thanks kjwan

hey kjwan, thanks for logging in. you must know it by now that you are the very first visitor to my blog that registered. it was when i saw you that i was compelled to begin my story. i hope you spread the word about my blog. thanks again

the beginning

i told myself i was gonna start this before xmas so here goes........i'm really not very sure whether it was in '81 or '82 when i joined dwxb 102.7. it was headed by my ninong, Jessie Gonzales, and the format was disco. during one of my on-air shifts, i saw this cassette lying around the booth and there was a song there called "pale shelter" by tears for PEARS. that's right, it was spelled with a P and not with an F. i listened to it and i liked it. can you imagine how stupid i sounded when i announced the artists as TEARS FOR PEARS? of course back then nobody had heard of them so i didn't sound THAT stupid! anyways, after a couple of days of playing it, people started calling and asking about the song. i told them its pale shelter by tears for pears; up until a good samaritan told me that the artist is TEARS FOR FEARS and not PEARS. after having gotten over the embarrassment of having to sound all-knowing but getting the name wrong anyway, i proceeded to play that song everyday. much to my surprise, more people called. and called. and called........

Coming very soon

Sorry for the extended break.  Just finishing some things.  Will be back asap.

Hi there! I wanna thank Dr. Stirring Rhod for the questions he sent me regarding wave180 and my career. Let me answer his first question now: How was wave180 conceptualized? The answer to that question actually goes back more than 10 years before. Back during the time that I was working at wxb102. Let me elaborate.....

You know, through the years I've been reading a lot about how new wave music supposedly started in Manila and I am really grateful to all those contributors who have jolted my memory and helped bring back those great moments that I've had playing the music of my life.  So, maybe its about time that I shared with you MY story of how new wave (and for that matter, the show Wave180) really started in Manila.  Are you ready for this? 

Its really nice to reminisce about those good ole days, dont you know?  Share your thoughts and if you have any questions about Wave180, I'd be more than happy to clear up those gray areas.  I love you too, dont you know?