Taking photos of stage performers can be very disappointing for point and shoot photographers. They were for me, at least. Take Bamboo for instance. I position the camera, wait for the auto-focus to work its magic, and off he darts to go elsewhere. The guy can't stay put for five seconds in one spot! LOL, like he would.
The corporate party I dreaded attending turned out to be great. Phenomenal, even! More than the buffet dinner, the roasted calf, gellato ice cream, flowing beer and coolers, soda, and Starbucks coffee was over the top! To cap the night with grander festivity, two bands performed for the crowd:
Parokya ni Edgar and
Bamboo.
During Parokya's performance I went backstage where the restrooms were. I saw Bamboo's Nathan go in as I was going out. To go back to where I was seated, I took the other way via the other end of the stage, hoping to bump into other Bamboo band members. True enough, Vic Mercado (Bamboo's super talented and multi-award winning drummer) was right there and all smiles. You really can't expect anything grand scale when two small-town-boys do small-town-boys speak. Vic started with a,
"man, our school sent me a note saying I got nominated as Centennial Alumnus!" Whoa! I told him,
"High five! But, man, it's not as if you're still not decorated with awards. I mean come on!" He answered,
"nah! This one's different!" I didn't argue. Centennial Alumnus, FTMFW!
Vic already played drums since he was in elementary. In high school he was already really good. I saw him once while he was still with the Passage band and several times when he was already with Bamboo. OK, enough of the name dropping and pseudo-association and on with the photos!
Here are some photos from the event sans Vic's, ironically. But, but, he's too far back for my P&S to reach! LOL
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