The dreaded proverbial folklore of ‘Friday the 13th’ had again proven to be totally idiotic as bad luck is never really a guarantee to happen on this specific day, much more for the music room’s case, at that. In fact contrarily, comparatively last night’s jam turned out be the most satisfying in a long while. Talk about luck.
A good number of awesome musicians, in fact, came unannounced and kept the stage busy and productive all night long. The house band, too, gave a good accounting with some main cogs finally showing up to play. Except for a few in the audience, it was mostly jammers that populated the room. It’s a jam night, right? How can I complain?
Kosmikskala’s Paolo Manuel and Kristine Virtucio surprised us with their presence along with Flytskool frontman Capt. Wynford Martillana. A class act all on their own, they came early to have fun and to make some music. Always glad to have these guys around sharing their art. Definitely a treat to watch.
On the other hand, among the house band personalities who joined me were guitar wizard Anton Atengco, musical geniuses Tinnie Esguerra, Kiko Montecillo, Vincent Garrucho, Rick Trinidad and Monchie Henares. Vocalist Luisa Distor shared her talent as well taking over the vocal chores later on at the magic hour. Young blood musicians Pau Villanueva and Ryan Nacino joined in on stage as well.
The jam was reminiscent of the glorious days when the house band was still very much intact. With Tinnie, Kiko and Anton on board, it was definitely like the good old days all over again. In the process, we learned another new song with the intention of polishing it more next time we meet. The magic hour definitely still lives on.
Near closing time, Kiko lorded over the keyboards with Tinnie on acoustic guitar while Luisa provided the vocals. Vincent played percussions and vocals, while Rick and myself alternated on bass and drums. It is always fun to jam with talented musicians like these guys. The good vibe that comes along with it must be the very reason we had lasted for almost 4 decades.
The stage was finally quiet and empty at exactly 4:46 am. And as usual, the guys stayed longer after, relaxing at the smoking area outdoor while i tidied the room inside. By 5:03am everybody was already homeward bound. Mission accomplished. As always, I thank God for the blessing and opportunity.
And so we look forward to the next jam night….see you all then.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE! GOD BLESS US ALL!
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