Blues Pinoy

This is certainly one for the books - a very rare and historic occasion where Pinoy Bluesmen of different generations (and regions) congregate to create a musical masterpiece. Here's the great Wally Gonzalez jamming with Cebu's pride, Cuarenta (Arnold, Lyndon, Juel) and with the dude who does the vocals and great Blues harp riffs.

You could hardly see anything on this one - just the strat's white pickguard and the mic stand (lol). But the music, it's all Blues! Featuring John Mendoza (Natural High) and Butch Victoriano (South Border).

I lived in Cebu City until 2007. Lots of good memories. There, I forced myself to join a Blues jam band (lol). We were a bunch of guys with widely varied backgrounds. The oldest (sorry Sir J) of the group - a successful architect/entrepreneur. On vocals and guitars - an assistant state prosecutor. Next, a "drummer of the year" awardee from NU 107 and soon-to-be lawyer. On bass was an IT expert, and on lead axe, a Linux wizard and former guitarist of a defunct Manila blues rock band. We jammed in a cool bar called The Outpost. Every performance we had was unforgettable. We didn't practice (though I wish we did), just pure 100% jamming sessions. Well, we did mostly 12-bar blues songs so it wasn't much of a problem. At one point, in our quest of spreading the good news of the Blues, we attempted to form a Blues society. After doing the obligatory online postings and tons of text messages, we gathered around 25 persons during our first meeting. Lots of ideas were exchange...