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Jackie Evancho – YouTube Audition Video
Did you watch Jackie Evancho on last night’s edition of America’s Got Talent? If you missed it then you might have missed the performance of a future star. The ten year old from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has a voice like an angel. Last night’s America’s Got Talent featured contestants who auditioned via YouTube and no wonder Jackie Evancho got the most voice out of all the contestants.
Watch her Jackie Evancho’s audition video below:
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Practice
It’s been a long time since I had an interview – not to mention an audition! So this week I have been practicing the songs that were assigned for the big day. There was mp3 and music sheet included so I at least have an idea of how the song was arranged and also know the chords that will be used. Just need to play it a few more times to be confident on the audition day. I normally play relaxed but I might stumble and tremble when I know that the likes of musical director Mel Villena is watching and criticizing! Looks like I’ll have to keep the porch lights on all night tonight for my last night of practice. God bless me and may I bless God in return!
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Back in the music ministry?
I have been a part of the music ministry before, and I have been planning to get back to it again. I wanted to give back to God the talent that He has so graciously given me. I have been looking for opportunities to join the music team, and have not seen one until recently. While others are worried about the side effects of diet pills, I wanted to give my spiritual life more – life. Good thing that our church has opened it’s doors for new musicians! Of course I immediately saved the date and yes I attended the orientation. They have scheduled an audition for everyone that was interested and gave us songs to practice. I’ve been practicing the song, and have been practicing the life of a music minister. If it be the will of God for me to serve him again, then let it be. Here is an old pic of me when I was younger and was serving as a church musician at a local church.
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Finally got my Guitar.
After waiting for almost a month, the time has come to finally meet with my friend that brought the guitar from US. I was too excited that day, like a kid I couldn’t sleep at all. J and Z tagged along, it was at a gig by Muffin band, in Cubao Expo. We got there early. When they arrived immediately he handed over the guitar case and told me to check out the guitar, and when I opened – it was even better than the pictures. It had some blemishes – but all in all – she was a beauty. Now that I’ve played with it for a while, I am beginning to understand that with great sound comes fragility. The solid sitka spruce top looks easily scratchable, which led me to think are there cheap insurance for guitars? In any case – I’m now a proud owner of a handmade Martin & Co dreadnought. Here’s a pic of the guitar side by side with my son’s classical practice guitar.
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Busy Weekend
This will be the start of a very busy weekend for me. Tonight I will be attending a practice / jam session with JJ and her band. I’ll be sitting in as her guitar player for Monday night’s gig. In fact while writing this blog post, I am listening to the songs that is on her lineup. After that practice, I will go straight to work until morning, and that won’t be a walk in the park either because Fridays are hectically toxic in the office. After that I’ll be going home to have a few hours of sleep and hop on my Time works for some excercise – which reminds me to look for a treadmill, and then right after that I’ll be on my way to another jam in the afternoon – this time with highschool friends who lives in the far south. That reminds me that I still have to practice the songs they want to jam on! When you think Sunday is gonna be free – you are definitely wrong, 3 major activities still await. We will go to church in the morning as we regularly do, and in the afternoon, we will have a “street jam” at a popular park. After that street jam, we will probably be attending Gospel Jam as well… Yep, there goes my weekend – so much for my restday. I’ll probably start my work week really tired, and yeah I have a gig on Monday night, right before my shift 
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eBay Experience
I spent almost 2 days reading reviews and scouring through the countless items on eBay. I had to swim through an ocean of unrelated items at first, like the no extenze side effects products and cars, kitchenware and many more before I was finally able to narrow it down to the guitars I wanted. Even then eBay has a funny way of not recognizing priority in key words, so when I searched for Martin Acoustic Guitar, the first results were pages and pages of Martin Acoustic Guitar “Strings”. So when I finally found the right models, I was thrilled. I always encourage people to try guitars FIRST before buying, so this will be against my philosophy. This is my first time to buy a guitar based on reviews, impression, word of mouth, brand and pictures alone. Made a lot of mistakes and was really surprised at the last minute bidding that is common. Prices even double in the last 2 minutes! Anyway with the help of my friend, I was finally able to decide on what Martin I will buy, and I will review it on my other site once it gets here. Can’t wait!
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Hunting for a Martin & Co. guitar
I have been spending a lot of time researching and looking for a good Martin Guitar that I can finally call my own. After a lot of research, checking supplement reviews, and with budget limitation in mind, I have come up with a list of Martin guitars that I will have my friend bid on. I mostly based it off on reviews and on the sound that I heard on Youtube. The downside of doing this type of purchase is you’ll never know what you’ll get till you get it. That is why I hope and pray that God will guide that guitar with the perfect wood and construction to this humble home. Anyway here are the models I liked:
- Martin OMC-1E
- Martin DCX-1E
- Martin 000C-16GTE
- MARTIN XC1T Ellipse
My first priority would be the OMC and then the XC1T. I sincerely hope and pray that on May 12, I’ll have my new Martin!!! If it’s for me, it’s for me!
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Norah Jones Sings “Don’t Know Why” on Sesame Street
I wish we still had “Batibot” and have awesome local artists teach kids through songs. Oh well, the big networks are busy making money. Anyway back to the topic – I wonder if Norah Jones does home service tutoring, my son Z would absolutely love it – well ofcourse I will enjoy it more! Hehe.
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Stop this Train
A lot of times I feel like time is moving so fast, my baby Z is now a full pledged boy who just finished Kinder, I’m now miles away from the town where I grow up and things are just going way too fast than how I imagined. This is the theme of the song “Stop this Train” and I’m sure a lot of you would find this true as well. Below is a cover I recently put up on youtube of this wonderful song:
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Got my John Mayer in Manila VIP Tickets
I have been looking forward to John Mayer’s concert. But because of it’s hefty price, I was having second thoughts on getting any good seat tickets. I was also sure that my wife would not agree with spending so much money on a single concert. But I was wrong! My wife surprised me yesterday, she bought 2 tickets for the best seats (VIP). Not only that but she got the first available seat after the sponsors, she was the first one in line when the tickets went on sale at Channel V’s office. When she told me that and showed me the ticket, I couldn’t believe it. All the time I thought she was planning to buy a new laptop for herself with her online income, and that I’ll be left to buying a bronze at best – but instead she opted to spend it on the tickets. Ofcourse it made my day, and right now I am so excited to get to the concert with her. Love you J!
