Ang Hindi Pa Huling El Bimbo

August 30 was one of the most anticipated day in my life. When the news came out two months ago, i freaked out. Knowing that the band that influenced most of where i wanted to be, is going to have a one-night concert. Rumors spread online like fire, making one REALLY BIG sponsor back out. Four days before the concert, it was announced that the free concert is still pushing through, but it wont be longer free, instead putting a 800 and 1300 price on the admission. the tickets were released on ticketnet two days before 30th so ivan, abhie, and i were texting each other on getting it early in the morning (considering that 9am is really early for me). And then Mamu (as usual... one of the people i hold really close in my heart by giving me unattainable things, making it possible for me to have those things that money cant ever buy) called me, telling that im on the VIP list.

Saturday morning has never been that sunny and i woke up anticipating all the songs that the Eraserheads will play. God there was no time to review those albums. But as Yeshyee would put it, those Eheads lyrics are engraved in our hearts. And it was almost the contemporary nursery rhyme for my generation. (Wow... ambigat naman ng dramz. wtf!)

5pm and i had mixed emotions going on inside me. I was annoyed with the rain, i was eager to be there in a flash, i was excited to jump and im really nervous, happy, emotionally weird to see the whole band together again. Thank God my sister's car passed by and they dropped us on Mcdo 32nd street to meetup with Ivan, Rochelle and Joan. Walked from there up to Hi Streets and went all the way to the VIP entrance. (oh yeah!)

Ivan and I were eating Fish and Co. after walking around saying to familiar faces and friends like Tonet and LuI, Tintin of Max FM, Lou, Cris, Chuckie, Meme, Jeff of Soapdish, Raymond Fabul, Enzo of Severo, Bryan of Taken By Cars, Chino of Silent Sanct, Miro of Stonefree, Carlos of UpDharma and Boss Darwin of Soupstar. Then the countdown began.

A big screen with a 20-minute digital countdown started making the crowd get more and more excited by the moment. And our guess was right, it should be Alapaap that would open this unbelievable night. The goosebump-induced sight of the whole band plus the BIG LCD Screens, lights and the fireworks started the concert with a motherfucking blast. Ivan said that it is VMA Material. Seriously, i wouldnt miss it for the world.


grabbed from Youtuber zarathustralf

Alapaap
Ligaya
Sembreak
Hey Jay
Harana
Fruitcake
Toyang
Kama Supra
Kailan
Huwag Kang Matakot
Kaliwete
With A Smile
Shake Yer Head
Huwag Mo Nang Itanong
Lightyears

I listed the songs coz i almost wanna make a paragraph on each. What we're doing, what we're seeing but come on. All in all, its just fucking crazy. Mostly the backdrop was showing old Eheads Pictures, Snow while they play Fruitcake, Kaliwete and With A Smile video (tangina memories nung 90s), Funny Komiks and a lot of veerry interesting visuals. Trip to Memory lane talaga.

When the screen had the countdown again, i was like... WHOA. may intermission? ilang songs ba to? they havent played ang huling el bimbo, superproxy, magasin, minsan, torpedo, pare ko, spoliarium and other songs that still plays in my head. sa first song pa lang, sulit na ang kung magkano man yon.

so i went outside the area when rae and dianne texted me. they were with ryan, ls, and jeff. the network was jammed coz i cant send a text and it was so hard to even connect a call. after a few minutes, mamu called me and weve met on the barricades between VIP and SVIP (na in my opinion should be called SVIPAI... Super VIP As In.) and took a few pictures, bumming 4 cigarette sticks to Tricia Pablo (lifesaver talaga. halos manghingi ako sa photographer nung nasa gitna pa ako), and got a free mini-burger and a glass of coke kasi LIBRE sa SVIPs ang Food. sabi ko kay Trish sana may dala akong plastic para kukuha ako sa waiter tapos ibebenta ko sa VIP area hahahahaha.

and when the timer was cut... then seeing the whole band without Ely made my heart beat like crazy. It's either  he got pissed when everybody was shouting Group Hug or something bad really happened. Unfortunately, he collapsed backstage. When he was singing lightyears, he had this look on his face seen on the screen. na akala ko iiyak. I guess he was feeling weird na when he was singing the 15th song kasi i kinda heard that he cant do long gigs. Then i got a message from Mamu na "Xav, uwi na. Eli collapsd backstage". And then... Lally Buendia read a letter.

that one minute they made us pray, i was thinking... God please... this shouldnt be over. please make ely get the reward of enjoying the success of making this country sing one song together. please make the whole band forget all the differences they had and end whatever fight they have. and i hope theyre still there as the new generation emerges making them their influence and keep the fire burning. please let ely be ok.

and 2am, i called Chill Figueroa and she said Ely was already stable.

Still... the Eraserheads arent destined to even end a "one-night" affair.

Hindi pa ito ang huling el bimbo.

Eraserheads Concert: Pushing through.

Saw this at Wawa's Mutiply blog.


dear everybody

after much ado. the eraserheads concert is most definitely pushing
through.

philip morris and its brands have pulled out from the concert. but
another company is taking over the production. the turn over started
yesterday and they have already started work on the site in the fort.
so you can check.

there are good news and bad news.

unfortunately its no longer free. all the long winded registration
procedures in the red nation site is now void.

the good news is that the age limit is now 12 years old (for safety
reasons)and tickets will be sold so you dont have to wait for
confirmation and what not.

the official announcement and ticketing details will come out in major
newspapers and on the radio on tuesday.

these are the only details i know for now so no need to email me. im
just the drummer.

btw. i just got home from the last rehearsal. the band is cooking. we
will see you all on the 30th.

Raimund Marasigan


source: PEP Ph


wow naman ang Gen Admission. 1500. geez.

OMG THE LIPGLOSS TRAILER IS HERE!

no abbreviations!

OH MY GOD.

WHAT THE FUCK.

THEY ALL HAD ALMOST THE SAME CHARACTERS. AND IM TYPING IN ALL CAPS COZ I DONT KNOW WHAT I FUCKIN FEEL. EXCEPT THAT IM LAUGHING.

YOU GOTTA LOVE THE NAME JULIVEE. YOU GOT TO.

WHAT THE FUCK!

The Gossip Girl Pinoy Ripoff.

Aside from all Pop foreign songs getting tagalized, after some old underrated international songs "adapted' or should i say ripped-off as well... of course magpapahuli ba ang pinoy pag merong sikat na tv series sa ibang bansa?

I actually dont get it when we started getting hooked up with telenovelas and koreanovelas. But i kinda accepted the fact that we are neither a spanish nor korean-speaking country, so dubbers got a job. I got that. Pinoys were not contented so they "adapted" the normal 3-month or 6-month soaps making them last for a year or two if it begins to hit. Scenes were prolonged, intentionally slow-paced and bombarded with commercial ads. Until i got used to it again and thought of the positive side that maybe,,, adapting something can actually be something good that new writers and traditional directors could actually adjust from there.

When something is actually adapted... at least the filipino people gets to really know who should be credited.

Adaptation is different from being a copycat.

And this news from PEP... is not really good for me. or to any gossip girl fan.

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Bagamat bagong bihis pa lang ang TV5 kinailangan munang manghiram ng talents—mostly from ABS-CBN—for its slew of shows all piloting this week.  May foresight ang Prime Events Force Unlimited to come up with a show that will also introduce new talents exclusively for TV5. This way, kasabay ng audition for available talents, nagpa-go see rin ang Prime Events to discover new stars at tila sinuwerte naman sila sa mga nakuha nila—mostly teens from exclusive schools willing to try showbiz.

 

Lipgloss is a loose adaptation of the hit TV series Gossip Girl and follows the lives of the students of an ultra-exclusive high school through the school's "unofficial" website.

 

Halos baguhan ang mga cast with the rest, the under-exposed talents from ABS-CBN's Star Magic.

 

Leading the male cast are Star Magic's Rodjun Cruz, na kapatid ni Rayver Cruz, playing the main antagonist Jake; Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Season 1 housemates Fred Payawan as Jake's younger brother Jiggo and Mikee Lee as the resident bad boy Maui; at ang first Little Big Star winner na si Sam Concepcion as the moderator of the website Lipgloss as Kyle.

 

Joining them is fresh talent Kevin Lapena as the main lead boy Edge. A high school graduate of Don Bosco Makati, now a college sophomore of De La Salle, he fits in perfectly to the exclusive-school boys Rodjun of De La Salle high school, Fred from Colegio San Agustin, now of De La Salle, and Mikee of Ateneo from elementary to college.

 

Bukod sa exclusive schools, panlaban naman ng ilang mga bagong girls to be introduced in the show ang kanilang showbiz lineage.

 

Playing the two female leads are Saab Magalona as Meg and Maxine Eigenmann as Abby. Saab is the younger sister of Maxene Magalona and the second eldest daughter of Francis Magalona and Pia Arroyo; samantalang nakatatandang kapatid naman ni Andi Eigenmann si Maxine with famous dad Mark Gil.

 

Three other three new girls are Cheska Ortega playing Ziggy, the younger sister of Edge, who is formerly from Poveda and had to transfer to Reedley International School dahil hindi siya pinayagang mag-artista; Charina Suzara, playing the wannabe rich girl Julivee, is a student of OB Montessori; and Mary Grace Perido, the loner skating champ Louise, is from San Agustin College in Cavite.

 

Another Star Magic talent Miki Hahn plays the bad girl Steph. She is the only member of the cast who stopped schooling after finishing high school.

 

Makakasama nila ang mga beteranong artista na sina Lorenzo Mara, Rachel Lobangco, Lloyd Samartino, at Ricardo Cepeda. Lipgloss is directed by Cris Pablo and Aleah Eugenio.

 

Lipgloss pilots this Saturday, August 16, at 5 p.m.

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I cant wait to read the comments.

On The Eraserheads Concert Update.

The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday warned Philip Morris that it may face criminal charges if it pushes through with the sponsorship of the reunion concert of popular 90s band Eraserheads scheduled on August 30 in Manila.

Health Undersecretary Alexander Padilla said Philip Morris will be violating Republic Act No. 9211 or the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 which prohibits cigar companies from sponsoring sports, cultural, and artistic events of individual or team athletes, artists and performers.

"If we are able to show and prove that this concert is actually sponsored by you, by Philip Morris, then we will truly train our guns on you for clearly violating the law," Padilla said in a press conference.

He said the tobacco company cannot argue that they did not violate the law since the contract has been signed before the prohibition on sponsorship of events took effect on July 1, 2008 as stated on Section 26 of RA 9211.

"The company already knew when the prohibition would take effect so if they will try to circumvent that by saying 'we signed the contract before' that will not be acceptable," Padilla said.

In a text message sent to GMANews.TV, Dave Gomez, Philip Morris public affairs manager, said they have no comment on the issue.

Appeal to Eraserheads

A lawyer by profession, Padilla said Philip Morris, its president, general manager and board of directors will be held liable if they will proceed with sponsoring the concert.

He said the government, if it has to, could go to the retailers and confiscate the tobacco products.

The Health department and tobacco control advocates also appealed to Eraserheads to reject the Philip Morris' sponsorship of its much awaited reunion concert.

Padilla said the popular band, which disbanded in 2002, should disassociate themselves from a cigar company who will be sponsoring their concert.

"With their prestige, they should disassociate themselves to tobacco products which have no value or use. They should heed the law and bring the youth to other productive activities. Tobacco products should not be promoted," Padilla said.

"Considered one of the most influential bands in the country, the Eraserheads has become a role model of sorts for our young. I hope they will rise up to the challenge, do more than play music, and help young Filipinos reach their potential," said Dr. Maricar Limpin of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance-Philippines.

Limpin asked the Eraserheads to duplicate a recent act by singer Alicia Keys. The award-winning singer and pianist recently rejected the sponsorship of cigarette giant Philip Morris for her concert in Indonesia.

Louis Camilleri, chairman and chief executive officer of Philip Morris, has confirmed in a letter to Matthew Myers of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids dated July 30, 2008 that their company is behind the reunion concert.

Limpin said even if Philip Morris' name will not come out on any poster, billboard or material related to the Eraserheads concert, the public knows that to watch the concert, one has to be a member of the Marlboro red list.

Treachery in marketing

"This is marketing treachery at its worse. One has to be a smoker or must claim to be a smoker to be able to watch the smoker," Limpin said.

She said in registering with the Marlboro red list, one is asked what brand of cigarette he smokes and is asked for contact information and accept the condition that he is interested to receive "smoking-related" information and promotional materials from Philip Morris.

"You cannot complete the registration without checking that particular box stating you are interested in receiving information and promotional materials from Philip Morris. So in your attempt to watch the concert, you are opening yourself up as a target of Philip Morris advertisements," Limpin said.

She said while it is too much to expect Philip Morris "to grow a conscience and think of the well-being of children in the third world country like the Philippines", the former member of the band might be more sympathetic as they may have children, niece and nephews who may suffer from effects of tobacco smoke.

Limpin said Eraserheads former vocalist Ely Buendia knows the ill effects of smoking after suffering a heart problem in February 2007.

The DOH said at least 10 Filipinos die every hour due to smoking-related diseases or 240 Filipinos everyday or 87,600 every year.

"The Eraserheads should not allow themselves to be deceived by Philip Morris and protect their fans from this devious marketing ploy," Limpin said.

She added that Eraserheads will not run out of sponsors for their reunion concert if they will turn down Philip Morris.

"There are many companies who are more than willing to sponsor the concert but they do not want get involved in an activity wherein the company they are going to co-sponsor the event is a cigarette company," Limpin said.

She also clarified that their group only wants to spoil the coming reunion concert.

"I'm not telling the band not to push through with the concert, I want that to be cleared. In reality, we want the concert to push through but we are appealing to the band that maybe we should place more emphasis to the responsibility of the band. Maybe if they cannot get out of this anymore, I will challenge the band to play for anti-smoking event because all the other bands have been into a smoke-free event for the past few months since May," Limpin said. - GMANews.TV

Source: Yahoo.Ph