Gig pics Aug2003-May2005

Ok, I'ma make this short and sweet, 'cause I really gotta get me some sleep - trabaho na ulit bukas! =P

So yun, I've migrated all my gig pics from my Yahoo Photos account to my Multiply page:
http://mightydacs98.multiply.com

Everything's there: from the very first Admit One at RRC (Aug '03) to my latest gig at Glorietta where Orange and Lemons performed at the Netopia Cyberleague Finals. Go check it out =)

Oh, and yeah, leave me a message so I'd know you dropped by!

Bandcrazy: Sugar Hiccup, Barbie's Cradle, Bridge, Daydreamcycle

Mukhang uso ngayon ang return of the comeback ah...

There's the Juan de la Cruz band, which is having a reunion concert at the World Trade Center on 11 June 2005 (baka mali details ko, check niyo nalang; tickets available narin!).

And then Datu's Tribe has also been gigging again lately (wanna check out these guys now! never got the chance to see them during the 90's). So has The Youth, and they're also coming up with a new album!

And another group from my highschool days has just reformed. Check them out: http://www.whoissugarhiccup.com

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Got this from the pinoyrock@yahoogroups.com:

On 5/27/05, manny_pagz <jjamjj@y...> wrote:
barbie almalbis is going solo.. i think..thus negating any possible future for the cradle..

On 5/28/05, Jim Ayson <jazzbo@g...> wrote:
Yeah I heard through the grapevine she gave notice to Artistation already and is just finishing up gig committments for BC. The new manager is supposed to be Roca Cruz, who handles Kitchie. In the meantime, the 3 guys in Barbie's Cradle are sticking together looking for a vocalist... or so my source says. Should be an interesting next few weeks if it all pans out.

Hmmm, didn't even know may dumagdag na pala sa three-piece ng BC, hehehe. Tas ngayon magdidisband narin pala. Obviously they won't be keeping the name "Barbie's Cradle" hehehe.

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Hey Bridge fans! Help get their latest single "Rollercoaster" on the charts! Here's how:

1. for NU 107.5, type NU MIDNIGHT ROLLERCOASTER BY BRIDGE then send to 2299
2. for RX 93.1, type RX SONG KASAMA BY BRIDGE then send to 2299
3. for Jam 88.3, request for KAHIT NA by BRIDGE and send to 29761883
4. for KLITE, request for ROLLERCOASTER/KASAMA by BRIDGE and send to 2299
5. for RADIO 1 (ILO-ILO), request for KAHIT NA by BRIDGE and send to 2299

check out Bridge's new album "Love from Lust" at www.fiestamundo.com/bridge
visit their website at www.bridge-band.com and join their mailing list kasamaka@yahoogroups.com

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Another wallet drainer, argh! Hehehe, sorry, I can't help it. These great artists just don't know when to stop dishing out great music ;)

Here's another new album on my to-buy list...

From Daydreamcycle:

AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF COMPOSING, RECORDING, MASTERING, REMASTERING, DESIGNING...
OUR SECOND ALBUM HAS FINALLY ARRIVED.

UNDERWATER KITE

18 TRACKS OF ETHEREAL, AMBIENT, INDIE VIBE THAT FLAVORS YOUR DAYDREAMS. PLUS 2 BONUS REMIX TRACKS BY SQUID9 AND 1 REMIXED VERSION BY DAYDREAM CYCLE OF LOUSY JUDGE OF CHARACTER BY THE SHERMANS FROM THE SHELFLIFE 50 COMPILATION.

HEAR IT FOR YOURSELF.
GRAB A COPY NOW!

YOU MAY BUY THE CD DURING GIGS OR VIA MAIL!

VIA MAIL: (Philippines only) You'll have to pay a little extra for the delivery. For Luzon residents-P280; Visayas-P288; Mindanao-P296. Just deposit the money to any BPI family bank: Savings Acct.# 5976307773; Acct. name- John Paul Sergio. We'll deliver it as soon as the money's in. After depositing the money just text your FULL name & address to 09179626651.

Thanks!

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MAY rockstar celebrants - Maligayang Bati! (Yeah, as if they read my blog, huh...)

May 03 - Basti Artadi (Wolfgang, Lokomotiv)
May 16 - Wolf Gemora (Wolfgang, Lokomotiv)
May 22 - Raimund Marasigan (Eheads etc, hehehe)
May 30 - Ebe Dancel (Sugarfree, Cambio, Wolfmann+)

Adidas-1: The world's first intelligent shoe

Oh wow, have you guys seen this?

Presenting: The Adidas-1...



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Check out a review of those $250-shoes (hehe, funny 'to).
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000373037185

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Now let's talk about more affordable shoes, shall we?

O game, lemme know your pick. Thinkin of gettin me a nice new pair of Adidas. Tagal nang retired yung college pair ko eh hehehe =D

Sugarfree On Top! - 2nd Grand Listers' EB (free gig folks!)

Do check out what's happening at Mayrics on Thursday, 26 May 2005!!!

10 reasons why I'm officially broke

Summer splurging.
(Not really reviews. Mga hirit-hirit ko lang about my recent music purchases.)

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Narda's Formika - nice. My first time to listen to this band. Kahilo lang basahin yung inlay hehe.

Orange and Lemons' Strike Whilst the Iron Is Hot - ang gandaaa! I'm really loving these guys. And they're all over the record stores (posters and stuff!). Great thing Universal Records signed them. Way to go OnL!

Hale's Hale - another good buy. Dati ko pa inaabangan 'to. Didn't disappoint me, but of course there's a lot of room for improvement. I just don't like their latest video...

Saydie's Saydie - nadale na naman ako ng "dark and mysterious", same as when I bought The Late Isabel's Doll's Head. Somehow, di ko sila nagustuhan. Maybe a couple more spins...

Session Road's Suntok Sa Buwan - matagal na 'to pero ngayon ko lang nabili. I definitely like the released singles. Haven't given much thought yet though to the unreleased tracks. Kelangan ko pa ulit pakinggan.

Romancing Venus - poetry set to music. Really sorry but I forgot who the poet was (CD's upstairs, tinatamad akong silipin hehe). Ok pakinggan when you're just lying in your room and doing nothing else. Just relish the words and the music.

Wolfmann's Breaking the Beat Project - the first album. Astig! I'm just a casual electronica fan, but Wolfmann's music (along w/ other great lokal electronica acts - Squid9, Morse, Drip) helps me appreciate this genre more than I normally would. (Di 'to kasama sa 10 reasons kasi libre lang 'to ni Wolf mismo hehehe)

Drip's Far Side of the World - was looking for this sa OPM section ng Tower. Couldn't find it so I asked a Tower person. Buti tinanong ko, nasa electronica pala. Liked what I heard, but realized also that Beng tends to have a limited vocal style. Nevertheless, maganda siya. Yung album, I mean. At si Beng narin, hehehe.

Jojo's Jojo - hahaha, my guilty pleasure *sheepish grin* Siya pala nagremake ng "Weak" by SWV. Not much different from the original, but then classic yang Weak na yan so mas gusto ko parin yung SWV version. This gal's really talented and really pretty. Not to mention really young too.

Bridge's Love from Lust (the Album) - Haven't gotten around to listening to this one, hehehe. Medyo andami kasi niyang kasabay na nagdrain sa wallet ko =P Lapit nang masalang sa Discman ko 'to. Based on the EP of the same title, though, I'd say this'll be more great stuff from Bridge.

And my current favorite new album:

Pedicab's Tugish Takish - I haven't watched these guys yet, and I've only heard "Dizzy Boy" on NU in a half-asleep state, so my true first experience of this band was the CD. Treasure hunt ang paghanap sa album na 'to. Tagal na kasing sinabing released na siya (last week pa ata), and a lot of listers were hounding Tower/M1 for this. Unfortunately, Tower/M1 is, like, so slow. Malas nalang nila, the first purchases of this awesome album were made at Odyssey, starting Monday (05/16/05) ata. You folks better grab this CD, astig siya sobra! (May videos pang kasama, though I haven't seen them yet hehe)

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There. I am now officially broke. Ayuz.


P.S. On Tower Records' Top 25:
#12 - OnL's Strike Whilst the Iron is Hot
#11 - Imago's Take Two
#2 - Hale's Hale =)

Ito ang araw ng sablay

I think this'll be my first rant-AND-rave post, hehehe. Mahaba. Proceed as you wish.

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My SIM's currently blocked, so don't waste your load calling or texting me >=P The PUK doesn't wanna work either, so I'll try having the sim unblocked tomorrow at a Globe Business Center. Sana gumana. Don't wanna change numbers naaa! Hassle mag-update ng mga tao, tsaka di na kami pareho ni Drew na 091742... Anyways...

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Ang malas ng mobile-phone-life ko for the past 2 weeks. First, I switch to a Motorola E398. As I transferred the contacts from the old Nokia to the E398, I obliterate a big big chunk of my phonebook. Goodbye contacts.

Then, the phone seems to have signal problems, so I have it checked sa service center and it stays there for almost two weeks. Ni hindi man lang naging "akin" yung phone ay kailangan nang pakawalan (muna). When I get it back, ok naman siya. But when I get home, wala na namang signal! Pasok na naman sa service center.

After 3 days, they tell me the phone didn't have any signal problems whatsoever. So I get it back and come to the conclusion that it just doesn't like my house. Hehehe. I guess hirap lang talaga yung model na yun na maghanap ng signal sa mga lugar na mahina talaga ang signal. Oh well.

And now that I have the E398 back, SIM KO NAMAN ANG NAWALA!!! Aaaaargh! Bwiset =( Excited pa naman akong magamit, as in MAGAMIT (personalize it and sh*t), yung E398. Langya.

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From phones to busses: WHAT'S UP WITH AIRCONDITIONED SUCAT BUSSES?! Have they been exiled to some distant galaxy?! Grabe, wasted one hour of my life at Philcoa waiting for a Sucat bus to arrive. Drew experienced the same thing (more than an hour pa siya naghintay!) last Sunday. Lahat na ng klaseng bus dumaan - Ayala, Taft, Baclaran, Alabang, Pacita! - and yes, a couple of SUCAT busses, but not airconditioned! After about 60 minutes of standing up ALONE by the gas station, I decided to just go take the MRT to Ayala and wait for a Sucat bus there. Bwiseeeeet.

Got to Ayala, had balot merienda, then went down to wait for a Sucat bus. After 10 minutes, decided to take an Alabang bus nalang. Wala nakong patience maghintay pa ng Sucat. Should've just taken an Alabang bus from Philcoa then! Pero oks lang, saw from the MRT the horrific EDSA southbound traffic so medyo ok lang.

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Ok, so it's not all sablay today. Couple of happy thoughts...

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While waiting at the Globe Business Center kanina, I saw a gradeschool classmate of mine - Jennifer Vicente. Wasn't sure if she remembered me, and I wasn't in chika mode either so I just decided to not greet her. La lang, natuwa lang ko to see Jenny. She was one of the reasons I picked up the guitar back in 7th grade (she was the only girl I knew who played guitar nung grade school). The main reason though was my crush back then - ang galing kasi niya mag-gitara, nainspire tuloy akong matuto (I never did get far though, hehehe). Also thus began my romance with rock n' roll.

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Speaking of when I first met rock n' roll...

"Believe" by Dig was played on NU couple of days ago. This, as far as I can remember, was the first ever song I heard on NU. Thus began my romance with "the station that rocks the nation..."

May senti value yang kanta na yan sa akin. Pati narin yung "Stars" by Hum, which was also on NU not too far back. Highschool pare.

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And speaking of highschool...

Pisay98 folks! Naaalala niyo yung anak ni Ma'am Cion? Si Lara - that chubby little bungi kid running around Pisay before? My gulay! She's all grown up and dalaga now! And she's entering Pisay as an alternate sophomore! Langhiya, baka maging studyante ko pa! Hahaha!

Damn, we're OLD.

Sa U.P., tulad sa buhay, bawal ang overstaying

University grad speeches oughtta be like this all the time. Then I wouldn't mind sitting out 4+ hours at the University Amphitheater.

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"Sa U.P., tulad sa buhay, ang babae at ang lalake, at lahat ng nasa gitna, ay patas, walang pinagkaiba sa dunong, sa talino, sa pagmamalasakit, sa kalawakan ng isipan, sa pag-iibigan; at kahit na rin sa kabaliwan, sa kalokohan at sa katarantaduhan."

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Ryan Cayabyab, Guest Speaker
94th General Commencement Exercises
April 24, UP Diliman
Source: http://www.upd.edu.ph/%7Eupdinfo/Pagtatapos05/Cspeech.htm

Maraming salamat po, magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat. UP President, Emerlinda Roman, former presidents Jose Abueva and Noel Soriano, UP Diliman Chancellor, Dr. Sergio Cao, the Board of Regents, U.P. Faculty and administrative staff, co-professors from the College of Music, classmates from UP High 1970, fellow alumni, graduates, and friends:

Malugod kong binabati kayong mga nagsisipagtapos ngayong taong 2005. Isang karangalan ang pagtayo ko dito upang maghatid ng isang talumpati para sa inyo. Huwag kayong mag-alala, maiksi lamang ang aking sasabihin.

Kinikilala kong ako ay isang mamamayan ng UP. Unang nasilayan ng aking mga mata ang sinag ng araw sa Area 1, UP Campus, sa may likuran ng Infirmary, kung saan din nanirahan sina Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero, si NVM Gonzales, si Jovita Fuentes, si Jose Maceda, at ang mga Lansang, mga Manalang, mga Daza, Cailao, Lesaca, Estrada at marami pang ibang mga pioneering faculty members ng UP Diliman.

Ang nanay ko ay nagturo sa UP College of Music. Apat kaming magkakapatid na lumaki sa sariwang hangin ng Area 1, nanghuhuli ng tutubi at kuliglig sa araw, kulisap naman sa gabi. Diyes ang Coca-cola, singko ang Cosmos. Minsan sa isa o makalawang linggo, may dumaraang truck ng DDT(Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) na nag-bubuga ng makapal na usok pam-patay ng lamok na nagdudulot ng malaria. Lahat ng bata sa Area-1, at sa buong campus ay sinasalubong itong truck, at kung kaya lang naming magsiawit ng Haleluya noon ay ginawa na namin – dahil para kami lahat nasa ulap, nagtatakbuhan, hinahabol at nilalanghap ang maputi at mabangong usok ng DDT truck. Napakasaya namin. Walang nagsabi sa amin na hindi lamang lamok ang pinapatay ng DDT. Ngayong malalaki na kami at nagbibiruan ang aming egroup na area-one, napagkasunduan namin na dahil sa DDT na yan, bawat isa sa amin ay may bahid ng kabaliwan, depende sa dami ng nalanghap na DDT.

Marami kaming laro noon sa Area 1 – patintero, tumbang preso, siyato, lastiko, gagamba, luksong tinik, step-no, habulan, taguan, teks at holen, na sa palagay ko ay sasabihin ninyong napakalow-tech kumpara sa mga laro ninyo nung kayo’y mga bata. Meron kaming mga sikretong tawagan, sipol at huni. Ang dami kong nais ikuwento tungkol sa aking pagkabata ngunit mauubos ang ating oras.

Nagaral ako sa UP Elementary School at sa UP High School. Matagal na panahon ding diyes lamang ang bayad sa IKOT. Saan pa ba ako magkokolehiyo kundi sa UP rin. Una akong pumasok bilang accounting major sa UP College of Business Administration. Sa kabutihang palad, nauntog ako at na-realize ko na ako ay hindi pala maalam sa pagbibilang ng pera. Tinanggap ako at lumipat sa UP College of Music bilang isang piano major. Nauntog na naman ako at natanto ko na ako ay nagpapanggap lamang na isang Cecil Licad. Mabuti naman at tinanggap ako ng Department of Composition and Theory. Sa maniwala kayo’t hindi, tinapos ko itong kurso, Bachelor of Music Major in Composition – suma – suma-sampong taon bago ko nakuha ang aking diploma. Aba! Naniwala pa sila sa akin at kinuha akong guro. Dito ko nakilala ang isa kong estudiyanteng napakaganda na una kong naging barkada sa kainan at kantahan, nauwi rin sa simbahan. Halos dalawampung taon din ako nagturo sa UP College of Music. Wala pang tatlong taon na ako ay nagbitiw bilang isang assistant professor; akala ko’y doon na ang katapusan ng aking koneksyon sa UP. Hindi pala, dahil ngayon ang aking panganay ay kasalukuyang isang university scholar sa College of Music.

Mababaw at maikling kasaysayan lamang ito. Gayon pa man, kasaysayan pa rin. Para sa akin, napakahalaga ng aking nakalipas at ito ay lagi kong babalik-balikan. Habang ako ay papalayo ng papalayo sa aking pinanggalingan, palalim nang palalim ang mga ugat na aking tinatanim, sinisiguro ko lamang na hindi ako maitutumba ng kahit ano mang malakas na bagyo o delubyo na sa buhay ko ay sasapit.

Ngayon, nakita n’yo kung bakit napaka-halaga ng U.P. sa aking buhay, sana ay maging sa inyo rin. Kahit hindi nyo na nasisilayan ang oblation, at hindi na naririnig ang karilyon nawa’y nasa puso at isipan lagi ang paaralang kumupkop at nagpalawak ng isip ng bawat isa sa inyo.

Naituro na lahat ng maituturo sa inyo ng inyong mga guro. Alam naman natin na ang bawa’t isa sa atin ay may natatanging angking galing. Walang halaga ito kung hindi ninyo gagamitin para sa ikabubuti at ikauunlad ng inyong komunidad, ng inyong pamilya at ng buong sambayanan. Itanghal ninyo ang inyong pagiging Pilipino na nag-aral sa U.P. kahit saan kayo mapadpad.

Meron lang akong dagdag na pabaon sa inyo para lalong di nyo malimutan, ang UP nating mahal. Ito ang pitong mga bagay-bagay tungkol sa buhay na natutunan ko sa U.P.:

1. Ang buhay ay parang IKOT jeep. Ang iyong patutunguhan ay siya ring iyong pinanggalingan.
2. U.P. lang ang may TOKI, sa buhay wala nito. Pero nasasaiyo na yon kung nais mong pabaligtad ang takbo ng buhay mo.
3. Sa IKOT, puede kang magkamali ng baba kahit ilang beses, sasakay ka lang uli. Sa buhay, kapag paikot-ikot ka na at laging mali pa rin ang iyong baba, naku, may sayad ka.
4. Sa U.P., lahat tayo magaling. Aminin nating lahat na tayo’y magagaling. Ang problema dun, lahat tayo magaling!
5. Kung sa U.P. ay sipsip ka na, siguradong paglabas mo, sipsip ka pa rin.
6. Sa U.P., tulad sa buhay, ang babae at ang lalake, at lahat ng nasa gitna, ay patas, walang pinagkaiba sa dunong, sa talino, sa pagmamalasakit, sa kalawakan ng isipan, sa pag-iibigan; at kahit na rin sa kabaliwan, sa kalokohan at sa katarantaduhan.at ang panghuli:
7. Sa U.P. tulad sa buhay, bawal ang overstaying.
   

Maraming salamat po!

Mayroon pa akong isang huling pabaon, galing sa puso ko - para rin sa mga puso ninyo, ito ang napili kong paraan upang maisalarawan ang tema ngayong hapon: ”Angking Galing Para sa Sambayanan”. Ito ay isang awiting nilikha ko at ng aking kakaklase sa high school na nagtapos din ng kolehiyo sa U.P., aking musika sa titik ni Ome Candazo, sa tulong ng mga kaibigan ko sa San Miguel Master Chorale at San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra na pawang mga alumni ng U.P.

My baby's back =)

Ain't my baby pretty?

My baby's home (actually matagal na)! *insert big happy smile*

Asti came home after two days at the vet. She's quite ok now, she just can't use her left leg properly (pilay). The vet says a couple of things could've been wrong with her: arthritis, naipit na nerve, calcium deficiency. So now she's taking a handful of pills for these things. And she's learning how to balance with just one fully-functional hindleg (nadudulas nga lang siya sa marble floor).

Man, my baby's *old*. The doc says each dog year is equal to 7 human years. So I actually have a 63-year-old baby! :O

And one more thing - Asti has to lose weight, hehehe. She weighed in at 9lbs, and for a dog her size (toy poodle), dapat daw mga 8lbs or less lang daw, hahaha! Well, the perils of living in our house - everybody needs to diet, even our dog :P If Asti loses some weight, at least hindi mahihirapan yung legs niya.

I'm just glad my baby's back =)

Lokal music updates: Kjwan, Cynthia A, Drip, Urbandub

Ok, stuff. In no particular order...

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If you haven't noticed the sidebar (ayun, sa kanan), there's a link there called "MAY gig skeds". You may wanna check it out, it's been updated recently. Feel free to explore the other pages of the site, too ;)

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KJWAN just turned TWO last May 7! Happy birthday Kjwan! =) Their latest single is "Twilight". Here's how to vote for it:
VOTE FOR TWILIGHT IN THE NU107 MIDNIGHT COUNTDOWN!!!
SMART: "NU TWILIGHT" send to 209
GLOBE: "NU MIDNIGHT TWILIGHT" send to 2299

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CYNTHIA ALEXANDER is MTV's Lokal Artist for the Month of May! Her newest video, "One Hundred Eight Eyes", from her latest album "Comet's Tail" is being aired on MTV. Check out the showtimes of MTV Lokal: http://www.mtvasia.com/Onair/LokalAOM/200505/index.html

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DRIP's first full-length album is already out at Tower/M1! Watch out for the album launch of "Far Side of the World" at Nicotina, along Roxas Blvd, on May 27!

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URBANDUB AS MOTO ALERT LOCAL ARTIST
(Sorry, for SMART subscribers only!)

Hey guys!

Motorola Philippines is looking for the Moto Alert Local Artist! The cool thing is that URBANDUB has been nominated for this! Now all theband needs is your vote to make it happen for them! So whip out your mobile phones and start texting!

It's really simple! Just follow the instructions below:

BOTO MOTO – How To Vote For Urbandub
Support the local music scene and vote for URBANDUB to be the first Moto Alert Local Artist Choice!

To Vote:
Text BOTOMOTO space URBANDUB and then send to 399
(SMART subscribers only)

You will also get the chance to win a Motorola E398 and other cool prizes!

And here is something else that's cool: Vote 10 times and you get 2 FREE TICKETS to the MTV Hits Cebu Concert on May 14, 2005 where youwill get to see Urbandub perform with other great artists! (Tickets redeemable at selected Motorola dealers. See posters for details). The more you vote, the greater of chances of winning!

Help out Urbandub become the Moto Alert Local Artist!
Dubistas, UNITE! And tell all your friends about it too;)

Mark Charles C. Tesch
Lighter Press & Records
lighterpress@mail.com / lighterrecords@mail.com

A belated Happy Mom's Day!

Amor and her bunso. Amor is a friend I met during my tambay days at the CASAA steps in UP Diliman (circa 1998 onwards). She's been selling ponytails (scoongy, or however you spell that) ever since I can remember.


Motherhood, in itself, is a tough job. What more if you have to face it without a partner in life. What more if you're just a child yourself, barely out of high school. What more if your job gave you just enough to get by everyday - and that was before your child was born.

Life can be tough on people. Life can be tough on mothers. But there are those that will themselves to be strong for their children.

This is a salute to all the mothers in the world. May you be blessed a hundredfold for all the sacrifices and heartaches that you've gone through.

Most especially to my mom and my lola, who chose to be my mothers. They truly are God's gifts to me.

OnL's Strike Whilst the Iron is Hot - out now!

Guess who's launching their second album?



Yep yep yep! Orange and Lemons, the guys who brought us "Just Like A Splendid Love Song", "Armageddon is Coming to Town", and "Kailangan Kita" - those citrus pop melodies with a Bulacanized Brit accent you just can't miss - are now releasing their second offering entitled

Strike Whilst the Iron is Hot*

Catch them this Wednesday, 11 May 2005 at Gweilo's Libis!
Admission is FREE!

The new album will be sold at the venue, and is NOW AVAILABLE at major record stores ! Since they're now under Universal Records, this gem won't be hard to find. Nevertheless, go grab one soon as you spot em!

*Currently #7 at Tower Records Megamall! And Tower Records SM North EDSA reportedly just ordered another batch of CDs! Ayuz ;)

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Here's a funny post I just read from their mailing list, c/o Mcoy (vocals/acoustic guitars):

We've played a good number of gigs with these so called "showbands"...

...The one thing i noticed with them, however, is.. NOT ONE of 'em bands has really pronounced our band's name right whenever we play alongside them in gigs...

here are the top 5 showband boo boo's in announcing our band's name...

ladies and gentlemen please welcome:

5. The Orange and Lemons
4. The Orange and Lemon Band
3. Oranges and Lemons Band
2. Orange and Lemonaide!
1. The Orange The Lemon Band!

wahehe... wats next?

mcoy

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The Orange The Lemon Band?! Whut?! LOL!

New stuff from Bridge, Giniling Festival, and Datu's Tribe

Some stuff I got from my Friendster BB:

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BRIDGE Releases New Studio Album, "Love from Lust"

It's finally out! After months of preparation and perspiration, Love from Lust, the full album, has finally made it to the stores. You can get it in all Tower Records/Music 1 branches in Metro Manila. For the other outlets, such as Odyssey and SM record bars, expect it to be on their shelves by the 1st week of May. Distributed by EMI Philippines, it features 4 new tracks and still includes the old favorites "Kahit Na" and "Kasama". The latest single coming out is entitled "Rollercoaster"

www.bridge-band.com
www.fiestamundo.com/bridge

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FREE GINILING FESTIVAL CD!

The Giniling Festival Band is making a special once-in-a-lifetime offer!

For every purchase of twelve (12) Giniling Festival songs, you get anABSOLUTELY FREE CD to contain them in! These songs include the best-selling Hari ng Metal and the blockbuster hit Siling Giniling, all for the low, low price of two hundred and fifty (250) pesos! What great value for your money!

And that's not all! If you take advantage of this offer, you are automatically eligible to suggest atitle for the new album! Just text GFTITLE and send to (09272915122) and your suggestion just may be chosen to be the title of Giniling Festival's new album! What more can you ask for?

BUT WAIT! There's more! If you order within the next twenty-four hours of reading this letter, we will include lots of bonuses and surprises ABSOLUTELY FREE! What more can you ask for? Buy the PRE-SOLD Giniling Festival album now!

P.S. Tentative date of release is on the1st week ofJuly to commemorate our 2nd anniversary! Yehey! For validation please keep this letter and pass it to 10 friends within the next48 hours or else :P For your peace of mind here's how you may contact us:

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GINILING FESTIVAL ALBUM PRE-SALE
Name of buyer: _______________________________
Contact number/s: ______________________________
Address:______________________________________
Email address:___________________________________
Please check one of the following:
[ ___ ] I want to order one (1) copy of Giniling Festival's upcoming album. Enclosed is P250.
[ ___ ] I want to order two (2) copies of Giniling Festival's upcoming album. Enclosed is P500.
[ ___ ] I'M A REALLY BIG FAN and I want to order three (3) or more copies of Giniling Festival's upcoming album! ______ copies for me please! Enclosed is P______ !
[ ___ ]I'M REALLY POOR /REALLY LOUSY and do not wish to buy any copy of Giniling Festival's wonderful, brilliant, and excellent upcoming album.

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sample po to ng contract. text no po ang cel # sa taas para malaman po namin kung panu kayo contakin. patuloy po ang pagrerecord namin ngaung summer para lang maibigay ang pinakamalufet na jologs album sa buong mundo. kailangan po amin ang tulong nyo para matugunan ang fiscal crisis namin. salamat!!!

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DATU'S TRIBE Fat Burner EP

Fyi lang po sa mga interesado na fellow musikeros: Available na po ang Fat Burner EP ng Datu's Tribe!

Includes 7 songs:
5 new songs (California Dog, Death Metal, Feelings, Lakambini Bottom, Para Que' Elsa)
2 old songs unplugged versions (Praning, Kwento ni Del)

SARABIA OPTICAL in shopping center UP diliman
PURPLE HAZE BAR in jp rizal in marikina
THE BUKSWAGEN EXPERIMENTS in circle mall congresional avenue

Medyo limited pa ang stores pero mag dadagdag pa in the coming weeks finafinalize pa kasi yung ibang stores.

http://www.musicmakersnetwork.com/jamroom/bands/165/
Click the link above to stream our new songs: Lakambini Bottom and Death Metal

Yum yum

Hmmm, interesting finds in our food...

Man says he found severed finger in his custard
Boy finds snake in cereal

Sheesh, what next?!

Missing my baby badly

I feel like a big chunk of my life is missing. And indeed, it is.


Asti loves posing for my camera. This shot was taken sometime 2003.

Asti, my 9-year-old toy poodle, is staying at the vet for 3 days :( Last night, she seemed terribly sick. She couldn't sleep because of the discomfort she felt, and I couldn't sleep because I was deeply worried about my baby.

So I brought her to the vet first thing in the morning, and it broke my heart to know that she'd have to be confined and observed for 3 days while they try to figure out what's wrong with her.

Soon as I left the clinic, I missed her terribly already. Good thing they've got visiting hours, 11am-7pm.

Got home this evening a bit past 7, just after visiting Asti at the clinic. She looked better than she did this morning. I just hope they find out what we can do to make her better.


Asti taking a nap in the 'attic', sometime 2003

I want her back in my house, where she welcomes me when I get home. She'd wag her tail as I enter the door, then wait for me to plop on the couch. She'd climb right up and lay her head on my lap, waiting for me to pet her.

On days when she was newly-bathed, she'd wait for me to come home, then show off her soft and fragrant self - as in hindi pwedeng hindi mo siya pansinin or else she'll hound you like crazy.

I also love the way she makes a point. Like when I'd ask her to leave my room, I'd open the door then tell her to go out. If she doesn't feel like leaving, she'd promptly sit down and look at me as if to say, "I'm keeping my butt right here and you can't make me do otherwise."

Man, doing this entry makes me miss her more. I think I better stop. Anyway, I can go visit her again tomorrow...


Miss you na Asti! Hope you can come home soon.

Ang aking Hari ng Sablay

My very own Hari ng Sablay =)

My Andrew's done with college, and he finally got to don that piece of cloth known to UP grads as the Sablay. He got so fond of it, he was still wearing it to the family lunch after the grad ceremonies *rolls eyes*



Next stop...the Academe! Hehe, educ grad siya so he's into teaching too. Math nga lang siya, ako naman Bio.

Congratulations Drew! Sana ma-enjoy mo first job mo. Ayan, may pang-date na tayo, hahaha! ;P