FEB. 10, 2017 - FRIDAY JAM UPDATE

NEWS FLASH: "FRIDAY JAM LASTED FOR 4 HOURS, SETS NEW RECORD".

If i were to ask this question to music room regulars, how do you think would they interpret this news bit? Normally, if one reads this particular play on words, you would quickly think of it as a feat or an achievement of sorts. Don't be fooled. Sometimes words can be tricky and don't usually seem as it is in reality.

It's amazing how ones perspective alters and changes everything. Nothing out of the ordinary, jammers did come to play and the live stage action began at it's usual time at around 10pm. It prospered and went on its usual business for 4 straight hours but it ended much much earlier by our standards. Too early for me, in fact. By 2:30am it was all over. 2 hours short of normal. We didn't even get to reach our much revelled Magic Hour. Earning a new record of sorts for the earliest time we packed up and closed shop since time immemorial. Come to think of it, even if our keyboard lord did show up eventually, he would have arrived too late and would've missed it anyway.

By the numbers, we actually did get a respectable turnout of musicians on stage last night. Among them were guitar icon Nitoy Adriano, houseband honchos guitarist Joaco Marco, bassists Rick Trinidad and Dennis Espiritu, keyboardist Pecky Casuela, guitarist/vocalist Mark Longos and vocalist Monchie Henares. Music room neophytes keyboardist Ralph Lauren Gulapa and guitarist Emman Yuzon and frequent guest jammer vocalist/guitarist Bobby Alvarez and his buddy (i forgot his name) were in the house as well.

The jam was free willy with no particular genre set on the menu but ended predominantly towards classic rock and blues. As usual, i had my hands busy on playing the drums and bass alternately. Some of the guys even took turns alternating instruments along the way just to fill in the vacancy to complete the overall sound of the band. Don't we always.

Personally, i would have wanted to jam longer but some of the guys were already tired and some had early commitments the next day needing to leave prematurely. It was just one of those days. Well, there's always next time to look forward to. No problem.

To the other houseband mates who are under the weather and indisposed, do know that we are wishing you well. Get well soon guys!

Special thanks to my ever resourceful and crafty kumpadre Monchie for volunteering and successfully repairing the drum mic clamp i broke earlier. You are the man! God bless your kind.

And so we bid adieu to an odd record breaking and historic night. Let's see what next Friday brings. As always, I thank and praise God for all the blessings!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE! GOD BLESS US ALL!