Martin and Patti
The concert is worth every peso I paid to buy the ticket!It started (late as usual) with the two doing a duet. Patti's lush and soothing voice and Martin's versatile and dynamic range have brought their audience to nostalgia as they render songs popularized by these artists.
Martin Nievera and Patti Austin Live in Concert. (29Jan2005)
I have expected that Patti would be singing Martin's song(s) and Martin would be singing a song Patti did a duet with another foreign artist (hehehe!)... And they did.
Martin's spontaneity and loquacity kept the audience at their toes as he displayed his wit and comic antics. Patti, on the other hand, was able to take it in stride, even with Martin's ad-libs. It was obvious that Martin's comments is not part of their spiel since Patti can't help herself but to laugh.
As the concert progresses (which we find the two hours too short), a thought crossed my mind... I'd go out and buy a Best of Patti Austin CD! hehehehe!
Sidelights:
Sachi. Our meeting place is at Glorietta Makati. But we decided to eat our dinner around Araneta Coliseum so that we'll just be a few steps away from the concert. It looks like all those who would be watching the concert have the same idea as restaurants we preferred to dine in is full. Finally, we found a restaurant who could accommodate us at once (no waiting line at that time).
We should have known! The service is bad. We have to call many times to have our order taken. The couple near our table (who was there before us) walked out of the restaurant since no one is attending to them. When the food arrived, the main dish arrived before the appetizer. How could we eat it when we don't have plates and utensils before us?! Duh!
So as not to ruin our night, we just observed the goings-on around the restaurant, made commentaries on how to improve their "system" (if there is any), helped ourselves with the bottle of mineral water at the bar which they are not servincg (hey! we included it in our tab...), why their service is slow (the waitresses' uniforms are so tight, they have to move slow lest the buttons will fly off! hehehe!), why the waitresses are thin (they move from one table to table doing nothing... a good exercise, I think! LOL), why the cashier is taking some time to prepare our bill (I have to go to the cashier to make sure they do it! And lo and behold... what a "system"!).
Oh! And there was a new couple near our table. They had it worse. At least, all our orders were served. Since they noticed that we, too, would be watching the concert, they joined in the banter. The guy said that if Martin is also dining at Sachi, we have nothing to worry for he (Martin) would also be late! hehehehe!
Concert and tardiness. I have yet to attend a concert that would start on time. The ticket says that the show will start at 8:30PM. Duh! It started around 9:15PM after several cat calls and clapping by the audience. Because of this, a mind-set has already been established that concerts and shows always start late, thus, expect the audience to come in late, too!
Martin's wackiness. It is common for artists to go to the crowd during their concert (...a good photo opportunity!). And Martin is no exception. While singing and walking around the crowd, Martin sat on the lap of a bald-headed man. Still doing his repertoire, whenever it is the part of the musical instruments to be played, Martin rubs the head of the man while doing sound effects of strumming the guitar. That really brought the house down! c",)
Around Araneta Coliseum: They really made great improvements in this part of Cubao. The concert finished around 11:30PM, but this place is still bustling with people. The lights were ablaze, you would think it is still around 9PM. There were bands playing, you can just sit and listen up to the wee hours of the night (morning? hehehe!). No wonder, you won't notice time fly when you're here.
Martin's spontaneity and loquacity kept the audience at their toes as he displayed his wit and comic antics. Patti, on the other hand, was able to take it in stride, even with Martin's ad-libs. It was obvious that Martin's comments is not part of their spiel since Patti can't help herself but to laugh.
As the concert progresses (which we find the two hours too short), a thought crossed my mind... I'd go out and buy a Best of Patti Austin CD! hehehehe!
Sidelights:
Sachi. Our meeting place is at Glorietta Makati. But we decided to eat our dinner around Araneta Coliseum so that we'll just be a few steps away from the concert. It looks like all those who would be watching the concert have the same idea as restaurants we preferred to dine in is full. Finally, we found a restaurant who could accommodate us at once (no waiting line at that time).
We should have known! The service is bad. We have to call many times to have our order taken. The couple near our table (who was there before us) walked out of the restaurant since no one is attending to them. When the food arrived, the main dish arrived before the appetizer. How could we eat it when we don't have plates and utensils before us?! Duh!
So as not to ruin our night, we just observed the goings-on around the restaurant, made commentaries on how to improve their "system" (if there is any), helped ourselves with the bottle of mineral water at the bar which they are not servincg (hey! we included it in our tab...), why their service is slow (the waitresses' uniforms are so tight, they have to move slow lest the buttons will fly off! hehehe!), why the waitresses are thin (they move from one table to table doing nothing... a good exercise, I think! LOL), why the cashier is taking some time to prepare our bill (I have to go to the cashier to make sure they do it! And lo and behold... what a "system"!).
Oh! And there was a new couple near our table. They had it worse. At least, all our orders were served. Since they noticed that we, too, would be watching the concert, they joined in the banter. The guy said that if Martin is also dining at Sachi, we have nothing to worry for he (Martin) would also be late! hehehehe!
Concert and tardiness. I have yet to attend a concert that would start on time. The ticket says that the show will start at 8:30PM. Duh! It started around 9:15PM after several cat calls and clapping by the audience. Because of this, a mind-set has already been established that concerts and shows always start late, thus, expect the audience to come in late, too!
Martin's wackiness. It is common for artists to go to the crowd during their concert (...a good photo opportunity!). And Martin is no exception. While singing and walking around the crowd, Martin sat on the lap of a bald-headed man. Still doing his repertoire, whenever it is the part of the musical instruments to be played, Martin rubs the head of the man while doing sound effects of strumming the guitar. That really brought the house down! c",)
Around Araneta Coliseum: They really made great improvements in this part of Cubao. The concert finished around 11:30PM, but this place is still bustling with people. The lights were ablaze, you would think it is still around 9PM. There were bands playing, you can just sit and listen up to the wee hours of the night (morning? hehehe!). No wonder, you won't notice time fly when you're here.
posted by ~GFA~ @ 1/29/2005 11:59:00 PM
7 Comments:
(naglalaway sa inggit) hahaha....if i only learned abt the concert earlier i could've seen it too. well, instead of sour graping i went to the fort open area to have coffee with some friends. yeah, do buy the cd - Patti has great songs there. i love her songs esp How do u keep the music playing (a duet with James Ingram)glad u had fun girl. i wanna go out and watch a concert on valentines...since malamig ang valentines ko ngayon (as usual) i think i'm going out again with my ever reliable friends. pakasalan ko na lang kaya itong mga to noh? hahaha...kidding...have a nice week ahead po! ~SeL
hehehe! parang last year pa kami nakabuy ng ticket, even before the PICC concert of Martin. puro ka na lang kape? kape? kape? kaya siguro nde ka nakakapagtulog. hehehe! uy, ha? sino ba dyan sa ka-kapehan mo ang pakakasalan mo? hwag marami, bawal yun.. c",)
hahaha....loka...puro taken na ang mga yun. lagi kse kame magkakasama. sila yung mga ka-business partner ko din. ;-)
sige na nga... excuses, excuses... c",)
uhmm, eh kasi nman po idol mo yun no!pero si pops magaling din po mag host sa show nya,,,,(ano ba show nun?)parang napanood ko?hehehehehehe,me news nga akong nabasa nililigawan daw ulit ni martin yun,totoo ba yun tita?,,,,,,rac
magaling na host si Pops...? hmmm... hmmm...
nde ko po alam kung nililigawan ni Martin, pero kung base dun sa mga pinagsasabi ni Martin sa concert nya, nde po. hanggang friends na lang sila.. :p
Finally, bought the Best of Patti Austin CD! It's great.. although, I would have preferred it if "In My Life" is included in its selection. Patti sang it in the concert acapella. c",)
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