Proof of Insanity # 2043

(from L-R) Charms Tianzon, Nityalila, Adelle Victoria, Kooky Tuason, Ida, Ginny Mata, Wawi Navarozza, (a cute volunteer whose name I forget) and Kaz Castillo. At Sigaw Ni Maria Clara, 29 April 2006. Photo by Miko Pepito.

The Sigaw Ni Maria Clara event at Esplanade (also known as in the middle of frickin' nowhere) near the yet-to-open SM Mall of Asia was a bust. No one came because it was so damn far, and the location was so incredibly hard to find (we got lost twice, and the band Saydie took about four hours to get there). It had been cancelled before, and there were some problems getting sponsors. We would later find out that the major sponsor of the event, PLDT, had decided to pull out its support upon seeing the dearth of audience members, which left organizer Aimee Marcos in tears.

We and a lot of other great bands (Narda, Urbandub, The Dorques, Reklamo, Isha, Cynthia Alexander, The Late Isabel, Matilda, Imago etcetera) ended up performing for a bunch of kargadors and fishermen. I had to help Shereen Sayiid host midway through, which then became an exercise in absurdity. You cannot compare cornflakes to beer!,I'd retorted on stage, in the first place cornflakes are made from corn, while beer is fermented barley!

In any case, against all odds, we all ended up having a blast! More pictures here to illustrate the kabaliwan. By three a.m., we, the Romancing Venus girls and our boys, found ourselves dancing to Isha's songs like crazy, so it felt like we were part of the closing credits of some high school teen movie ala Dazed and Confused or The Breakfast Club.

More Romancing Venus events are slated for this May. See my entry below for more details.