National Cheerleading Championship

Start:	Apr 2, '06
Location:	Araneta Coliseum

Posted by Mr. Itos Valdes:

Hey all!

The Bloomfields are going to be performing at the
National Cheerleading Championship this Sunday, April
2 in Araneta coliseum!

The NCC will feature 5 teams from HS and 5 from
College!

Holy Spirit, Southville, Poveda, San Beda Alabang, and
St Anthony for the HS division.
UP, CCP, Adamson, Mapua, and UPHDS will compete in
the College division!
10 teams, International rules, foreign judges! A show
like no other!
BAMBOO will also be there!


Patron P450, LB P350, UB-A P200, UB-B P150, GA P50
Ticketnet outlets 9115555.

Screamin' the Night Away

The day started out okay, got ruined midway, and ended mighty fine. I actually told myself that I wouldn't be going to attend this gig since it was only a week since I last went out to see them. By them I meant, The Bloomfields. And it doesn't hurt that I'm going with friends whom I already miss so darn much (we last got together two weeks ago. shucks, ang tagal na nun! Heh!), and Grace would be selling me her brother's Chalkfarm CD (Yay!). So there - the perfect setting for a great evening. And then some.

Met at Powerbooks in Mega. I was with my officemate/friend, Jey. I've just discovered that Albert loves Wolfgang. Yay! Grace and Fer arrived a little late, and so did Era. Off we went. Went walking, that is. We walked from Mega to Aruba and it was a-ok. It was an opportunity to catch up on stuff. And man did I ever get the juiciest stories!

Unfortunately, or not, every single table was occupied. So we had to stand near the bar, where the view is actually great but the burden to our feet is a little intolerable. Oh well, we came here to cheer and dance and scream and get on our feet ALL night, din't we? Wish granted.

And so the boys walked up the little stage. They never fail to blow me away, those boys! But I must admit, although I love their Beachboys covers, I'm enjoying their Beatles cover more. Can't blame me, I've always been a sucker for the Fab Four. At the risk of sounding braggy, do you know that I can probably sing every single one of 'em songs? Anyhoot...

I guess I was just screamin so loud (and perhaps the deafening silence from 80% of the crowd helped) that the band couldn't help but notice. "Who was that one voice screamin'?", they asked. Thanks to my goooooooood friends, I got to steal the limelight for the Nth time. "it was Lynn!" "Who, Kim?" "LYNN!" "Tim?" "LYNN!!" "Tin?" "LYYYYYYYYYYYYYYNN!!!" "Oh, Lynn!" Hahahahahaha!!! Freakin hi-la-ri-ous! And so Rocky announced that because I was screamin out soooo loud I could be singled out from the crowd, they sang a song to me. A Beatles song. SHE LOVES YOU, baby! Yeah yeah yeah! Weehee!!!

Then there came the moment when the band would sing a happy birthday song to the celebrators. Albert and all my friends, including Jey (some friend! hehe!) were kinna chanting "Lynn" again. So had to make the quickest exit. And even Fer couldn't pull me back. I was at the door in a sec. Man, this is my 3rd birthday this month if ever! LOLx... I was laughing near the door for outwitting them this time, when a guy told me, "ang bilis mo ah! Nandun ka kanina di ba?" Hekhek... It was Mr. Itos Valdes, the band's manager. Napansin pala nya, hehe... I just laughed.

Cute. I was able to talk to each and every band member. Louie, the bassist, bumped into my knees. Hekhek... I hope I din't y'know, hurt him. I said hi to him. Grabeh! Nabakla ako dun ah. Louie's reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally guapo. Greeted Lakan, the keyboardist and Albert's favorite Bloomfield (hehe), a happy birthday. He told me it's not his birthday yet. Sa 28 pa daw. Hehe... funny. Complimented Rocky the drummah, who by the way, just got well from sumthin. Said hi to Jayjay as he shook my hand. At least I think hindi na sya takot sakin. I was starting to feel that because he never said hi to me kahit katabi ko na sila Grace and IANthephotographer, na chummy nya. But funniest is when I tripped Pepe (unintentionally). I said sorry and was actually surprised to see it was him. Man, he was awfully nice. And cute. Hehe... Soft-spoken and all. Sugar-and-spice kinna guy.

Am I starting to sound like a crazed fan? I'm beginning to think that I probably am. Heh!

I loved Louie's performance, and for me he stood out tonight. He did most of the powerful lead vocals (and playing bass at that!) that brought down the house. Like a bassist Elvis and Chuck Berry. But then again, Jayjay's The Way I Feel Inside by The Zombies made me go Awwww.... *sniff* I also loved She's Not There. Pepe's Do You Love Me by Dave Clark Five was really good also. I think it was the final straw that made me lose my voice. Yeap, I lost my voice this time.

And hell my friends are all wacky and wild tonight. Wackier and wilder than usual. I was havin so much fun! We would dance and get the purple lights on our faces. Don't blame us, everybody else was dead. Hehe...

And oh, did chat a little with Jayjay and Pepe's parents. They kinna remembered us from Dish. Those boys are so lucky to have such supportive parents.

Too bad the night had to end. Too bad I had to go to work the next day. Oh well, it's almost end of the week, and there's always next week, right? Kampaii!!!

Yeah yeah yeah!

Rock and rollin family time and more

After having a very nutritious 10-minute mac and cheese (100% RDA salt and artificial colorings, 1000% cholesterol)for dinner, I rushed my butt off to Dish, ABS-CBN. I planned this night especially for my daddy, whom I know would enjoy this one particular gig more than I probably would. Nanay went too, and so did my younger siblings. It was indeed a family night, and it hasn't happened in almost a decade. I promised daddy he'd have the night of his life.

You see, my dad used to be in a band too. When I was born, he gave up "stardom" and moved on to a more, well, mediocre job. In the back of my mind I'm sad for the carefree, happy past that I know they've had.

There was a lot of screamin (mostly from our table) and singin and dancing. There was definitely dancing, though there were like four of us who lost all connection to human reason and occupied the entire floor. I told you we were with the living dead.

Oh how I love the 60's! I love the clothes, I love the music, I love the attitude. Sometimes I think I would have been happier if I lived in the 60's. Nah... Living now is better. Living now gives us the opportunity to enjoy the 60's up to the current stuff and what-nots, and if we live long enough and if we continue being to open to new things, then we'll be able to enjoy what the future will bring.

And before leaving Dish, I happen to talk with Jayjay and Pepe's cool parents. Of course at first I din't know who they were. Hehe... They're really nice and though mighty proud of their kids, they didn't sound brag-y at all. Not one bit.

So there. In one night I had the Bloomfields singing my most favoritest, almost forgotten songs, I had my entire biological family to look back at the past with, and I had my friends to be nasty with. It was one of the best nights of my life. I can get used to this.

I am getting OLD.=)



notes:

The Bloomfields is composed of:

Jayjay - Guitar, vocals (my personal favey)
Pepe - Guitar, vocals (my mom's and Jey's favey)
Louie - Bass, vocals (my little sis' and dad's favey)
Lakan - Keyboards, vocals
Rocky - Drums, vocals


I was with the following peeps:

My dad, Guill;
My mum, Baby;
My lil sis, Ponkai;
My lil bro, Guye;
My officemate and friend, Jey;
My Jars of Clay egroupie and friend, Era; and lastly,
My Bloomfields egroupie and new friend, Ian Rica.


o0o


Now I'm in the office, fighting off lack of sleep with a couple cups of coffee and not-so-loud 60's music from my PC. Man I needed that break!

Rockin' and Rollin'

a kodak moment

The BLOOMFIELDS is the youngest and the bestest 60's rock and roll-inspired group in the local scene today. They do mean renditions of The Beatles, Beachboys, The Ventures, Dave Clark Five, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Zombies, etc. etc.

Photo credit: Ian Roxas of thebloomfields yahoo group. Thanks miss!

Bloomfields gig

Start:	Mar 16, '06 9:00p
Location:	Aruba, Metrowalk, Libis.

Will bring dad, mom, and two siblings to have an entire night of 60's rock and rollin' music.