purple kush

posted this on my YouTube channel earlier. here's the link and a short write-up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ya0UIfulZ0

this is another song idea but i haven't decided on the final structure yet. i was just tinkering with this E chord and somehow came up with a rough pattern. i couldn't come up with a title so i decided to use "purple kush" - i've been playing this game in Facebook called Pot Farm and it's the highest strain of marijuana that i've unlocked - i have no idea if it's a real variety or just a fictional one. anyway, i put two different rough takes together - the first was unplugged as i was just tinkering around, and the second was done with an amplifier and overdrive effect (the effects settings was just done on a whim, with no reference whatsoever)

drafts lakpue drug conspiracy theory no structure breakaway group Gising Pa! music

Sunshine, i miss you...

welcoming the new, but keeping the old

pa-pampam ang import function ng Multiply albums kaya i had to do this the hard way. ito yung album na inupload ko sa Facebook kanina lang:

just a few snapshots of my guitars and amplifiers:

Dimitri (my old reliable RJ Stratocaster)

Pot-Pot (my old Dean Markley K20BX amplifier)

Juno (my newly-acquired Fender Stratocaster)

and Nicky (my newly-acquired Dean Markley K20X amplifier)

i bought my new babies from Packy, and it was worth every centavo. =O)>

p.s. the album title was based on a speech by Dr. Steve Rood on SWS' 25th anniversary celebration - i myself have been with the institution for about 10 years now.

para kay Jhen

nai-text ko na ito kanina, pero i decided na i-post din dito para pwedeng lagyan ng picture.  have a meaningful one, Jhen.  =O)>
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hindi ko alam kung paano ito gagawing kakaiba,

pero sana tuloy-tuloy ang mga biyaya

mo at hindi mo na kailangang magtanong kung: “may kanin pa ba?”

sana ay di ka na masaktan

nang kasing saklap ng: “lintek na spageti yan!”

kagabi ay kinausap ako nina Funshine Bear at Piolo Pascual,

ang sabi nila: “pare, si Jhen ay espesyal.”

hindi man nila sinabi nang literal,

pero sa panaginip ko, yun ang kanilang ini-usal. 

so, before your inbox is full,

i would like to wish you a great 3-0,

if that’s cool with you. 

but deep inside, i know that no celebration

can ever be as wonderful as you. 

these rhymes may be lame – and the lameness part is probably true –

but i’d write over and over again, only for you. 

if i seem like a corny rapper or a wack MC,

let me end this for now with a simple

“Happy Birthday, Jhenskie!”

p.s. yung pictures sa collage karamihan ako ang kumuha, pero yung dalawa sa Ilocos, kuha nina Doni at Ronnel.

galing kay Nanay

nagulat ako sa text ng Nanay ko kanina lang.  share ko lang sa inyo.  para formal writing style, i.e., yung mga shorthand at jejemon-isms ay inedit ko.  here it is:

’Nak ngayon ko lang nabasa sa internet yung mensahe mo sa akin noong birthday ko.  Sobrang natuwa ako sa ipinaabot mong mensahe mo.  Alam mo kung ano yung pinakagusto ko sa ugali mo?  Yung pagiging mapagmahal mo sa amin ng Tatay, hindi ka madamot at maalalahanin ka.  Alam mo na mahal na mahal kita at ina-appreciate ko lahat ang pagiging mapagbigay mo sa amin ng Tatay.  Ang maigaganti ko lang sa iyo ay ang lagi kong pagdadasal para sa safety mo sa araw-araw at lagi ko din dinadasal n asana makahanap ka na ng faithful na girlfriend at mamahalin ka ng tapat at totoo dahil kapag nasasaktan ang anak, sobrang lalong masakit yun para sa akin.  Muli, anak, maraming salamat at love na love kita – alam mo yan.  Mmmwaah!

naantig ang puso ko.  alam kong cheesy at emosyonal, pero kahit papaano ay naibsan ang pagkalungkot ko… paminsan-minsan kasi ay naaalala kong wala nga pala akong ka-parehang babae – sorry boys, hanggang friendship lang talaga tayo.

pero gaya nga ng pinaniniwalaan ko, lahat ng bagay may panahon.  may panahon ng paglalahad, may panahon ng pagtatapat, may panahon ng paghaharap.  at ang mga panahong iyan ay darating.  hintay lang.

para sa mga hindi nakakaalam, ang mensaheng tinutukoy niya ay ito:

http://lambanogpusher.blogspot.com/2010/07/para-kay-nanay_8116.html

kapag nag-carbo loading ako sa aking puso't isipan, sigurado akong ikaw lang ang nilalaman.

Para kay Nanay

ika-62 na birthday niya ngayon - ang isa sa pinakamahalagang tao sa buhay ko.

Nanay, para ito sa patuloy na pag-cheer sa akin noong sportsfest namin nung kinder kahit na kulelat ako sa takbuhan.  para ito sa pagsama mo sa akin sa panonood ng Duplex, Champoy, Joey and Son, John & Marsha, TODAS, Iskul Bukol, A-Team at Knight Rider noong 80's.  para ito sa mga words of encouragement tuwing nababasa mo ang mga grades ko.  para ito sa mga madamdaming sulat tuwing may retreat kami nung high school.  para ito sa lahat ng pag-aalaga mo tuwing nagkakasakit ako.  para ito sa pagpapakilala mo sa akin sa musika nina Neil Young, Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, at Joey "Pepe" Smith.  para ito sa pagsuporta mo sa mga bagay na ikasasaya ko.  para ito sa pagiging cool mo, ayon sa mga kaibigan kong nakakakilala sa iyo - ang sabi nila sa akin: "Ang cool ng Ina mo."  para ito sa mga take-out na pinapa-baon mo sa kanila tuwing birthday ko.  para ito sa mga pag-cheer mo dati para sa UE tuwing kalaban nila ang UP.  para ito sa pagbirit mo tuwing nirerenta mo ang paborito mong videoke machine.  para ito sa mga bonding moments natin tuwing nanonood tayo ng WWE, TNA, UFC at Pride FC dati - at sa mga pagsigaw mo tuwing may KO, Submission, may nahahataw ng steel chair sa ulo o kaya nama'y tinatamaan ng Sweet Chin Music ni HBK.  para ito sa mga instant updates tuwing hindi ko gaanong nasusubaybayan ang mga soap opera sa TV.  para ito sa mga times na niyayakap mo ako noong umiiyak ako at heartbroken dahil ipinagpalit ako ng girlfriend ko sa iba.  para ito sa pagiging masaya mo tuwing bumibiyahe ako papunta sa iba't ibang lugar.  para ito sa matiyagang pagluluto ng baon ko tuwing may pasok - at sa paminsan-minsang pagluluto ng baon ko kahit walang pasok.  para ito sa pagdadasal mo tuwing umaalis ako ng bahay.  para ito sa mga pang-iintriga mo sa akin tuwing tinitingnan mo ang mga pictures sa camerang pinapahiram mo sa akin tuwing naglalakwatsa ako.   para ito sa lahat ng naituro mo - mula sa paglalaba, pagluluto, hanggang sa pakikipag-kapwa tao.

para ito sa pagtuturo mo sa akin kung ano ang tama.  para ito sa pagtuturo sa akin kung paano magmahal hindi sa pamamagitan ng paulit-ulit na pagsambit ng "i love you" kung hindi sa pamamagitan ng pagsasakripisyo at pagiging mabuting ina.  Nanay, para sa lahat-lahat, tandaan mo po lagi na mahal kita - hindi man ako vocal masyado, i want you to know that you're the best mother that i could ever have.  i love you Nanay.

hindi na raw magwawaldas ng pera... aba, dapat lang - kasi sabi mo, halos wala nang wawaldasin eh.

Dreamscapes: the documentary (well, sort of)

as the title suggests, this is a documentary of the song "Dreamscapes," with the music being Kiko's idea and the lyrics and melody by Alex. i originally posted it here back in March 5, 2009.

here are the lyrics:

Dreamscapes

as soon as you're alone, you never have to worry 'bout the monsters in the closet and the nightmares you've been keeping to yourself.
I don't know how you do it but I never can, never can reveal it, yeah

and yeah I can't do it like you, yeah
yeah I can't do it like you, yeah
I can't do it like you, yeah
I can't do it like you
do it like you do it now, you do it and you do it

Keep away from trouble.
The dreamscapes are illusions but they are all true, all are true inside of you.
Never let me see them. Your eyes are terrifying, they are so untrue, but they're enough to burn me and

yeah I can't do it like you, yeah
yeah I can't do it like you, yeah
I can't do it like you, yeah
I can't do it like you
do it like you do it now, you do it and you do it


p.s. the cover photo was taken by Alex Agena.

here's the link to the video in my YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1JByWdujiM

Bob Hope? Have Hope.

i had quite a difficult time with this particular video as i incorporated notes, thoughts and recommendations to the documentary itself. they forced me to play the intro/main lick almost throughout the whole song. Alex did the vocals and rhythm/lead parts in of the verses and chorus, while Kiko did bass duties. the cover photo was taken by Alex, by the way - i originally intended to use some of his sketches as cover art, but maybe i'll do that in the future. nothing much to write here, as the text are embedded in the video itself - which had a total run time of almost 30 minutes. i lifted this excerpt from a previous post as a brief description, as well as the corresponding link:

http://lambanogpusher.multiply.com/video/item/129/Have_Hope_Session_3

"this is another song penned by Alex, entitled DMZ GMZ Song in his original YouTube demo. i don't know what his title for this song really is, although i suggested "Bob Hope." he entitled this jam "Have hope," obviously. they forced me to play the main lick - i used Waya, my Cebu guitar for this "sabit-sabit" experience. Kiko did the bass duties using Pepe, my bass, plugged into my amplifier Pot-Pot. Alex did vocal duties and played "pogi guitar" using Kiko's Ibanez. this video was recorded using Alex's Nokia phone - as to why he placed the camera near my balls is beyond me - go ask him yourself. obviously, this is still a rough take - maybe we'd be able to record a more decent version in the future."

these are the lyrics from Alex:

Sometimes it's easy to break down than fight for your life,
dooroorootdoootdoomdoom.
They say, it's easy to fade, away, than burn out damn right.

You can't deny it.
Got to be it.
You cannot let us down.
Have hope, dooroorootdoootdoomdoom.

Baby, you have to got to climb now, out of that hole,
dooroorootdoootdoomdoom.
Let me take away the pain now and save you from yourself,
dooroorootdoootdoomdoom.

here's the YouTube link: http://youtu.be/3P8Axs9JgpY