JERRY OLEA
Walang AI (artificial intelligence) sa Back at the Museum concert series ni Gary Valenciano.
Nag-enjoy si Mr. Pure Energy at ang audience sa unang gabi ng palabas noong Oktubre 1, 2026, Huwebes, sa Music Museum sa Greenhills, San Juan City.
Panay-panay ang palakpak at hiyaw ng mga manood, at may mga humuhuni pa.
Tawa nang tawa ang audience sa mga hirit ng 62-anyos na mang-aawit.
Pakiusap ni Gary V: “A couple of things. One is, please don’t be too excited a crowd because it’s gonna be… I’m going to compare you with the one on Saturday night.
“But can you imagine what it feels like for somebody like me to be back at the Music Museum?
“And you guys are here. I’ve done over a hundred shows right here in this venue. Yes, so it’s the venue that I’ve performed in the most.
“Because it’s here where I get to do… wow, almost anything I wanna do. Really. And having one show, it’s never really enough. It has to be one entire series.
“And it’s something that’s very hard to see… come to an end.”
Naku! Show No. 1 pa lang yon, huh?!
Dagdag ni Gary V: “And it’s also here that I get to do songs I haven’t done in a long, long time.”
GARY V'S REPERTOIRE
Kitang-kita at ramdam na ramdam ang husay ni Gary V sa pag-awit ng "Spain (I Can Recall)."
Unang narinig iyon sa 1980 album ni Al Jarreau na This Time, at malaking hamon sa mga mang-aawit na kantahin iyon.
Humahaplos o kumukurot sa puso ang pag-awit ni Gary V ng "Historia de un Amor."
Ang kantang iyon ay bahagi ng 1956 Mexican film na ganoon din ang pamagat, bida si Libertad Lamarque.
Gustung-gusto ko ang music video ng cover ni Guadalupe Pineda, na mapapanood sa YouTube.
Thursdays at Saturdays ng October ang Back at the Museum — October 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 at 31.
Ito ay for the benefit of the Shining Light Foundation.
Ang tickets ay nagkakahalaga ng PHP10,000, PHP7,500, PHP5,000, P3,000, at PHP1,500.
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GORGY RULA
Walang guests si Gary Valenciano nung gabing yun, at siya lang talaga mag-isa sa stage.
Nag-front act lang si Kakie Pangilinan, na kakaiba ang style ng pagkanta at malayo sa istilo ng mommy niyang sI Sharon Cuneta.
Nandoon pa nga nung gabing yun si Senator Kiko Pangilinan para suportahan ang anak.
Kahit walang guest si Gary, sobrang dalang-dala niya ang stage.
Siya pa rin talaga ang Mr. Pure Energy, kahit sumisingit siya sa pag-check ng kanyang blood sugar.
Medyo tumataas ang sugar niya, pero kaya pa rin daw at hindi pa siya mae-emergency.
Iba pa rin kasi talaga ang energy na bigay sa kanya ang ganung ka-intimate na show.
GARY V ON THE INTIMACY OF MUSIC MUSEUM
Ang saya sa segment niyang By Request kung saan ay pinagbibigyan niyang kantahin ang inire-request na kanta ng audience.
Sa “maliit” na venue gaya ng Music Museum lang talaga yun pupuwede.
Kaya sabi pa ni Gary V bago niya kinanta ang "Gaya ng Dati" (1991), na isinulat ng isang pastor mula sa Bulacan: “I think it’s obvious na that you see how much I really enjoy what I do.
“And one big reason why I love coming back to the Music Museum is because of the intimacy of the venue.
“I performed here even in the first, the very first Music Museum, yung nasunog.
“I was out there by the… right there in front of Teatrino looking at the old Music Museum go up in flames. And I never thought it was gonna come back, but it did!
“And since then, well, it’s remained… it’s kept its intimacy. And I feel that when I’m able to do these songs. You know why?
“To be honest with you, the person farthest away from me is only a stone throw away.”
Nagbiro pa siyang susubukan niyang batuhin ang pinakamalayong tao sa stage, na ikinatuwa naman ng audience.
Pagpapatuloy ni Gary V.: “But it means, it means… it becomes even more memorable when I can actually see your faces.
“I can see if you’re enjoying. I can see if you’re trying to text. And you know, there’s always a reason why people have to text.
“But you know, at least your ears are here, you can hear the music.
“And many of the songs that I do often have a message na kailangan it’s delivered in an intimate way.
“And so… I mean, especially when you talk about songs that tugged at the broken heart or that embrace a weary soul. “Or maybe even help uplift and encourage somebody whose spirit is crushed. But all within the realm of inspiration.”
Kung bibili ka ng pinakamahal na ticket, sulit na sulit ito dahil talagang mae-enjoy mo ang performance niya at mga awiting pinasikat niya.
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NOEL FERRER
Andaming pauga sa unang gabi pa lamang ng Back at the Museum concert ni Gary Valenciano this October.
Ang requested songs na kinanta niya ang snippets ay "Shout for Joy," "Hataw Na," "Lead Me Lord," "Growing Up," at "Take Me Out of the Dark."
Nakipag-holding hands si Gary V sa wifey niyang si Angeli Pangilinan nang awitin ang "Sana, Maulit Muli."
“This one, I have to sing this because my wife wrote this song, e. So I’ll sing it for her.
"Sasabihin ko sana, ‘No choice!’ Puwede ba akong lumapit nang konti,” sey ni Gary V.
Napaluha si Angeli.
Paulit-ulit na tinatanong ni Gary V. ang audience if they’re having fun.
GARY V DOCU
Sabi pa ni Gary V: “I wanna thank my docu team. OK, there’s a documentary coming out sometime in April of 2027.
“I did a concert called Pure Energy: One Last Time… at the MoA Arena, and then at the Araneta Coliseum in 2024.
“And there’s a documentary on that particular chapter, those pages of my 40th year. It’s coming out next year ahh hopefully on Netflix.
“If not, it’s going to have a limited run on theaters and you’ll know more about that. But my docu team is here…”
Kabilang sa nanood ng Back at the Museum last Thursday sina Maricel Soriano, John Nite, Veanna Araneta-Fores, Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, Federico Moreno, Harlene Bautista, at Jungee Marcelo.
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