I almost screw up my ticket invitation after failing to get my invitation from Cris Ramos, and its such a shame from my end for not showing up at Saguijo to get my tickets, and I'm blaming that fever and flu that occurs for week and its hard for me to go out that time and even send an sms message. I like to thank Cris for having the patience and energy to txt everyone who signed up online for a free ticket invitation for this rock concert. I'm still happy that the invitations are well organize and the people who went to the concert are more controlled and not the jologs or anak ng kadiliman crowd. Many people are asking the same question to me like, are there jologs in the venue?, I just told them that the event is by invitation only, and I know that the online sign up had just filtered the jologs anak ng kadiliman crowd, because the sign up form was circulated only from the local community who have better order of discipline when it comes to rock music events. I like to thank Paul Pajo for the main guy who txted me to sign up for the event, and I didn't think twice to sign up after that txt message.
Okay, I arrived at the venue concert at almost nearly midnight and because of my busy schedule, I missed 3-4 bands and one of this is the Corporate Lo Fi and Taken by Cars. I went there with my sister Misyel and friend Vince, who were fresh from the Maxim party in Taboo bar. And it was in the nick of time that we caught Nyco Maca + Playground and Cynthia Alexander setting up on stage. After meeting with my friends and used the Playboy Philippines ticket ( thanks to Jeman for inviting us, you guys are a life saver), I got a photo op with the lovely Playmates and drag the others to join the photo session. I also saw my photographer friends Zell and Homer hanging out in that PS2 Rock band gaming booth nearby, I just didn't bother to play or talk to them, but I immediately entered the concert venue at NBC tent and I got a lovely surprise to hear that media passes can have an unlimited drink of Jack Daniels.
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I just remembered the year of 2003, that me, RG and Mark got super drunk after attending a Jack Daniels event in Manila Polo Club, but after checking it at the bar in NBC, I just discovered that all drinks were already gone. I got sad, but never blames anyone that I arrived late at the event. But I was there for the music and watch great bands. I also saw lots of celebs in the area like Geneva Cruz and Aiza Marquez, which didn't got me any hint that these ladies will be appearing in a local mens magazine for this month. Also saw my friends form Fudge Magazine, and other media contacts. My blogger friends Paul, Karla, Sharlyne, and Cerbos are in their infront of the stage, and wow they were there since the event started and I envy them for catching all of the bands who performed earlier.
I positioned myself and started shooting the performers with my Olymous SP 500, I tried to match a good picture perfect quality by measuring the lights and the environment. The lights of the stage is so awesome and sometimes I feel that my jaws will drop in seeing that red light and some lasers. I also learned that Cynthia Alexander and Nyco Maca + Playground will be the Philippine representative for the global music tour of Jack Daniel's, and the event will be staged in Singapore. Also at the event, they raffled off tickets to Singapore and also an electric guitar. The electric guitar is a killer and wanted to have it, but a lucky visitor won it in a lucky raffle draw.
Its my first time to see Cynthia Alexander and Nyco Maca+ Playground, and their music and beats keep me head banging and stomping my feet on the ground. The level of music flow entered my ear drums and connected my spirit to their music, it is just weird, and I'm happy that they represent our country for that global music tour. Music that is very Filipino and has a powerful art and culture that can delivered to the listeners. I was about to rest and heard that Urbandub will be the next perform. Me and my sis positioned ourselves infront of the stage to have a better view of the stage acts, and also a good place to shoot photos and video. I told my sis that she can take videos of the bands, and me take some photos. But during the run of Urbandub, her cellphone failed and battery started to depletes. But its okay, listening to Urbandub makes me feel the new generation of music, lyrics are much easy to sing with and everyone in the venue knows the music and lyrics. Gabby did a great job in carrying the banner of our country, because last year Urbandub was the representive for global music tour, and their performance at this event open up to pass on the torch to Cynthia Alexander and Nyco Maca+ Playground for this year global music tour.
The music never stops until the end of Urbandub, I went crazy when they play all their greatest hits and I feel that it was the same and new band I'm listening, especially when they played "Soul Searching". The next band to come on stage and the last, is the rocking heavy hitter Razorback. I love this band since when I was in late highschool, and their performance brought me back to the past during the days of low security in rock concerts and the jologs anak ng kadiliman era hahahaa. All hits were played and happy to see Manuel Legarda of Wolfgang in the rhythm guitars. And because of that a grand finale of Wolfgang's "Natutulog kong Mundo" was played and vocals by Kevin Roy. And an encore act was followed singing their hit song "Giyang!"
I didn't got drunk that night and no Jack Daniels drink to be tasted, and its a super "sayang" for me not to get drunk that night because Jack Daniels is my one and only favorite hard drink. But even that theres no intervention of alcohol in my body, the music of that night invaded not only my body, but also my spirit. It teleports me into a world that I started and remember that the past is not just a past, but a part of history that should be remembered always. I am high that night and a nice Chowking meal to kick out that hang over and proceed a good night sleep at home in Cavite.
Thanks to all wonderful people who were with me, who I met, and the fucking makers of this event, it is a true awesomeness rock event, and because it was organized properly. I just wished that this system should be followed by other rock event organizers. It was inspiring! and yeah,.social networking sites did a great tool for inviting the RIGHT target market for the event.
See ya all on next year!
more photos below!
more photos in my album at Jack Daniel's Global Music Tour (Philippines)
Urbandub Video
Razorback video
