Hearing and seeing Lady Gaga last Monday in the Super Bowl singing the Star-Spangled Banner, was a thrill beyond compare. At halftime, Fil-Am Bruno Mars performed memorably. TY, Lady Gaga and Bruno, and welcome later this month (but the MOA ducats are beyond my reach).

More TYs and ‘Byes. Superlawyer Fred Tadiar, about whom Domini Torrevillas wrote this week. Our formidable adversary in the Ateneo Law frat hazing tragedy of Lenny Villa, killed on February 11, 1991 (my client, Zos Mendoza, was acquitted). And then, Roy Seneres, a presidential wannabe trying to withdraw but the inflexibly bureaucratic Comelec insisted on his personal appearance. Recall radio-TV interviews by resourceful enterprising journalists: “O kayo pong matetepok at naghihingalo na, ano po ang pakiramdam nyo?” No yellow Thou-Shalt-Not-Pass police lines.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details