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Sunday, September 07, 2008

Oktoberfest: a Semi-Charmed (Night) Life

as most of you know, i do not drink beer. i prefer drinking non-alcoholic ones. you are probably wondering why i am talking about an event that celebrates the beverage. well, oktoberfest is not just all about beer, it is about having a good time. beer drinking is best enjoyed with friends and buddies. i met some of these barkadas while at the event. some of those were fine ladies whom i wish were single and available.

how did i get the tix? i would like to profusely thank blogger icon azrael (of http://azraelsmerryland.blogspot.com fame) for the opportunity. powwow muna kami sa mcdo el pueblo to get the pass and have dinner. i remember az's happy meal episode and decided to have one as well. i bought a Darth Vader and (my nemesis at RX) Yoda. they are currently at home, unopened. i probably get some test shots of them soon.

we left mcdo around 8pm and while walking i can distinctly hear sarah marco's voice. yes, taken by cars was on the 3eb stage while walking the uber-long san miguel avenue all the way to LSM. the entrance is located there with matching VIP entrance. i saw the start of the beer bar (which is a world record of 603.5 meters) different food establishments helped out in getting this done. i saw padi's tapa king, gilligan's, etc. got to the first stage where Sam Y G is introducing Sugarfree. i love this band (i kinda felt bad i missed out on their live album launch at Dencio's CCP). *is it just me or did i just hear ebe say ely at some point in that gig* walking parallel to the bar, we encountered the reggae stage, where cosmic love was finishing their set (i saw them at backdoor) this stage had Karl McFly as host.

droves of people were in this event. as in droves. i was wishing for a souvenir item (i would so love to have that hat). saw famillar faces (eehgow, sandro, kate, joao and issa, to name a few) and met new people. i managed to enter the media zone where there was good food (yup. sarap ng sisig at chicken at fish) i asked for and secured az's consent to proceed to the main stage and strut my stuff. saw rivermaya do their thing. yes, jayson rocked the show (and tin gamboa would be so giddy). yes, migz with a z was there. he still remembers me and flashed the new (old) 99.5 RT sticker. RT is back again. saw az and rg with lace. derek and monica (of NU if i am correct) hosted this stage gamely and fun (i did not realize that derek and angelica broke up already, good thing i did not know). the traditional opening ceremonies were done by Ramon Ang of SMC and Mayor Ben-Hur Abalos (the son of burjer icon Ben Abalos). fireworks commenced and Rivermaya sang the 2008 Oktoberfest theme song. The Bloomfields then rocked the house with their old-school feel then followed by the new school beats of the Out of Body Special (with matching fire zips). games (where a certain blogger icon made himself known) interspersed these performances. a dance performance (which made us a little bit antsy) preceded the main event.

and what a main event it was. yes, as what stephen jenkins said, they dragged themselves out of their recording studio to fly here to play a "gig" and set a world record. third eye blind rocked the house. you can see it, feel it. it was just amazing. i was literally a few feet from the stage. amazing. plus they played their hits and a couple of new songs for their upcoming album. grabe. it was really something worth remembering. (although it is kinda hard to top off the 8/30/08 gig) if you thought the VIP are tough, what more lies at the other side of the barricade. bouncers have a tough life. anyway, the audience were singing along, and rocking out. some took pictures and videos (secretly after the second song as bouncers were strict). others just rocked on.... their last song was so befitting. it was entitled the god of wine. too bad my camera was finished before the set ended (jumper took forever to finish)

afterwards, everybody filed out. i went out as well and i bumped into lala (a.k.a my monday gal). she just came from backstage and she was gushing about her experience being with stephen jenkins. her gig has not yet started (thank God). so i decided to help her out with her gig (thank God for the pass). mark (her pianist) asked me to shoot some songs using his video recorder (just like monday). i also took pics with her camera. her gig was sandwiched between the kitty girls (who are jaw dropping hot) and mocha (who i just realized got themselves scandalized due to some girl-on-girl action). btw, that stage is helmed by Slick Rick. again, too bad my camera died at that point. after lala's set i left the place.

got home 430. some way to start the weekend.

again, thanks to everybody who made this possible for me. can't emphasize that enough

Written by the Ninja @ 8:09 AM

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