OH WELL, I suppose we’ll never know what’s going to turn up and today seems to be the best time as any to revisit Pink Floyd’s “More”. But first here’s some random thoughts on some characters making up this circus we call Philippine politics.
So, Manny Pacquiao grew up poor and experienced hunger, etc. Really, who cares about your personal life? What we want to know is your experience and expertise on being a chief executive. Being a boxing champion does not count, it has nothing to do with running a country. A right hook or a left jab does not equate knowledge in foreign relations. Neither does a three-month “bachelor of science in political science”.
If Manny Pacquiao becomes president by a funny twist of fate, I’m sure they won’t file a case against him at the International Criminal Court or ICC for “extrajudicial killings” but at the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) or perhaps at the Department of Education for “extrajudicial diploma”.
In his acceptance speech at the convention of the group claiming to be PDP-Laban when he was nominated as their candidate for president, Manny Pacquiao gave those present a sample of his “eloquence and brilliance” when he read from a teleprompter – or as we call it, “idiot board” – these words: “The strength of our party is LIES in the trust to our people”.
Of course, to quote the brilliant “political scientist”, “I’m agree”.
And we segue to another character…
All over the world Red Cross ambulances and vehicles only bear the Red Cross logo and name. In the Philippines, the name and picture of a certain professional politician named Richard Gordon are prominent on Red Cross vehicles. Only in the Philippines!
A humanitarian aid nongovernment organization, Red Cross in this country is headed by a professional politician seemingly in perpetuity.
Again only in the Philippines…the government has been doing everything humanly possible to protect all its citizens from the COVID-19 pandemic – from scrounging for scarce personal protective equipment to protect frontliners and healthcare workers to purchasing vaccines from all possible sources strictly enforcing medical protocols – while the opposition has also been doing everything to derail the vaccination program from spreading vaccine hesitancy to politicizing the vaccines and conducting a witch hunt in the middle of a pandemic.
All these have only one ulterior motive – to bring down President Duterte so they can take power regardless of the consequences. That’s how evil they are.
It’s been almost a two weeks of “hearing supposedly in aid of legislation” the circus…errrr…Senate and to date the Commission on Audit (COA) has said there is NO overpricing and the Ombudsman also said there are no irregularities as all purchases were covered by the Bayanihan Act.
So what are the fat clowns doing except “in aid of demolition and election”? File a case. You’re wasting people’s money with your grandstanding.
What’s been happening at the circus…errrr…Senate is just a “premeditated fishing expedition complex with demolition in aid of election”. It has nothing to do with legislation as no law has been broken. If COA were to be believed, these fat clowns are better off fishing at the Esplanade by the Iloilo River. For sure they’ll catch a big fish by day’s end.
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“More” is the third studio album and first soundtrack album by English progressive rock band, Pink Floyd. It was released on June 13, 1969 in the United Kingdom by EMI Columbia and on Aug. 9, 1969 in the United States by Tower Records.
The soundtrack is for the film of the same title, which was primarily filmed on location on Ibiza and was the directorial debut of Barbet Schroeder. It was the band’s first album without former leader Syd Barrett, his replacement David Gilmour handled all lead vocals and guitar on the album.
The film “More” featured a young hitchhiker in Ibiza who had succumbed to heroin abuse with party scenes and drug taking.
Director Barbet Schroeder was a fan of the group, and brought a rough cut of the film to London for them to work with. Instead of typical background music, Schroeder wanted the songs to feature in the film, such as a record playing at a party.
“More” the album features a mixture of styles such as acoustic folk ballads, a genre not often explored by Pink Floyd. The album also contains rock, as well as several instrumental tracks featuring their experimental and avant-garde approach as what one would expect.
Here’s what they say about the album: “More” received mixed reviews from critics. Record Song Book said the album was “always extremely interesting … quite weird in parts too”.
The Daily Telegraph was favorable, describing it as starting to “define experimental instrumental identity.”
But then again that’s Pink Floyd just being their usual self. (brotherlouie16@gmail.com)/PN
