Flashback to 96

The crowd gathered at the gates of Araneta Coliseum, dressed in the latest fashions. Folks talking on their celfones, cars piled up in the lot and a great amount of enthusiasm in everyone's faces.

I found myself in Araneta Center clueless of what's happening around. I made my way to Starbucks to pick up a Manila to-go mug for my cousin. Feeling out of place from the crowd of middle aged people checking on their daughters about their seats and what-tos and not-tos, i asked the barista,' who's playing?' she said ' Taylor Swift, are you watching?'. I thought 'yeah right, i didn't even know who's playing tonight, and u think i'm watching.

Anyhoo, the whole vibe took me back to 96 when the toast of the music world and every teener's music hero was Alanis Morissette. There i was, 15 and circling the coliseum to find my entry point, elated that in a few hours, my hero in the flesh would be prancing on stage.

Tonight, im not in the audience, just outside looking in, wondring if Taylor Swift will live in the hearts and minds of her legion of fans 15-20 years from now like Alanis, at least for me and some people i know still does sans her irrelevance in the mainstream and tens of unappreciated musical and lyrical gems that never hit the airwaves.

Among the popheads of today, i'd say i kinda like Taylor, only for the reason that she writes her songs, she actually plays an instrument, lyrically, i hang on to nothing but i'll give credit to the fact that her lyrics aren't trashy like some of her contemporaries. Who those are, i don't really know. I've only taken notice of a few poppies in recent years--katy perry, paramore and maybe rihanna and Lady Gaga.

Now here i am, back in the underground scene, blogging cuz the music the bands are playing hardly qualify as music, rather as noise with a little rhythm. Had to sneak out after a bottle of beer and say hello to the artsy fartsy crowd at Cubao X. Ed and i found ourselves at Heima, checking out newbie spinmeisters trying their hand on mixing while we rake on the popcorn, unspiked punch, mallows and cloud 9 buffet. The music moved our feet for a little while and then we slipped out and i fled the scene sleepy. This wouldn't have been the case in 96. But im not 15 anymore and i already tire from booze and slam dancing

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My Canadian Fixations

I’ve been wondrin’ why people in the entertainment world have such a huge impact on me.well only a few and meticulously selected ones that are to be considered rarities in the phony business.

I followed alanis morissette’s career and works from 1995 to her latter less known but better works today.my mornings were not complete if i dont visit fanpages for updates and photos. I’ve been trying to kick the habit for more than a decade.i finally did! But with an immediate replacement.i think its inevitable for me to look up to personalities with extraordinary bearings. They somehow become my role models,not because i don’t have tangible role models, but because i live in a modern world where the netty net is so much a part of me.

A TV series with the banter i liked came on, i initially liked the character of Kate Beckett, a strong willed, independent, brainy and sassy detective who possesses the strength of character a subtle feminist like i am would love. The role was played by Stana Katic, and what is a role without a great actor right? Stana Katic soon captured my attention,an unusual thing since she’s an actress in a tv series,not much creative input as say a songwriter like alanis.i looked her up and found out that this outstanding actress is multilingual, a wide reader and counts archaeology and sciences as her life interests.

 Her face may be reason enough to like her, but I'm not one to follow someone without the merits of what's between their ears. It it we're the case, I will probably be as crazy about Emily Deschanel, Camilla Belle, Steven Strait or Taylor Lautner. But none of them finished high school at the top 10 of 700 nor have 4 page interviews talking sense about history, culture, arts and stuff that average celebrities would freeze up on answering. It's just one of the reasons but it's one thing the drew me to her. 

Stana as interviewers and fans like myself have observed, is a rarity in hollywood.she has the brains to match the beauty.she is also quirky and witty.one thing i’m most fascinated with about her is the fact that she’s an excellent actor who’s been in the business for a decade and have not hit the hollywood A mark,this tells me she didn’t sleep her way through her projects. she has that kind of integrity that’s earned the respect of showbiz insiders and fellow actors.there’s not a photo of her half naked online which is unusual for a one time model and actress with obviously near perfect physical attributes.And one thing i find adorable about stana as with alanis ,is the shyness they inevitably show in big hollywood events.they are all about their craft and less about the cloud.all in all, they are a breeze and i am forever gonna be a shameless fan. 

I started wriring this w stana in mind,but i guess part of loving her is the resemblance with alanis. Go Canada!