Welcome 2016 and thank you 2015. A fitting closing to a wonderful, fun and exciting year of music and bonding, and a promising start for the new year took place last night. Family, friends, musicians and music room guests flocked the room and kick-started the very first jam of 2016. The mood was in high gear from the beginning seemingly oblivious of physical wear from all the holiday partying all around. The night commenced on cue with merrymakers arriving early and unabatingly persisted throughout the early start. If this was an indication of things to come, we are in for another superb year ahead of us.
The musicians who came to perform were prolific and many. With the first wave of jammers setting up and leaving no time spent to get things started, the festivity began. At the start, we tried out a new song assignment we agreed on while waiting for more guys to show up. We did get the jist of the new project in time before most of the other musicians arrived. With the stage stocked, we got down to business.
The Wooden Pecker band, whose members are regular music room guys, comprising of guitarist Anton Atengco, bassist Rick Trinidad and drummer Bubui Colico, were intact. Fresh from their stint at a benefit show in BGC, they got their stage time and performed a nifty set pseudo-reminiscing their successful stint. Anton invited along Obet Rivera a talented Singapore based guitarist to jam with them. Obet was a natural and blended well with the rest almost immediately. Great jam guys!
Kudos to our ever reliable music room stalwarts Tinnie Esguerra, Joaco Marco, Dennis Espiritu, Monchie and Aidge Henares for being in the house as well. And ofcourse, to our newly inducted house band crooner/balladeer and ex-rockstar, Richard Parcia, for his able presence. Special mention to batchmate Jun Bediones, Erwin Dimaculangan, Mark Longos and Tetel Serra for joining us on stage, too. God bless you guys. More power!
Let me not forget to thank Esmin and Meya Aquino, Rico Tayko, Joey Barroga, Vivian Espiritu, Ervin Mate, Reynald Perez and all the other guests, family and friends who dropped by that i failed to mention. An enormous gratitude to all for being a significant part of this exciting, blessed and roller coaster year that is 2015. And now we look forward to an even more exciting year ahead of us! Praise and thank God! Till the next Friday Jam.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! GOD BLESS US ALL EVEN MORE!
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