INSIGHT 1! It now appears that the reason Luis Manzano’s Deal or No Deal .jpg)
that airs from Monday to Friday at 5 p.m. over ABS-CBN went Barangay Edition is to pre-empt the introduction of the weekdays airing Willie Revillame’s Wowowin that broadcasts pre-taped from its Kalayaan Studio at 5:30 p.m. over GMA7. It turns out as a David and Goliath faceoff between Bobet vidanes who presents a more populist and fresh, exciting game show as Luis’ director and newbie Adrian Gret’s beefed up presentation with its Las Vegas style packaging as Willie’s helmer. And Willie’s benefitting from Kapuso network tie-up that has made it TVC-rich. Who will rule? For sure, experience over experimentation!
NO BIG CELEBRATION FOR 50TH ANNIV OF THE BEATLES’ CONCERT IN MANILA? “Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr don’t want to go back here in the Philippines,” shared Beth Mercado of Royale Chimes Concerts and Events who is attempting to bring the surviving Beatles back to Manila in time for the 50th anniversary of their two soldout shows at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium on July 4, 1966.
“My business partner in the UK already tried to convince them but sad to say they really don’t want to come back to Manila,” added Beth. Royal Chimes has a mother company in Great Britain which negotiates talent bookings.
This is the first time that a local concert importer talked about the issue with finality. Nothing had been heard from Ely Buendia who announced last year to bring Ringo for the same anniversary.
Allan Villegas of Random Minds Inc. who is also trying to do the same said, “‘Yung agent na kausap ko still hoping he’ll say yes. Update kita.”
Yes, that’s the current update on the issue. They are standing pat on their word not to return despite hot acts like Cathy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber doing shows here successfully without incident. It’s good Madonna or even the King of Pop Michael Jackson has more business sense.
The Manila swing must bring terrible memories for both of them and they are punishing Filipinos for a commission they had nothing to do with. They could not be blamed either. After being heckled and manhandled where members of their entourage were physically hurt, their plane was held on the tarmac to be able to confiscate their illegal earnings.
Royal Chimes will bring the Bootleg Beatles as a replacement. Every year, it brings the “best” tribute group to hold shows here. It plans to make them recreate the Beatles repertoire of the 1966 concert.
CARPENTERS AND THE PLATTERS IN THE LOVE PLAYLIST. All will agree that the Carpenters and The Platters are music icons.
The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. Producing a distinctively soft musical style, they became among the best-selling music artists of all time. During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded 11 albums, 31 singles, five television specials, and a short-lived television series.
Before the Carpenters, there was The Platters in the ‘50s and ‘60s, an American vocal group. They were one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound was a bridge between the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the burgeoning new genre. The act went through several personnel changes, with the most successful incarnation comprising lead tenor Tony Williams, David Lynch, Paul Robi, Herb Reed, and Zola Taylor.
The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1955 and 1967, including four no. 1 hits. The Platters were one of the first African American groups to be accepted as a major chart group and were, for a period of time, the most successful vocal group in the world.
Catch is “The Love Playlist” of Carpenters and Platters at the Midas Tent (Midas Hotel and Casino) to hear the best love songs of the Carpenters and The Platters on Feb. 14 and at KIA Theatre, Araneta Center on February 15, 8 p.m.
“The Love Playlist” of Carpenters and Platters features Laurie Briggs as Karen Carpenter with the world-renowned The Fabulous Sounds of The Platters, headed by Donne Ray Radford, a fourth generation member of The Platters.
Laurie has been touring the world for over a decade now as Karen Carpenter and as part of the tribute act called The Karpenters. Her fascination with Karen’s voice and music started when she was eight years old. “It [Karen’s music] moved me and I started to emulate the sound I heard,” she says.
Laurie’s show incorporates all the wonderful hits of the Carpenters as it takes you on a nostalgic journey through the life and times of the Carpenters, performing all the hits including “Close to You,” “Masquerade,” “Top of the World,” “Sing,” “Rainy Days and Mondays,” “Superstar,” and “Please Mr. Postman.”
When you watch “The Fabulous Sounds of The Platters,” get ready to be enthralled all over again by classics such as “Only You,” “The Great Pretender,” “Twilight Time,” “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” “Harbor Lights,” and more hits of The Platters.
For more info and sponsorships, call Royale Chimes Concerts and Events Inc. at (0918) 4972121 or (0906) 4180786.
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INSIGHT 2. Touchy! Touchy! Touchy! Just because the Philippine National Police has regulation power does it mean it can complain every “spot” in its “clean” image. Like it made a big issue out of James Reid wearing a police uniform in a bridal shower scene in the On the Wings of Love when it is clearly a fun sequence not intended to mock!... A Sensual World: What do you see? is Beatriz Robles’ second volume as edited by Danton Remoto and published by Anvil Publishing. after the inspirational book, Life through Letters: A Writer’s Journey from Sunrise to Sunset.