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so here i am finally having the time to actually write about the magical 3 night gig we did last week. first thing i said to myself when i realized we were playing for 3 straight nights "tangina thats suicide! man you guys have death wishes or something. but hey im game! lets get it on!"

february 12 saguijo makati

so we sort of say the 3 night swing officially started last feb 12 at 8pm. i met up with jonar at philcoa and we took a cab from there. originally i was planning of taking the usual public transportation route. then again i was lugging around my guitar, my pedal board and my messenger bag, which also contains my camcorder (yes we shot in high def! haha), my planner, jacket among other things and my mcdonalds dinner. yeah that was like a backbreaker for me. but i had no choice. so off to saguijo at around 845pm in a cab (hey i wanted to eat dinner comfortably too).

we miraculously arrive at saguijo before 930pm. i was actually expecting to arrive 10pm but hey traffic wasnt really bad. we were waiting outside, the bands started coming in and gep arrives.

we were scheduled to play second since we all werent sure if we could actually make it by 930pm (apparently kaya pala basta walang traffic)

we played around 11pm. 4 songs. not bad. but i myself couldnt admit that we did well also. it was so-so. after playing, we mingled with our guests and the other bands. we gave them samples of our cds.

at around 2am, we called it a night. well i stayed since we're entitled to the shares of the event. yey teyngs gep! after that we decided to go to this tapsihan in pasig since thats our route home. we eat and i get home at 430am.

february 13 freedom bar anonas quezon city

i wake-up at around 11am. i remembered that i had to drop off my guitar and pedal board at kapi's office. so i check my mail quickly, clean my guitar, pack my things again and head off to kapi's office for my things then go to class. during this rush, i forgot to  charge my camera and bring extra clothes, hence i had to play wearing my uniform.

i was off at 5pm. i went immediately to cubao and grab a cup of coffee at halo while waiting for kapi to be done. at around 7pm i met up with him and we headed to freedom bar, since gapos was playing as well.

we arrive at freedom at around 8pm. the event started already. i asked for our timeslot for that night. said we're scheduled at around 1030pm. not bad. i can still lounge around a bit and eat. moments later, the guys came in. did some socializing with familiar faces in the crowd. later on, kaka and jen arrived. then bache came in with marf. its nice seeing good friends dropping by gigs. iba yung feeling.

we played at around 1130pm, 1 hour after our original sched. but hey im cool. it was fun. 5 songs. personally this gig was my best set among the 3 gigs we did last week. great impromptu jam with kapi when we played diliman dub for our last song. we all call it a night at around 130am i think. i accompanied jen home since it was quite late and i wouldnt want anything happening to my friends. i got home around 330am i think. and when i got home, i checked my pockets, i realized something. i lost my gaddemn id! dammit p300 down the drain.

february 14 magnet cafe katipunan ave quezon city

the last gig for the week. incidentally it was also new wave night, hence we did all covers for this gig. woke up late since i was tired and i was begging for more sleep. practiced our songs for the gig, since i was also playing keyboards for that gig. met up with the guys at 6pm in the studio for practice. left the studio at around 8pm.

had dinner with the guys at una sikat. sizzling bulalo ftw! you guys should have seen how long it took us to consume the sizzling bulalo. anyway i caught it on video. after that i felt the cholesterol flowing.

we arrived at magnet past 9pm. we waited outside. they actually served beer below zero degrees! another ftw! its actually cool to that coin tapping trick with beer below zero.

we played at around 1030pm. all new wave songs. gig wasnt that bad or good. too average. some songs were okay and some i think sucked. oh well you cant everything all the time.

i actually went home early on a saturday night. miraculously i got home before 2am. normally id be still around that time. but i was just damn tired. my body couldnt take it anymore. i decided to watch some dvds but i fell asleep in the process.

the morning after...

a power interruption disrupted my sleep at 830am. tried to get some sleep. woke up at 1030am and the electricity was still out. i left my pc on that time so i turned off its avr. power went back at 12nn. i turned on my pc and lo and behold, my monitor has passed on. dammit. i needed to finish some things. so i head out to the mall and bought a new lcd monitor. dammit. 6.5k down the drain. pfft.

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i just realized how fun it was to play such gigs. for me each gig had its own twist to it. the saguijo gig was the gig which was a mixutre of new and who's who bands in the scene. freedom bar was a gig by an org from my alma mater (ateneo). saturday was a tribute night for one of my favorite genres of music.

after the 3 nights, it made me realize how fun it is to play. it really killed that side of me that wanted to quit before. and i learned alot. i swear. give me another chance to do 3 nights straight and i will do it again. and some how im starting to see again a career related to music as another option when i get my diploma this summer.

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id like to thank everyone who made this possible. gep and monty-mayo for the gig at saguijo. jason valenzuela of gapos for booking us last friday. joel toledo for inviting us to play at new wave nights. wasak mehn. hope you enjoy our cd.

thanks also to bache, marf, jen, kaka and everyone who made it to any of the gigs. kahit na rin yung di pumunta. special thanks also to mando for playing keyboards for us last saturday. and taking our video at saguijo. thanks also to kapi for that helluva jam on diliman dub last friday. salamat rin kay keith for holding my camera last saturday.

now its back to reality known as the world of thesis and productions. bleh :(

pictures can be found on my photos page and on my facebook account.

1. first of all: confirmed brokensauce gigs!

january 31: nine mile bar kalayaan aveue qc 8pm. radiopilipinas.com event.
february 12: saguijo makati 930pm. flash mob productions
february 13: freedom bar anonas quezon city 7pm. ateneo (matanglawin) event.
february 14: magnet cafe katipunan qc 9pm. new wave night

ep will be sold at the gigs. kita kits! 

2. im sure we all know about the "final set" of the eraserheads. then again it will also be the philippine international jazz festival on the first week of march. hiromi uehara is playing there. so is mike stern and dave weckl. there are also reports that jazz pianists chick corea and herbie hancock will also be here. dammit eraserheads or jazz festival or a new guitar?

i want all 3. okay maybe the 2 concerts instead. so any kind soul who can treat me to the jazz festival? please? i've been a good boy for the past weeks (i think).

3. and speaking of purchases, theres this digitech pedal that caught my interest:

the music source sell this for only 3k. thats half the price of the df7. plus its got more dirt models. and its programmable too. downside is i would have to let go of the bypass mode if i want to use the footswitch to shift through presets without getting down. and switching to preset switch mode means rebooting the pedal (its digital like digitech but the models sound decent).

so im thinking, do i go for the muza fd55's sibling which has 11 models (fd55 has 10) but i wouldnt have the preset switching modes. i need my bypass too. hmmm

maybe i'll consider this if it goes well with my dirt pedals.

4. shet! you can actually get this for 54 pesoses:


lechon rice toppings. comes with one cup of rice. got that plus extra rice  and an order of iced tea and coke and its around p100. i heart you new city food house! hahaha kahit si mando na-solb diyan. hahaha at oo hirap ako ubusin yung ulam sa dami.

the simpsons movie dvd (yes its the real thing)

a danelectro pb&j delay pedal which osh brought home. teyngs kups! i owe you!
and that comes with a set of ghs gauge 11 strings too.


the release of the ep. go buy one when we meet. i have a few copies with me.
p100 for 5 tracks of sappy and sad bastard music. haha!

and lastly...

a high definition camcorder. 720p nga lang pero putangina ftw!
it also acts as my digicam now. can shoot up to 16 megapixels.

**shet forgot to set the lens at short distance shots. haha

the launch is done. last night was our last gig for the year. now its time to get a vacation. to be honest, i was actually waiting for this more than the launch. burnout. sobra.

in all honesty, the way ive been thinking and feeling has affected my performance with the guys. we've been working our asses off for the past 6 months (well 5 for me) and its time we all go for a break this holiday season. and for the past week, ive had enough shit thrown at me equivalent to the amount of shit you can produce when you solve world hunger for 3 generations. for every day last week, something would just have to ruin my day.  something just had to bring my mood down even further. it has come to a point that a big percent of me is quitting brokensauce. i just dont want the band's performance get affected with all my problems and worries. last friday, i couldnt seem to play with my whole heart. i have to admit, i didnt want to play during the launch. i wanted to walk out the bar when gapos ended their set. i couldnt seem to find my strength to do so. i couldnt seem to find a reason to play. i couldnt see myself happy playing.

i feel miserable. each night, i couldnt just seem to sleep. everytime i get into bed, i would just end up thinking about everything. and i wish each day, that get to fall asleep tired. so thart i could just fall asleep without anything bothering me. i want to be too tired to think when i get to bed.

and sometimes i blame myself for being too honest. i guess my honesty just made me miserable now after that bday gig of mine this year. if only i could turn back time, as aqua would sing, i would have probably just shut my mouth that night.

now if only i could turn back time :(

now i really i wish i could get rammed by a fucking rotten pnr train.

we had a gig at a private party. unfortunately, rey couldnt make it and neither his sub could. so we had to find a quick replacement for last night.

we tried getting bri. but hes too metal.

we tried getting jen, but she just shifted to keyboards.

so we had only one choice left... 

 

...david pomeranz! mwahahahahaha