nothing much to lose

i always have this weird feeling that something not to my liking will happen to me any moment. it bothers me a lot because it has yet to happen although there are times when things do come up to me in a way that i see them as bad, it would always turn out in the end as sort or a blessing in disguise... or maybe a form of consolation. oh well, life goes on anyway so they say but that means my paranoia goes on with it as well. which isn't really a good thing for me based on the fact that because of this, my ways are a bit affected to a point wherein i can't really be myself most of the time... i've tried ignoring such thoughts but the more i ignore them the more they manifest in ways that really scares the hell out of me... for istance, i'm the type of person who enjoys loads of good times with friends and loved ones. the presence of people around me somewhat distracts me and takes away these horrible ideas and fears off my mind. but when i'm all by myself, these fears of mine creep up to me like a freezing chill on a hot summer day. when that happens i become stiff in everything. resulting in nothingness which turns out to be a terrible waste of precious oportunities and time. i become cynical to a point of not wanting to confront a certain situation or task at hand. this leads me to think and think and think not realizing that there are far more better things to do that can be productive and at the same time serve as therapy for me...

so there you go... this is my humble explanation for the unfulfilled promises that i had made to some of you.

hehehe...

sa wakas!!!

i sure am glad now that my pc's been fixed, akala ko 'ala nang pag-asa... tang-ina kasing mga virus yan eh... dapat ang mga nai-infect ng mga virus ay yung mga masasamang loob na nagiging dahilan kung bakit ang mga nababasa natin sa mga pahagan at napapanood sa tv ay nakakalungkot, nakakapanghinayang at higit sa lahat ay nakaka-inis...
case in point ko for example ay yang mga holdaper, kidnapper at rapist na nahuhuli or kung misan pa ay nakakalusot sa kamay ng batas. TANG-INA nila!!! gumagawa na nga sila ng masama eh d man lang nila makuhang mag-ayus ayos ng konti, (mag dress-up ika nga)... puro cla mukang jologs!!! ayan tuloy, lahat ng makita kong jologs ay muka tuloy masasamang loob... kawawa naman yung mga good jologs like me. yang mga abusadong pulis na yan na 'pag nahuli akala mo mga inosenteng ewan!!! pasalamat cla at hindi pa ako ang presidente ng pilipinas... dapat sa mga yan ay tinatapon sa isang isla na punung-puno ng mga makamandag na hayop. hmmm... ano pa ba... ah oo nga yang letseng kris aquino na yan!!! pagkalandi-landi (huwag tularan!!!) sana tubuan cya ng kwadradong etits sa nuo nya!!! speaking of etits!!! sana mawala na yang metro manila film fest na yan... wala namang kwenta ang pilikulang pilipino sa kasalukuyang panahon... panay basura!!! sisisihin pa ang spiderman sa mag kapalpakan nila!!! panuorin nyo nalang ang spiderman and get an idea on how to make a good comedy, drama and action situation in a film without the typical pinoy ka-OA-yan... last night me romel and popo got talking about re-runs of old local movies during the mid 80's in chanel 9, two action/fantasy movies got our attention because of it's great especial effects. the first one was "anak ng bulkan" 1963 yata eto, starring FPJ. it was the one with the giant bird flying over metro manila destroying buildings. it got revived not a long time ago. instead of getting improvements with regards to camera trickery, lalung lumala... ayoko na ikwento kasi baka lalu lang akong mainis... may isa pa nakalimutan ko yug title pero alam ko na lastikman ang hero dun at mga late-70's yata yun. kung mahanap nyo yun, compare it to vic sotto's version, maawa kayo kay vic... hay naku... tama na muna ito...
pagod na ako... wala naman mangyayari kasi nasa pinas nga tayo eh... kawawa naman tayong mga pilipino. kung d inaabuso eh nagpapagago naman... sana may totoong spiderman at sana taga-pilipinas sya... nakakabato kasi ang kasalukuyan, nag-uumapaw sa kabaduyan at kababawan. mas pinapaburan ang mali kaysa katuwiran... d bali, in the near future, we'll try to play as candyaudioline.

charles' boitday revisited

oo naman, naalala ko hehe. kaya lang tayong dalawa lang technically ang makakaalala dun ayn kasi si allan nasa mayric's tapos si ralph at roel wala. hm, ok lang siguro. baka masyadong incestuous kung nandun pa sila. iba yung satin ha. sisterly yun. ehehe... heh.

astig talaga yun. awuhwuh nga si kaye kasi dahil dun naospital siya. pero ang saya niya nun. kumanta ba naman ng j lo! buti nalang mali yung lyrics kaya intact pa ang reputation niya hahah. dapat magsama ulit tayong nymphetz tropa.

pagig ka, allan! si allan malapit na maayos ang pc niya so makakapost na siya ulit. yehey.

Remember the 'Dare or Dare'?

Guys, do you remember that unforgettable night last Chinese New Year (aka Charles' boitday party)? Ha ha. Who could ever forget the Spin the Bottle/Dare or Dare game? What was that line that I wrote in one of my entries before?

"Since that night, we never looked at each other the same way again..."

Firewerks

Drunk Indiekids

Ayn and JP

Ayn and Charles

(All photos courtesy of JP's phone)

I wasn't able to save all our pictures. The ones that I have here are the pics where I'm in. Hehe. Will try to find more pics where we're all present.

Anyway, I hope this is close enough to make you remember how unforgettable that night was :)

Selena's right when she said, "This was the height of our closeness as a band, I think." We all think that.

On Life Outside the Band

Obviously, the greatest obstacle to playing in a band such as Candyaudioline is living life. We do such different things that it's so difficult to match schedules and activities where everyone can have a good time and/or do what we love to do best: play. I'd like to examine how these circumstances came to be and hopefully, achieve some catharsis on this matter. I know that one of our greatest frustrations these days is that we can't get together and play… we don't really like talking about it because it seems all the more futile when we do.

Well, let's see. When this line-up was formed in summer of 2002, Ayn and I were still at school, Allan and Roel were already working at their current jobs (Backbeat Management), and Ralph was a skilled peon at some web design company in Makati. Obviously, Ayn and I had freer, more fixed schedules that were easy to match, even as we were finishing our respective theses. Allan and Roel had flexible schedules, though many a gig had to be cancelled due to the unpredictable nature of such a schedule (sudden gigs, etc.). Ralph was… I don't know. I guess he had less work then and I think he was starting to hate his job, which made it easier for him to nix a work night in favor of a gig hehehe. All these explain how easy it was for us then to play so many dates without having a real schedule for gigs like other bands did. Most of it was usually spur-of-the-moment; Allan would just text us all on the same date, "Uy, may tugtog tayo mamaya sa ____," and we'd all just show up. I think the only real roadblock back then to our availability as a band was when Ayn got pregnant, but even that was assuaged by a sub-bassist named Sonia and then later on by Ayn herself when she realized she wanted to keep playing in the band right until a few days before her due date. I remember that time that we were all scared she'd suddenly go into labor in the middle of "Wicked Glances" or something freaky like that.

Then, I graduated. But I was out of work for a long time. Ralph also quit his job. We were basically just raring to go play all the time because it got even easier to drop everything for a gig. We also started going out together more often. With our bosom buddies from Popular Days, we did everything together, from watching the latest movies to eating at our favorite Pares or Kebab places, to videoke at Nymphet'z and movie marathons/drinking sprees at Ayn's house. This was the height of our closeness as a band, I think. I eventually found work, but its flexibility enabled me to keep performing even with all the late nights. Then, Allan and I got together and bonding became even easier.

But then, Ralph found work at a more prestigious (but stingy) web company in Eastwood. That was the beginning of extended periods of rest for the band. His work became very demanding to the point that he disappeared for days at a time without answering our texts. I think I must have posted about 2 "Where's Ralphyyyyyy???" entries in the past 6 months hehehe. He was just swamped at work.

Meanwhile, so were Allan and Roel, with all the Backbeat gigs during Christmas and School Fair season. Schedules were becoming more difficult to match, and soon Ayn was having a problem, too, because she was preparing for graduation and for law school. This gave Allan time to concentrate on his other bands, Soft Pillow Kisses and Superminty. It was a good thing that we had at least finished our album recording by the first quarter of the year because things became even more desperate.

Ralph quit his job again and decided to make it as a freelance web designer. With the news of Charmaine's pregnancy, he needed to raise some money-- and fast!-- so he decided to concentrate on all his rackets for the benefit of his future child. Roel was also promoted to being a Parokya roadie; i.e., he had more gigs to go to and less time on his hands. Ayn was waiting for law school to start and she worriedly kept asking for us to take advantage of summer to play or practice because she knew how trapped she was going to be in law school come June. I, on the other hand, was still at my same humble job, frantically thinking on ways for the band to balance its time. So was Allan, but he found a way for us to take advantage of the last week of May by booking us over the weekend for several gigs. Yahoo.

Except that he suddenly had to be hospitalized for his leg. All those gigs were cancelled.

And here we are. Still waiting. The few times we get together are so precious. We can only do it two or three at a time, but each instance is a momentous event, like that time Allan and I stumbled upon Ayn at Rockwell. Or when Roel, Allan and I see each other at Backbeat events and talk about "the next gig".

Or yesterday, when Allan, Roel and I met Ralph and Charmaine at the Parokya DVD shoot in Makati. The two met me at Shopwise and relayed Allan's message to buy him a shirt (the one he was wearing was dirty from hauling props around). Charmaine really looks like a mother now with her extra weight. I hastily picked out a gray, triple XL Crispa shirt, knowing very well that Allan wouldn't fit in it, and watched Ralph and Charmaine paying for their baby stuff in the next checkout line. Later, at the studio, we sat around in monobloc chairs and someone commented on Charmaine's pregnancy. "Pare, kami na lang ni Selena ang walang anak sa banda!"

"Gumawa na kayo," Ralph said.

I suddenly remembered Ayn and Tristania so I texted Ayn about Ralph and Charmaine being at the shoot, if she wanted to have a reunion. Regretfully, she replied that it was too far and that she had an exam she had to study for the next day; she said she would try to make it up to us and that she was sorry we always had to adjust to her. I said she shouldn't mention it because we care about her and we admire the fact that she's working so hard. "Basta usually free ako pag Friday," she said, "Kung may balak kayo…"

This, I relayed to Allan and he said that he'd try to get us dates on Fridays. We all miss it, dammit. But this was certainly a spark of hope.

Later, while we were watching the shooting, Roel confided to me that he was excited to use the new cymbals and snare he had acquired recently. I think the enthusiasm in his voice was not in the least due to the alcohol that tainted his breath. I think playing in Candyaudioline again is on his mind a lot, too.

The fact is that there is no life outside the band for us. We may not be able to play as often as we could before, but the band itself figures largely in each of our lives, whether we like it or not. It's infused with our separate existences; it is the golden thread that binds the web designer, the road manager, the law student, the roadie and the editorial assistant.

Buzz Night last June 26, 2004

Allan and William picked me up at home at around 9:45 because I had to lug the keyboard around. We arrived at Mayric's at around 10 and found the first band, Irony, setting up. They played a good round of noisy tunes, Weedisneys-ish (which wasn't a surprise as both bands had similar roots in Fin) and loud and melodic. After three songs, they suddenly said their set was over, which prompted Allan to tell Charles to tell them they could play another one. This apparently caught them off guard and they debated for a few moments on a good song to play. They settled on one, sang it, then finished their set with another Thank You. They had to leave soon after because they had another gig to go to somewhere else. I think they were happy they got to play at Buzz Night again.

The Manyaks were at Mayric's before the gig started, but they weren't going to play as Popular Days because Eric supposedly couldn't make it and Ian didn't show up. Eric was at work where he was just going to start his nightshift. Charles told us he was thinking of cutting work because a certain band was going to play (ahem), but he convinced Eric to go or he'd face the consequence of losing his job.

Lara came in holding a bunch of pink, peach and yellow daisies, which she picked from a wedding to which she had gone. She put them in our hair, the guys' lapels and we dumped the rest in a used glass to grace our table headquarters with their prettiness.

Blue Stellar then took the stage with one less member. Who should step through the doors of Mayric's but one Ericho Lucas, flushed from a dash from the office? Shouts of disbelief greeted his "they suddenly called off work tonight" speech.

The Blue Stellar vocalist had to play the bass while singing. For some reason, this did not diminish their appeal but increased it. I admit that I'm not exactly the best believer-slash-practitioner of the soft and laid back school of indie singing (oh, man, I sound like Boy Abunda in "Star Circle Quest"… eew) because, well, my voice is naturally big and also, my formative years were spent listening to your run-of-the-mill rock songs, where emotional wailing is the way to go… however, this subdued singing really fit their type of music better than the way she used to sing before. Lara, daisy tucked behind her ear, large dark glasses and serene smile on her face, commented, "Ok sila ah." Allan said the band improved since last Buzz Night. I agreed, but there were some songs where the off-key guitars jarred my senses. At first, it seemed like it was out of tune, but then Allan thought that it must have been intentional like the weird chords that he sometimes does. Hmmm… I think it didn't work on some songs though, but I'll let everyone else be the judge of that.

Next, a new band, Kneel On Nails performed. They had told Allan that their music was emocore/post-melodic, and when I first heard that, I asked Allan what it sounded like. He said it would sound something like Ronald Schlander's band (I still had no idea). So he booked them. Anyway, they came on. I thought they were ok, but I raised a brow when I heard them roaring. "Hindi, ok lang yan. At least iba yung pagka-emo nila." Well, after their set, he asked if they wanted to front for a Backbeat event, so one good thing came out of that.

Then, Superminty performed. We played the staples well, but decided to insert "Little Nothings" into our set, even if we weren't sure we'd gotten it already. Thankfully, we played that very well, too :) I was especially proud of myself because I had been having a hard time practicing the keyboards for that song and during the performance I managed to get by without one mistake.

Sunset Drive then performed their comeback to Buzz Night. It was great to see these guys again because their sets are always so tight and they sound really good. Hopefully, they'll grace Buzz Nights to come. They were so good that night that there's nothing more I can say.

An old Buzz Night band, Easy Mercy (sorry, spell check… I remember reading a different spelling on the Mayric's white board) performed next their 60's music. The Beatle-esque harmonies were refreshing and their little stops and starts endeared them to the audience. It's interesting how a low-fi set-up can still tweak our pleasure knobs every now and then… I had gotten so used to waves of hypnotic guitars in the past months.

Finally, Soft Pillow Kisses ended the night with a 6-song set. I had to sub for Luie because she couldn't make it. I got to sing "It Will Never Last (Forever)"-- I begged them to let me-- and it was the highlight of my short stint as SPK vocalist, even if I flubbed some high parts hehehe. Lara and I sang the last song, "Bathing in the Sun", together and I think we blew everyone's minds with that. And that's how the night ended: brains leaking out of people's ears, people whose last thoughts before the ecstasy of death were, "Oh, maaaaaaannnn, this is gooooooood…"

I thought the floor was a little stickier to the soles of our shoes that night.

Previously Unreleased

Like the new photos? Found them in my e-mail archives. Courtesy of (who else) the soon-to-be-daddy Ralphyyyyy. ;)

Here's one more:



See you all real soon!

Buzz Night Tomorrow

9pm, Mayric's featuring:

soft pillow kisses
superminty
irony
sunset drive
kneel on nails
blue stellar
and more…

tickets at P100 each

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I was supposed to write something about being in a band with such diverse members with diverse obligations, but I forgot what I was supposed to say, hehehe. I think I'll talk about it some other time.

good news

our album problems may soon be solved. the outlook looks very promising (haha, i sound like that weight machine that spits out hack fortunes). more will be revealed in time...

yipee! :)

Soft Pillow Kisses last night at 70's Bistro

SPK had a wonderful set last night fronting for Parokya at 70's Bistro. They started at 10:30 pm (late for 70's Bistro... the manager was fretting madly) with the long-missed song "vodka ice #3" which made me cry. other songs were "stay here for a while", "i was right" and "bathing in the sun". a very short but very sweeeeeeeeeeet set.

we weren't able to eat out as usual because lara and i had to go home early, but it was great seeing everyone again. you know, it's great how pillow can sing their old songs impromptu, even without practice. it reminds us why we admired this band in the first place. we should try doing that when we play together again :) look how stupendous we were last buzz night with "broken to pieces" even with some minor flubs hehehe. we shouldn't be afraid of little slipups like that because they make us all the more human and, therefore, adorable ;)

anyway, wonderful set. i'm sure it left a lot of people sighing in their seats last night.

Allan's phone is gone again

to all those attempting to contact allan montero for business or pleasure:

allan's phone was snatched in baguio. it's gone. standby for an update on his new number.

Blab Awards hehe

grabe astig talaga. ngayon alam natin na si ralph pala yung nagnominate satin hehe. kaibigan pala niya yung may-ari ng awards... eh di you can put in a good name for our blog, ralph!!! :D

ayn, 2 out of 3 criteria not met? i guess that disqualifies us hehehe ;)grabe kakaiba talaga tayong magkabanda...

kulang na lang, tugtog tsaka album :)

pleasant impromptu meeting

Last night, to celebrate our *ehem* monthsary, Allan and I decided to go malling somewhere else for a change hehehe. Ahwuhwuh nuhmun-- monthsary na nga lang, sa mall pa pumunta! We decided to go to Power Plant instead of our usual SM fetish. On the Santolan Overpass, we suddenly realized that we should have gone to Klub 102 because then we could have had good sounds and reminisced the early days of our relationship when we used to go to the Makati incarnation of the new wave club; plus, the new one in Quezon City is nearer. But then, we decided that going back to Klub 102 meant that we'd stay up really late, when Allan had planned to be home early to fix some domestic problems of his.

We entered the mall at around 9 and were dismayed to find that it was about to close, too. We decided to eat at Dulcinea after roaming the basement and we had an iffy dinner of salad, baked lasagna, a ham and cheese sandwich and fries, and lots of churros. We started feeling really queasy with our full stomachs and dissatisfied palates, and the trash guy at the restaurant was making loud comments about Salbakuta and Vendetta, obviously aiming them at us. Allan kept mumbling under his breath, "Nakakaawa ka lang, eh… nakakaawa ka lang, eh…" and managed to control his murderous urges. It really was offensive because we were customers at the restaurant (a very reputable one at that) and the guy wasn't making much of an effort to joke discreetly. Oh well, another day in the life of Allan Montero. Blood on knuckles isn't good for holding hands.

Allan remembered Ayn because we were in Rockwell and I had casually mentioned her name--- he texted her, "Nasa Rockwell kami at naalala ka namin kasi namimiss ka na namin." To our surprise she called us and said she was still in Rockwell at that hour; her classes for that week were from 6 to 9. What luck! We decided to meet her outside and, since she hadn't had dinner yet, accompany her while she ate. We settled down at Gram's Diner and Ayn told us about her first experiences in law school. I was very intimidated by the people she seemed to be exposed to; I decided that I could never fit in an environment like that myself. Allan also talked about his misadventures with some of the Backbeat Bands from long before… I think it started from a discussion about that shroom segment on Jessica Soho Reports. We kept laughing there in the drizzle of rain and enjoyed each other's company.

Finally, it was time to go because Allan had to get home and Ayn had to, well, study! Her parents had brought Trista with them, but she was so deep in her oily sleep that no matter how much we pinched or poked her, she wouldn't wake. It was really great meeting up like that, so serendipitous, and we're hoping that we'd get to have Ayn play again with us soon.

Nominate Ralphot!!

Guys, nominate Ralph's personal website!!!!! Siguradong panalo!!!! His site/blog will kick the asses of all those other nominees (including ours) all the way to Zimbabwe.

(pero baka naman over-qualified).

Obiter Dictum...

I read this from the Blog Awards website, re: rules.

2. Your blog site should not focus on pure adult materials, illegal stuff and pure hate related content.

(1) Adult materials - Nymphets (though we weren't that detailed)
(2) Illegal stuff - Hmmm... uh... hmmm... nah, we're all clean ;)
(3) Pure hate related content--

--Dudes, we had it "saved."

*wink wink*

Ooops! Silly me. I never learn, do I?

Ha ha :)

Oh yeah, that was for "entertainment" purposes only I reckon.

we've been nominated

this will sound really really funny but--- our blog has been nominated in the Philippine Blog Awards 2004. haha! i came across it accidentally while i was surfing.

but to whoever nominated us, thanks :) what were you thinking? did you perhaps think that the content alone qualified us for the award? but, hey, we're truly honored... it was just so funny to stumble on the info like that.

a postscript to the superminty news last entry: 2 people thought we played very well. one guy, who was drunk, said, "put*ngina, ang galing niyo, pare," over and over again. and he said he wanted to clap but he felt too shy because no one else was hahaha. and another girl asked if we were soft pillow kisses but allan said we were a different band and she said, "you guys are great!"

:D

long drawn out silence

yep, here we are, lying low. can't help it. a lot of obstacles have come our way in terms of time and money, but at least the desire is still there. i heard roel suggested a practice the other night. if only we could.

about the album, don't worry. when allan finally gets up the nerve, he's going to submit it somewhere. at least it's finished, save for the mastering. kaya yan.

last night, superminty (a band i have also missed) played to front for parokya at mayric's with popular days and it was really great to see everyone again. :) allan tells me that buzz night is on the 26th.

see you around...

nakakamiss yung wee-wee breaks...

thank god allan is out of the hospital and on his way to a healthier life. he got much needed rest and solid advice from the doctor to lose weight. would you believe, though, that his blood pressure, his blood sugar and cholesterol levels are all normal??? what a miracle! and also, what a relief... hope they'd stay that way. guess we have to lessen our cravings for chicharon bulaklak during gigs...

i'll miss playing house though :D and the staff at udmc were nice.

wish we could play before school for Ayn starts. miss you guys!

back from the HOSPITAL

at last i'm home. after nearly a week being hospitalized sa U.D.M.C., it sure is nice to be in the comfort of my own house. i will surely miss that place, the nice but oh so expensive doctors, the great food, the kind nurses and hospital aides, the needles the did both hands of mine, the firehose like power of the showers, the smell of clorine every mid-morning during room cleaning that that somewhat took away the smell of cigarettes that i had every early-morning in anticipation of that dreaded anti-biotic injection that i have to take every 3 0'clock in the morning (sure can't forget those shots, as if my arm would busrt in pain)... also the nightly DVD marathon that me and my girlfriend, Selena have just to woe away the loneliness of not having too many friends visit us every now and then. also me and Selena's mid-afternoon sound-tripping sessions...

i would like to thank those who gave me a visit during my stay there... syempre salamat kina eric, charles at jannpol ng popular days. pero duda ako kung ako nga yung binisita nila o nagpa-cute lang ang mga walang-hiya sa mga nurse doon sa nurse station. si ayn din with her mom and dad, si lara na nung araw na iyon ay nagpagkamalan kong si sadako nung maalimpungatan ako. si anne backbeat sa pag hatid ng pera na pinahiram sa akin ni richard na pandagdag ko sa hospital bills. kay richard tan for being understanding at sa pagpapahiharam ng pera. sa kabanda komng si roel na nung araw na ma-admit ako eh naging isang ganap na ama. buti ka pa pare concerned ka sa akin d tulad ng ibang mga dati kong kabanda... kay popo ng m88 sa paghahanap sa akin at nagsabing dadalaw daw... kay francis archaster for texting, kay pancho soul connection sa pangungulit, kay kaye(piyas)na nakadaldalan ko sa phone nug mag-isa lang ako sa room, kay joey ex-candyaudioline na nagpasabing daan daw. kay william-minty na d nauubusan ng palusot pag tinatamad umalis ng bahay at kay noel colina... sa mama ko na humabol pa kanina para tulungan akong ayusin yung hospital bills ko... at syempre kay selena na from E.R. last week, wednesday evening hanggang kanina ay syang tumayong tagapag-alaga ko... swerte ko talaga...

sorry nga pala sa tether kasi d ko sila na-inform na d ko itututloy yung gig last thursday. bawi ako sa inyo next time... dami ko sana gusto i kwento pero next time nalang... okey

cancelled gigs

last thursday and friday were cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, which we will reveal in time. sorry.

the wonders of "hello"

this is so cool. i'm using this program to post my pics directly to the blog. just testing...


candyaudioline at mayric's 

Upcoming Gig on Thursday, May 27

On Thursday, Candyaudioline will be playing at Mayric’s with Popular Days and other bands. See you there.

Also, Superminty will be playing on Friday, May 28 at Eastwood.

This Is How It Feels...

last night was one of the most memorable BUZZ NIGHTS i ever had. a few hours before gig time, two bands backed-out giving me the idea that it would again turn out to be another "allan montero night" because three of the bands that were to perform was fronted by me - eventhough two of which are girl fronted. it worried me a bit because some of my detractors might show up and laugh at the idea of me going up the stage three times commiting the grave sin of over-kill, over-exposure and of course being over-weight. fuck them all to hell and beyond. i really feel sorry for these people. palibhasa d nyo kaya yung nagawa, ginagawa at magagawa ko. before you criticize me for doing the things i do with regards to buzz nights or any other gig for that matter, look at yourself and ask if you can do even just 10% of what i can do. mga chong wala pa kayo sa kalingkingan ko. its a good thing that none of these shitheads showed up last night.

going back to what happened last night, the gig started out late dew to the rain. i was expecting a really heavy turn-out based on text messages i received, most of which were anonymous texters but maybe most of them might've thought that españa was already flooded. still the turn-out was quite good. new faces galore!!!

5 minutes to 11 and the first band to play was superminty. a band which i front. based on the response from the crowd - none of whom were our friends, and the way we felt on stage, i can say the we played very well. i saw some people on the brink of dancing during our set. who could ever argue, when a band plays 5 yet-to-be-heard originals with which at its early state can already be called "classics". next to go up stage was a new band called blue stellar. so new that it was obviuos that this band don't have the slightest idea of what to sound like. their first song did hint of an almost decent indiepop tune that could've sent spring boutique to do an early re-union gig just to re-establinsh themselves at the forefront of that tired genre. after that song, it was all downhill for them. i like the keyboardist, i hope i could get her to play for one of my bands. hehehe. the singer on the other hand should try to capture the proper voice that would fit whatever genre they would later decide to push through with. some of my friends commented that she's like a singer of a showband when she moves on stage, to me okey lang kasi bagay naman at hindi overdone. the guitarist on the otherhand shows a lot of promise if they were to choose the indie genre but there are times that he'd dish out cliche' stuff. the drummer and the bassist compliment each other quite well. candyaudioline (another one of my bands) followed... do i need to say more... okey, as usual another great set for us. what made this set far more better was the fact that we were complete again and we did two songs which we haven't played for quite a long time now. we even gave in to a request from a foreigner who wanted to know what my bloody valentine sound like because he liked the "city girl" song by kevin shields off that "lost in translation" movie. we were all in high spirits that night that we forgot to talk about ayn's future with candyaudioline. how i'd wish she could've chosen another course that would still allow her ample time to be in a band. tether followed they played a great set. very tight indeed. the songs grow on you. every member save for the singer is an ace. the twin guitar attack reminded me of an early 90's shoegaze band called curve and sometimes helmet. heavy talaga pero it doesn't rock in a rock and roll way. think of yatsura or beatnik filmstars na mas accessible tapos girl yung singer. the bassist and the drummer is as tight as it can get. yung drummer punung-puno ng attitude pag pumapalo. wala ginagaya. the vocalist is quite a good singer but she has to step up to her bandmates' growing desire for volume. sabi ng girlfriend ko "paganda sya ng paganda yung singer ng tether" ang sabi ko naman "oonga eg. pati na rin yung tugtugan nila. that's tether for you, habang tumatagal, paganda ng paganda... Buzz Night poster boys, and self proclaimed maniacs popular days followed next. jaw-dropping-awesome was the best way to describe their set... they were so relaxed that night that they seemed to take control of the whole venue. even the waiters were put to a standstill. special mention goes to bogsy who has really improved on his drumming skills. all of their songs came out splendid thanks to his steadiness. popular days has already found their own sound, sings with their own voice, uses their own beats. the only thing that they've yet to achieve is to get the respect from their own scene. sadly, this is a scene dominated by people who admire bands which sounds-like other foreign bands they admire... yuck!!! tapos galit pa sila sa mga showbands, ang kakapal talaga ng mukha!!! soft pillow kisses - another band of mine - came next. the crowd was about to leave while we were setting up. good thing that it rained hard that time so they had no choice but to stay and go through our set. to my surprise, we did give them the best set of the night... on stage it was like magic. everything was falling into its proper places. it was like year 2001 again but this time it was far better. the guitars glided like swans over a shallow lake, the bass was like a happy unicorn bouncing up and down everywhere, the drums was like a heart beating frantically at the thought of a new found love for the same sex... i even dedicated the last song to all the people who stayed who stayed during our entire set... after several months of questiong myself as to the real condition of ths band, i can truly say that soft pillow kisses is back!!! the last band to play was weedisneys. inspite of my being exhausted already i was able to notice that they weren't really up to it. but still they carried on, one member was absent which somehow compromised their sound. still i admire them for being there no matter what. hindi sila namimili ng situation. theyr'e willing to play kahit wala nang tao or kahit sobrang aga pa... that's a band who truly deserves respect...

so why was it memorable then? maybe because it truly was an "all montero night" after all...

Buzz Night last night

That was my best BuzzNite gig. Thanks, bandmates!

UDMC episode errata and appendix

Errata

Hoy excuse me ha… hindi accurate yung pagportray mo sakin sa isang scene diyan! I wasn’t asking you to be admitted so I could manyak you. I was actually hinting at manyakan to convince you to stay at the hospital so you could get the proper medical attention! It was a tool, nothing more. Hehehe.

Appendix

Allan forgot to talk about one scene there, but I guess only I could properly portray it because I saw everything.

Allan was still talking to the doctor with bigote about the consequences of foregoing confinement when the nurse came in to give him his anti-tetanus shots. He gave Allan the one for the left arm, which immediately stopped Allan in mid-sentence. He slapped his hand to his face and muttered a withering, “Oooowwooww aray…”

That shot obviously left him weakened, but he still tried to talk to the doctor. Unfortunately, it was such a curious thing to see him wilting at the needle’s mercy that the doctor and I couldn’t help but fall silent and watch just as the nurse jabbed it into Allan’s right arm. All Allan’s attempts to distract himself were for naught and he felt the pain. He heaved big, whimpering sighs.

The nurse rubbed Allan’s arm. “Masakit ba? Hindi naman eh.” He left. The scene instantly reminded me of patronizing pediatricians of early childhood.

The big ones fall the hardest, don’t they? ;) Needless to say, against mine and the doctors’ wishes, Allan chose to take his antibiotics orally.

Ahwuhwuh nuhmaahhhn!

UDMC or Buzz Night?

It’s been a long time since I’ve rushed myself to a hospital. Last night, I had to because of my swollen leg which we later found out was cellulitis. Upon entering the ER of UDMC, we were a bit surprised to find out how cool, accommodating and GAY the staff of UDMC was. To the point that the only nervous people inside the room were a half me and Selena. Grabe kami lang ata yung tao dun. I’m going to put down a number of memorable conversations that me, Selena and the doctors had.

Me: Doc, delikado ba ang lagay ko?
Doc With Bigote: (Taas ng kilay sabay ngiwi ala Tito Sotto) …

*

Selena: Allan, magpa-injection ka na para mas mabilis yung epekto ng gamut!
Me: (terrified sabay tingin sa doctor) Doc, saan niyo ba ako tuturukan?
Doc In Yellow shirt na kamukha ng isang member ng Side A: (papikitpikit ng mata with a very gay smile) Eh di saan pa, eh di sa puwet! Kasi left and right arm na yung anti tetanus mo eh wala ka nang ibang pagtuturukan pa.

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Me: Doc, ano ba yung mga di ko pupuwedeng kainin?
DIY: Kailangan mo pa bang kumain?

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Me: Doc, may TV ba sa mga kuwarto in case magpapa admit ako?
DIY: Meron, pero di siya flat screeeen.

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Selena: (mangiyakngiyak) Allan, pa-admit ka na! Pramis, sasamahan kita (sabay ngiti na parang may ibig sabihin)
Me: (hirap na hirap ang damdamin) SeLEEHNaaah! Mahirap yun. Nakadextrose ako.
Selena: Kaya yan.

*

Me: Doc, ok lang naman po siguro kung di ako magpapa admit ngayon, diba?
DWB: (pilantik ng kamay, sabay irap ng mata from right to left at mataray na sinabing) Aba, bahala ka, basta pumirma ka ng waiver.
Selena: (concerned) Oo, Allan, kailangan pa ng waiver. Paadmit ka na para wala na, baka kung ano mangyari sayo!
Me: (naiiyak sa takot) Eh dati pa naman ako Waver eh! (sabay Bagets dance gesture)


In all honesty, I really wanted to be admitted to the hospital because I was alarmed as to what I was feeling last night: slight fever, swollen leg, painful area on the leg which was very annoying and scary. If it were not for the Buzz Night gig the next day which might be one of the last two gigs of one candymember and that Subic gig for Kamikazee on Sunday. Another reason why I opted not to go was because of the expenses I might incur. The medicine I bought last night would have enabled me to buy a car (joke). Kidding aside, I really wanted to be at Buzz Night today because I will be playing in 3 bands, bands which have not been playing quite seriously for the past few months because of the availability of the members. I’m looking forward to see old friends and meet new friends tonight. I’m also thinking of inviting the doctors tonight, but I know they’re busy giving their brand of caring A1 sevrice and gay humor to our sick brothers and sisters in that little area of Rotonda in Quezon City. Godspeed to them. Bless their souls. If all the doctors in the world were like them, all the patients would find easy cure for their sickness and all the hospitals in the world would be colored pink. I would like to commend the Doctor in Yellow for being so kind and funny. I don’t know if it was intentional but just the same I found it very relaxing and it helped me think positively about my health. Also I would like to thank the Doc na may Bigote for being so malakas ang dating and sincere (facial expressions pa lang, alam mo nang nanganganib na ang buhay mo!).

BUZZ NIGHT TOMORROW

hi. buzz night is tomorrow and i'm excited to be seeing my candymates again.

i'm afraid that it might be one of the last gigs in a long time for one of us, though. sigh. then again, that fact is not to be despaired of when the reason is sacrifice for a noble cause. i just wish things were different.

Buzz Night on the 22nd of May, Saturday @ Mayrics!!!

here are the bands who will definitely play at this months Buzz Night!!!

tether
popular days
soft pillow kisses
five leaves left
superminty
blue stellar
candyaudioline
tenderpiss

see you at mayrics. show starts at 9:30pm, rain or no rain. entrance is only PhP100.00

new look

hi, candymates!

so you guys weren't expecting this... i changed the blog template because i'm a little tired of the old look. i wanted something pink, but i was afraid you guys would object, so here it is... blue and cool on the eyes.

ok, ok... it may be a little ordinary, but hey--- it's a TEMPLATE, isn't it? ;D anyway, the cool thing about this blog is that it may look ordinary, but the content is out of this world! we make it that way.

so post away, my friends.

p.s.

di na daw tuloy yung june 12 kasi may ibang gig na linagay on that date. shucks!

quite successful in between days gig at freedom bar

first of all, i would like thank God for an answered prayer...

to all those who were there, the bands, the paying crowd and the management and staff of freedom bar, thanks... ang mahal nga lang ng ice tea... and to the sound system that provided the extra cymbals and amps(kahit bumigay pa yung bass amp - trace elliot pa naman , salamat din sana huwag nyo na ako pagbayarin... hehehe...

it was quite a successful gig that yours truly organized (with the help of my better-half/bandmate Selena and my bandmate and soon to be lawyer Ayn) last night at freedom bar. half of the line-up were already in the venue by 9:30pm which made it easy for me to decide on who plays first, second and so on. also there were walk-ins (paying crowds) which i did not really expect because of the very short preparation and very chaotic situations and events that transpired leading to the culmination of the said gig...

first band to play was 5leavesleft, they played some tagalog songs that i found quite likable (tumatanda na talaga ako). their music reminds me of a loose "Catholic Education" era teenage fanclub meets dinosaur jr w/o the masturbatory guitar excess... second band to play was bagetsafonik. me and selena saw a poster of them outside calling their sound "GJ" which means groovy jologs. d naman... listening to them outside (i was also the gatekeeper that night) reminded me of radial spangle and mercury rev. they played a great set last night marred only by the cajon sound which i found quite manipis (sorry i wasn't to help you guys out with the sound, alam nyo naman, gatekeeper? next time i will.) one band to watch out for... next band was ehem candyaudioline. as usual ang lupit nila este namin. to those who weren't able to witness the awesome power of this band live eh sorry nalang kayo. you don't know what you're missing pero d pa naman huli ang lahat... tenderpiss followed which disappointed me a bit because they didn't turn out as what Ayn described them to be. although they have good tunes that need to be polished a bit more and maybe they just have to learn when turn the volume down... weedisneys followed next because they made singit using vice mayorial tactics to scare the band who was suppose to play next to tenderpiss. armed with expensive bandware, a very beautiful "weekehnwacker" guitar and a brand new haircut, vice mayor and company dished out walls of oceanic guitar noise accompanied by throbbing basslines and a steady beat. for a second there i was reminded of sonnet58 but when the singing started i finally came back to my senses. great songs the longer the sweeter it gets. save for one snappy song that they did which i also liked a bit its just that i couldn't hear the vocal melody of the song... last band to play was tether (one of my current fave band) really great songs especially the last two songs. they've really improved a lot. another band to set your eyes and ears on...

there you go... a little info on what transpired last night... see you next time if there will still be a next time... by the way, BUZZ NIGHT will be on the 22nd of may...

Happy Birthday, Ralph!

Happy Birthday to our super excellent guitarist Ralph Romero :) Today is his birthday but he chose to celebrate it last Friday to catch the last few hours before the liquor ban began (due to the presidential elections). Incidentally, former candyaudioline vocalist Mitch Dulce also chose to celebrate her birthday in advance that night--- Happy Birthday, Kumareng Mitch.

Unfortunately, Ayn was in Tarlac for a Matilda gig. Allan and I arrived promptly at Ralph's at 8 pm. Ralph asked us if Roel was coming and we looked at each other and said, oops. We thought Ralph had already informed him and Ralph said that he had assumed we'd disseminate the info. Oh well, so I texted Roel around five times that night asking him to come over to Ralph's, but I guess he didn't get the message as he failed to drop by. That was such a pity because Ralph had a whole lechon and tons of other food ready for the consumption of candyaudioKAIN and its glutton friends.

Menu:
Lechon
Inihaw na Panga (tuna)
Pancit Bihon
Lumpiang Shanghai
Fruit Salad
Fresh Fruits (mango, atis, durian)
Cake
Durian Ice Cream

I honestly think I'm missing something--- that was how much food there was. It was made through the combined efforts of Charmaine and their neighbors. There were drinks, too--- lots of soda and beer. Allan and I were the only band friends to grace the celebration, plus Gab… the rest of them were Ralph's and Charmaine's officemates and colleagues. We were sure that if Ayn, Roel and Charles had only come, they'd have a great time, too. As it was, Allan and I just had a good, long talk with Ralph (the first in a really long time) and caught up with his new lifestyle. First of all, we told Ralph how his non-reply to all our text messages about gigs was contributing to Allan's risks for heart failure. He promised that he'd reply, even if very late (he's been asleep at odd hours due to his newfound work freedom so he keeps missing our messages). We talked about Allan's plans for our album (see, it's in the works :D) and also what's been happening to us these days with Charles sessioning for us. He told us about his work and his plans with Charmaine concerning their upcoming union and the birth of their baby. Ralph still looks tired, but definitely much happier.

Gab arrived and we talked some more, then Ralph showed us the website he was working on for Gab and his wife's wedding last December. What can I say? It's another kickass site. It's still under construction, though.

While we were surfing, Allan fell asleep on Ralph's bed. He seemed really tired. Ralph and Gab went downstairs already, but I could only wake Allan up half an hour after that. Gab had already left. Buti nga nagising pa siya eh. Ralph let us watch in his living room a DVD of "Couplings" (a British "Sex and the City", but funnier) which Allan had borrowed. After that, we sat around the food table with Charmaine, Ralph and their neighbors to chat. It was tempting to get more food, but we were both too full by that time. In the end, they had to chop up the lechon to give away to the remaining guests (each one got to take home about 2 pounds!). We opted instead to take home some durian and frozen panga. Mmmm. Ralph brought us to the gate, where something slightly disturbing happened, what with elections coming around the bend. A group of young boys were running in the streets chased by a car. Some of them hid; one of them supposedly ran into Ralph's compound to hide. The car had driven past without finding them. It was all so frantic and we had no idea what was the cause behind it. After a while, the other boys came to retrieve the lost one, saying, "Wala na sila. Labas ka na!" and they all disappeared. The incident made me jittery the rest of the way home.

Tomorrow night, we'll be having a gig at Freedom Bar. Ralph will be playing. Yay :) A great reunion.

for somebody's information...

for JEF JACOB:

i was in contact with wally of balloon derby (re in between days gig) through pancho dahil nawala ko ang number ni wally. and according to pancho (coming from wally), mukhang makakatugtog naman daw sila dapat sa 12. kanina ko lang nalaman na mukha palang malabo.

sana iwasan mo nalang ang pagdakdak dyan at iritang iritang irita na talaga ako sayo. kung pwede wag ka na makialam pa. hindi naman ikaw ang kontak ko sa balloon derby.

for WALLY:

kindly contact me through 0921 2463182. hindi na kayo makakasama sa wed kung sakali biglang pwede uli kayo kasi may changes.

for others who are interested:

the in between days gig on the 12th won't be an indie affair. so far, there are only five bands na sigurado for the night's line-up...

candyaudioline
tether
tenderpiss
weedisney
bagetsafonik

In Between Days @ Freedom Bar May 12,2004

in between days @ freedom bar

featuring

bagetsafonik
candyaudioline
tether
carnival park
balloon derby
weedisneys
tenderpiss
and many more...

may 12, wednesday 9:30 pm entrance is a hundred bucks

possible june 12 thing sa baguio

oi candymates! allan said last night that he could bring us along to baguio for a june 12 gig there. malamang overnight yun so you guys might have to give up your 13th. pwede ba kayo??? ako, I'LL MAKE TIME FOR THIS. hehehe.

sana makapunta kayo. we can talk it over this friday. ang concern namin syemps kung pwede si ayn (because she might be in grad school by then) at si ralph (if he can take timeout from raket). please! punta tayo! pasyal tayo tapos ukay tapos boating hehehehe :D

kagabi nasa pier one kami nina charles at allan tapos nandun si mike weedisneys at si along sonnet lviii (bouncer).

june 12 ha!

a tribute to milenyo

I remember the first time I saw him was when Ayn and I brought Allan to his house. He told us to wait so that he could show Milenyo to us. He brought Milenyo out on a leash and the dog was sniffing all over and jumping excitedly. When Allan brought him to the door of Ayn's van, he almost jumped inside and I was so nervous. Ayn was all, "Awww, doggie, doggie!" and I was, "Ay, cute nga siya--- get him away from me." Allan was so proud of his dog. He laughed at the fact that I was afraid of him. "Ang bait-bait nga niya, eh!"

Sometimes, habang nagtetelebabad kami dati ni Allan, kinukwentuhan niya ako tungkol kay Milenyo, but I wasn't really interested because I didn't care much for dogs (since I knew they didn't care much for ME, either!). Once, while Allan and I were talking, he suddenly started shouting in disgust.

"Ano??? Bakit?? Ano'ng nangyari??"

"YAAAAAAAAK!!! N***b***n si Milenyo sa braso kohhh!!!!! AAAAHHH!!!"

I laughed so hard, but for the life of me, I could not fathom how something like that could happen. I couldn't picture it in my mind. Then again, who would want to?

Allan used to tell me that Milenyo liked to kiss him while he was sleeping. I thought it was something like you see on TV where owners give their pets pecks on their noses. He said it was much worse than that. I didn't really believe him.

I finally got to meet Milenyo one-on-one, face-to-face last October when I went to Allan's house to view his downloaded videos. I talked about that in one blog entry. He barked and barked at me through the screen, perched on the sofa like a weird cat and I clung to Allan's shirt and whispered over and over through clenched teeth, "Don't let him jump on me, don't let him jump on me." I kept remembering how frisky he was that first time in Ayn's van. But after an eager sniffing, he deemed me harmless enough to calm down, so I was finally able to relax. Later, he put his head on me knee and looked up at me with doe eyes so that I just had to say, "Awww," and pet him. He seemed to like me.

When Allan and I got together, and I started to go to his house more often, Milenyo would always greet me the same way. At first, I was still nervous, but then I realized that he was just excited that Allan was home and that he had brought his pretty visitor (hehe, joke lang ;) with him. Once, I was watching TV while Allan was catching some much needed sleep on the sofa, snoring away, when the strangest thing happened. Milenyo went up to him and started licking Allan's lips. Eeew, I know. I thought the same thing. But I figured, "Hey, they probably have this special kind of relationship," so I didn't mind it much. Then, I noticed that Milenyo's tongue was practically inside Allan's mouth. Oh gawd. Yes, I know, I know. Uggghhhh! And to think those are the lips I kiss (that in itself is something not many people like to imagine, either, hahaha). EEEwwwwrrgGGHHH!

At first, I would swat Milenyo away with a "No, Milenyo!" but in 3 seconds, he'd be back at Allan's lips, licking away lovingly. I tried waking up Allan, too, but that's even more of a Herculean effort. In time, everything seemed so futile that I just let the two lovebirds be. Allan would wake up bugnot and I'd say, "Milenyo kissed you, you know."

"Talaga?? Ba't hindi mo siya pinigilan?? Yaak!"

"Hello! Ang hirap kaya! I even tried waking you up, but that didn't work, either."

He'd slump dejectedly in his seat and say, "Napanaginipan ko pa naman na kini-kiss kita. Hay naku!!" We would discuss from time to time whether Milenyo was gay or not. Such was that admirable canine's devotion to his master.

Allan told me once about the time that Milenyo actually followed Mrs. Montero out up to the LRT station. She was in a dilemma because, on one hand, she had to leave immediately, and on the other, she couldn't leave him there. Fortunately, Joey (candyaudioline circa '98) just stepped off the LRT and was on his way home. She begged him to bring Milenyo back to their house. So Joey had no choice but to hoist him up onto his shoulders and carry him like a goat all the way back to Allan's house. It was so weird to see Milenyo up on Joey's shoulders like that, Allan recalled.

Last New Year's Eve, Milenyo barked and growled at Ralph, whom he had seen very little of. But when the fireworks started, he hid under the table or cowered beside Allan's leg all night.

Milenyo, for all his quirks, was a very good dog. I don't like dogs, but if I'll ever have one, I'd want it to be like Milenyo. He was always the first to know if Allan's brother was going to have an attack. He used to wait up for Allan all night 'til he came home from a gig. He would bark at intruders, but once he knew you were a friend, he'd behave well around you and even come up for a pat on the head. He shit and pissed where he was supposed to and took care never to dirty the floor, although he was known to chew some things to shreds in his lifetime (casualties include several cellular phones, a thousand peso bill, and a walkman).

When he got sick, we were all worried about him. He wouldn't eat. He became very thin. His bark was no longer deep and full but weak and high-pitched. He slunk around the house instead of bounding to and fro. He never stopped trying to wag his tail, though. They brought him to a vet, who diagnosed him with pneumonia, worms and an eye infection. They gave him medicine, and he improved slightly, but he eventually lapsed back into deterioration. One night, while Allan and I were at the computer, he shit on the floor and convulsed. We were shocked at how far gone he was. He looked like a dog who, having found himself incontinent, had finally lost his canine dignity. It was heartbreaking to see him like that.

His death was unceremonious. He had passed away early in the morning; Allan's older brother had tearfully broken the news to him. They couldn't bury him in the tiny plot of land in their compound so they had no choice but to give his body to the garbage truck when it passed. It seemed an irreverent end to a noble life.

Last Sunday was the first time I went to Allan's after the death of Milenyo. It was strange not to have Milenyo sniffing around me as I walked through the door, but his recent sickness had put an end to that habit weeks before and I had already gotten used to it. I didn't think much of Milenyo's absence at first; perhaps, in the back of my mind, I thought he was going to reappear out of hiding suddenly, like he was still playing a game with us. But then, I remembered that he wasn't going to come up to me for a rub ever again and I felt a distinct empty feeling in the air.

wow website

ang galing ng website ni ralph. grabe talaga sa galing. shet!!!

random ranting

ay nakoh... may na at wala pa yung album natin! mag-ambag na kayo (you know who you are! hahaha)! hindi pa bayad ang utang sa pink noise! hehehe...

miss you guys a lot. we should play more often. i miss playing the old songs. we should practice. kasi, ralph! sagutin mo na yung phone mo pag tumatawag kami!!! waaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!

arrrarararowrrrHH? arrrrooroorowwaaaarrrwwwhhh! meeeooowww! meeeooowww!!!! doggie, doggie...

haaayy buhayyy.

the unalterable truth

Milenyo is dead.

Allan is very sick.

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.

ayn stiles

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

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!

gig tonight

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

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)

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...

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.

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

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.

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Gigsked:

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

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

April 24, Buzz Night--- Mayric's

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

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!

Starstricken

Last Friday, I went with Allan and Charles to a Moonstar88 gig somewhere in Alabang. One of the Starstruck people, Jenilyn or whatever her name is, was supposed to perform. When Charles entered the house where the artists were supposed to wait, the lady said, "Ay! Akala ko si Rainier!"

Later on, a little girl went up to him and said, "Rainier!" to which he hastily replied, "Hindi ako yun." She then asked him whether Rainier was really going to come. He said he didn't know.

Jenilyn performed her set. While she was singing, Charles and Jepoy had to move around the stage behind her to set it for the band. Someone from the crowd said, "Si Rainier, o!" and others shouted, "Starstruck!" He immediately jumped off the stage to hide behind me and Allan.

The next day, we all went to Subic with The Youth, where they were to perform at Club Edge, "The only Rock Concert Hall in The Philippines!" Again, people were whispering every time Charles walked past.

While The Youth was performing, Allan talked to the club's owner, who said his goal was to make Olongapo the Rock Capital of the Philippines again. I asked Allan if it really was the Rock Capital of the Philippines once before and he said yes. For some reason, bands in the late 70's and 80's used to love playing there. Ooh, interesting. Well, from what I overheard, Club Edge is one of the best places to perform live, so I hope it'll be able to reach its goal. It's a nice venue and I hope candyaudioline gets to perform there in the future, which we were supposed to do last Saturday, except that we didn't have transportation. Sayang.

Anyway, we were about to leave and Charles was bringing the guitars out of the club when he "bumped" them on a girl by the bar (at least, that's what she said to him). He said sorry (I think that was her excuse to talk to him) and she told him that he looked like Rainier of Starstruck. Some of her friends started talking to him and they asked for his number and they took pics of him on their phones. Charles was so embarrassed because some men at the next table were staring and whispering "Starstruck", but of course he didn't want to offend the girls. And then, when we were approaching the van, some fans of The Youth who were taking their pictures looked at Charles when Robert said, "Si Rainier, o! Si Rainier!" They laughed and proceeded to take pictures of him, too!

Poor Charles! Well, he can't help it if the guy dresses like him. It's funny because Charles dressed like that way before F4 and Starstruck but when people see him now, they probably think that he copied his look from them. Hmmm… that reminds me of something…

Hehehe.

Dream. Believe. Eat.

Gutom na ako. Kakain muna ako ng Magic Flakes with chocolate cream filling.

ginamit ba namang sms ang blog...?!

hehehe. to both statements of ralph: AMININ!!!

;)

nah. just saw the teaser clips for the show. nakakatawa kasi roel na roel dun sa isang shot. hehehe.

as for what i told buwi... malalaman nyo rin yun soon. or you can ask him. hehehe.

wow, interesting observation.

seriously, ralph, i mean it. he does resemble the track star a bit. it must be because his long, shiny hair makes him look feminine, though--- if roel was clean cut, he probably wouldn't look like her that much.

haha. buking ka tuloy na nanonood ka ng "maalaala mo kaya"! :P

thanks, candymates, for fixing the blog a little more and spiffing it up!

cute na ang blog, katulad nating lahat hehehe ;)

btw, ralph, what was it you told buwi that you haven't told us yet? could it be...? nagbibinata na si ralph? yiheee! (pwera biro, hindi ko nga alam... ano nga ba??)

sana makatugtog tayo soon!

roel navalta

it just occured to me that roel looks a lot like nancy navalta. hehehehe.

naks, etc.

naks. may pics na tayo. tsaka ok yung color scheme ng tagboard hehehe. it's not exactly the ultra-coolest blog on the planet, but at least it's cute :)

btw, hindi tuloy ang WOW gig namin. pero ayn will be playing there with matilda.

um... malapit nang mabayaran ang utang natin sa recording studio. ata. yehey!

yun lang, for now.

wow... happy-happy joy-joy!

yay! nakapost na kayong lahat uli :)

si roel na lang ang kulang... wala pa siyang pic sa sidebar (though that IS a very good likeness of him). i-a-add ko na lang siya ulit. paano ba ang spelling ng "briemefont"? tama ba?

ayn, i-align mo na lang yung pics natin... wag mo kaming ipagtabi ni allan. hindi sa ayaw ko siyang katabi, para uniform lang di ba.

gagawin ko na rin kayong admin ng blog para masaya. dapat dati ko pa tong ginawa. pero wag magedit ng entry ng iba without asking first ha. ethics and honesty tayo dito hehehe.

grabe. sana dumami pa gigs natin. sana tuloy pa rin yung WOW Philippines. kaya pala hindi sure si Allan kasi may trabaho siya with moonstar that night, but he says he might be able to make it. will update tomorrow.

allan, since nakakapasok ka na sa blog, iupdate mo na rin kami tungkol sa buzz night at sa easter sunday shindig. thanks.

yay.

best band in the world!!!

tayo yun...

sa wakas nakapasok na ako sa blog!!!

it's has really been quite enjoyable for candy during the past few days... lalu na yung sunud-sunod na mga gigs lalu na na last night's gig wherein kumpleto talaga kami... sama mapadalas...

what more can i say...

uy ralph, ano yung sinabi mo kay buwi na d mo pa sinasabi sa amin?

*snort* *snort*

"i also chatted with buwi before i left, and told him something i haven't told the candy guys about yet. so, i guess i have my "own scene" too. *hint* *hint* hehehehe"

Ay! Alam ko yan!!! Yung porn diba?? Hek hek.

Welcome back Ralphyyyy..

yes, i am alive and yes, i am back

to say that i had a hellish past month is an understatement. that dreaded four-letter word consumed so much of my time. amd with all the stress i had to put up to, the trip to caliraya has been a very welcome breather. t'was not yer regular spa, but it served its purpose. dips in the pool and nature's fresh air played a lot in "de-toxifying" me. hehehe.

the gig last night was another welcome change. i haven't touched my guitar nor a single string in over a month. medyo paranoid nga ako that i might be rusty during the performance. when roel still wasn't there by the time moonstar was into their last few songs, i went back to my panic boy state. and like selena said, good thing he made it just as moonstar were on the last bars of torete.

on stage, all i could hear was allan's guitar, ayn's bass, and roel's drums. i had to turn my volume up to 9 so i could keep up. hehe. not the tightest of set, but we pulled it off... considering that i haven't played with them since UP Fair. this time around, i felt confident with my tone since my favorite mayrics amp... the fender something amp, was back! allan used a stereo setup, figures why he was that loud. Playing Something Wrong aka La Pa, IMHO, was a highlight in our set, although i fumbled quite a bit on the instrumental part.

by the time we finished, everyone kept complimenting us on a nice set. "balanse", "galing", "swak!" were some of the nice words i heard the other bands say. herbert kept asking me what effect i used on La Pa, which really boggled me too since i couldn't explain it well - that i just stumbled upon it while playing around with my effects box.

i also chatted with buwi before i left, and told him something i haven't told the candy guys about yet. so, i guess i have my "own scene" too. *hint* *hint* hehehehe.