Isa ang Asia's Songbird na si Regine Velasquez sa mga guest sa upcoming concert ng singer-actor na si Raymond Lauchengco.
"Si Regine, would you believe I dated her once?" pagsisiwalat ni Raymond sa media conference ng kanyang concert.
"Yeah. I went out on a date with her once.
"Because I just fell so much in love with her voice, you know."
Pero ang nakakatawa, kasama nila noon ang yumaong ama ni Regine na si Mang Gerry Velasquez.
Lahad ni Raymond: "We went.... kasama si Mang Gerry.
"Third wheel si Mang Gerry. That's why I love the guy. He's the sweetest.
"You know... you know where we went on our date? Nag-dinner muna kami sa Bistro Lorenzo [Greenhills]. Dinner kami sa bistro.
"After we had dinner, guess where we went?"
Dumiretso raw sila sa Rizal Theater (now Ayala Center) at nanood ng play na Evita noong late '80s.
"Yes. So I don't... I don't know if Regine even remembers that.
"I mean, you know, the whole time she was talking about somebody else, but it's okay."
Alam kaya ni Regine na date iyon?
"I don't know. But in my heart, it was a date," sagot ni Raymond.
Pagbabalik-tanaw pa niya, “The last thing Mang Gerry said to me, ‘Anak, next time kami naman manlilibre.’
"Wala na.”
Happily married na ngayon si Raymond sa misis niyang si Mia Angela Rocha, at mayroon silang dalawang anak.
Si Regine ay masaya rin sa piling ng asawang si Ogie Alcasid at ang nag-iisa nilang anak na si Nate.
Nakausap ng media, kasama na ang PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal), si Raymond sa media conference ng upcoming concert niyang We Built This City noong October 23, 2026 sa East Ocean Palace Restaurant, Aseana Business Park, Parañaque City.
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RAYMOND LAUCHENGCO: connecting gen x to THE NEW GENERATION
Bakit We Built This City ang titulo ng kanyang upcoming concert?
Paliwanag ni Raymond: "The City kasi, in my mind, is a metaphor for Gen X [born between 1965 and 1980].
"In Gen X, we are celebrating through memories, all of the memories of Gen X.
"So you have to look at it this way. I think Gen X, in particular, did really, really well.
"Think about it. We raised our families, di ba?
"We raised families. We built careers. We built friendships that have lasted the test of time.
"We drank water straight from the garden hose. We rode our bicycles until it got dark.
"The guys, we had Brooke Shields, we had Phoebe Cates. The girls had Menudo, Rob Lowe.
"No cellphones.
"Walang mga Google Maps. We had one superpower.
"You know what our superpower was, Gen X? We learned to rely on ourselves early.
"We knew where everybody was without having to text."
Pagpapatuloy niya: "That's what I wanna celebrate through our memories. So The City now is a metaphor for all of that.
"What are our memories? All the firsts.
"The first time we fell in love, the first time we held hands, the first hello, our first paycheck, our first dream that made us realize that anything is possible.
"That's what The City is made of."
Ang director ng kanyang show ay ang kanyang kapatid, si Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, ang tinaguriang First Lady of Philippine Musical Theater.
Kahit sinasabing celebration ng Generation X ang concert, welcome na welcome pa rin daw ang lahat: Boomer (1946-1964), millennial (1981-1986), Gen Z (born from 1997-2012), at Alpha (2010-2024).
Kabilang sa mga guest sa concert ni Raymond sina Regine, Gary Valenciano, Ogie Alcasid, at Mitch Valdes.
Gaganapin ang We Built This City concert sa November 21, 2026, sa Samsung Performing Arts Theatre, Circuit Makati.
Mabibili na ang tickets nito sa TicketWorld.