When Fake is Great

What do you do when you find out that you can't be what you want to be, even though you know you're good enough?

Simple. You became an Eagles tribute band.


The Real Eagles


The Fake Eagles

When asked if I'm an Eagles fan, I usually say no. That's until I realized na many of the songs I like are done by by them, like Tequila Sunrise, Desperado and The Best of my Love(Inde eto yung ineesip mo noh, kundi etoh).

That's why I was really excited to work The Eagles Experience-Hotel California concert at the ASB last Saturday, by a tribute band from Australia. Some people actually demanded their money back when they found out they weren't the real ones. Ganun dito eh, konting kibot lang eh refund na (samantalang satin "Eh kasalanan mo yan baket di mo binabasa mabuti poster???"). One even barked at me (as if me kinalaman ako sa kalokohang ito), on how ripped-off he felt. Aysus, di ba niya naisip na nung bumili sila ng NZ$49 front row "orig" Eagles concert, eh para syang nakabili ng Levis sa presyo ng Bunny Jeans.

Pero after the first song, Hotel California, na-impress ang mga tao(pati ako). Napasayaw ang buong venue at meron pa ngang nag o-old man dance (yung tipong isang kendeng sabay palakpak dance, pero huli lagi sa beat). They sang good, played their instruments well, and even took off their wigs at the end, as if mocking us "kala nyo haaaaaa...."

So, I'm an Eagles TRIBUTE Band fan now, but only until I get to see the real one. True Eagles fans may cringe at the thought, but hey, ika nga ng idol nila eh take it easy and enjoy it like a really good karaoke (at least they sing well, not like these fakes).
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Oy! Speaking of fake, kinelangan ko ng costume sa party namin sa Edge last Friday! Meron akong mga idea eh, like ito, ito or ito. Kaso ala tayo nun eh. So nag-improvise na lang ako.

Hinukay ko yung...

Suit na ginamit ko sa kasal sa Tagaytay (na ginamit ko din dati nung me job interview ako dito sa Auckland)...

... baril-barilan fom The Warehouse (NZ$4). Kainis baril ng cowboy lang nakita ko. Pero wag ka, me kasama pang star ng sheriff yan.

At hat (NZ$9). Ano ang objective ko na kakalabasan?

Hopefully ganito. The Las Vegas Mob (oh di ba!). Problem lang eh yung revolver ko eh pang cowboy (at me star na pang Sheriff pa nga eh, hehehe). Effective kaya? See for yourself and let me know.

Da Edge Event Services/Ushering Gang

Medyo napamura ako dito, hehehe

Sino mas guwapo (sige magkamali ka babarilin kita!)

Eddie Peregrina with the girls.

Eddie P. with the REAL girls. Maniwala ka, Duty Operations Manager ko yung asa
kaliwa (na hawak ang security. Sabi sayo eh).

We also went to Karaoke after (look at the weird Filipino with the tamborine!)


Look at the big-ass remote(ga plato!). At ang screen ay hugeee (alang sinabi IO)!