Saint John wrote:mdaemon wrote:[Bearing in mind that this video was taken before Neil saw Arnel in youtube and that I can't think of a reason why Arnel would apply for an American visa.
Perhaps because the youtube story is bullshit???
the video was uploaded on March of last year. does it fit the time frame (latter part of June) when Neal was looking for a new lead singer or did Journey already considered hiring AP even before the videos were uploaded and before JSS officially got axed? nice conspiracy theory, ey?
lemme do the math here. AP did the audition on August which meant that he could had applied and received his visa around July. though I'm not sure as to how long would it take for someone to receive a visa there in the Philippines. it could be only for a day. but I remember AP mentioning that it was difficult to acquire a U.S. visa. it could take for weeks or even months if I remember correctly. but in anycase, I remember that embassy story. I guess AP made an impression on that particular consul and considered AP's case an urgent one. it's not that far-fetched it seems.
could it be some other bands knew about AP even before the youtube videos showed up or some other american bands noticed AP on youtube as early as March, April or May?
again, I'm not sure about this since it was only mentioned to me by an AP fan. I dunno who is that Gomez guy btw or what does he know about AP's business. it seems to me that he knew some things that we don't or could he be just spreading tall tales. though it is difficult to ignore the comments that people (not the Filipinos) leave on AP's videos, considering his talent. then it is not hard to imagine that music people will notice him at all. I do believe that AP is one of those rare find on Youtube. about 1% of them, 14% would be those good but not great enough, 35% would be the mediocres and the remaining 50% would be those cat on a toilet type.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:22 pm
