I’ve noticed a quirk shared by some Pinoys, and that’s the tendency to overdo things.

Wiping acoustic ass

Remember the surge of the acoustic scene? Prior to that, there was the MTV Unplugged series of gigs, giving musicians a great way to showcase their talents sans wires. One will never forget the MTV Unplugged performances by KISS, Eric Clapton, Alice in Chains and Nirvana (considered as one of the most groundbreaking gigs in rock).

Fast forward a few years.

The acoustic scene picked up in Pinas with the sudden influx of “unwired” bands dominating the bar scene. Among these, Nyoy Volante, Paolo Santos, MYMP, etc. rose from the muck, only to sink back deeper after being overplayed and squeezed out for all their talent’s worth by sharks in the music industry.

Commercialist whores and the thundercunt

Enter the “commercialist whores” or the showbiz endorsers. These are a unique breed as they do not consider talent as a prerequisite to fame. All they need is a scripted scandal, a mediocre showing in a reality show or a dance album featuring dance moves that have been present since the days of “That’s Entertainment”. If you’re a daughter of a slain politician, married thrice, make a total shit poke of yourself everyday on national tv, and is basically a raging thundercunt, your endorsement deals rise exponentially.

Traveling everyday to and from work by commute, I traverse EDSA with their billboards assaulting my sensibilities. It never ceases to amaze me on how each corner block is dominated by the same “artists” (used loosely) endorsing everything in the known galaxy (the sun revolves around their egos according to astronomers, but at the moment no telescope is powerful enough to make out their intelligence to prove this theory).

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