12 MAY 2004
APO in Orlando Review
by Sam Samaniego

It was a night of mostly “APO virgins” of different ages who listened, sang, laughed, and lustily applauded Danny, Jim and Boboy last May 8, 2004 at the UCF Arena in Orlando Florida. The crowd of about 1,200 people, a mix of “new timers” (those who have never heard of the group since they’ve been living in the US for about thirty years), “old timers” (those who had heard and maybe have seen the APO back in the Philippines before immigrating to the US, and the “pure virgins” (those who were born and grew up in the US) were surprised and delighted at APO’s sterling performance of their many hits and gimmicks.

APO’s brand of entertainment, a two-hour concoction of original Pilipino songs, witty spiels and musical gimmickry which promised a “Philippine experience without having to go through customs and immigration” was enthusiastically lapped up by everyone.

The members of Filament, Inc., the producers of the show gushingly remarked that “the APO had definitely raised the bar” of quality entertainment in Orlando Florida..”They will be the show to top!” remarked Raymond Serina. A nurse who watched the concert commented that APO’s show was “better than Billy Joel’s concert!” that she watched a month before.

In explaining APO’s success, Jim explained that “we are just three old men who can still kick ass!”

Discuss about the show in the forums!