Pac Daddy: LivELY!!!

You know what happened recently to Ely Buendia, right? If not, Ely Buendia suffered a heart attack last January 7, 2007 while doing a gig in Laguna. With the goodness of the Lord, he is now safe and is feeling better.

Why write about this now? Well, Karen and I went to Eastwood City, Libis yesterday afternoon for a simple stroll and possibly watch Night at the Museum. I thought of going there instead of our usual Filinvest and ATC malling because Karen hasn't seen Eastwood City since applying for work at Citibank which was a long time ago. When we got there, Karen saw a poster of "LivELY: A Fundraising Concert for the Benefit of Ely Buendia." What a coincidence! Karen was just asking about it even before I suggested of going to Eastwood. :)

The event was organized by Magic 89.9 and the friends of Ely Buendia and was held at the Eastwood Central Plaza. The concert was made to raise money and help Ely Buendia pay for his hospital bills and medical expenses. Magic DJs Tetta News, Slick Rick, CJ, Maxspeed, Mighty Mike, Andi-9 and (mostly emceed by) Big Daddy Jake were there to support the cause together with some of the hottest artists in the Philippines. There were also some up-and-coming artists/bands who performed. All of them kept saying that Ely Buendia really had a big part in their lives and was their biggest influence in entering the music entertainment business.

We first ate our late lunch at Fazoli's because they had the best seat outside the Central Plaza tent. Karen wanted to sit closer to the stage to have a better view of the artists who will perform. Good thing that we were able to sit right in the center which was a nice spot to also take photos! The concert was free so anyone can actually come in. I think the only catch was that you would be asked to order from the resto or bar who owned the table you use and we got the tables of Heaven and Eggs. It was alright because their Pinoy Nachos were delicious! :)

All I can say is... THE EVENT ROCKED AND IT ROCKED HARD! What was supposed to be a normal stroll in the mall turned out to be a very nice photo op! Even though, there were people who were not able to perform probably because of prior engagements and some personal matters to attend to, you could still feel the love that the artists have for Ely Buendia. They helped out in soliciting donations by walking around with the donations boxes aside from the ones stationed around the plaza plus the T-Shirts they were selling for Php200. And because the concert was being aired live on Magic 89.9, Ely Buendia was listening and was able to express his gratitude to all the people who joined. He made a letter and was read in the middle of the concert. Another message which came in later mentioned that Ely Buendia would also be contributing a huge part of the funds to a charity of their choice.

(I'll post my photos next time because my camera's battery went out before the concert ended because I was not prepared for the event.)

Here are the photos! :)