Wednesday, December 22, 2004

cynthia alexander


cynthia alexander
Originally uploaded by thadphole.



for months i have been looking for this cynthia alexnder's album. last week i tried my luck at mag:net and 70's bistro and cynthia seems too elusive-- her album is sold out as soon as it hit the record stand.

until finally last night, after meeting some friends at starbucks intramuros, i decided to try my luck again and go to 70's bistro. but a long the way i told my buddy that we will go to conspiracy bar in visayas avenue instead. the bar is known for non-mainstream pinoy artists' cooperative and its habitue for the non-conformists. then i saw a copy of rippingyarn in the display cabinet but it was locked and unattended. the guard said manang, the store keeper has not been reporting since the other day. argh... very elusive album indeed!

until we saw someone leaving the bar and to our surprise its cynthia alexnder, the artist herself and we takled with her where can we get her album. cynthia said it was out of stock that even tower records is bugging her for copies and customers keep on asking for it. she added that the one on display is a last copy...argh#*** but then she still have 3 copies left at her house. so we beg her to take her home and if we could get the 2 of the 3 copies she has. she said ok but told us she dont go with strangers. hehehehe this remind me of 15 years ago--anyway later. we told her that we will hail a cab for her and follow the taxi wherever she lives. she agreed and then we went to her place somewhere near quezon avenue.

when were at her place i told her im getting the 2 copies she nicely offered a P100 discount per cd--great. she introduced us to her pet cock, her shooting star plant, her vines and her sitar guitar lying at the garage but inside nicely packed plywood box. we also told her we are from bulacan (not really because im from valenzuela) and just drove this far just to get her album.

then i requested if she could sign the two albums and she gamely did, 1 cd is with alibata and the other one a note how rare to find this album is. i reminded her 15 years ago, she approaced me at red rocks and requested if i could take her in a taxi to her home. i said yes and took her to a project where she lived before. that reminds her of days when she was still a bassist for the band called hayp.

before we left we ask for celfone number and if we could invite her for a poetry reading and concert in valenzuela. she said yes and gave us her number. now we have an activity look out for, a show in our museo or produce a show to a local bar where we hang out. a night of good music and poetry is offing our mind.

btw im going to give the other album to her--hopes she likes it.