Friday, April 28, 2006

A ROCKER IN THE FAMILY

Last night the whole family went to the Indo's Strip Bar at Orosa (Malate) to watch James and his TB (Tacho Band) perform with 14 other "amateur"bands. It was his 3rd gig at a bar and the second time for me to watch him perform in public. For Jaja it was the first.

We waited for over two hours before the show started.Thankfully, James' band was third in line. The first two groups were Lourdesians from lower grades and obviously needed more practice. Specially the 2nd band which was really trying hard to sound like a reggae band.

When their turn came,TB warmed up with a series of riffs before breaking into their first song. I really didn't know what their songs were but they sounded very good compared to the first time I heard them perform. They were still rough around some edges but they were playing together.

James started out cooly at first but when they were into their 3rd song he was putting in some showmanship!

They got loud applause not only from their friends but also from the other bands who recognized they had just seen a very good performance!

Tacho Rocks! TB Rules!

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