I was barely out of diapers (!) when America hit it big in 1972. Thanks to my three older male cousins (our next door neighbors) who played 70's songs (that included America's long playing albums) on their turntable every morning, I grew up knowing and loving America songs. As for Kalapana, my group in Ateneo (college) used to sing (scream?) "Hurt" and "Night Bird" every time we have a date with Stolichnaya... (with 7-Up or on-the-rocks). We love them (both Stolichnaya & Kalapana!). Hay... Those were the days.
I hope that it's clear that most of the people in the audience do not belong in my age group (Mar Roxa? Noynoy Aquino? and, shudders... Renato Corona?). They're much older. They're the bona fide 70's hippies. True-blue 80's boy na ako who went gaga over acid wash jeans, Aqua Net, New Wave, Fiorucci and yes, Boy George.
But just the same, I love the music of America. Together with the "mature" audience, I belted out in Smart Araneta the songs, "A Horse with No Name", "Lonely People", "All My Life", "Ventura Highway" and yes, "Tin Man" (up until now, I still don't know the meaning of that cryptic song). I had a great time.
Anyway, let me congratulate (again!) Ovation Productions and History Channel for the success of the America and Kalapana Concert last October 17, 2012! History Channel Head and COO-ACCESS Jacque Ruby thanks everyone who came and supported the event!
Next... Watch out for Sting's Concert in December! See you there!
Congratulations (again) to Ovation Productions and
History Channel for a very successful American Idol 2012 Live Tour held at
the Smart Araneta Coliseum last September 21, 2012!
History Channel Head and ACCESS-COO
Mr. Jacque Ruby would like to thank (in behalf of Ovation Productions) everyone
for making this a record-breaking event!
Watch out for future concerts like America & Kalapana on
October 17 also at the Smart Araneta! See you there!
I am a proud 80s boy who (massively) enjoyed 80s music, 80s
fashion, 80s nightlife, 80s thinking, 80s movies, and yes, especially the 80s way of getting (massively) wasted. My college group went out almost every weekend to
bars and discos (!) to get drunk on Stolichnaya Vodka or Absolut (with Seven-Up or Iced) in Rhythm and Booze, Blue Moon, Penguin in
Malate, Hard Rock, Tia Maria, Dean's Street in Greenhills...
There was a long list of foreign artists who came to Manila. Luckily, we were able to watch and enjoy each one: Swing Out Sisters, Mike Francis, Duran
Duran, Fra Lippo Lippi, Janet Jackson, among others. But then, one of our favorite bands (together with The
Smith, REM, U2…) Tears for Fears ("Everybody Wants to Rule the World" remains to be the group song) never came to Manila.
So, in answer to thousands of requests, History Channel and Ovation Productions, brought Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith for a two-night engagement. And it was such a big, big success!
That’s why History Channel Head and ACCESS-COO, Mr. Jacque Ruby in
behalf of the Ovation Productions people would to thank everyone who came, screamed and sang with the British new wave icons!
Incidentally, History Channel’s forthcoming projects with Ovation
Productions include American Idol Concert in September 2012, America, Kalapana, Basia, Swing Out
Sister, among others!
We’ll look forward to those
concerts!
I have here very crude recording of the concert. Sorry. It's the best I can do.
