Fazed with Baby Face

What on Earth was I thinking when I watched the Baby Face Concert? Was I expecting Britney to pop out anytime? Was I expecting vocal histrionics caliber of Mariah? I surely shouldn't. But I expected much more.

The concert started quite late. The front act Tribe of Levi dished out a good 30 minute show, with band member Angel stealing the show (he did an impeccable version of Shaggy's Angel). Then lights on.

Lights on? Was it a signal that the concert was finished already? Were we supposed to leave already? That's kinda weird - to put the lights back when the concert supposed to have started already.

Worse yet, I felt like I was watching my ever-reliable cable channel ETC. Every now and then there station ID would pop out, interchangeably with ABS' and Myx'. I felt at home. I felt quite sleepy.

Good thing something distracted me and caught my fancy. At the Araneta, they sell beers! Pardon me, this is my first time to watch at the Big Dome, so I didn't know these things happened. Then the lighted horns caught my fancy again. Those devil horns were all lit in the midst of darkness. It was a fun sight.

Then, suddenly, a guy came out of the stage wearing casual clothes. Oh, it was Baby Face. Andyan na pala siya... ho-hum, time to watch. That was my thought balloon. Gosh. The start of the show really bored me to death. Literally, I was uneasy. I kept fidgeting, chewing gum, yawning. He sang Jim Croce, James Taylor and Eric Clapton songs. Ho hum. Double ho hum.

The second half proved to be so much better than the first. He finally sang the more popular ones: the songs he wrote for the girls. Conspicuously, he didn't mention Toni Braxton's name, when all I can associate with Baby Face is Toni Braxton. Well, for those who don't know you can ask me.

Anyway, there was this girl who came out at the middle of the show. Sasha. She sounded so much like Whitney! Galing!

Though the show ended on a light note, honestly, I felt cheated. I felt like I was watching ASAP Baby Face edition. It was nothing special, nothing to look forward to. Parang it's something I could watch sa DVD.

Oh well.

If anything I realized that that show proved to me that he is quite popular among the Chinese and the older set. That whole night, I saw loads and loads of chinita women with their dates and old rich.

Hey, Imee Marcos was there!