{"id":1623,"date":"2013-06-23T04:39:58","date_gmt":"2013-06-23T04:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2016-05-08T20:01:23","modified_gmt":"2016-05-08T20:01:23","slug":"rockafellas-come-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=1623","title":{"rendered":"Rockafellas Come Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar1.jpg\"><br \/>\n3rd April 2012 &#8211; <b>Rockafellas &#8211; Come Together, for Alda Evan Tan<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar2.jpg\"><br \/>\nHere are the Ramanados!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar3.jpg\"><br \/>\nThese boys are the funkiest young talents to come out in the scene in a while! Greg broke a guitar string, causing his guitar to detune (strange, isn&#8217;t it, given that it was a fixed-bridge&#8230; but it sounded like an intentional off-tune key shift in a pretty cool way.)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar4.jpg\"><br \/>\nJared &#8220;Chad&#8221; Cheow.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar5.jpg\"><br \/>\nJay of bluesmen <b>Rolling Sixers<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar6.jpg\"><br \/>\nKhai on leftie acoustic.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar7.jpg\"><br \/>\nEddy, frontman and blues harper.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar8.jpg\"><br \/>\nHenry &#8211; dreads, a haircut.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar10.jpg\"><br \/>\nRandom camwhoring time with Regina and Collin Chin. Wide shots were with the Sony Alpha 77 and Samyang 35mm F1.4 UMC; tight shots were with the Opteka 85mm F1.4.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar9.jpg\"><br \/>\n<b>Rithan<\/b> of Deja Voodoo Spells!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar11.jpg\"><br \/>\nI don&#8217;t ever remember seeing him on acoustic, so this was an acoustic treat.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar12.jpg\"><br \/>\nHe did more 90&#8217;s rock this time &#8211; <i>Soundgarden &#8211; Black Hole Sun<\/i> for one.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar13.jpg\"><br \/>\nThen came the fundraising &#8211; an autographed <i>Dragon Red &#8211; Holocaust<\/i> album!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar14.jpg\"><br \/>\n<b>Dragon Red<\/b>, of course, played.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar15.jpg\"><br \/>\nSwitcheroo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar16.jpg\"><br \/>\nSlyde looking at the beautifully-bokehed Adam Lobo. Some days the 85mm just impresses!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar17.jpg\"><br \/>\nAmil is not used to having his guitar so high up &#8211; he normally stands up and rocks. Or so I surmise.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar18.jpg\"><br \/>\nCamero tuning. He was many bassists after Alda, who played with Dragon Red.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar19.jpg\"><br \/>\nAdam, head screamer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar20.jpg\"><br \/>\nRithan graciously offered his acoustic Ibanez up for auction! Ironically the Dragon Red boys started bidding madly on this, with the winner being Adam.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar21.jpg\"><br \/>\nZona, Alda&#8217;s sister, flew down. Here Adam was telling a poignant story about a question Alda&#8217;s dad asked him. Zona then told a story and we felt the presence of onions everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar22.jpg\"><br \/>\nAdam and his source of rage.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dragon Red covers George Michael - Careless Whisper\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bntC78HA7oo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nHowever, here&#8217;s a video of them covering <i>George Michael &#8211; Careless Whisper<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar23.jpg\"><br \/>\n<b>Russell Curtis<\/b>, who runs the bar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar24.jpg\"><br \/>\nZaim the groovy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar25.jpg\"><br \/>\nEddy joins the blues jam.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar26.jpg\"><br \/>\nThrow in Rithan&#8217;s cousin, I think.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar27.jpg\"><br \/>\nAdd in Rithan, and whoa! It was 1:33AM when I left, knowing I would not be able to wake up the next day if I didn&#8217;t leave, so I did.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/pfar28.jpg\"><br \/>\nA really old picture.<\/p>\n<p>More here:<br \/>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/?p=1622\">Earth Hour 2012, Pray For Alda<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/?p=1586\">What Do These Bands Have In Common?<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3rd April 2012 &#8211; Rockafellas &#8211; Come Together, for Alda Evan Tan. Here are the Ramanados! These boys are the funkiest young talents to come out in the scene in a while! 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