Whine and Dine

Sinong mag aakala na ang kantang ito ay para pala kay Wilf????

…. rest your head…. don’t be scared….. remember the last hours?

You know the reason behind it, you can’t tell me
not to go"

West bound????  Sunset ba yon? Sunset of one’s life????

Yes, we couldn’t tell him not to go …. because he had to go…to a better place.

this was his last composition.  Tandang tanda ko pa nagleave siya para tapusin ang kanta.  Magkahalo ang saya at lungkot sa mukha niya — saya na kumpleto na ang mga kanta niya para sa third album, lungkot kasi paalis na si Tonyo…that was July 29….

haaay… nakakamiss si Wilf, si Andrew, si Wolfmann

We love you….

Mom

To Friends of Wolfmann…

Wolfmann+ album is now available at all Music One outlets.  Bili kayo… para kay Wolfmann.  Listen to songs he made before he made his trip to heaven. 

Salamat

His mom.

PS:  Salamat sa mga kabandang at mga nagmamahal na tinapos ang album!

Nakapunta na ba kayo ng 6underground?

Bago na menu nila!

Pumunta ako dun last friday nung album launch ng Kiko Machine!

I had dinner with Daydream Cycle boys Jerome, Japs and Dok. Umorder sila ng Pasta at Rice Meal pero nung nakita nila yung inorder ko… na-flip sila!

Pancho Platter Chong!!! Puta ang sarap at sobrang sulit! May 4 na mini-tacos, sangkatutak na Quesadilla, at Bundok na Taquitos!!!  Sumakit tyan ko sa busog, tinulungan pa ko ng mga boys nun ah!

Sulit sya for a makati sampler platter! P180 lang!  Beer from 4-9pm P25 lang.. tapos Buy 6 beers for only P125! 9PM up buy 1 take 1 ang beer for P70!  San ka pa????

Sobrang sulit!  You have to visit that place!

Lower Ground Level, Glass Tower Building, C. Palanca Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City!

Pagkatapos mong mag-Pancho Platter… Mukha ka ng Pancho Bag!!!

Hahahaha!

Eggs Benedict, Choco Chip Pancake, Big Breakfast Meal, Tapsi ng Tapsi Plus
Ebi Sushi, Maguro Sushi, Tamago Sushi, Ebi Tempura.. Basta Japanese food!
Bubba Gump! Sinigang na Corned Beef!
Kropek, Fillet Mignon, Calamares, Baked Mussells, Clam Chowder, Arroz ala Cubana.
sounds familiar ah!!!

Bakit ganito? pati ulo ng katabi ko parang pagkain sa gutom ko!!! AAAARRRRGGGHHH!

I just realized… I am so glad I’m not hooked into reality TV anymore… buti na lang naging corny na ang Survivor… Dun ako unang na-hook… tapos amazing race, combat missions, the apprentice… at kung ano ano pang shit… syempre di natin nare-realize na nag-eenjoy tayong nakikitang mag-away away ang totoong tao… yun ang sensational thing about these TV shows!  Conflict! Conflict! Conflict!

Pati tuloy yung Gloria-Gates coverage at Jueteng Investigation sa ANC minsan tingin ko reality TV na… Pose for 15 minutes of fame! Tangina!  Tapos season ender nila yung SONAng walang kwenta!

Pero di ko sinasabing di na ko manunood ng Amazing Race at The Apprentice… I’m just glad I got hooked to great shows like LOST and CSI.  At least dun may natututunan ako… hehe..

Nagkaroon ng time na nawalan na ng trabaho ang mga actors and actresses sa TV kasi puro Reality shows na lang.. sila, hanap buhay nila yun eh.. eto.. buhay talaga to… walang bayad.. tangina, nakatipid ang producer sa talent fees ah! Kaya pala sobrang yaman ni Mark Burnett!  Hayop sa strategy.  Etong mga aktor na to… nag-aral pa sa theatrical school yan para makuha yung trabaho nila.  Nakakaawa lang isipin.

Kelan naman kaya matitigil ang sunod sunod na Asian Horror Films at Chinovela?

Imbis na tayong lahat ang kumita, pinayaman pa natin lalo sila Jerry Yan!

Dapat may panibagong Industry Code na dyan eh…

Sana mabigyan pansin ulit ang kakayahan ng mga Pinoy…

Sayang ang Pinoy Blonde… buti na lang Box Office Hit ang D’ Anothers… Box office king na nga si Vhong Navarro eh.

Pero ano na? Once a month na nga lang (kung maswerte ka) ang Pinoy films eh..  Dati almost every wednesday..

Kaya nag-sara tuloy ang LVN na nag-iisang company sa Pilipinas na accredited ng Kodak!

Hay ewan!!! Grabe Talaga to! Mag-aalmusal na nga muna ko!

Last July 16 2005 Wolfmann+ had an astigatistically fantastic gig sa Eastwood City Open Area… Kasama namin ang Hale,

Cynthia Alexander, Rivermaya, Sugarfree, Cambio, Bayang Barrios, Nyoy Vollante and Barbie.  Ang saya naming lahat kahit ang

pangit ng sound system!We kicked ass kasi solid ang banda… lahat kami… masaya..

Sunday came, I had dinner with my family… pagkatapos i felt like dropping by Tonyo’s (our keyboardist/bassist) place kasi

aiwan nya sa kin yung bass.  Tapos.. after a few smokes and talking about the gig the night before… his voice shakes and

there was an awkward silence…

"Wilf, may sasabihin ako sa yo… Tsong pupunta ako ng states", I eagerly replied… "Ok lang yun! Vacation lang naman eh..

tapos we go thru with the recording after that… tapos hold muna natin gigs natin."  Tapos sabi nya "Hindi eh… Matagal ako

dun.." I said, "Huh? gaano katagal… 3 months?"  Sabi nya… "HIndi… at least 3 years"..

Ha??? Tangina! na-shock ako! bigla kong naalala lahat ng fun memories namin with Tonyo. kahit kaharap ko sya…  Sabi ko..

Paano na yan?  Sabi nya "Oo nga eh.. KUng kelan naging solid yung banda natin.. tapos eto na yung pinapangarap ko after 10

years of playing in a show band… eto na sana yung opportunity kong makagawa ng original songs tapos yung pangalan ko

naka-print sa album inlay"

Natahimik kami… Nag-matapang ako… sabi ko sige next week mag-record na tayo para makasali ka sa album.. Para at least di

ba? nabuo ang pangarap mo… our converstation was cut short cuz he had to go to a band practice for a project gig with Ely.
pauwi na ko… I called Kathy (vocalist namin)… I told her… she knew na pala… Nakakalungkot sabi namin..

When i got home i called Sheryll… Na-kwento ko yung nangyari… after 10 minutes… bigla akong humagulgol… as in iyak na

solid… yung type na iyak na parang namatayan ka.. Sa konting panahon na nakilala ko si Tonyo.. naging magkaibigan kami…

alam ko yung habits nya… yung PC games na nilalaro nya… naging parang younger brother ko sya… na sinusundo ko sa bahay

papuntang gig..

Tapos it hit me… Syet… eto na yun… mawawalan ako ng kabanda na higit sa lahat kaibigan.. So i decided to take a 3 day

leave from work… para makapag-record ng tracks ko tapos ma-record na rin namin yung tracks nya.  The following week…

hindi ma-push thru yung recording.. kasi sobrang dami nyang inaasikaso sa mga papers nya… nalungkot ako… kasi nag-decide

umalis 1st week of July tapos July 31 yung alis nya… eh talagang nakakapraning yun..

Anyway…nag-organize kami ng farewell gig for him sa 6underground… kasama ang Kiko Machine (peyborit nya) at Daydream

Cycle.  Ang saya nung gig kahit ang tagal nung set up at supot yung naging sound.  Sinabi ko sa mga tao "Eto na na yung

huling beses nyong maririnig to.. Kami po ang Wolfmann+, ako po si Wolfmann, on vocals si Ebe and Kathy, on Percussions
and Drums si Whannie and on Keyboards and Bass… Mr. Tonyo Fucking Mercado!!"  Nagpalakpakan ang mga tao…

When we got off the stage… I just realized… yeah… that was our last gig with him… Ok lang yung aalis ang kabanda mo

kasi nag-kasamaan ng loob… pero iba to… parang may taning… eto mas malungkot kasi maayos kayong lahat… tapos sya may

kailangan lang talagang gawin sa US para sa family.  Mas malungkot di ba? Tangina! So, nag-lasingan kami!
May Chivas Regal na regalo yung Manager naming si Jigger… tapos tuloy kaming nag breakfast sa BF homes para mag-tapsi.

Tapos sabi ni Tonyo "It was an honor playing with you guys."

As I write this… ang bigat pa rin ng dibdib ko… pero gaya ng sabi ni Whannie "He’s gonna be OK at isipin mo… maganda

yung pupuntahan nya"… Nanghihinayang pa rin ako na di kami nakapag-record kahit isang nota ng keyboards nya o ng backing

vocals…

I’ll miss Tonyo’s happy go lucky attitude… yung bigla nyang ipapasok na mga kabaduyan
during band rehearsals.. pag pinapasok nya yung "in the end" ng linkin park sa recluse…
yung trying hard na andrew e rap nya pag road trip kami nila kathy… yung bading bading
posing nya pag may photo shoot kami… lalo na yung sa MTV ink! pag- nale-late saya sa gig
tapos sasabihin nya kay Ebe at Jigger "O, Bakit ako late ha?" haha!!! At lalong lalo na yung
pagmamalasakit nya sa tunog ko pag tumutugtog na kami… Bibitawan nya yung instrumento nya
just to make sure I sounded good! Kasi sabi nya… "ok lang maging supot tunog ko.. basta’t
ang tunog ni wolfmann maganda!"  He was the most professional band mate I’ve ever met…
lagi syang may pang-salo sa kin…

Higit sa lahat… sya ang laging nag-papaalala sa kin na try to have fun sa gigs importante
yun (kasi masungit ako tumugtog eh.. hehe)  at natutunan ko rin yun… kahit nag-kalat
kami… masaya pa rin ako…

Salamat Tonyo… Thank you for sharing your talent and friendship with us…

I’d like to toast this bottle of beer for you, Tonyo!

(W. Hernandez)

They found a way to stop the truth
They cut the power lines to our booth
They shoot my brother in his own street
His face collapsed on cold hard concrete

Stop shooting mercury
Cold-blooded Lunacy
Your golden dynasty won’t protect you

They found a way to stop my voice
Blew up my house with high tech toys
They’re watching every move I make
They put my family’s lives at stake

Stop shooting mercury
Cold-blooded Lunacy
Your golden dynasty won’t protect you

Ika’y mahuhusgahan
Ika’y mahahatulan
At mabibilanggo sa bayan mo’ng pinabayaan
Mahuhusgahan
Mahahatulan
At mabibilanggo sa bayan mo’ng nilapastangan

He is the judge
I am the jury
You are the executioner!

- I dedicate this song to all the courageous newscasters who put their lives on the line and to some who even paid the price of death just to bring out the truth.