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Tuesday, 11:17pm


Still at office.
Waiting for some materials to get finished.
Decided to look for pictures from Fete dela Music.
Instead, I found this... "Let's face the bare facts. Very few guys watch pop-rock ensemble Mojofly just to see Ricci Gurango on bass or Junjun Regalado on drums.... Not to slight the rest of the band, but isn't it true that the guys really want to see Katrina "Kitchie" Nadal doing her thing?"

Ohhh yesss! :)
I most definitely agree.
Saw her at Fete last Saturday.
We were on our way out of Sidebar when she stepped on stage.
So, we stuck around for one song.
Man... she is a sight.

Later went back up to Sidebar to catch the last couple of songs of Barbie.

After her set, the crowd disappeared. Guess they were all Barbie fans.
Anyway, that allowed me and Brandie to go up to the bar and get seats really close to watch Cooky and Color It Red.

There was a time when every gig I'd watch of Color It Red, I'd get an idea for a Batch72 story. Back in March, I watched them at Sanctum and even though I had a lot of fun watching, slumped in one of those comfortable couches of Sanctum, I felt... felt sad that story came to me. All of sudden, I realized that Kupcake, Brown-out and the rest of the Batch barkada were strangers to me. I've forgtten what they sound like when they talk, forgetten what it was like to be around them.

Anyway, Saturday night was fun. Well, maybe I didn't get any story, but I think some crazy ideas came to mind. It's just uncanny how much Cooky really looks like Kupcake. Goes to show Arnold really captured her image and likeness. Cooky has this angle, especially when her face partly covers her face that she really seems like Kupcake come to life. (Sorry, am I drooling?)

I really liked their new song called "You", a very trippy love song by Bopip, written for Barbie (of course!).
That song will part of their upcoming fourth album.

They also sang "I Need You Here". Nice to hear it again. Would also be nice to hear Cooky sing it and she'll just be accompanied by Sam on a grand piano. Hmmm...


RCK N RLL
Globe should have sponsored this interview.
"A rabid Wolfgang fan conducts an interview with Basti Artadi entirely by text."






















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