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
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