(Bu)Hay peyups

Just saw Kamikazee's "Dyan Banda" episode sa MYX, yung bumisita sila sa UP, especially sa Fine Arts kung saan sila galing.

Nakakamiss ang Peyups! Wasn't able to see the whole ep, aabangan ko pa naman sana kung naipapakita yung Albert Hall, the building across Bartlett Hall (Fine Arts building; did I get the name right? Hehehe.). Yun kasi yung bahay ng mga MBB majors. Yup, ako po ay graduate ng Molecular Biology and Biotechnology sa University of the Philippines. Angas ba? Hehehe. Nde, kunwari lang yun :D

Ka-batch ko ata yung mga Kamikazee boys. I remember once nakatambay kami dun sa caf namin. It's a little canteen sa area ng MBB. We call it the MBB canteen; but I heard once that the Fine Arts folks call it the Fine Arts canteen. Hehehe. So anyway, some of my MBB friends also had Fine Arts friends, so I found myself making tambay (though this was a rare ocassion - sa totoo lang antisocial ako so I only tambay with my friends :P) with Fine Arts folks tas naggigitara at nagkakantahan lang sila dun. I remember pa they were playing "Plush" by the Stone Temple Pilots, and at that time I really wanted to grab the guitar kasi isa yun sa kakaunting kanta na naitutugtog ko ng ok at kumpleto. But the guitar guy was good anyway, tsaka singit nga lang ako dun so nakikanta nalang ako.

Sus, guitar guy was Jomal pala of Kamikazee. At that time, medyo kilala ko na sila. Madalas din kasi sila tumugtog sa UP gigs. Fast forward to today, I realize that I never thought they'd make it this big. I knew they were fun to watch, at alam kong papatok sila sa audience. Hindi ko lang naisip that they'd score jingles and lots of gigs and awards and whatnot. Galing, I'm happy for them. Peyups ata yan! :D

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Ayan tuloy, I wanna go visit UP again. Actually nakakadaan pa rin naman ako ngayon. Mostly I have stuff photocopied for school. I go there in the morning, before I go to Pisay. Dun na rin ako nagbbreakfast (Rodic's tapsilog panalo!). But what I really wanna do is hang there with my college friends. Saan na nga bang barkada ngayon...

I miss the CASAA steps, where Pisay '98 folks would plant themselves and grow roots for the rest of the day. Ay, may pasok ba? Sige, iwan muna ang card game, pasok, tapos balik baraha after class. Hmmm. Naaah. Tuloy ang baraha! Hahaha.

Me, at the CASAA steps

I miss the Owl's Nest. I was in my last year in UP when I officially became a member of the UP Zoological Society, the coolest club in UP (naks)! We have the biggest tambayan in UP - isang buong bahay yun! Kaso lilipat na raw ng tambayan lahat ng Bio orgs kasi lilipat na sa College of Science complex ang lahat ng science units (tabi-tabi na math, chem, physics, bio). I got to meet some fun people sa ZS, and I'm glad kahit isang taon lang nakatambay ko sila at naka-bonding. Sometimes we'd bond in other places, like Sarah's and Ara and Liza :D

The ZS Berks at Sarah's

I miss Oz, overlooking the UP Track Oval. This resto at the Bahay ng Alumni used to serve some yummy pita sandwiches, tsaka love ko rin yung Jap fried rice nila. The place is still a resto today, pero di na Oz, iba na rin menu. As for the Track Oval, this is where my girls and I would have picnics. The Mat (R.I.P.). The wine. The pika-pika. The guitar and the songhits. Oh, and of course, The Camera. FILM camera pa ko nun!

Classic picnic pic of me and the girls.
Taken hours before a Wolfgang+Sandwich gig at the UP Bahay ng Alumni, which I watched w/ Andrew.

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Shoutouts to the barkadas!

CASAA folks - Drew, Ramil+Andrea (welcome to the world, Baby Mateo!!!), Jeng, Hans, Cris, Basuel, PJ, Io, Lambino, Karl (belated haberdey!)...hmmm super dami natin noon, pero di ko na maalala hehehe sorry!

ZS Berks - Drew, Allan, Alvin, Funji, Pam, Meanne

My girls + Coco - Coco, Sam, Christi, Sandra, Sandy, Karen, Celeste, Ei, Anna, Ches (tres conyos marias hahaha!)

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Haaay. Kaka-miss UP!

Aliiive!!!

Man, there's sooo much to say about that friggin' reunion gig last Friday.

Hope you don't mind the longish post.

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Got to Greenhills at around 4pm to pick up our reserved tickets. On my way up to Music Museum, saw Louie Talan settle down on the steps to have a smoke. Sabi ko sa sarili ko magpapapic nalang ako w/ him after I claim the tix. Timang kasi on my way back down nakasalubong ko siya on his way back up.

But then, a few minutes later as I was calling Drew at the foot of the stairs to tell him I got the tix already, down comes Basti Artadi, and suddenly the world is a better place to live in(hehehe). Grabe, tumatawid lang ng daan si Basti pero he had his mean rocker face on - I swear, those eyes, that face, that scowl is to die for. As Basti makes his way to the parking lot, I resolve NOT to let this opportunity pass - aabangan ko pagbalik niya para magpapic! :D So yeah, nevermind people around us were prolly thinking what a loser/stalker/fangirl I was, I went ahead and asked for a pic w/ Basti pagkabalik niya from the parking lot. He kindly obliged, and even commented na "hi-tech" daw camera ko ('cause of the swivel LCD I guess hehe). Then I asked him when he was going back to the States and found out na kinabukasan na pala flight niya.

So there, hours before the gig, I've already stalked one wolven one. Two to go.

Hours later, Drew and I were already inside the Music Museum (gates opened at 6:30 pm), hardly believing that this gig was actually gonna take place. You see, Drew and I are really big Wolfgang fans, and the news of the sudden breakup last 2002 really shattered our hearts.

At around 9pm, a slideshow of Razorback and Wolfgang pics from the 90s (heehee) were shown, then the lights went out and Metallica's "Wherever I May Roam" started playing . Dun pa lang, sinimulan ko na ang sing-along, hehehe. Finally, the guys of Wolfgang and Razorback started the show (hala, I forgot na what the song was hehehe).

Here are some of my fave shots. I like most of my pics, though they're quite blurry kasi di ako gumamit ng flash, tas di naman ako marunong magset ng tamang aperture and shutter speed para sharp yung pics, hehehe.

Showing off the supposedly sold-out tix. Balita ko may mga di na-claim na reserved tix eh. Sayang naman, dami-dami kayang gusto sana manood. Tsss.

Beautiful lighting onstage. Took these shots while waiting for the gig to start.

Ampayat na ni Mon Legaspi! And grabe, I really really really missed seeing Basti perform. When those eyes flare up and those eyebrows arch - sends shivers down my spine.

Kumikinang ang mga polo nina Papa Louie at Papa Manuel Legarda. Rock n roll never looked this good!

Basti and Kevin Roy: When you've got these two guys onstage, you know it's gonna be an awesome awesome gig.

Tirso Ripoll's talkbox rules!!!

Manuel

Mon

The Basti Pose

While watching these rock gods onstage, I couldn't help but notice the enthusiasm flowing from one band member to another. Mon kept hopping around. Manuel was smiling a lot. Basti and Kevin were all fired up. Tirso was definitely enjoying his talkbox (really cool gadget, astig!). Brian Velasco and Francis Aquino were hot on the drums (Twas my first time to watch Francis - he's one mean fckn drummer!!! Sayang though nag-States na rin siya.) Naaliw talaga ako sa kanila, they were truly enjoying playing together again. Let's just all hope that that gig convinced them all to really get back together and churn out more rockin' albums!

After the gig, Drew and I hung out for a while at the lobby w/ some Wolfmusic gals. Later on, Basti came out and Drew asked to have a pic w/ him.

Much later, Manuel also came out and I had him sign my Acoustica inlay and also had a pic taken w/ him.

Last to come out was Mon, and as we were posing for the cam, he suddenly ducked so I made weird face (parang, "ngi, ba't ka nag-duck") at him before realizing that the camera hadn't flashed yet so tingin ako ulit sa cam tas siya naman tumayo ng tuwid...thus our kooky faces in that pic. Hehehe. Kulit ni Mon.


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Quotable quotes:

After having a pic w/ Basti, I called up a friend who was very much used to my fangrrrly moments. Our conversation went something like this:
Dacs: Duuude, nagpapic ako w/ Basti!
Sam: Did you ask for his autograph?
Dacs: (pauses to think) Ay syet, no.
Sam: Dacs, ano ka ba? (and proceeds to scold me for forgetting something like that)
Dacs: Eh ganun eh, kabado.
Sam: So, what does he smell like?
Dacs: (pauses again to think) Dude, I didn't smell him.

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"That wasn't the fckn song, was it?"
- Kevin Roy, after singing Giyang lyrics when the solos were done, when in fact Razorback was playing Tabi ng Bulkan. Di ko nga napansin na mali siya eh. Though Drew saw Louie na umiiling when Kevin started singing the wrong lyrics :P

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"P****g !na ang saya dito sa Pilipinas!" - Basti
"Yeeeaaaaah!!!" - Audience



Pics from Alive 2007 are here: http://mightydacs98.multiply.com/photos/album/58

Wulbsgangs!!!

I've been waiting for this for four years...tonight is THE NIGHT!

Been listening to almost nothing but Wolfgang this week (napakinig din ako ng Eraserheads and Pupil after I got word of Ely's heart attack - he's okay now, thank God!). Para akong estudyanteng naghahanda para sa exam, kailangan ireview, isaulo, isapuso ang material :P

Tonight, I will see Basti, Manuel, and Mon together onstage again (Wolf will be missed!), together with the equally awesome Razorback, flooring all their loyal fans with their killer riffs and of course Basti's unearthly growls (I swear, NO ONE can ever top the rock god Basti!)

For four years, the howl of the wolf was heard no more, but tonight, it will rock the walls of the Music Museum, and the resounding roar will echo for God knows how long in the hearts and minds of the lucky fans who will get to witness this much-anticipated (and overwhelmingly sold-out) reunion gig. (We will get our revenge on those who were able to buy tickets to the first reunion gig last week - mas maganda 'to kasi last na 'to! Bwahahaha!)

I've been waiting for this for four years. But first, I must go to school. Hehehe. Nothing like work to keep my mind in limbo. Buti nalang reporting yung mga estudyante ko, so my head isn't cluttered up with lesson plans, and all my energy is focused on THE SHOW of the year.

The gods of rock will finally awaken tonight and gratify our ravenous souls.

I've been waiting for this for four years...tonight is THE NIGHT!

Sad and mad

Heard on the news tonight (and saw posts at the Pupil Yahoogroup as well) that Ely Buendia suffered a heart attack after a Laguna gig last night. He was confined at the ICU of Asian Hospital and underwent surgery to remove a blockage in an artery.

The good news is that he's reportedly in a stable condition already, though no visitors are allowed at the hospital still.

Times like this, you just hope that his family's hanging in there with him. Can't imagine how his girl and his adorable little boy felt. Pero yun nga, at least ok na si Ely.

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But some smart-ass fckn lister posted at around 9pm at the Yahoogroup that Ely already died due to heart failure; may nilagay pa talagang date and exact time. Grabe, nanlamig ako nun at namura ko yung PC sa gulat at galit. Buti nalang some reliable listers (band members/friends, I think; lurker lang ako dun hehe) immediately dispelled that stupid rumor. Karmahin sana yung walang-kwentang taong nagsulat nun. *fuming mad*

EDIT: Waaaw. May pahabol pa siyang post at around 10pm na nakaburol na raw. Parang maniniwala ka pa kasi humihingi pa siya ng prayers for the family of Ely. #%@^& that really sick psycho. Ba't may mga ganun na tao? Kahit pa di si Ely yung ginanun niya, it's still so friggin' wrong.

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Apektado talaga ako nun. I've loved Ely since God knows when. No matter what rumors float around regarding him and the other Eheads, hanga pa rin ako sa songwriting niya and I respect the place he has earned in the local music scene. Gustuhin ko man na ibalik ang minamahal kong Eheads, suportado ko pa rin ang career nilang lahat - Ely, Raimund, Buddy, and Marcus. So if anything bad happens to any one of them, it would really bother me and make me sad.

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Hang in there, Ely! Lotsa prayers going around for you.

I...will be...sanctified

Some awesome feedback from the Wolfgang mailing list about Alive 2007: The Wolfgang-Razorback reunion gig last night (Jan 6). Grabe, sobrang hindi ko na talaga mahintay ang Jan12!!!

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From "Aleck Pulido":

Hi!!!!

I just came back from Alive 2007 (1:30 am, Jan. 7)...

Grabe.... I am so glad to have a chance to finally see the guys play live (as I was not permitted so when I was still studying)! Dream come true, man!

And also, I really dig my fellow fans! They, I mean, we are the best rockin' audience in this archipelago, believe me! Along with the 2 great bands, the enthusiasm of the standing room only rock fans made Alive 2007 the most "astig" gig in my books so far!

I know many will share their vids and pics here and at Youtube as my vids and pics are not that good. But we'll see if I can make it somehow good for fan consumption.

Where do I begin?

I finally met allan & wife, grms and joanne... hi! I'm sorry if I didn't formally introduce myself to many of 'ya, shy talaga ako. Try ko makilala kayong lahat next time :)Pls. correct me if I muddled some facts...thanks!

As early as 5:00 PM, there were many of us outside the Music Museum. Kaya, we were permitted to come in the early as early as 6 PM instead of 7 PM.

The gig started at about 8:30 PM... there were old pics of the 2 bands in a slide show as an introduction. Nakakatuwa :)

The order of songs/ songs played is jumbled inside my brain right now... I hope, my friends here will supply us with the song titles as they were fortunate to get a copy of the "program" (pls,pls, thanks!)

The rock icons who were part of the gig:

for wolfgang: Basti, Mon, Manuel (also for razorback), Brian (also for razorback), Francis (drummer in some parts)

for razorback: Kevin, Tirso, Louie, Manuel (also for wolfgang), Brian (also for Wolfgang), and Miguel (in some parts)

there also another guitarist in the ending salvo, Highway to Hell, but I couldn't remember his name (pls help me out guys)

non-razorback and wolfgang rockin' songs played: Come Together (Beatles), Whole Lotta Love (Led Zep), Nadapa sa Arina (Juan dela Cruz Band), Highway to Hell (AC/DC), I Never Cry (Alice Cooper, as sang by Kevin and Tirso, accompanied by Louie and Manuel)

wolfgang: mata ng diyos, center of the sun, as oceans, what grows in your garden, natutulog kong mundo, halik ni hudas, tulisan, weightless, sanctified, judas noose, a new song (can't remember the title)

razorback: payaso, giyang, voodoo who do, munting paraiso.... aaah!!! (memory lapses huhuhu, pls. help me out! thanks!)

After the show, we waited a bit, then sneaked backstage to have photo-ops, talk and have autographed signed with the guys. I also witnessed the MYX interview (just a bit before it ended... watch it this coming week at MYX News!!!) Ang babait nila, super!

If you have other tidbits I missed (alam ko marami... it was like a dream kanina, hanggang ngayon parang ayoko pang magising)... pls. place this in this thread.

Thanks! You guys rock!!! Hope I could attend a gig with you attendance again! Astig!

Aleck
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Dacs says: Woohoo! They did Come Together! Wolfgang's version of that is like one of my most favorite covers ever! And Highway to Hell...shit panalo 'to!!!

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From "a_hinayo":

Whoa!!! T'was one of the best shows i've watched in my lifetime (considering that I grew up watching Wolfgang and Razorback live in the 90's and early 2000's) \m/. Such a great great reunion gig!!! I've said it before, and i'll say it again, i didn't missed half of my life!!!

Shook hands with and got my Razorback CDs signed by Tirso, Brian, Mig Ortigas & Kevin; and my DRT CD signed by Brian & Mig Ortigas. Thanks guys!

AMEN to everything you said ALECK. Thanks!

Nice meeting you gals from LOKO FORUM :)

Yup, they are recording it and WE are part of the live gig. ASTIG!!!
We can expect for a VCD or a DVD similar to SOUNDCHECK and ACOUSTICA!

Dacs says: Oh wooow, the gig was recorded! I am so buying that the second it hits the record stores!

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From "Roselo Reyes":

that was memorable men duet si basti ska kevin
ngyn q lng clang nkita ng ganun
kya lng d q nhabol si basti p picture sna aq
kya c kevin n lng ang naabutan ko

gagawa daw ulit album wolfgang ang ganda ng new song nla eh
tapos bumira si manuel ng lead wiwiwwiwiwiiwiwiwwwwwwwww
yeah that rocks me baby
tapos pauwi aq kumakanta pa ko ng highway to hell habang
nag aabang ng jeep sa edsa ok lng un kc wala ng mxadong
tao gs2 q sanang pumunta ng 2nd night ehhhh mukang d aabot ang pera
q hangang sabado 300 lng maiipon q for 1 week
sana matuloy ung bago nliang album
at pupunta aq sa mga gig nlia kht mag knda puyat puyat aq kinabukasan
pagpasok ng skul

buti nga ang aga q pumunta dun para makuha q ung reserved tickets
q un nkuha q rin ang ganda ng pwesto ko nasa taas kmi kta q silang lahat
at nandun din pla mga magulang at asawa ni basti at asawa ni kevin meron
p nga aqng nkita ngbebenta ng tickets para s mga wlang tickets binibenta nila ng 600
ang taga naman nila.buti n lng maaga aqng nagpareserve tapos nkita q si basti paakyat
xempre daming naghiyawan pati mga lalake nbakla kay basti

pero pare sana maulit tohh
cge mga ka grups ingats dun sa mga pupunta ulit ng 2nd night

Dacs says: Hehehe, P600 pala for scalped tickets huh (yun nga ba tawag dun?). I would've frickin bought those!!! Buti nalang talaga may Jan12.

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Eeeee I can't wait!!! This is gonna be a very long week...

It's Friday, I'm in love

Just finished watching Wolfgang's Halo-Halo episode on MYX, from 2001. Five years ago.

During the interview portion, host Lourd de Veyra asked the band how they see themselves 5 years from now or something like that. I think Basti answered something like still making music something something something (as you can see, I was very attentive).

Gusto ko murahin yung TV. Then: 2001. Now: 2006. 5 years from then. At nasaan na ang Wolfgang? Ayun, kaka-reunion gig lang kanina sa Music Museum. Na hindi ko napuntahan kasi naubos sa iilang araw lang yung tickets.

Reunion gig? Yup. Not even 5 years from that Halo-Halo gig, Wolfgang disbanded, breaking a lot of people's hearts (not just the ladies', mind you) in the process. Siyempre, mine included. And Andrew's, too.

Then in October 2006, I got word from the Wolfgang mailing list that there'll be a reunion gig this January. I've been uber excited since then, only to have my heart broken again because tickets got sold out even before I had the chance to buy.

Buti nalang nagset ng repeat date. Jan12, Music Museum pa rin, P350 pa rin.

So, do I have tickets? Drew and I have reserved. And I hope to God it's a true blue reservation at hindi scam kundi magpapakamatay na ko pag hindi ko talaga napanood ang Wolfgang. Like I said couple of months back, wala nang sense ang buhay pag hindi ko napanood itong reunion gig na 'to.

NOTE: As of Jan 5 (I think), sold out na rin kaagad yung tix for Jan 12. Lupit.

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Hahaha, masyado bang ma-angst? Well, ganyan ako magmahal. Matindi masaktan kapag nilisan ng minamahal, kaya maraming galit na kailangang ilabas.

So yeah, obviously, I'm still not over Wolfgang breaking up.

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In the 24+ hours of uncertainty on whether or not there'll be a repeat reunion gig, my mind raced through my options.

Option 1: Drew and I would take our chances that scalpers would be at the gig. Pinag-usapan pa namin how much we were willing to pay for tix. P1000? Ok na yun.

Option 2: Don't I know anyone who could get me tix? Pakapalan nalang ng mukha, I NEED those tickets!!!

Option 3: Must keep my eyes open when in ATC or Festival Mall. If I run into Basti there, I'd go up to him and BEG him to have a repeat reunion gig. As in iiyakan ko siya.

Thank God a repeat performance was eventually scheduled, kundi napahiya ko na sarili ko sa kung sino-sino, hahaha :P

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P.S. Hehe, in truth, I do understand why bands don't always stay together. But I just can't help feeling resentful that it has to be that way.

Friday is sooo far awaaay...