Hi. My Name is Jerry.

2012's here and I haven't really had much time to update. But that does not mean I'm through with this site. 

For the four followers of this blog, (that's a mighty large deal of followers) I'm planning to do a series, updated monthly on a certain "Republic A", an imaginary Republic I'll be building one post at a time. It's an absurd utopia that reeks of me. 

And, a full feature on the 3rd Bacolod Jazz Festival is also coming up, with album reviews to go. 

It has been a long while and I guess the juggling of personalities is finally taking it's toll: facilitating a small group, playing instruments, organizing my first guitar clinic, endless meetings, taking the role of a researcher in the name of public service, judging inter-office searches in the name of public service (again), making guest speeches in the name of public service (and then again), surveying in the name of public service (oh, brother), preaching/teaching (whew, finally), buckling up for the administration of the 2012 examination in the name of public service (there it goes again), and a countless slew of oddities I hope to finish, well, before 12-21-12.

Meanwhile, I still am not into fan pics. I don't post pictures of me with 'leggit' guys whom I don't really have at least 10 minutes of decent conversation with. But then, here's le me with shots from various occasions.

Tots Tolentino on Tenor Sax, BJF 2011

The late great Edgar "KOYANG" Avenir, BJF 2011

Mia Tengco of ABSOLUTE ZERO before taking stage. BJF 2012

Jazz Society of Negros main man, Bob Coscolluela, The Wizard Joey Puyat, and KTB Keyboardist/ composer Tony Razon. Sound Check, BJF 2012

Earthlings, I present to you the next guitar wunderkind Gelo De Oro. BJF 2012

a lesson on headroom, drummers and what else with Joey Puyat, Sound Check BJF, 2012

The Raul Banzon on EWI  joins Nancy Brew on stage. BJF 2011

"This smile means we're tearing your heads later". And they literally did. Dane Alderson (bassist) and Glenn Cannon (guitarist) of the Australian power fusion quartet, LOGIC? with Ronald Amoroso (drums), Butch Inson (bass) and keyboardist Michael Tambasen

Gotcha. 


Now that you've reached this far, you've realized it was just one of those self indulgent social-networking-type posts full of fan pics without really saying anything, isn't it? Hahahahaha!


To your left is an epic palm face, dudes, for your convenience. Please.



But, yes, the guys I'm with above? They know me by my first name.  In fact they often call me "Eric", "Jerry", or something.