Tuesday, September 02, 2008

idolatry...fanaticism...still on eheads

here i go again. instead of doing my take-home exam for 207.2, im writing this entry. parang last sem lang hehe

but in all fairness to me, i finished one article tonight. i read my prof's article on cooperatives as a mechanism for promoting social justice. o ha? but while reading dharam ghai's article on decent work: universality and diversity (which ive perpetually been trying to read ever since the beginning of the term), the image of ely in that white long sleeves being elevated on stage with one arm raised and a guitar on the other keeps on popping in my mind. hay... still cant get over it.

anyway, got this one from the mail this morning. thought id be too selfish not to share it with people. alangan namang ako lang manghinayang no! haha

from http://danglingteal eaves.multiply.com
>
> Now it can be told. Aug 31, '08 7:43 PM
> for everyone
> We were all supposed to dance the Huling El Bimbo with a fantastic
> fireworks display. It was going to be the perfect song to end a
> perfect concert.
>
> I know because my sister said so. She was one of the band's PAs
> (guess which one!) and was there during the production meetings. On
> Sunday morning, as we gathered for our family lunch, she told us what
> was supposed to go down during the Eheads concert.
>
> The first set went exactly as planned, except of course for Ely's
> collapse. To refresh your memory, these are the songs we heard:
>
> 1. Alapaap
> 2. Ligaya
> 3. Sembreak
> 4. Hey Jay
> 5. Harana
> 6. Fruitcake
> 7. Toyang
> 8. Kama Supra
> 9. Kailan
> 10. Wag Kang Matakot
> 11. Kaliwete
> 12. With A Smile
> 13. Shake Yer Head
> 14. Wag Mo Nang Itanong
> 15. Lightyears
>
> During the second set, the band was to sing ten more songs, in this
> order:
>
> 1. Maskara
> 2. Poor Man's Grave
> 3. Torpedo
> 4. Trip to Jerusalem
> 5. Back To Me
> 6. walang Nagbago
> 7. Maling Akala
> 8. Tikman
> 9. Spoliarium
> 10.Magasin
>
> When Magasin was to be played, the screen behind them would have
> montages of various news and magazine clippings of them. It would
> flash alternately with shots of the band and audience until the song
> reached the coda where Ely sings "...ay centerfold ka naaaa...woo hoo-
> hoo, haaa-haaa" part of the song. Then there would be fire works and
> a fountain of sparks, going on til the last note of the song. Then
> the hydraulic stage would be lowered and the band would make a "fake
> ending".
>
> The lights would then go out.
>
> My sister said the band would wait til the crowd chanted "more". "It
> would take two beers' worth of chanting "more" she said. Then in the
> darkness, a very dramatic keyboard solo would be heard, and it would
> be the opening chords of Para Sa Masa.
>
> The hydraulic stage would rise again and there they would be.
>
> After Para Sa Masa, they'd switch into Overdrive. With the crowd
> pumped within an inch of insanity they were to hit us with Pare Ko.
> And then we would slow down and reminisce with Minsan.
>
> Finally, they would perform Huling El Bimbo. Again, after the last
> refrain, at the coda (la la la laaa...) the grand fireworks display
> would go off, fountains of light surrounding the stage. The next la-
> la-la parts would see fireworks from behind the general admissions
> section, and as the song ended there would be a burst of confetti all
> over the audience.
>
> Then the hydraulic stage would be lowered for the final exit.
>
> Those were the plans for the Ultraelectromagneti c night. It may not
> have happened as planned but at least we knew they were going to give
> us a show we would never forget!
>
> We asked my sister if the band knew about all these plans and she
> said they did. In fact they were so excited about all the gimmicks
> and couldn't wait to party with the audience. "Nag-usap pa nga sila
> kung may mga kailangang saluhin na kanta just in case (di na kaya ni
> Ely)," she said. "And Ely said, hindi, Kakanta ako!"
>
> I'm putting out an order to the Universe that we all get to watch the
> second set!

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