With the majority of the house band members inadvertently missing in action at the jam last night, we had no option but to cope and settle for what we had. Sadly, some of the regular guys couldn’t make it for some reason or another. Though handicapped in manpower, the Friday jam must not be denied. Come what may, we just had to make the most out of our humble resources.
It was already past 10pm when the evening eventually showed signs of life. When house band bassist Rick Trinidad confirmed his attendance, and knowing that with me doing the drumming, we just needed somebody on the rhythm section to compliment the ensemble, then we’re good to go.
Later on, guitarist Mark Longos shows up. Still grieving from the sudden demise of his idol Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, Mark brought his trusty fender guitar in an attempt to unwind and pay tribute to his fallen hero. Then Chef and guitarist Philippe Agnese arrived shortly after. Percussionist Vincent Garrucho was in attendance too. Much later, vocalist Monchie Henares makes an appearance as well. Monchie seemed distracted and did not sing but played the drums in some occasions till about 4am. Apparently, he was conserving his energy needing to drive to Anilao, Batangas straight from the music room.
Understandably, without the proper line-up, the jam struggled and fell short of its usual character. However, the conditions didn’t discourage us from having fun. No excuses…we kinda’ sucked (so what else is new? We always do anyway…hehe). We just aimed to enjoy and not waste the evening because of it.
In contrast to the norm, the jam didn’t last very long. Minutes before 3am we were done. We just had to throw in the towel. We finally ended up listening to some tunes on YouTube (care of Gab Villanueva’s song choices) while the other guests drank beer and listened. By 4am it was time call it a night.
Special thanks to Nikki Segundo, Ed Diano, Luisa Distor and Mark Ronquillo for their presence. It was great to see Mark R. back in the music room and doing some vocals after quite a long respite. We hope to see him back again soon.
And so this was how the cookie crumbled at the jam last night. We hope to have a better showing next time around both in attendance and performance. All in God’s will and grace.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE! GOD BLESS US ALL!
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