Flashback to Band-Aide Days/Rico Blanco is an Angel. Like Hell.
Went to the UP (Not) Fair (Sale) to meet with Rico Blanco.
It was a hardcore, intense, emo journey to my former band-aide (aka rakenrol) lifestyle which started in high school with good ol' Hiltrudes.
Tonight I'm standing outside the backstage. I used to be in the "roadie" list of my rockstar friends.
Went inside the fair grounds to see what was happening inside. Sakto. Slapshock tumutugtog. Jamir goes, "sampung taon na kami tumutugtog sa UP fair."
I thought, "I remember I was with you 7, 6, 5, 4 and 3 years ago."
Went backstage because Fil (Boy Elroy) was looking for me. Slapshock comes out. I saw Lee Nadela. I shouted his name. Chi Evora goes, "BULAGA!" in my face. Hindi ko siya napansin. Haha. Ampanget kasi ng buhok.
Chi: Wow. Nag-flashback ako a. *soulful eyes wide open staring at me trying to look i'm-in-a-trance-ish*
Ansing walks up to me screaming "long time no seeeeeeee!"
Ayan the roadie: graduate ka na ba? gumraduate ka naman!
Lee Nadela. Lee Nadela. My former hero-soulbrother smiles and gives me a kiss and a hug. We exchange new numbers and short kamustas and eto-ganito-ganyan. They have another gig at Laguna. Lagaristas. Dati kasali din ako sa paglalagari.
*fastforward* Rico and I discuss my thesis. He is so very game about it. It's his first time to score in "cinema" mode. Meaning hindi mono or stereo. Wow. I am honored. At siya ang tatawag para sabay namin panoorin after niya panoorin mag-isa 'yung rough cut.
(Rico Blanco with my beautiful Popot)
It's been 7 years, Rico. I've always wanted to work with you in something like this. Let's make art!
Haaaay. --> sober sigh
I remember those days so well I can actually feel the rakenrol nausea that came along with them.
PERO. Driving home alone I thought, si Rico friend ko. At si Mark, si Lee, si Chi, si Fil, si Kitchie, si Barbie, lahaaaaaaaaaaaat sila.
Pero bakit si A n d o n i hindi?
Chejddhowhohvcuvvuoguo!
It was a hardcore, intense, emo journey to my former band-aide (aka rakenrol) lifestyle which started in high school with good ol' Hiltrudes.
Tonight I'm standing outside the backstage. I used to be in the "roadie" list of my rockstar friends.
Went inside the fair grounds to see what was happening inside. Sakto. Slapshock tumutugtog. Jamir goes, "sampung taon na kami tumutugtog sa UP fair."
I thought, "I remember I was with you 7, 6, 5, 4 and 3 years ago."
Went backstage because Fil (Boy Elroy) was looking for me. Slapshock comes out. I saw Lee Nadela. I shouted his name. Chi Evora goes, "BULAGA!" in my face. Hindi ko siya napansin. Haha. Ampanget kasi ng buhok.
Chi: Wow. Nag-flashback ako a. *soulful eyes wide open staring at me trying to look i'm-in-a-trance-ish*
Ansing walks up to me screaming "long time no seeeeeeee!"
Ayan the roadie: graduate ka na ba? gumraduate ka naman!
Lee Nadela. Lee Nadela. My former hero-soulbrother smiles and gives me a kiss and a hug. We exchange new numbers and short kamustas and eto-ganito-ganyan. They have another gig at Laguna. Lagaristas. Dati kasali din ako sa paglalagari.
*fastforward* Rico and I discuss my thesis. He is so very game about it. It's his first time to score in "cinema" mode. Meaning hindi mono or stereo. Wow. I am honored. At siya ang tatawag para sabay namin panoorin after niya panoorin mag-isa 'yung rough cut.
(Rico Blanco with my beautiful Popot)
It's been 7 years, Rico. I've always wanted to work with you in something like this. Let's make art!
Haaaay. --> sober sigh
I remember those days so well I can actually feel the rakenrol nausea that came along with them.
PERO. Driving home alone I thought, si Rico friend ko. At si Mark, si Lee, si Chi, si Fil, si Kitchie, si Barbie, lahaaaaaaaaaaaat sila.
Pero bakit si A n d o n i hindi?
Chejddhowhohvcuvvuoguo!