tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18886299479200281472024-03-05T01:07:21.946-08:00Milk Blood InkNazgulqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01017824132600486050noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1888629947920028147.post-37535711246094013732016-08-23T03:12:00.004-07:002016-08-23T03:24:46.908-07:00TWO CONVENTIONS, TWO FESTIVALS FOR THE WEEKEND OF AUGUST 25-28, 2016<div style="font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 24px;">
<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some weekends, we're twiddling our thumbs looking for things to do.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And then there are anomalies--like this coming weekend which has <strong>four</strong> big events.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There's the <strong>APCC 2016 (Asia Pop Comic Con Manila)</strong> at SMX with headliners Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max, X-Men), Joe Dempsie (Game of Thrones, Skins), Claire Holt (Vampire Diaries), Millie Bobbie Brown (Stranger Things), Simone Legno (Tokidoki) and Whilce Portacio (Image Comics).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The convention--the second of its kind here, runs from August 26 to August 28, 2016.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For more information on tickets, other guests and schedules, go to their <a data-mce-href="https://www.asiapopcomicon.com/manila/" href="https://www.asiapopcomicon.com/manila/" style="color: #00aadc;">website</a>.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">EVENT #2:</span></strong><br />
<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There's the first ever History Con at the World Trade Center which starts Thursday August 25th and ends Sunday August 28th.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Headliners include: Giorgio A. Tsoukalos from Ancient Aliens, Brandi Passante and Jarrod Schulz from Storage Wars, Damon Runyan from Gangland Undercover, Justin Mott from Photo Face Off and Marc Nelson, KC Montero and Joey Mead from Celebrity Car Wars</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The website also promises, VR demos, a History Bee competition, a cosplay competition, a treasure hunt and a rally of cars and bikes at the four day convention.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For more information, visit this <a data-mce-href="http://www.historyasia.com/shows/history-con-2016" href="http://www.historyasia.com/shows/history-con-2016" style="color: #00aadc;">website</a>.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">EVENT #3:</span></strong><br />
<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The <strong>10th International Silent Film Festival</strong> also happens at the Cinema 2 of EDSA Shangri-La.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Silent films from the United States, Germany, Austria, Japan, France, Spain, Italy, the Philippines and the UK will be screened and musical accompaniment will be provided by:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tago Jazz Collective</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Makiling Ensemble</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Brass Pas Pas Pas Pas</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ding Dong Fiel Chamber Ensemble & Miguel Angel Lobato</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Felipe A. Latonio, Jr.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Up Dharma Down</span></div>
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<strong><span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">EVENT #4:</span></strong><br />
<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The Philippine Readers and Writers Festival 2016</strong> happens at the Raffles Makati from August 26th to the 28th. Guests include Pulitzer award winner Adam Johnson (The Orphan Master's Son, Fortune Smiles), author Anna Todd (After) and Paula Mclain (Paris Wife, Circling the Sun).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Admission is FREE. Visit their <a data-mce-href="http://www.readersandwritersfestival.com" href="http://www.readersandwritersfestival.com/" style="color: #00aadc;">website</a> for the complete schedule.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Deus Sex Machina 9: Like A Virgin happens at Route 196 on Friday night. Click <a data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/events/276023906112041/" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/276023906112041/" style="color: #00aadc;">here </a>to see their Facebook event page.</span></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4iHzf9yQvmUJSpXyEQ1vU64_uzv81EHnllU1t3A_KEL4X7S7PlyCGm4zqhyphenhyphenYTQtlgwP9FQOumiX04J7Rmpl6-qwAxWyytIxGzxWobLN2GpajKdTG74hevZoxmcGatfFbhKbV_-jm6U54X/s1600/albert_PHOTO_CREDIT_MARYANNE_BILHAM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4iHzf9yQvmUJSpXyEQ1vU64_uzv81EHnllU1t3A_KEL4X7S7PlyCGm4zqhyphenhyphenYTQtlgwP9FQOumiX04J7Rmpl6-qwAxWyytIxGzxWobLN2GpajKdTG74hevZoxmcGatfFbhKbV_-jm6U54X/s320/albert_PHOTO_CREDIT_MARYANNE_BILHAM.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Born to Filipino parents in Seattle in 1972, graphic designer and musician Albert Ochosa is the first artist to create a collection for the Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas’ “Artist Signature Series” of t-shirts and merchandise.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 1.0cm; margin-right: 53.5pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">“I think by now I have far given up my aspirations to become some gothic rockstar, so graphic design is my concert venue. Every stroke, texture and color treatment makes me explore my own lyrics, beats and melody in a composition and amazingly, it is all music to me.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 1.0cm; margin-right: 53.5pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> --Albert Ochosa</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 1.0cm; margin-right: 53.5pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I first met <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Albert Ochosa</span></b> in 1999. Atom Henares and Mike Ochosa (Albert’s cousin) introduced us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Atom got in touch with me saying there was this guy visiting from Seattle whom he was sure I’d get along with.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">How about like a house on fire?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A group meet up was arranged at a now defunct bar at the Fort called Mondo. We met up again later on our own and hit Malate and the Laureano Compound along Pasong Tamo—where the vibrance of the late 90’s was to be found. We visited NU 107 where Francis “Brew” Reyes interviewed Albert about his gothic band, “The Endless Still” and they exchanged notes on the use of the ebow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some contraption I had previously not heard of.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Albert became my host when I visited Seattle for the first time that same year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He took me to goth clubs, a great coffee joint called the Coffee Messiah, the graves of Bruce and Brandon Lee and the Black Sun sculpture which inspired Soundgarden to come up with the song “Black Hole Sun” (on top of the traditional sights like the Space Needle and the Pike Place Market) all in a span of three days. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">He also took me to see a midnight screening of a Danish vampire film called “Angel of the Night” at a film festival. To this day we will not forget the character named Rico Mortiz.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thanks to the magic of Facebook, we got reconnected with each other two years ago and I’m quite thrilled to find out he still making and performing music with the bands <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Avila of Divine Eros</span></b> (Madrid) and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Anguisette</span></b> (Seattle), creating exciting and edgy graphic design for his clients and making his own jewelry and accessories.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The biggest news is the recent launch of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Hard Rock Hotel Las</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vegas’ “Artist Signature Series”</b></span>—with Albert as the first designer for a line of merchandise and collector’s accessories. The</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">designs clearly show his love of rock music, the color black, the slightly off kilter and dark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The designs feature a mix of media: photography, line art and raw textures (photos of dirt, trees, wood and brick are layered into the design).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Putting together the shoots was an exercise in ingenuity, getting by with no budget but with a lot of help from friends:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Hard Rock Hotel’s retail wiz and “cool hunter” who brokered the idea for the Artist Series booked the location and got the Hard Rock Store to provide wardrobe pieces. Guitars were lent, a make up artist was sent, Albert did set design and styling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their model was an employee of the Hard Rock with no previous experience who became their<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Nico / Twiggy / Siouxsie Sioux for the day.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 19px;">After all these years, it’s great to see Albert shows no signs of outgrowing the subculture that celebrates being different while having a propensity for the dark and strangely fascinating.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 19px;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">He recalls, “It was the punk / goth crowd that welcomed me into their circles more than the “popular” crowd, as I think we were all identified as being the outcasts or the oddballs…Even during teen years when I had girlfriends and experienced those first breakups, gothic and punk music was my therapy and solace—I didn’t need drugs to make me feel better as long as I had music. What really introduced me to their whole image and lifestyle was Depeche Mode.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Even now I think of the whole subculture as something filled with beauty, not some dark and scary place.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">With all his gravitating to the dark, mysterious and nocturnal, Albert has an affinity for the sun:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his graphic design outfit is called <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rising Sun</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Media</b></span> and the campaign for his Hard Rock Hotel apparel is called <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Under a Different Sun</span></b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps this alludes to the constantly shining sun in the land of his parent’s birth or the creative power we’re born with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the audio clip for Under a Different Sun, a sound byte says: “the spirit to shine is inside every one of us.” <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Albert spends his time shuttling between Madrid, Las Vegas, Seattle and San Francisco. I’m hoping he gets to come back soon for more Philippine sun.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">“This collector’s spin is from a scan of one of my father’s records, dedicated to this man who changed my life with rock and roll my dad is a city boy from Malate who loved music with a passion and always loved to go out and enjoy Manila nightlife back in the 50’s. He has an extensive record he still listens to today.” </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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</style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Part of the proceeds from the merchandise goes to “Let the Kids Rock,” the Hard Rock’s charity involved in restoring musical instruments for public schools. Albert designed the logo for the project, which appeared on the show “Real World Las Vegas” on MTV.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Maryanne Bilham</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> is from New Zealand and has lived and worked in Hong Kong for 10 years (over the 90’s).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s been to the Philippines and enjoyed the beaches of Cebu and Puerto Gallera.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has photographed Robert Smith, the Go-gos, Sheryl Crow, Blondie, Courtney Love, Santana, Slash, Heart, Cyndi Lauper, Jeff Beck and Skinny Puppy. www.visionairestudio.com</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">To find out more about the campaign visit:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.underadifferentsun.com/"><span class="Hyperlink1"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.underadifferentsun.com</span></span></a><span class="Hyperlink1"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: #0400; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: #0400;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment-->Nazgulqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01017824132600486050noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1888629947920028147.post-4583131692934193482011-10-20T02:51:00.000-07:002011-10-20T02:58:00.412-07:00Everyone's Nice The First Time You Meet Them<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Oh that person is so sweet / nice / cool / OK." Yeah yeah yeah. They all are when you first meet them because we all put our best foot forward when we meet people.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First impressions have their place but you really don't know what anyone is like until you have known them for years and years and years. Sometimes it takes a really long time for the chinks in the armor to show, the strange neuroses, the issues and the dirt to surface.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am on my way to a book launch and a bar later. I shall smile and be cute and clever, but that certainly is not me when my parking space is taken. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The world is also generously polluted with the fake, the clueless, the conniving and the disturbed.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Bright';">I first heard the work of Chris Cornell close to 20 years ago when some guys decided to cover “Outshined,” at the original Club Dredd along Timog Avenue. It turned out it was by a Seattle band called Soundgarden, off their album “Badmotorfinger.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Bright';">The Songbook Tour is an acoustic set, which includes work across the board from his solo career, Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden and Audioslave. He did, however, start and end his show with covers—Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” and John Lennon’s “Imagine.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Bright';">He did a lot of my favorites—Audioslave’s “Be Yourself,” Temple of the Dog’s “All Night Thing” and “Sunshower” from the Great Expectations soundtrack and Led Zeppelin’s “Thank You.” The crowd loved and sang along to “Black Hole Sun” (Soundgarden), “Hunger Strike” (Temple of the Dog), “Doesn’t Remind Me of Anything” (Audioslave) and “Better Man” (Pearl Jam cover).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Bright';">Mr. Cornell’s acoustic shows play at venues with capacities hovering at 1,000 to 1,500. This means he can get really intimate with the audience. He responds to comments, shout outs and questions he can hear. He also can tell stories tailor fit to the crowd, location and mood.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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2. Be Yourself (Audioslave) - my favorite Audioslave song<br />
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4. Can't Change Me (solo)</span></span></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cccccc;">5. As Hope and Promise Fades - first time I heard this one<br />
6. Call Me A Dog (Temple of the Dog)<br />
7. Fell on Black Days (Soundgarden)<br />
8. Burden in My Hand (Soundgarden)<br />
9. I am the Highway (Audioslave) - I love the lyrics "I am not your rolling wheels / I am a highway / I am not your carpet ride /<br />
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10. State Trooper - first time I heard that one, kind of bluesy<br />
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12. When I'm Down - first time I heard that one too<br />
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15.. All Night Thing (Temple of the Dog)<br />
16. Man of Golden Words - first time I heard that one<br />
17. Say Hello to Heaven (Temple of the Dog)<br />
18. Billie Jean (MJ)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Back in the day, people had to write notes and send them out to get everyone together for a social or business gathering. Today, ten minutes on the grid gets me fully booked 'til "Pi" day 3/14/15. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If you're an FB contact, the full album is here:</span></span><br />
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</span></span>Nazgulqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01017824132600486050noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1888629947920028147.post-24921907126511653772011-03-17T21:03:00.000-07:002011-03-17T22:53:01.290-07:00SOCK REMOVAL BY SLASH<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Big Night Out, Day 2: March 12, Singapore Indoor Stadium</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was a joy to FINALLY watch Slash perform, who is on Time Magazine's 10 Best Electric Guitar Players of All Time and Gigwise's 50 Greatest Guitarists Ever. It was pretty predictable he would knock my socks (with penguin designs) off.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But, Myles Kennedy, I've been hiding under a rock. I did not really know him from a bar of soap named Adam (yes, shame on me) he was quite the performer--great voice, and great connection with the audience. Same goes for rhythm guitarist </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Bobby Schneck (aka Garth from Wayne's World?), bassist </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Todd Kerns (he did a few songs and looked great with the black shirt, black pants and jet black long hair thing going) and drummer </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Brent Fitz.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The best thing about these guys, apart from the obvious talent, was they were all about the audience and making a connection with them.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Spank me now for just getting Slash's 2010 album featuring not just Myles Kennedy but Chris Cornell (insert a deeply heaved sigh here), Ian Astbury, Ozzy Osbourne, Fergie, Lemmy, Iggy Pop and Dave Grohl among others.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Going back to making a connection with the audience, their last song was "Paradise City" and Mr. Kennedy kept singing to me "Oh won't you please take me home." Dude, I waited for you after the show so I could! </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Finally, this from Slash's Facebook post: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Killer show in Singapore. What an amazing mix of demographics. All different ages & ethnicities. They fn' rock here. Iii|; )'</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Ghost</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Mean Bone (Slash's Snakepit)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Back From Cali</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Been There Lately (Slash's Snakepit)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Nightrain (Guns and Roses)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Rocket Queen (Guns and Roses)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Civil War (Guns and Roses)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Nothing to Say</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Starlight </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Beautiful Dangerous</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Doctor Alibi</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12. Jizz Da Pit (Slash's Snakepit)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13. Just Like Anything (Slash's Snakepit)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14. My Michelle (Guns and Roses)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15. Guitar Solo / Godfather Theme</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">16. Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns and Roses)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17. Rise Today (Alter Bridge)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">19. By the Sword</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Courtesy of www.setlist.fm</span><br />
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