Last night, I went to see the blooms in Aruba. It's been more than two months since I last went to a gig there!

I'm so happy that banannarama was able to tweak her sched to accompany me to the gig. I had pestered her relentlessly at the last minute (3 hours before the show) and she caved. Haha. She really wanted to see the boys to begin with. So it wasn't all that difficult. I lent her my copy of Here, There Be Dragons as an added incentive.

Anyway, before the gig started, I had dinner with my best friend. It's always nice to catch up with him and I'm grateful for the time that we can meet up like that, although it always feels too short. He had to leave for an after-dinner meeting in Makati so he stayed for just a couple of songs.

The gig last night wasn't the best Aruba gig but it was still a lot of fun. J refused to sing my request "Move It."

"Ian? (looks in my direction) Did you request for this?"
"Yes!"
"Ok. I won't sing it!"
"Dammit!!!!"

Then he proceeded to put down his guitar and sang a similarly groove-sexy song "King Creole." It was hot and I was appeased.

They sang three of the originals that they're gonna record soon.

I'm not sure if I've heard Say You Do live before (apart from the times they sang it during our BOTR shoots). I was really happy to hear it last night.

I can't wait for the boys to start recording. I want to take photos of the process. It should be fun. I haven't posted a bloom shot in a long time!

After the gig, I hung out with R, Lk, Y, and their other assistant for an after-gig midnight snack of lechon manok, liempo, and extra extra extra extra rice since I was gonna hitch a ride home with them.

Yesterday was a good day. Dinner with my best friend, gig with a new friend, and great rocknroll from my favorite boys.

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