A New Dilemna: The Candy-Pillow-Double-Helix

Just when Soft Pillow Kisses just recently ended it's "Who's Gonna Play Guitar?" woes which has been going on for almost 2 months, Candyaudioline is now saddled with a new dilemna... It's "Who's Gonna Play Drums?" for us now after Kel, surprisingly and with out warning, texted me a few days ago that he's quitting his work at Backbeat and at the same time will be taking a break from playing in bands... According to him, he'll start training for work next Monday... he's decided on leaving because of stress which he says has been the cause for his being sick most of the time... he's decided to give the real world a try and will be preparing for his future...

Funny how things can turn out good or bad with just a snap of the finger or a twist of the head... sadly i can't compete with the dictates of the real world and since being in a band like mine which can't really offer anything that would translate to security, i've no choice but to bow down to situation and look towards a new horizon...

so far only Dennis knows of the situation and we both share the same sentiments which i'll just keep between him and me... i remember when Apple (current Pillow vox) was also facing the same situation (Stressful working situation and the pressures of getting thru culinary school and getting a job)... at least she told me way way before her plans of quitting the Job at Backbeat... i understood her situation since she wasn't making much at that time with the Artist assigned to her but still she tried hanging on until it was really impossible for her to give her time to Backbeat... at that time i thought that she was also giving up being Pillow's vocalist but she didn't...

i only wish that Kel could've done the same... specially with his work with Backbeat... he should've told me in advance his plans so that i would have been able to "gradually" inform the Band, to which he is assigned to, that he'll be leaving... Now almost everyone is a bit disappointed at him... the last time we texted, he told me that he'll text or inform everyone concerned of his decision to leave work but it seemed that he didn't, so when i told everyone concerned of his leaving work everyone was really surprised and took it in a slightly negative light... i guess, like me, they felt a bit betrayed since they've already accepted him like a really close friend whom they could place their trust on...

as for Candyaudioline, he told me that he's not quitting but he'll need time to establish himself at work... he said two months would do... honestly, i don't get it? but guess i just have to let fate decide on things... i just hope that in time, things would all be in a proper perspective and that the choices made and "will be made" would all be for the greater good of everyone concerned...

honestly, i'm really saddened and utterly disappointed... i didn't plan on wasting my precious time and throwing loads of hard earned money only to end up being at the bottom of the stairs again...

Something Really Stupid...

it's been like 2 weeks already since i started to look for an ipod earphone, the original one... i've gone to about 4 apple centers and all they can say is that it's been out of stock... last night i went to MOA in an attempt to get me one but all i got was disappointment... they were selling the earphones but it was a modified one... it had a buit-in microphone in it and cost about 200 pesos more than the original one... i asked the sales rep if there were anymore of the original earphones and he said that this was going to the the standard one (the one with the mic)since they were gearing up for upcoming features of the newer ipod models which will be coming out of the market soon... think about that that... they (Apple) weren't even concerned about those of us who owns an ipod classic... what use will that stupid built in mic be for my unit and for the many countless others who have the same model as i have... actually i've a rare one, it's a 160gb ipod...
i hope those guys at Apple get back to their senses and start thinking or even considering the countless others out there who owns the classic or even other ipod models which don't or won't ever have recording features with it...

B-B-Q and 70's Bistro...

long gone are those days when playing at 70's Bistro was like an excercise in testing your bands sonic limit in a reverse manner... it's like exploring the limits of how soft your band can play...

but for almost a year now, there's not much limit as to how loud you can play as long as the amps can keep up with your aural pace... it's a good thing really because you're not palying really loud even though you thinks you are which allows your audience to get a good listen to your stuff and appreciate you more...

with that taken into account, there's another great thing going for you once you get to play at 70's Bistro... the B-B-Q stands on both sides just outside the venue... last night i think me and my bandmates spent almost 450 bucks on them... the pork ang chicken isaws are really good, ang also the bite size hotdogs although it was supposed to be stuffed with cheese but last night's wasn't... still it was quite delicious... i think i had 4 or 5...

going back to last night's gig... i think we did well and on top of that, we played some songs which we seldom play... can't wait to play there again...

Ang Saya Ng Bandspotting...

as usual, i arrived late na since i was coming from another late event somewhere sa q.c. di ko tuloym inabot yung The Shocking Detail...

anyways, while on my way, dennis texted me about ecay's "nowhere-ness" so i tried calling her... after 11 attempts and with my patience running out, i decided na baka last nalang kami... when i got to Sazi's, wala pa talaga sya, naabutan ko pa yung Phantom Sizemore, ang pogi ng tunog nila... pati yung cover nila ng MBV pogi din...

akala ko kami na nung patapos na yung Phantom kaya lalu akong nainis kay Pimples kasi wala pa talaga sya... nung mag start na yung Weedisneys eh dumating ang bruha at nag sosorry kasi naiwan daw nya phone nya... Haay naku nga naman, naman naman...

anyways, okey naman yung set ng Disneys yun nga lang eh nawalan ako ng gana nung i cover nila yun Careless Whisper... Slumbook na dapat yung next since nasabihan na pala ni Dennis na last na kami pero sa sobrang pagod ko na eh nag pauna na ako ulit... sorry Slumboys!!!

Ayus naman ang set namin medyo bitin nga lang since we didn't play some of our long songs...

Slumbook came in next... as usual they were a treat to watch at dinig na rin kahit paano yung vox nila... pero there was something wrong with the guitars... as me and Joey of Phantom agreed na medyo nagbabaggaan ang mga notes nila... i got to talk with the boys after their set and hopefully ma-correst nila yun soon...

uwi na sana kami after pero ayaw pa ng iba so me, ecay, dens, maggs and rene went to Colassas... grabe, ang sarap talaga ng chiriso dun at pati na rin yung pansit... ang mura pa...

next time alam ko na kung saan pwede dalhin yung iba pag gusto kong makamura...

Bandspotting@Sazi's (Formerly Mayrics) Tomrrow, June 9...

Hello Everyone...

Candyaudioline will be playing tomorrow at Bandspotting@Sazi's... other bands in the line up are... The Satellites, The Shocking Detail, Slumbook and Phantomesizemore...

Show starts at around 10pm... See you there....