Back To The 70's

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Noong unang basa, pareng Storm, akala ko pag-uusapan mo si Bobby Fischer.  One of the most memorable 70s (1972?) sporting events (although most US publications don't consider chess as a sport) was that Fischer-Spassky match-up for the world championship.  Once it was over, there were books and pamphlets all around analyzing the games.  One unforgettable pic was that of Fischer covering his face with both hands while waiting for Spassky's move.

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Dahil jan sa Fischer vs Spassky natuto at nahilig tuloy ako noon sa chess. Binasa ko pa pati story about Fischer, pati tuloy yung history ng chess ay binasa ko na rin. Pati rin yung mga anecdotes about Alekhine, Capablanca, etc.

 

Napasali rin ako noon sa mga chess competition. Nag-champion pa nga ako noon sa Barangay level. Pero after 2 years nagsawa ako kasi time consuming. Mas masarap mag-ubos ng oras with the opposite sex. :evil: :hypocritesmiley:

 

Mas masarap magsayaw, magparty at makipagluvluv.

[storm]

Pareng Sally, I'm glad you're home safe. Wala bang mararaket na murals or large painting commission jan sa Bangkok para makalibot naman jan?

 

hey storm, how's it going? do you mean if someone wants to commission a painting? to be honest, i have no idea of what the art scene here is all about, although there are many galleries and artists. not that the thais are uncultured...i just think the art scene in manila is more vibrant. but i will keep my eyes and ears open for anyone wanting to know more about your talents. heh, heh, hayaan mo, if the book i'm writing ever gets published, ill commission you to come up with a design for the cover!

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No problem pareng Sally. Sali ako jan. :cool:

[storm]

pare, another common denominator among the 70's members...chess! yes, it was ribli. a slight correction if you will allow me. svetozar gligoric is yugoslavian. another great pawnpusher from that former country is ljubjomir ljubojevic (hope i spelled that correctly). goodness, i haven't played chess in ages. i used to read a lot of raul capablanca and alexander alekhine and the then invincible mikhail tal. in fact, i once even contemplated a career as a chess player, having been inspired by torre (how apt that his name means castle, or rook). i believe balinas has passed away from cancer. he and campo apparently made up just before he left the world.

 

lest we get out of topic, remember the chess puzzles on the corners of streets and bus stops in cubao in the 70's? you were given three moves to mate the king. you could bet any amount. i heard a rumor then that these puzzles were created by torre himself on a discarded notebook which someone accidentally discovered and photocopied.

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Pareng Sally, karamihan jan ay scam. Walang solution. Magkakakuchaba sila, kunwari lang yung pustahan. Muntik na akong madale jan. Buti na lang merong nakapagtip sa akin.

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Pareng Sally, karamihan jan ay scam. Walang solution. Magkakakuchaba sila, kunwari lang yung pustahan. Muntik na akong madale jan. Buti na lang merong nakapagtip sa akin.

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Tama si pareng Storm. Hindi ka puede manalo doon. Mas nakakatokot kung manonood ka lang, lalo na doon sa Cubao. Madudukutan ka pa.

[sally bogna mathay]

Pateng Storm and JT, I don't think all were scams. There was an instance when I stayed nearly glued to one puzzle in front of Diamond theater. No one could seem to win. But then I saw a solution and bet 20 pesos. After the first move, the fellow asked if I knew this particular puzzle. I said no, but he knew that I knew the solution. He then hastily closed the board and handed me 10 pesos. A few days later, I saw him again and the same puzzle...he just winked at me, sort of suggesting that I don't let the other kibitzers in on the solution!

 

When I was in high school, Cubao was the place to go. The then new Quad was far and Greenhills was a Lasallite's preserve. I spent a lot of money playing billiards at D'Or and buying tapes and records at Dyna near the arcade besides Quezon theater. I also recall watching Alma Moreno's Ligaw na Bulaklak at Cinema 21 near the Fiesta Carnival. Sarap talaga ng 70's...you had all the freedom...and everything was cheap!

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When I was in high school, Cubao was the place to go. The then new Quad was far and Greenhills was a Lasallite's preserve. I spent a lot of money playing billiards at D'Or and buying tapes and records at Dyna near the arcade besides Quezon theater. I also recall watching Alma Moreno's Ligaw na Bulaklak at Cinema 21 near the Fiesta Carnival. Sarap talaga ng 70's...you had all the freedom...and everything was cheap!

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I remember D'Or. That was THE PLACE for billiards. Cinema 21 was the first theater where you could recline in an adjustable seat. There even used to be a place beside Quezon Theater where you could waste your money in a lot of games. There was a National Book Store at the Araneta Coliseum, and beside Cinema 21 there was Alemars which always had a "Buy One, Take One" section. But I don't agree that Cubao was the place to go during the 70s. I still believe it was Harrison Plaza. Kahit malayo. I used to take the Love Bus, which at the time used to park beside Coronet Theater, near the off-fronton jai alai betting station, straight to Harrison Plaza. It was at Harrison Plaza that I watched "Star Wars" in its first release. The place also had the first Bump Car area, and even a racing oval outside.

 

Speaking of that off-fronton betting station beside Coronet theater, there were always so many people there, even before the place opened. At walang pila-pila. You had to manage somehow to get your bet to the people inside. I lost so much money betting there, although I did win once but not in the special llave. Jai alai was really big during the 70s. I remember there was even a one-on-one series between Oyarzabal and Manu, who were then generally acknowledged as the best.

[sally bogna mathay]

I remember D'Or.  That was THE PLACE for billiards.  Cinema 21 was the first theater where you could recline in an adjustable seat.  There even used to be a place beside Quezon Theater where you could waste your money in a lot of games.  There was a National Book Store at the Araneta Coliseum, and beside Cinema 21 there was Alemars which always had a "Buy One, Take One" section. But I don't agree that Cubao was the place to go during the 70s.  I still believe it was Harrison Plaza.  Kahit malayo.  I used to take the Love Bus, which at the time used to park beside Coronet Theater, near the off-fronton jai alai betting station, straight to Harrison Plaza.  It was at Harrison Plaza that I watched "Star Wars" in its first release.  The place also had the first Bump Car area, and even a racing oval outside.

 

Speaking of that off-fronton betting station beside Coronet theater, there were always so many people there, even before the place opened.  At walang pila-pila.  You had to manage somehow to get your bet to the people inside.  I lost so much money betting there, although I did win once but not in the special llave.  Jai alai was really big during the 70s.  I remember there was even a one-on-one series between Oyarzabal and Manu, who were then generally acknowledged as the best.

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You may have a point, pare, especially if you were studying in the UBelt area. I was based in QC, so Cubao was very convenient to go to. Indeed, Harrison Plaza was great during its early years. Today, however, it looks very different. Whatever happened to Alemar's? They used to rival National, di ba?

 

Mahilig ka din pala sa jai alai! I used to go to Taft to watch the game. I had a friend who was quite rich and would treat us at the Sky Room. We had a classmate whose uncle was a pelotari and would sometimes provide a tip for the special llave. Apparently, players were "allowed" to win during their birthdays and wedding anniversaries. This was like an unwritten rule among the pelotaris who were all Pinoys but of Spanish or Basque ancestry.

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Mahilig ka din pala sa jai alai! I used to go to Taft to watch the game. I had a friend who was quite rich and would treat us at the Sky Room. We had a classmate whose uncle was a pelotari and would sometimes provide a tip for the special llave. Apparently, players were "allowed" to win during their birthdays and wedding anniversaries. This was like an unwritten rule among the pelotaris who were all Pinoys but of Spanish or Basque ancestry.

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I haven't been to Taft in a long time, but the last I heard they were going to tear down the jai alai fronton there. Sayang naman. To me, that's a national landmark.

[sally bogna mathay]

Pare, you really haven't been to Taft for ages...tagal nang giniba yung Jai Alai bldg. And I agree, it should have been preserved given its architecture. My dad said before that important family events (debuts, wedding receptions, etc.) and grand parties were held in the Sky Room. Actually, ever since the LRT was built, Taft and Rizal Ave. have deteriorated. Lots of houses built in the early 1900s between Abad Santos and Recto have gone to the elements. I remember the theaters there...Scala, Pearl, the Opera House, Roxanne, Galaxy, Avenue, Odeon...

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Pare, you really haven't been to Taft for ages...tagal nang giniba yung Jai Alai bldg. And I agree, it should have been preserved given its architecture. My dad said before that important family events (debuts, wedding receptions, etc.) and grand parties were held in the Sky Room. Actually, ever since the LRT was built, Taft and Rizal Ave. have deteriorated. Lots of houses built in the early 1900s between Abad Santos and Recto have gone to the elements. I remember the theaters there...Scala, Pearl, the Opera House, Roxanne, Galaxy, Avenue, Odeon...

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So it's really gone. I thought that certain groups had succeeded in blocking the demolition. What a waste of great architecture.

 

A lot of what we knew back in the 70s are gone. The theaters along Recto and Avenida seem to be gone as well. The theaters in Cubao, particularly along Aurora Blvd., have become hellholes. With the exception of the theaters at Ali Mall (which have bad sound systems), most theaters in Cubao have resorted to showing R- or X-rated films just to draw people in. Remember how, in the 1970s, Remar was one of the best in Metro Manila? The largest theater in Cubao was Coronet, which had a really spacious Orchestra section. It has now followed the lead of Alta and Diamond in its offerings.

 

There's a lot of reinvention (not just renovation) going on in Cubao these days, but it's on the Araneta side (e.g. Gateway Mall), where it's beginning to look a lot like Makati. But on the other side of Aurora Blvd., it's decadent. I won't call it moribund, because with all the clubs there (hehehe, I go there, too, now and again, when I have the cash; sorry, I'm evil), there's still a lot of business going on.

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So it's really gone.  I thought that certain groups had succeeded in blocking the demolition.  What a waste of great architecture.

 

A lot of what we knew back in the 70s are gone.  The theaters along Recto and Avenida seem to be gone as well.  The theaters in Cubao, particularly along Aurora Blvd., have become hellholes. With the exception of the theaters at Ali Mall (which have bad sound systems), most theaters in Cubao have resorted to showing R- or X-rated films just to draw people in.  Remember how, in the 1970s, Remar was one of the best in Metro Manila?  The largest theater in Cubao was Coronet, which had a really spacious Orchestra section.  It has now followed the lead of Alta and Diamond in its offerings. 

 

There's a lot of reinvention (not just renovation) going on in Cubao these days, but it's on the Araneta side (e.g. Gateway Mall), where it's beginning to look a lot like Makati.  But on the other side of Aurora Blvd., it's decadent.  I won't call it moribund, because with all the clubs there (hehehe, I go there, too, now and again, when I have the cash; sorry, I'm evil), there's still a lot of business going on.

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pare isama mo ko minsan dyan sa mga pinupuntahan mo sa Cubao

I remember nung 70's yung mga Alibangbang and other "beer gardens" along Aurora fronting Farmers.

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Pateng Storm and JT, I don't think all were scams. There was an instance when I stayed nearly glued to one puzzle in front of Diamond theater. No one could seem to win. But then I saw a solution and bet 20 pesos. After the first move, the fellow asked if I knew this particular puzzle. I said no, but he knew that I knew the solution. He then hastily closed the board and handed me 10 pesos. A few days later, I saw him again and the same puzzle...he just winked at me, sort of suggesting that I don't let the other kibitzers in on the solution!

 

When I was in high school, Cubao was the place to go. The then new Quad was far and Greenhills was a Lasallite's preserve. I spent a lot of money playing billiards at D'Or and buying tapes and records at Dyna near the arcade besides Quezon theater. I also recall watching Alma Moreno's Ligaw na Bulaklak at Cinema 21 near the Fiesta Carnival. Sarap talaga ng 70's...you had all the freedom...and everything was cheap!

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Well, good for you pero karamihan talaga ay scam. Parang kagaya nung may ahas at nagbebenta ng gamot.

 

Kami rin ay madalas din noon sa Cubao, wala pa kasing SM City noon. Pero madalas rin kaming dumadayo noon sa Makati kasi hindi naman matraffic noon sa Edsa and mas magaganda ang mga chicks dun. Kahit mga salesladies ng SM noon ay magaganda.

 

Nang kasikatan ng Disco from 75-80 ay halos 3x a week kaming nasa Makati.

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pare isama mo ko minsan dyan sa mga pinupuntahan mo sa Cubao

I remember nung 70's yung mga Alibangbang and other "beer gardens" along Aurora fronting Farmers.

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Pareng bods, Bangbang-ali na tawag doon. Di ko nga lang alam kung bukas pa iyon dahil doon sa bandang Aurora na yung mga malakas ang hatak.

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I remember D'Or.  That was THE PLACE for billiards.  Cinema 21 was the first theater where you could recline in an adjustable seat.  There even used to be a place beside Quezon Theater where you could waste your money in a lot of games.  There was a National Book Store at the Araneta Coliseum, and beside Cinema 21 there was Alemars which always had a "Buy One, Take One" section. But I don't agree that Cubao was the place to go during the 70s.  I still believe it was Harrison Plaza.  Kahit malayo.  I used to take the Love Bus, which at the time used to park beside Coronet Theater, near the off-fronton jai alai betting station, straight to Harrison Plaza.  It was at Harrison Plaza that I watched "Star Wars" in its first release.  The place also had the first Bump Car area, and even a racing oval outside.

 

Speaking of that off-fronton betting station beside Coronet theater, there were always so many people there, even before the place opened.  At walang pila-pila.  You had to manage somehow to get your bet to the people inside.  I lost so much money betting there, although I did win once but not in the special llave.  Jai alai was really big during the 70s.  I remember there was even a one-on-one series between Oyarzabal and Manu, who were then generally acknowledged as the best.

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Nauubos pera namin noon sa bump car. Bili kami ng maraming ticket para matagal sa loob kasi mahabang pila. Masarap magbumpcar kapag chicks katabi mo. :evil:

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So it's really gone.  I thought that certain groups had succeeded in blocking the demolition.  What a waste of great architecture.

 

A lot of what we knew back in the 70s are gone.  The theaters along Recto and Avenida seem to be gone as well.  The theaters in Cubao, particularly along Aurora Blvd., have become hellholes. With the exception of the theaters at Ali Mall (which have bad sound systems), most theaters in Cubao have resorted to showing R- or X-rated films just to draw people in.  Remember how, in the 1970s, Remar was one of the best in Metro Manila?  The largest theater in Cubao was Coronet, which had a really spacious Orchestra section.  It has now followed the lead of Alta and Diamond in its offerings. 

 

There's a lot of reinvention (not just renovation) going on in Cubao these days, but it's on the Araneta side (e.g. Gateway Mall), where it's beginning to look a lot like Makati.  But on the other side of Aurora Blvd., it's decadent.  I won't call it moribund, because with all the clubs there (hehehe, I go there, too, now and again, when I have the cash; sorry, I'm evil), there's still a lot of business going on.

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How about New Frontier Cinema? Buhay pa ba? Ang tagal ko na ring hindi napunta ng Cubao.