tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49626934944964923672012-02-16T15:39:01.708-08:00A strange thing happened when I went up my attic. A boxload of Betamax and VHS tapes dropped out of a crevice and when I previewed them... I knew I just had to share these goodies with Pinoys who grew up in the 70s or younger folks who are fascinated by the era. Of course, I'll go beyond almost-demagnetized video tapes and share lotsa photos, kuwentos, music and memories... to make the trip a delightful one. Sakay na! (Pero, wag Sulpicio ha.)Dennis Garcianoreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962693494496492367.post-87658250456278358072008-08-26T06:43:00.000-07:002008-08-26T07:43:58.377-07:00Metropop chose Hotdog as recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.<br /><br />To refresh the viewers' memories of the band's body of work, Gary "Mr. Pure Energy" Valenciano performed snippets of Hotdog's many classic hits.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BVmPWTVNdoM"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BVmPWTVNdoM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4962693494496492367-8765825045627835807?l=hotdoggold.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dennis Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962693494496492367.post-34775495867503622602008-07-05T00:18:00.000-07:002008-07-05T01:05:07.301-07:00<div>Ella was one down-to-earth Assumptionista who's true passion (and calling) was singing. </div><br /><div>And, boy, what great pipes -- effortlessly shifting from Bette Midler's "Drinking Again" to Maria Mauldur's "Midnight at the Oasis" to Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child". </div><div><br /></div><div>She tried some gigs with several 'conyotic' local bands but truly soared when she opted to be one of Hotdog's founding members.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here, in this extremely rare footage, Ella performs one of Hotdog's greatest hits as only she can interpret it.</div><div><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/73c_JXiVMBY"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/73c_JXiVMBY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4962693494496492367-3477549586750362260?l=hotdoggold.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dennis Garcianoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962693494496492367.post-63620487784717932402008-07-03T07:14:00.000-07:002008-07-05T00:57:49.708-07:00<div>Hotdog band has a reputation for consistently recruiting the most exciting female singers to frontline the group along with brothers Rene and Dennis Garcia.</div><div><br /></div><div>Two of the most fabulous - Ella del Rosario &amp; Zsazsa Padilla - once shared the spotlight.</div><div><br /></div><div>But only for one night... at an intimate concert in 1988 -- held at the soon-to-be-demolished Rizal Theater in Makati (where the Shang now stands).</div><div><br /></div><div>This extremely rare footage demonstrates why the adjective 'legendary' is quite often associated with the band.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><embed id="VideoPlayback" style="width:400px;height:326px" allowfullscreen="true" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=7307743180686820326&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4962693494496492367-6362048778471793240?l=hotdoggold.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dennis Garcianoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962693494496492367.post-42816518385210440312008-07-02T03:44:00.000-07:002008-07-05T00:59:34.848-07:00<div>The year was 1980.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then a senior high school student at an exclusive school, Maso turned 'professional' and joined Hotdog (who had just returned from successful stints in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur).</div><div><br /></div><div>She was sizzling hot at a tender young age -- with riffs that betrayed her jazz leanings.</div><div><br /></div><div>The advent of consumer video cameras around that time made this rare footage possible. (Taken at a debut party at the Chinabank building in Makati.)</div><div><br /></div><div>It was also the first and last time that Maso and singer Ella del Rosario worked together.</div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GgFVFlHR614&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GgFVFlHR614&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4962693494496492367-4281651838521044031?l=hotdoggold.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dennis Garcianoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962693494496492367.post-76992762451692251482008-07-01T20:59:00.000-07:002008-07-05T00:58:48.526-07:00<div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">B.A.D.A.F. Forever</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Before there were boy bands... there was Charing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Out of the blue one day in 1980, my brother Rene and I (inspired by Julie Diego, our flamboyant 'gaysha' production assistant) decided to produce a gay band as a counterpoint to the then popular Hagibis.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Bong, Jet, Leslie and Tom quadrupled their male admirers/prospects.</div><div><br /></div><div>A gold record was mined. </div><div><br /></div><div>An anthem was born. </div><div><br /></div><div>(And Hagibis got pissed off big time.)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hXZPdrPN9l4&hl=en"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hXZPdrPN9l4&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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