Musikero = musician
Pasangawa (pasang-awa) = barely-passing or hardly one

I play live all the time --- in our basement. I do a lot of cover songs with a fakebook on hand.

It has allowed dilettantes like me to torment the world and put ourselves at risk for ridicule.

As long as it is not a tobacco company. That would pose a conflict of interest with my day job.

I was a cry-baby, sang nursery rhymes as a toddler, learned to whistle when I was 7 years old, played do-re-mi on a harmonica at 8, guitar at 12, tried playing bass in high school, and joined a number of singing groups. And now here I am--- I hope my mama's proud of me.

Rogers and Hammerstein when I was in primary school; Led Zepellin, Kiss, Deep Purple, Eagles and James Taylor in high school; Chick Corea, Eddi Daniels and Earl Klugh in my college jazz phase; Joey Ayala, Asin, Juan dela Cruz Band in later college years. I was completely oblivious to U2, Duran-Duran and a lot of other bands that decade, but discovered them after I started listening to Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Candlebox, Bush, Stone Tempe Pilots and Soundgarden in the 1990s. Into the 21st century, I must admit I have not been as enamored with hip hop, but I particularly like Black Eyed Peas' music.

I do have CD sets of Mozart, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky; the Police and Sting; Santana; Side A Band; Cream; Ute Lemper and Kurt Weill; and Yanni (but my wife hates his music)--- and I just don't know how these gel as influences in my jellyfish musician head.

Lake Cuomo-- but I haven't been there. Yet.

Stratocaster HSS MIM 2006
PRS SE Singlecut
Ovation Ultra 2071
Fender Standard P-bass
Boss BR-600 recorder
Roland CubeStreet amplifier
Sennheiser 835 mic

To concerned friends and family members: don't worry, I am keeping my day job.