6.29.2004
W-o-w, Lickety has another gig at Soleil, Greenbelt2 on friday, July2, 11pm ulit. Watch us, bilizzz!
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BITTEN BY THE PERFORMANCE BUG
There are so many things I still need to learn when performing. Aside from concentrating on guitar playing and singing, there’s keeping the band together, beginning and keeping the pace.
And looking fly all-throughout.
Coupla months ago, we played with Kitchie Nadal at Club Centro. Shes good, reminds me of Jewel, with that cutesy girl texture in her voice, like Britney Spears. She can also play guitar pala when I thought she doesn’t. She has learned and accomplished how to look good while moving with her guitar and emanating presence with minimal spiels. I hate her but I gotta say she’s not bad.
“The results are in, amigo, whats left to ponder???” – Hansel from Zoolander
Ponder Points
1. Practice spiels/jokes whathaveyous. Someone from my past long ago hosts a few college shows & he is never booed for recycling old material. Practice makes perfect (see movie Reservoir Dogs).
2. Believe you are a goddess. My friend Isa said I still look a bit insecure on stage. Still scared of screwing up, I guess. We’ve had a lot of shows in the past where I am never happy with the sound, like its incomplete, or something. Should we regroup and rejam our sound?
3. Practice more scales & be not afraid to experiment, even live (except during giant gigs). You are good, but there is always room for improvement. You never know what weird shit you can come up with when drunk or high ... on the adrenaline rush.
4. NO MORE COLD DRINKIES BEFORE A SET. I croaked twice, once singing the chorus of Boa’s Duvet and on the second line of our song Wish (damn those Mclachlan-esque tunes). No more ice cream & iced tea. Less sweets. More red ginseng (blech), tea, hot water and regular intake of Pei Pa Koa & morning/night gargling of Bactidol.
5. Listen more, always remember to interact with crowd (I do believe im getting better at that than I was 9 years ago.) Parokya ni Edgar got famous for being hilarious, not their technical skill. You can entertain your audience in various ways.
Right now, I am learning with Licketysplit all sorts of performing tricks we got from the net. Like musicians hand signals, which are universal. They are really helpful pala. I first downloaded info from http://www.ohek.co.uk/history/handsigns.htm but they seemed slightly complicated. Then I got Dondi ledesma’s version http://members.tripod.com/~Rizal_L/handsigns.html which had funnier diagrams.
Then later I also found gig hand signals which weren’t the real deal but funny also: http://timberens.com/funstuff/gighandsignals.htm
(Personalized) Gestures & their Meanings
1. Head nod toward a player at end of chorus
- You have the next solo.
2. Finger pointing to head
- Play the head of the tune.
3. Both hands held up with fingers extending out and palms up
- I'm lost.
4. Finger pointing toward watch and circling counterclockwise
-The bass player is dragging the tempo. Again.
5. Middle finger raised and pointed toward audience member
- No, we will not play "Feelings".
6. Index finger inserted into mouth in a gagging gesture
- Stop emptying your spit valve in my hair.
7. Hand held out waiting for $100.00 tip
- OK, we'll play "Feelings".
8. Right index finger sliding into circle made by thumb and index finger of left hand
- Bend over, boys. The club owner is stiffing us.
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BITTEN BY THE PERFORMANCE BUG
There are so many things I still need to learn when performing. Aside from concentrating on guitar playing and singing, there’s keeping the band together, beginning and keeping the pace.
And looking fly all-throughout.
Coupla months ago, we played with Kitchie Nadal at Club Centro. Shes good, reminds me of Jewel, with that cutesy girl texture in her voice, like Britney Spears. She can also play guitar pala when I thought she doesn’t. She has learned and accomplished how to look good while moving with her guitar and emanating presence with minimal spiels. I hate her but I gotta say she’s not bad.
“The results are in, amigo, whats left to ponder???” – Hansel from Zoolander
Ponder Points
1. Practice spiels/jokes whathaveyous. Someone from my past long ago hosts a few college shows & he is never booed for recycling old material. Practice makes perfect (see movie Reservoir Dogs).
2. Believe you are a goddess. My friend Isa said I still look a bit insecure on stage. Still scared of screwing up, I guess. We’ve had a lot of shows in the past where I am never happy with the sound, like its incomplete, or something. Should we regroup and rejam our sound?
3. Practice more scales & be not afraid to experiment, even live (except during giant gigs). You are good, but there is always room for improvement. You never know what weird shit you can come up with when drunk or high ... on the adrenaline rush.
4. NO MORE COLD DRINKIES BEFORE A SET. I croaked twice, once singing the chorus of Boa’s Duvet and on the second line of our song Wish (damn those Mclachlan-esque tunes). No more ice cream & iced tea. Less sweets. More red ginseng (blech), tea, hot water and regular intake of Pei Pa Koa & morning/night gargling of Bactidol.
5. Listen more, always remember to interact with crowd (I do believe im getting better at that than I was 9 years ago.) Parokya ni Edgar got famous for being hilarious, not their technical skill. You can entertain your audience in various ways.
Right now, I am learning with Licketysplit all sorts of performing tricks we got from the net. Like musicians hand signals, which are universal. They are really helpful pala. I first downloaded info from http://www.ohek.co.uk/history/handsigns.htm but they seemed slightly complicated. Then I got Dondi ledesma’s version http://members.tripod.com/~Rizal_L/handsigns.html which had funnier diagrams.
Then later I also found gig hand signals which weren’t the real deal but funny also: http://timberens.com/funstuff/gighandsignals.htm
(Personalized) Gestures & their Meanings
1. Head nod toward a player at end of chorus
- You have the next solo.
2. Finger pointing to head
- Play the head of the tune.
3. Both hands held up with fingers extending out and palms up
- I'm lost.
4. Finger pointing toward watch and circling counterclockwise
-The bass player is dragging the tempo. Again.
5. Middle finger raised and pointed toward audience member
- No, we will not play "Feelings".
6. Index finger inserted into mouth in a gagging gesture
- Stop emptying your spit valve in my hair.
7. Hand held out waiting for $100.00 tip
- OK, we'll play "Feelings".
8. Right index finger sliding into circle made by thumb and index finger of left hand
- Bend over, boys. The club owner is stiffing us.
6.26.2004
That was me and Lille in '86. Parang ang saya ng buhay nun. Pa-rally rally lang. Ngayon, Good turns Evil, majority wins kahit hindi tama. The world really is not fair. Proclaimed were Manuel "Mar" Roxas, Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., Aquilino Pimentel, Maria Ana Consuelo "Jamby" Madrigal, Richard "d!ck" Gordon, Pilar Juliana "Pia" Cayetano, Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Alfredo Lim, Juan Ponce Enrile, Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada and Manuel "Lito" Lapid.
Eww
6.25.2004
my life has been such a whirlwind since you left
hahaha
no wonder i dont miss him. maybe i lie. fuck dat!
licketysplit has a gig, 1 set lang!
Soleil, Greenbelt 2
Saturday, June 26, 2004
11pm
sozyal! after which this other great band daw PINAS is gonna play. last last week i did a few spiels with lickety that ive never done before.. bordering on showband na nga but hell, even my friends loved it, suave!
* * *
i know i have a million a one backlogs (i dont mean baklang jologs, will explain that one later) but andami talaga nangyayari sa buhay ko and i am late
for band practice and meeting ed cabagnot.
* * *
did you know it is now hip to go multi-lingual in everyday speak?
OLA - greeting
WEI - hello on telephone (or in real life)
GRACIAS- thank you
ADIOS - goodbye
I usually hear this from lille before but more and more summit girls do it (accdg to lap) and once i called Cecile Zamora (famous fashion designer) and she went "Wei?"
wala lang.
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maybe there're pieces of me you've never seen, maybe she's just pieces of me you've never seen well.
- tori amos
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hahaha
no wonder i dont miss him. maybe i lie. fuck dat!
licketysplit has a gig, 1 set lang!
Soleil, Greenbelt 2
Saturday, June 26, 2004
11pm
sozyal! after which this other great band daw PINAS is gonna play. last last week i did a few spiels with lickety that ive never done before.. bordering on showband na nga but hell, even my friends loved it, suave!
* * *
i know i have a million a one backlogs (i dont mean baklang jologs, will explain that one later) but andami talaga nangyayari sa buhay ko and i am late
for band practice and meeting ed cabagnot.
* * *
did you know it is now hip to go multi-lingual in everyday speak?
OLA - greeting
WEI - hello on telephone (or in real life)
GRACIAS- thank you
ADIOS - goodbye
I usually hear this from lille before but more and more summit girls do it (accdg to lap) and once i called Cecile Zamora (famous fashion designer) and she went "Wei?"
wala lang.
* * *
maybe there're pieces of me you've never seen, maybe she's just pieces of me you've never seen well.
- tori amos
6.07.2004
it still irks me to know that patuloy ang paglalandi ng hayup na yun sa ibang babae knowing what happened is a misunderstanding that needs fixing...
napakalandi rin ng babae niya, i hate her.
how can you say i love you to someone you barely know a month after separating with someone, unless you liked her na before splitting up with the last one? thats cheating na, in my book.
----
Of all the things I've believed in
I just want to get it over with
Tears form behind my eyes
But I do not cry
Counting the days that pass me by
I've been searching deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old
It feels like I'm starting all over again
The last three years were just pretend
And I said,
[Chorus:]
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything that I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
I still get lost in your eyes
And it seems that I can't live a day without you
Closing my eyes and you chase my thoughts away
To a place where I am blinded by the light
But it's not right
[Chorus]
And it hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time
I want what's yours and I want what's mine
I want you
But I'm not giving in this time
[Chorus x2]
And when the stars fall
I will lie awake
You're my shooting star
-GOODBYE TO YOU, MICHELLE BRANCH (one of his fave teen pop stars)
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Well, salamat na lang sa pagunawa.
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napakalandi rin ng babae niya, i hate her.
how can you say i love you to someone you barely know a month after separating with someone, unless you liked her na before splitting up with the last one? thats cheating na, in my book.
----
Of all the things I've believed in
I just want to get it over with
Tears form behind my eyes
But I do not cry
Counting the days that pass me by
I've been searching deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old
It feels like I'm starting all over again
The last three years were just pretend
And I said,
[Chorus:]
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything that I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
I still get lost in your eyes
And it seems that I can't live a day without you
Closing my eyes and you chase my thoughts away
To a place where I am blinded by the light
But it's not right
[Chorus]
And it hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time
I want what's yours and I want what's mine
I want you
But I'm not giving in this time
[Chorus x2]
And when the stars fall
I will lie awake
You're my shooting star
-GOODBYE TO YOU, MICHELLE BRANCH (one of his fave teen pop stars)
* * *
Well, salamat na lang sa pagunawa.
6.03.2004
Notice me
Take my hand
Why are we
Strangers when
Our love is strong
Why carry on without me?
Everytime I try to fly
I fall without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
And everytime I see you in my dreams
I see your face, it's haunting me
I guess I need you baby
I make believe
That you are here
It's the only way
I see clear
What have I done
You seem to move on easy
And everytime I try to fly
I fall without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
And everytime I see you in my dreams
I see your face, you're haunting me
I guess I need you baby
I may have made it rain
Please forgive me
My weakness caused you pain
And this song is my sorry
Ohhhh
At night I pray
That soon your face
Will fade away
And everytime I try to fly
I fall without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
And everytime I see you in my dreams
I see your face, you're haunting me
I guess I need you baby
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Take my hand
Why are we
Strangers when
Our love is strong
Why carry on without me?
Everytime I try to fly
I fall without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
And everytime I see you in my dreams
I see your face, it's haunting me
I guess I need you baby
I make believe
That you are here
It's the only way
I see clear
What have I done
You seem to move on easy
And everytime I try to fly
I fall without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
And everytime I see you in my dreams
I see your face, you're haunting me
I guess I need you baby
I may have made it rain
Please forgive me
My weakness caused you pain
And this song is my sorry
Ohhhh
At night I pray
That soon your face
Will fade away
And everytime I try to fly
I fall without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
And everytime I see you in my dreams
I see your face, you're haunting me
I guess I need you baby
