Puso kong hindi mapalagay...

Oh wow, nabubulabog ang puso ko sa mga nasasagap na balita...
Ok, least bad trip news muna.

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Norah Jones is coming to Manila on March 12!!!
So first I thought, shit, have to choose: Jars of Clay (March 2) or Norah Jones?! Ubos ang paalam points (not to mention ubos ang funds!!!)... Argh...
And then I realized...March 12?! Hello, Pisay fair gig yun! No way in hell I won't be there. Hellur!
Ok, so scrap the Norah Jones gig. At least I can watch Jars of Clay (hopefully), hehehe.

Now, that wasn't so bad was it?
But here comes more bad trip news...

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Here's Myrene's latest post on the sandwich mailing list...
Yep folks, Marc Abaya has left the building.
Read on:

you know, marc will always be our friend, and that friendship we holdabove everything else, even above being a bandmate. he's been with ussince he was in second year college, and now it's time for him to tryout new things. we've always known what a great talent marc is -we've known since 1998 in fact. so it's no surprise that the time hascome for him to strike out into new territory. it's as simple as thatand we fully support him.

another concern was all of marc's fans who kept expecting him to showup only to be disappointed because he'd be tied up with a previousengagement that went overtime. now that he's left, nobody has to comeall the way to a sandwich show only to be let down.

obviously, sandwich is a different animal now. some people won't likeit, some people will stay for the ride. some people might treat itlike a new band. some people who've been watching us for the pastthree months will probably be used to it by now. i'll be the firstperson to tell you to go listen or watch whom you like. music is apersonal thing, right? we have no control over how people perceiveus. and we've never had a desire to second guess the public. in the end, we just want to play.

i do want to stress one thing though - that there's no drama, noantagonism, no resentment. nothing to see here, it's boring. i don'treally have to mention this but this is our list, and you guys arecloser to us than most. there might be those who'll want to blowthings out of proportion and make up a lot of stories. if you havethe time you can clarify things for them. or you can just tell them,it's just a band for crying out loud, get a life.

so, even if we're sad to see marc go, we know we'll be proud to seehim flourish in the careers he decides to take.

;) myrene

Haaay...although I've gotten used to not seeing Marc at sandwich gigs, it's still sad to find out that indeed he has left the band for good. It's not like it's gonna cripple sandwich or anything. In fact, they're mighty fine even without Marc. But still...speechless ako sa lungkot, even if I know I'm gonna enjoy my next sandwich gig as much as i enjoyed all their previous gigs that I've seen. Buti nalang kumpleto sila nung RAID! anti-piracy gig sa UP, which was when I last saw them. Oh well...

More from Philmusic.com: "Marc Abaya Leaves Sandwich"

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And for the most bad trip news I've come across today...
Well, I can't write it down here. You just go check it out for yourself.
PULP's January-February 2005 issue.
I wasn't gonna buy this issue because it was mainly a hip-hop issue. But then I saw this on the cover:
Why the Eraserheads Broke Up - Ely Buendia & Dianne Break the Silence...And a Lot of Balls
So there, I DEFINITELY had to buy the darn mag. And once again, I'm speechless. As I said, just go check it out for yourself.