Eraserheads Reunion concert: The Before And After

I was thinking of the best way to express the MOST AWAITED CONCERT OF THE DECADE IN PHILIPPINE LAND but i was having a hard time. All I can think of were still images in my head of the crowded streets, expired countdown timer, contained emotions as opposed to the roaring fans, and the four piece band composed of Ely Bunedia, Marcus Adoro, Buddy Zabala and Raimund Marasigan.


I checked my mail today and saw an email from Raimund Marasigan. He talks all about the madness coming to the concert.

"hey kids

its been unbelievably crazy these past few days. i taped a few tugtugan episodes with pedicab and rivermaya, taped a pedicab myx live episode, played a cambio gig in route 196 ,paid our respects to tita lizette, played a sandwich gig in up manila,finish mixing the duster album and take care of last minute production details.

marilou and r.a. treated me to something green and hairy. maps played imago and duster gigs. tarikim skipped school.i gave tix to the teachers haha.

i love my job. i thank God for this opportunity and blessing.

we had soundcheck midnight last night. my drum kit was tuned and inspected by cholo of ernville and mike d. thanx for the cymbals cholo

i got jamie and the sherps mickey, tel and jerry as my crew.

brand new dad darwin was there. soupstar's got a new baby in the family.

a few friends dropped by. the ichyworms, pupil, mark maya and aia, sinosikat, direk quark, erwin romulo, direk marie, and then some.

i'm a bit embarrassed were getting super rockstar treatment. we're checked in a five star hotel, assigned a chauffeured van each, personal bodyguards (which i refused until later tonight) and we can actually raid the mini bar haha(after 20 years in rock n roll).

i didn't get enough sleep. for the first time i'm actually excited about the concert. went to the gym to sweat out last night's beer. i'm having bacon eggs and fruits in the room as i'm typing this.

earnest just dropped veda off. the kids are trashing the room. ill get a massage when they go swimming.

i can't wait to play. i'll see you all tonight.

be safe

rayms "

Everyone has their own Eheads experience. It is in these experiences that we get to connect with the band. Although time has passed and for a time (before the whole concert was born) these Eheads moments were a thing of our past, shelved as part of history, and much like our childhood memories we can never go back to.

Then the unexpected happened which shook the whole nation! It was wild. It was a prank played to us by life. Very sneaky!

Lines started to point us to the ticket booths, while the street signs illuminated with "THIS WAY TO EHEADS CONCERT". It was a dream no one didn't want to end.

The show as expected by many didn't end with a bang. In a good way it didn't but in a surprising way-yes. The concert closed down in a rather yet sneaky way again with Ely's heart condition became critical again.

Again the unexpected happen but theirs nothing more to ask but give thanks to the band and for a speedy recovery to Ely.

For the latest update,

"dear everybody

before anything. i just spoke to day cabuhat. and she informed me that
ely's condition is now stable. and they're very thankful for all your concern.

thank you very much for coming t the show. we really felt the cheering
and the singing and the love you all gave.

thank you for understanding that the show had to be cut short.

ely was in no condition (emotionally, physically) to play but he did. and he gave it his all which is more than we could ask from him. given the circumstances he was in.

we all wish him well. we are all confident that he will recover soon.

i promise to give you another eraserheads show as soon as possible.

again thank you very much

rayms"

pictures taken from flickr

Eraserheads Tickets

taken from Philmusic

"For everyone asking about how to get tickets to the Eheads reunion concert...

Tickets will be officially released on AUGUST 28 through Ticket World. You may start calling
now to inquire/reserve at 891 9999. Ticket prices are PhP 1030 and PhP 2060.

Please feel free to re-post. The more people this reaches, the better! =)"

See y'all on Saturday! ;-)"

For those who don't know it yet here are the changes for the Eheads concert:

1) It won't be backed by Philip Morris (Marlboro) anymore as reported before for unknown reasons and apparently they backed out and handed this concert to Radiohead Media Solutions as the new promoter.

2) The concert won't be free anymore. To purchase your own copy, the details are above.

3) It's gonna be on August 30, Saturday. Gates open at 3:00 pm at Bonifacio Global City Open Grounds.

The most important news of all is that the concert is still gonna push through except that we have to live with these minor tweaks for the upcoming event!

Old Eraserheads CDs available!

This is a perfect treat for the new, young and old Eraserheads fans! To those who failed to the grab the band's albums before for whatever reasons (bata pa kami noon kaya walang perang pambili, palaos na sila kaya di ko na binili albums nila, di ko na type mga kanta at style nila, etc) this is it!

They have released the less popular Eraserheads albums- Fruitcake, Natin99, Sticker Happy, Carbon Stereoxide but no Aloha Milkyway. If you are a fan who would love to collect all their recording materials, your music has god has just granted your wish. Rush to your nearest record bars or wait for a another decade. I just got mine and yesterday and I know it's been out there since last week so HARRY UP!

Disclaimer: Im not sure if they released the albums in all the record bars. But if you wanna be sure where to get these precious items, leave your email and i'll send it to you! :)

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Eraserheads Reunion Update

This is an over due post. hehe! Sorry for the delay (talking to Eheads fans).

I bring in good news courtesy of Subsandwich (Sandwich's mailing list). This has been posted there a couple of weeks ago but only came to my senses now that I should have posted this before. Here's what Raimund Marasigan has to say about the upcoming concert.

"last monday the erserheads met and rehearsed for the first time.

nobody knew what to expect. it was a little uncomfortable since we havent communicated for a long time. but im pleased to announce that the band was playing better than i ever remembered. i guess we all did our homework haha.

i wont say how many songs we finished but it was a lot. there was a lot of drums and no drama.

rayms"

MDK presents: Harold and Kumar2 Escape from Guantanamo Bay

If you there was a movie genre more deeper than comedy which precisely talks about getting high on drugs, then this definitely would be in for the race. Although this may not be your stoner movie of the year as we haven't been graced by the presence of "The Pineapple Express" yet, it sure does make the cut!

Like journal entries, I can easily tag this movie with the words: weed (you just can't omit that because their whole adventure is based on that!), bong, adventure gone wrong, chicks, Neil Patrick Harris, douche bag characters and the mysterious odd couple! It's hard not to draw comparisons from its predecessor and say they're similar. Look at the tagged words I wrote above and you'd say it's practically the same thing but no. The twist in this movie is all about Kumar's love interest to his ex-girlfriend. What's interesting to see and something to look forward to is Kumar's romantic side. I almost got teary-eyed because yes I'd have to admit it was sweet what he did. You should actually take note of what he did.

A perfect company on a lonely Friday night, with your bottle of beer and a bag of chips to go along. Not crazy funny as hell but it's enough to keep you through the night!

Here's the poem recited by Kumar from the movie:

The Square Root of 3 by Dave Feinberg


I’m sure that I will always be
A lonely number like root three

The three is all that’s good and right,
Why must my three keep out of sight
Beneath the vicious square root sign,
I wish instead I were a nine

For nine could thwart this evil trick,
with just some quick arithmetic

I know I’ll never see the sun, as 1.7321
Such is my reality, a sad irrationality

When hark! What is this I see,
Another square root of a three

As quietly co-waltzing by,
Together now we multiply
To form a number we prefer,
Rejoicing as an integer

We break free from our mortal bonds
With the wave of magic wands

Our square root signs become unglued
Your love for me has been renewed