Tom. night will be the start of the summer solstice - longest day of the year, the beginning of summer, for the people in the northern hemisphere, that is.. For us living right on the earth's equator, well, it's sort of the end of ours (not really.. but, I'm not going into all the scientific details, because, I don't know. hahaha)...
Oh, summer, you went away too soon!! I don't want you to go yet.. Summer is the time for brief love affairs, with someone, with some place like Bora.. It's also the time for inhibitions to go away, and for people to play... It's the time to get out there and get burned.. Well, literally and figuratively... :p
And one of the most popular summer solstice festivals, is the Fete dela Musique, which started in France (don't you just love them? they gave us, among several other wonderful things, ern, French kissing, and French fries.. hahaha)... The Phils. started the fete about ten years ago, in Malate, then somewhere along the way, they moved to El Pueblo, and this year, in Eastwood.. It just gets bigger and bigger.. This year, they will have ~2x more bands playing all kinds of music! They're expecting 2x more people (10000++!!) flocking to the venue. Bad of course.. Where to park? Argh. How to breathe? Double argh.
But, I totally enjoyed my first Fete.. Music and alcohol are two of my favorite things ever.. hehehe.. Never mind all the inconvenience (like feet hurting like hell after about 5 hrs of standing up/dancing/walking, etc; people stepping on your poor toes; 2 hrs to find a parking space; getting sweaty and sticky, and all sorts of eewwwww)... It is FUN, FUN, FUN!
Here's a quick overview to what we'll see tonight :
World Music (main stage)- opening by Cynthia Alexender at ~9PM.. Various performances by Pinikpikan (including closing at 3AM)... Loquy at 1230AM.. Makiling Ensemble (after CynthiA), Brownbeat, Radioactive sago, Bayang Barrios... I'm hanging out here most of the time
Reggae (Via Mare) - Tropical depression (2AM)ROck (Parking lot) - The Dawn, Mongols (940PM), 6 Cycle Mind, Rivermaya, Bamboo (1130PM), Sugarfree, Cambio, Sandwich -- all happening after 9PM..
Alternative (Cybermall) - Narda, Session Road (150AM), Kitchie Nadal, Barbie's Cradle
Hiphob/RB will be at the Basement, Electronica at Big kahuna, Drum Jam by K-honistas at McCau Fountain area (830PM).. Well, there's also Jazz, lounge music and blues..
Footnote: IT RAINED! HARD! AND THE RAIN KILLED THE FESTIVAL :( More about this year's fete when I'm over the inis. Hehehe.
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