 2004

ayn stiles

saw the movie the bourne identity on hbo tonight. julia stiles looked a lot like ayn on this one. :D

Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Monday, 4/18/04 at 70’s Bistro

Allan and I arrived at the venue at around 8:30 and we ordered a pizza. Call time was 9:30 pm. Roel arrived at 9. Ralph didn’t answer our texts so Allan asked Charles to come and help us. At 9:30, Ralph texted me and asked if we were good to go at Bistro; he had been locked out of the house for 4 hours and his phone had been inside all that time. “Paano yan, papuntahin ko siya?”

Allan sighed. “Eh sinabihan ko na si Charles!”

“Sayang naman di ba?”

“Kung gusto niyo, tatlo na lang yung gitara.”

Charles arrived towing Ian’s bass, his and Allan’s guitars. For some reason we had… er… forgotten to tell him that Ralph was coming.

Ayn arrived with her own bass, but opted to use Ian’s instead. I asked her, “Alam mo na ba yung secret ni Ralph?”

“Hindi pa.”

“Ayun, o!” I pointed to Charmaine’s stomach as she and Ralph entered 70’s Bistro. Ayn screamed in sheer delight, surprised at the good news. I think Charles was just as surprised as her, but for different reasons, hehehe.

During setup, Charles was a little relieved to let Ralph play alone, though.

We played Something Wrong, Discarded Toy, An Empty You and Flaming Walls. Then one of Ralph’s strings snapped and so we had to play just two more songs instead of four more. The last two were Felt So Fine and My Silver Chair. I felt very rusty, but people said we sounded good.

After sitting awhile, we decided to head on to Mayric’s where Allan needed to oversee a Moonstar-Kamikazee gig. Roel had to stay to roadie for Parokya while Ralph and Charmaine went home to get rest.

Ayn brought us to Mayric’s and had a beer before heading home to rest. She had an exam for law school the next day.

The rest of us stayed on, then went home when it was finished. No strength nor moolah to do anything else.

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Buzz Night Lineup (Saturday, 4/24/04)
Mayric’s, 9:30 pm

Popular Days
Tether
Bagetsafonik
Jello Torpedo
Boldstar
Einstein Chakras
Koza Nostra
Carnival Park
Five Leaves Left


This summer’s big event

Nananawagan si Allan sa lahat:

[[On Buzz Night, April 24, 2004, come feel the noize…

Milenyo is dying. It’s up to you to----

Save the World, Save Milenyo: A benefit concert for the upliftment of the soul of Milenyo to sainthood

Featuring Puppylar Days…

back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back with
Tether Juicy Hotdogs
Dogetsafonik
Jello Torpedog
Dogstar (with Piano Reeves)
Einstein Chow-chowkras
Aso Nostra
Carnival Bark
Pet Peeves Left

With surprise guests
Candydogioline
Soft Pillow Canine
Supermuttley

Let our response be, “doggie, doggie...”]]

Hornyaudioline

By this year (after Ayn Tristania), there will be two more Candyaudioline babies!!!!!!

Nothing else can be more exciting!

Monday, April 19, 2004

gig tonight

fronting for parokya ni edgar tonight at 70's Bistro along anonas.

Friday, April 16, 2004

decline and fall

picture yourself on top of the world with nothing to hold on and with so much to care... was it beautiful, it was beautiful... but now it's time to fall... slowly yet so quick, just like ice cream thrown at bricks... they whisper things i fear... all hail politics and beer... ( ano yan? abangan)

pampalipas oras

RANDAL: Which did you like better: Jedi or The Empire Strikes Back?

DANTE (exasperated): Empire.

RANDAL: Blasphemy.

DANTE: Empire had the better ending: Luke gets his hand cut off, and finds out Vader's his father; Han gets frozen and taken away by Boba Fett. It ends on such a down note. I mean, that's what life is - a series of down endings. All Jedi had was a bunch of Muppets.

RANDAL: There was something else going on in Jedi. I never noticed it until today.

DANTE: What's that?

RANDAL: All right, Vader's boss...

DANTE: The Emperor.

RANDAL: Right, the Emperor. Now the Emperor is kind of a spiritual figure, yes?

DANTE: How do you mean?

RANDAL: Well, he's like the pope for the dark side of the Force. He's a holy man; a shaman, kind of, albeit an evil one.

DANTE: I guess.

RANDAL: Now, he's in charge of the Empire. The Imperial government is under his control. And the entire galaxy is under Imperial rule.

DANTE: Yeah.

RANDAL: Then wouldn't that logically mean that it's a theocracy? If the head of the Empire is a priest of some sort, then it stands to reason that the government is therefore one based on religion.

DANTE: It would stand to reason, yes.

RANDAL: Hence, the Empire was a fascist theocracy, and the rebel forces were therefore battling religious persecution.

DANTE: More or less.

RANDAL: The only problem is that at no point in the series did I ever hear Leia or any of the rebels declare a particular religious belief.

DANTE: I think they were Catholics.

RANDAL: You know what else I noticed in Jedi?

DANTE: There's more?

RANDAL: So they build another Death Star, right?

DANTE: Yeah.

RANDAL: Now the first one they built was completed and fully operational before the Rebels destroyed it.

DANTE: Luke blew it up. Give credit where it's due.

RANDAL: And the second one was still being built when they blew it up.

DANTE: Compliments of Lando Calrissian.

RANDAL: Something just never sat right with me the second time they destroyed it. I could never put my finger on it, but something just wasn't right.

DANTE: And you figured it out?

RANDAL: Well, the thing is, the first Death Star was manned by the Imperial army - storm troopers, dignitaries - the only people onboard were Imperials.

DANTE: Basically.

RANDAL: So when they blew it up, no prob. Evil is punished.

DANTE: And the second time around...?

RANDAL: The second time around, it wasn't even finished yet. They were still under construction.

DANTE: So?

RANDAL: A construction job of that magnitude would require a helluva lot more manpower than the Imperial army had to offer. I'll bet there were independent contractors working on that thing: plumbers, aluminum siders, roofers.

DANTE: Not just Imperials, is what you're getting at.

RANDAL: Exactly. In order to get it built quickly and quietly they'd hire anybody who could do the job. Do you think the average storm trooper knows how to install a toilet main? All they know is killing and white uniforms.

DANTE: All right, so even if independent contractors are working on the Death Star, why are you so upset with its destruction?

RANDAL: All those innocent contractors hired to do a job were killed - casualties of a war they had nothing to do with.

(notices Dante's confusion)
All right, look - you're a roofer, and some juicy government contract comes your way; you got the wife and kids and the two-story in suburbia - this is a government contract, which means all sorts of benefits. All of a sudden these left-wing militants blast you with lasers and wipe out everyone within a three-mile radius. You didn't ask for that. You have no personal politics. You're just trying to scrape out a living.

BLUE-COLLAR MAN: Excuse me. I don't mean to interrupt, but what were you talking about?

RANDAL: The ending of Return of the Jedi.

DANTE: My friend is trying to convince me that any contractors working on the uncompleted Death Star were innocent victims when the space station was destroyed by the rebels.

BLUE-COLLAR MAN: Well, I'm a contractor myself. I'm a roofer... Dunn and Reddy Home Improvements. And speaking as a roofer, I can say that a roofer's personal politics come heavily into play when choosing jobs.

RANDAL: Like when?

BLUE-COLLAR MAN: Three months ago I was offered a job up in the hills. A beautiful house with tons of property. It was a simple reshingling job, but I was told that if it was finished within a day, my price would be doubled. Then I realized whose house it was.

DANTE: Whose house was it?

BLUE-COLLAR MAN: Dominick Bambino's.

RANDAL: "Babyface" Bambino? The gangster?

BLUE-COLLAR MAN: The same. The money was right, but the risk was too big. I knew who he was, and based on that, I passed the job on to a friend of mine.

DANTE: Based on personal politics.

BLUE-COLLAR MAN: Right. And that week, the Foresci family put a hit on Babyface's house. My friend was shot and killed. He wasn't even finished reshingling.

RANDAL: No way!

BLUE-COLLAR MAN: I'm alive because I knew there were risks involved taking on that particular client. My friend wasn't so lucky. Any contractor willing to work on that Death Star knew the risks. If they were killed, it was their own fault. A roofer listens to this...

(taps his heart)
not his wallet.


- scene from Clerks (by Kevin Smith)

Thursday, April 15, 2004

Buzz Night (April 24, 2004)

Mayric's, 10 pm

Koza Nostra
Bagetsafonik
Carnival Park
Jello Torpedo
Five Leaves Left
Tether
Einstein Chakras
Popular Days

stay tuned for updates...

Tuesday, April 13, 2004

congratulations!

got a text from ayn yesterday confirming that she will graduate this april. congratulations, ayn.

last night, soft pillow kisses fronted for parokya ni edgar at mayric's and i tagged along. saw luie and lara for the first time in ages.

ralph passed by because he had something he needed to get from gab for one of his rackets (he's out of work now and subsisting on projects). said he had been asleep when we texted him the last time but we asked if he could go on wednesday (just in case) and buzz night (kaya lang baka si allan naman ang di pwede nun, but that's another story...). tinanong na namin siya kung ano yung secret niya and it truly is happy news. congratulations, ralph.

i went home as the parokya set started.

p.s. [written hours after as i forgot to publish this post this morning) if it's an emergency (requires immediate revision) and if the statement concerns the person, s/he can edit it without having to inform the author. i only didn't want an extreme "gaguhan" of other people's entries... corrections are legal and are every member's right, of course.

hmmm, you know what i was thinking when ayn said that the "thin allan" pics were a winner? haha! i'll tell next gig...

by the way, a few more old candy pics are available on the e-groups site.

Monday, April 12, 2004

candy history


the very first candyaudioline; (l-r) obie, cheng, dino, allan and kelvin



candyaudioline c. 1999; (l-r) joey, bong, tintin, allan, obie

photos courtesy of joey santos (thanks!)

Holy Week for Candyaudioline or ("Mistero Buffo"*)

Palm Sunday: Allan and I went to former candy guitarist Joey Santos' son Joshua's christening. Saw Joyjoy of Skies of Ember (I only found out that day that Joyjoy is Joey's uncle!) and had a good Chinese lunch. Went to Greenhills to have ourselves duped by cellphone repairmen. Went to Popular Days' recording in scary Tondo.

Monday: Allan picked me up and we hung out at Sharky's Timog. He wanted to drink away his woes. Texted Charles to join us and he did, but he was too woeful himself to really drink a lot. Allan regaled me with stories from old candy days that took place at that very same bar. We ended up drunk and we walked along Timog looking for coffee and hot chocolate, which we found at Burger Machine, Timog Food Plaza.

Tuesday: I can't recall what happened last Tuesday. I think there was a gig that night with The Youth and The Wuds at Mayric's. Yeah, that was it. We kept texting and texting Ralph but he wouldn't answer texts nor phone calls. Had Charles session for us. Pissed off some Wuds fans because they hated our instrumentals :D I dedicated the rest of the set to them. Roel kept doing gross things to Ayn like putting his feet on the table in front of her and she screamed. Probably pissed off one of The Wuds because it was so quiet and we were so noisy :D oops.

Wednesday: Met up with Eloha, Jann Paul, Charles and Allan to watch "The Passion" at Megamall. Ate at KFC and wandered around a bit to look for stuff to buy. Saw the never-ending line for "The Passion" and opted instead to catch "50 First Dates", which was definitely cool. At around 8 pm, we took ourselves to Sharky's and had some California iced tea… we were splattered in less than 30 minutes. Allan played his two indie compilation cds over the sound system. Texted Ayn to join us. Wrote about her experience on the back of Allan's Astroplus receipt while I was drunk: Si Ayn. Pagod yung Daddy ni Ayn na maghatid. Nag-commute si Ayn. She wore her Dead Kennedy's t-shirt and full goth [actually it was punk!] set-up so she wouldn't be raped. She walked all the way to Commonwealth. Nag-jeep lang siya to Philcoa!!! But she said that the scariest part was the taxi from Philcoa to Sharky's. Tingin daw ng tingin yung driver sa kanya sa rearview mirror. Tinanong sa kanya, "Ineng, nagbabanda ka ba?"

"Opo."

"Ah, parang Aegis?"

"Hindi po, manong. 'Bundok ni Satanas'."

Putangina!


Holy Thursday: No candyaudioline members met this day. Allan slept the whole day. I met with family members. Ayn went to my house. Roel was probably with… erm… someone. Ralph was in limbo.

Good Friday: Allan brought his player and some DVDs to my house; Eloha and Charles arrived and we all watched "Mallrats" and "Dogma". Bought a case of beer and some munchies at the corner grocer. We were bringing the stuff to our house when our new landlord arrived in his car. I begged Allan to stay back so the guy wouldn't see that we were planning to drink on the rooftop again… the case was heavy and Allan and Charles were having a hard time holding it. When the coast was clear, we stole upstairs with our drinks. Went up to the rooftop around midnight to hang out and play the guitar under the stars. We all fell asleep and they woke at around 5 am to leave… but Allan wanted to eat pancit canton so they ended up leaving at 6.

Black Saturday: Allan and I went to Tutuban Center to have his phone fixed at Joey's WellCom branch. Joey let us see his old candy pics where Allan was still thin. They listened to compilations over the store's sound system while waiting for the technician to fix Allan's phone. We ate snacks at KFC then bought some DVDs then bought baby things and then we gave Joey a ride home when he was finished with work. We ate dinner and then went to Mayric's for our Black Saturday gig. Ralph couldn't make it because he needed to be home early. No one was there. Koza Nostra played first, then Sadie, then Tether, then us. It was great… kaya lang ang kulit namin nung kami na kasi halos wala nang tao… we were goofing off onstage. Ate at Zamboanga chicken then went our separate ways.

Easter Sunday: Met up with Allan to go to the PopDays recording. I got to play my Fernando while they were laying in one song. Allan, like the producer that he is, slept through the whole thing. We then had dinner at 9 pm at Pares Kamuning before going home. Saw that Millennia was still closed and it didn't look as if it would open anytime soon.

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Buzz Night is on the 24th.


*borrowed from the title of a play by Dario Fo

Monday, April 05, 2004

April 3, 2004 Saturday Adventures

Allan, Charles, John Paul and I attended Erap Carrasco's wedding last Saturday somewhere in Taguig. The taxi taking us there made a wrong turn at the Magallanes cloverleaf and we had to make our u-turn 10 million miles away in order to get back on track. On a minor scale, the same thing happened at the Nichols Bridge, but somehow, we finally arrived at the meeting place (Taguig hospital) with our tempers intact. The soon-to-be newlyweds led us to the reception house where we were to eat and drink in bliss while waiting for the actual wedding to take place. Then they left to "prepare" for the civil ceremony.

We listened to the 1896 album blaring over the radio and sipped our beers while watching the neighbor's pet geese going through the preliminaries of the mating ritual. Seemed like an appropriate echo of the union that was about to occur. It was quite a wait and we were wondering what was taking the couple so long. It turned to be the ceremony itself--- probably in their panic at time swiftly passing, they decided to head straight to the judge's place. Oh, well… at least they were married!

Charles, Allan and I had a funny scene while waiting for Erap and Cheche to come back. Charles and John Paul had gone back inside where Dodong was sitting to cool themselves, leaving Allan and I outside alone. Allan discovered that the zipper of his pants had gone bust, but he couldn't bend over to examine it because of his belly. So I sat down on a stool in front of him and gingerly examined the crotch area of his jeans. The zipper had somehow gotten free of its teeth and so, I figured, all I had to do was rehook the teeth into it like the way one does with a jacket. I asked Allan to step closer to me and, as I tried to fix his zipper, Charles suddenly appeared in the doorway, saying something to Allan. He stopped in mid-sentence as he stared at us wide-eyed and took it all in. To this minute, I cannot help laughing every time I recall the look on his face. Allan had been leaning casually against the wall, with nary a care in the world; I had my face less than a foot away from his crotch while I handled his uncooperative zipper… of course, once we realized Charles was there, I jerked upright and stared back at him with dropped jaw. "I-I-inaayos ko lang yung---!"

"Hindi, aalis na ako…"

Allan and I laughed in total embarrassment. "CHAARLESSS!!! Wala kaming ginawa!"

Anyway, he believed us. I think, hehehe. We had to leave soon after Robert Javier arrived because we had planned to meet Ayn at Glorietta. After meeting her at Tower Records, we snaked our way through the mall to look for this store where Allan (very understandably) wished to buy a new pair of plus size jeans. However, Glorietta being the proverbial minotaur's lair, we wasted so much time that we decided to just have dinner at Chicken Bacolod, which was another story in itself. I was thirsty, I was tired… suffice it to say that I made a tiny scene with the waiters. I may have acted in a slightly ill mannered way, but you all know that one of my biggest pet peeves is bad service.

Ten o'clock was approaching and Popular Days had a scheduled practice at Sam's so we decided to get going in the cheapest way possible--- by bus! The only seats available for us were the ones before the back so Ayn headed straight for them. As she tried to slide into one row, the seat suddenly fell with a loud crash and we all snickered loudly. Then the bus started to move and Allan was losing his balance fast--- but he couldn't fit into the row Ayn and I had taken and he had to sit in the one opposite… even then, he could barely squeeze his butt onto the seat because it was so narrow! He moaned and groaned while we laughed and a lot of the passengers turned to look at how scandalous we were being. We seemed like characters out of a horrible pinoy comedy flick.

Popular Days lost no time in practicing upon arrival at JR Studio. By the time Eric had arrived, the other three had troubleshot some songs (this was all in preparation for their recording this week. Finally!!!). While we were listening to them practice, Ayn's parents had arrived with Tristania in tow. Ayn brought her into the studio, and at first, she was scared because of the loud instruments and some new people. But she didn't cry and Ayn covered her little ears so she could watch what these strange grown-ups were doing. A few minutes later, she ventured to stand by herself in the middle of the room so she could see everyone better, then she started to tap her tummy to the beat of the music. A little later, she started clapping her hands, then after that she would bob up and down as though dancing! We were all so delighted with her. We were teasing Charles, "Ayan, indie na indie pala kayo kasi gusto ni Tristia yung music niyo." Tristia was so cute!

For more amusement in this account of last Saturday's events, add a sprinkling of "Rainier!" and "Salbakuta!" shouts from passersby.

*
Gigsked:

Black Saturday--- Mayric's
With
Concrete Sam
Sadie
And more…

Easter Sunday--- Millennia
(may kuryente na nun!!!)

April 24, Buzz Night--- Mayric's

Friday, April 02, 2004

Black Saturday and Easter Sunday gigs

April 10, 2004 Black Saturday @ Mayrics

confirmed bands so far...

candyaudioline
sadie
concrete sam

April 11, 2004 Easter Sunday

confirmed bands

candyaudioline
tether
five leaves left
baloon derby
superminty

Buzz Night will be on the 24th of April...

soft pillow kisses might be playing at mellennia on the 3rd of April with bands like: Daydreamcycle, The Lubitels, The Weekends, Baloon Derby... also soft pillow kisses might play on the 12th of April at mayrics fronting for parokya ni edgar...

By the way, i lost my cell phone... i can be reached at 251-1535 from 9 to 11 in the morning or thru my new cell phone number 0921-2463182

thanks

allan


Thursday, April 01, 2004

help! attention: all buzz night bands

habang nasa boracay si allan at nagmoo-moonbathing sa beach kagabi, tinawagan namin siya ni Ayn sa cellphone all the way from cubao dahil lasing kami. pagkatapos niya kami kausapin, nakatulog siya habang nakikinig ng "an empty you" sa walkman niya. nagising na lang uli siya nung gitna ng next track "my silver chair" at hinanap ang cellphone niya. feeling naman niya, walang nagnakaw, pero di talaga niya mahanap. ayun. nilamon ng buhangin ang cellphone niya.

so he doesn't have anyone's numbers anymore. it's very important for him to get these numbers back so he can contact you all and, if you're a buzz night band, book you. if you have played in buzz night before, or are one of allan's friends or business associates, please email Allan (ashtrayboy@hotmail.com) your contact number/information ASAP. do it soon, kasi alam niyo namang lahat kung gaano siya ka OC at malamang mababaliw na siya in the next 24 hours kung di niya mabawi yun lahat. hehe.

thank you!