And so another decade will be closing its chapter anew to pave way for a new whole story. But before it does, again as it has become a tradition of sorts for us, allow me first to greet each and everyone of you a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year/Decade!

In general, this decade has been very fruitful for us all. Yes, there were many ups and downs, bumps and bruises along the way but we still managed to get through, and I believe so were you. One thing that was really worth remembering during the 00-09 period was, of course, the conception of this band back in April 2004. Me and our former keyboardist Pete, who by the way is happily married right now, came up with this initiative to form a ska band. It was then his idea to follow the 2 Tone route instead of the more aggressive 3rd Wave style. At first I was very hesitant because 3rd Wave was my first love. But eventually, with his incessant persuasions, I heartily obliged.

With our musical direction finally settled, our good friends Francis, Mike, and original drummer Andy then came into the picture to back us up. This was then the first prototype of what is to be The Superflirts. Our first ever rehearsal as a band was in a studio in Barangay Nazareth. With Francis’ idea, we decided to call ourselves Mary Palmer and the Rudies, thankfully it didn’t stuck hahaha. A month later, RR, our second drummer, took the cudgels as Andy left for personal reasons. With RR in tow, we changed our name to The Superflirts and played our first gig in a bar called Maxi’s, which is now a very famous joint for poker players here in our city. During the succeeding months, Patrick “El Cabinet de Aparador” came along with his fellow horny crew Bell, our original trombonist, and Bimbo to join forces with us. This was then the start of our very exciting roller coaster ride.

Through the course, we then encountered several lineup changes as Pete, RR, and Bell would leave the band one after the other for different reasons. Luckily for us, with the departure of good friends came equally the arrival of super good friends in Leroy, Henry, Kevin, Van, and Jayson. When these 5 guys came, everything, so the say, was then history. It was with them that the band achieved success and I think, humbly speaking, gained many loyal followers in and outside our city.

It was also in this decade that the first Superflirt baby came into this world. Bimbo and her lovely better half Kring gave birth to the very handsome Simone Isidore.

As what I have said awhile ago, this decade also brought with it major headaches for the band and in our own private lives. It was not smooth sailing for us, mind you. But what made it special is that we fought through it and chose to remain strong amidst the bombardment. Even if at times we were meandering, it was still very fun and amusing because we know that at the end of the day it will still be us 10 looking out for each other. Char!

So, as this new decade unfolds, we hope and pray that your love and support for us will still be there. You guys are the fuel that gives us the energy to move further. No matter what this new decade has in stored for us, we just want to let everyone know that we really appreciate what you have done for The Superflirts. God bless us all!

Hoping that all your fingers will be complete after New Year,
Kokong