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People holding video cameras. People toting boom mikes. The studio is full of journalists and filmmakers. They’re documenting rehearsals for the Eraserheads concert on Saturday, March 7.

This is the last one. The band is not getting back together. Saturday’s show is take two of the reunion concert last year that was interrupted when Ely faded out during the intermission. If you’re a fan, here’s your chance at closure.

Marcus Adoro looks exactly the same. The only movie-worthy episode in my band career starred Marcus and a small piece of paper.

Ely Buendia with filmmaker Roxlee painter Romeo Lee. Naturally Ely looks younger than he did in the Nineties when the Eheads were playing together. The ticker problem forced him into a change of lifestyle, a healthy diet, tons of vitamins.

But how do you account for the youthfulness of Raymund Marasigan?

Or the fact that Buddy Zabala circa 2009 looks like Buddy Zabala, library science major circa 1992?

“How can you look younger than you did in 1998?” I asked them. “Is being apart your beauty secret?” They laughed.

Maybe if I’d had cats in 1997 I might’ve lasted more than four months as band manager. Koosi adopted me in 1999. She still looks like a large kitten.