It is really amazing how things turn out, regardless of the volume of people who shows up to our Friday gatherings. Somehow, whatever number comes up, things will eventually fall into place and the consequence will always be gratifyingly awesome. With just 15 headstrong in attendance (excluding myself), quality over quantity prevailed. All is well all the time.
Apart from our adopted young aspiring musicians (Monotones) who are always around, just a handful of regular house band guys showed up. Bassist Rick Trinidad was the first to show up then guitarist/ keyboardist Tinnie Esguerra. Music room pioneer and my comadre Aidge Henares, who just flew in from the US a couple of days ago, along with her hubby Monchie, was next to arrive. Much later in the evening, bassist Dennis Espiritu caught up to complete the list. Incidentally, apart from occasional stints playing bass, i took over the drums chores most of the time as my humble contribution.
As always a trooper, Aidge accomplished what she usually does best on stage, doing vocals. Along with Monchie, we were all set to go. Expectedly at the start, Aidge struggled with her jet lag but eventually got second wind and finally shook it off. We knew that we needed to savor the moment before her batteries ran out. We had to seize the moment. Quickly, we tried out some new songs and reviewed old songs in her repertoire. With four more weekends to go in Manila, we intend to learn new tunes for her while she is here. Overall, it was a great jam. Truly, an all night "Magic Hour" moment for all of us.
Let me acknowledge the presence of good friends Ed Diano, Jun Bediones, Selo Cruz, Marc de Asis, Gabby Villanueva and his son Christian for being in the house, as well. Always a pleasure! God bless you guys.
To no surprise, we packed and closed up at the usual time around 5am with Dennis being the last person to leave. What else is new?
And so another successful weekend concludes..praise and thank God! We welcome Aidge on her return and we look forward to learn more tunes for her and the band in the week to come.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE! GOD BLESS US ALL
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