July 3, 2009 • 5:16 am 0
I’m going nuts trying to convert my old .sql database that contains old blog posts. It refuses to import properly in the new wordpress’s RSS compatible XML files.
Ok. That was 3 acronyms in one sentence. As usual, this blog is under the state of perpetual “maintenance on goin.”
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July 3, 2008 • 12:35 pm 2
Why U2 is not RP-bound
June 22, 2008
Source: Philippine Inquirer
Pocholo Concepcion
The wildly rumored U2 concert in Manila won’t happen this year, if it’s ever pushing through.
This was relayed to Inquirer Entertainment by promoter Francis Lumen, whose events company, Concertus Inc., was earlier negotiating to bring in the Irish superstar act.
“The problem is, we’re being required to hold it in a 100,000-capacity stadium, which we don’t have,” explained Lumen, who’s also president of MTV Philippines.
Although there isn’t any forthcoming U2 tour, either, the band has reportedly expressed a desire to perform in one Asian country. Lumen’s staff, tasked to scout for a suitable venue, failed to find one.
Keys to MoA
Meanwhile, MTV Philippines also announced that the Alicia Keys concert on Aug. 5 will be transferred from the Araneta Coliseum to the Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay. The open-air grounds, said to have a capacity of 25,000, is also allegedly “more audience-friendly” than the Fort Bonifacio open field, which has a rough, unpaved surface.
But the main reason for the change in venue, Lumen pointed out, is that he wants to keep ticket prices low in the general admission section.
The 11-time Grammy-winning Keys, whose current live act includes a 48-member cast, has upped her talent fees, and to hold the concert at the Big Dome would correspondingly increase ticket prices, Lumen said.
(c) Philippine Inquirer, 2008.
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Hey but it’s an excuse to travel half way around the world to see them. I just wish I had the money to take my brothers with me. Could have been a blast.
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June 2, 2008 • 10:30 pm 0
Agence France-Presse
RIP
1936-2008
The man who forever changed the silhouette of 21st century fashion passed away in his Paris home. Designer extraordinaire, modernist, businessman and visionary. WWD has a comprehensive coverage about Yves’ life and work.
Filed under: Uncategorized , Yves Saint Laurent
