WHAT’S all the fuss about? It’s not “red-tagging”, it’s simply identifying.
This “red-tagging” is what happens to items on sale every “red tag” sale in SM Shoemart. Most people are looking forward to this regular event. Meanwhile, Teddy Casiño is afraid because it puts his life in danger .
Bayan party-list representative Eufemia Cullamat, according to her, is not a member of the New People’s Army or NPA; it is her daughter and the rest of her siblings who are. Technically speaking, she just gave birth and raised them to be members of the NPA but it does not necessarily mean she is one.
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In two of his weekly nationwide televised broadcasts, President Rodrigo Duterte mentioned dismissed “I Am Iloilo City” mayor Jed Mabilog, as expected, in not so very flattering tones. In fact, some would say it was quite condescending, which Moi agrees. But that is to be expected as he was using Jed as an example of public officials who were involved in corruption.
Of course, Jed Mabilog’s wife Marivic would not take this lying down and immediately went to the rescue of her beleaguered husband by launching her own broadsides against President Duterte on social media. It drew mixed reactions particularly among the natives of “I Am Iloilo City”. By hiding under the skirts of Marivic and not standing up for himself just gave the impression of a totally emasculated Jed Mabilog. But then again, even during the height of his powers as mayor of “I Am Iloilo City”, he was never known for his “manly” attributes.
Ahay, and Marivic Mabilog woke up the morning after and Duterte is still President. Meanwhile, Jed is still hiding in some corner and perpetually barred from public office with all pension and privileges forfeited.
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We segue to “The Wall”, the 11th studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on Nov. 30, 1979 by Harvest and Columbia Records.
It is a rock opera that explores Pink, a jaded Rockstar whose eventual self-imposed isolation from society forms a figurative wall.
The album was a commercial success, topping the US charts for 15 weeks, and reaching No. 3 in the UK. It initially received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom found it overblown and pretentious, but later received accolades as one of the finest and best-known concept albums of all time.
And what is the concept of the album, the curious and uninitiated may ask?
Excerpts shamelessly purloined from that free online encyclopedia a.k.a. the internet:
The Wall is a rock opera that explores abandonment and isolation, symbolized by a wall. The songs create an approximate storyline of events in the life of the protagonist, Pink, a character based on Syd Barrett as well as Roger Waters, whose father was killed during World War II, which is where Pink starts to build a metaphorical wall around himself.
The album includes several references to former band member Syd Barrett, including “Nobody Home”, which hints at his condition during Pink Floyd’s abortive US tour of 1967, with lyrics such as “wild, staring eyes”, “the obligatory Hendrix perm” and “elastic bands keeping my shoes on”. “Comfortably Numb” was inspired by Waters’ injection with a muscle relaxant to combat the effects of hepatitis during the In the Flesh Tour, while in Philadelphia.
The album was conceived by Bassist Roger Waters during Pink Floyd’s 1977 In The Flesh tour, where he based the character of Pink after himself and former bandmate Syd Barrett. The Wall is the album where the tension between the band members escalated eventually leading to their breakup (of course, years later they reunited for a concert but that’s another story) and pursued solo careers. This is also the last album to feature Pink Floyd as a quartet; keyboardist Richard Wright was fired by Waters during production, but stayed on as a salaried musician.
The Wall was later on adapted into a feature film, for which Roger Waters wrote the screenplay.
The Wall is one of the best-known concept albums, with over 30 million copies sold; it is Pink Floyd’s second best-selling album next to The Dark Side of the Moon and one of the best-selling albums of all time.
Modesty aside Moi has original CDs of the album The Wall as well as the film and of course The Dark Side of the Moon./PN
