Joey’s still got his fizz and a Royal Wedding

November 4, 2008

This is for the thirtysomethings out there who are happily suffering through hair loss and credit card bill payments and the twenty or something and others who have absolutely no clue what I am talking about everytime I refer to Royal Tru-Orange.

http://jasonmagbanua.com/blog/2008/03/09/rj-ledesma-and-vanessa-pastor/

I thought you guys might get a kick out of watching the very first Royal Tru Orange commercial that came out waaaaaaayyyyy back in 1988 (yup, twenty friggin’ years ago). This is the link to that website.  You guys might be interested to note that the first set of Royal commercials were directed by the late great Lino Brocka.

Ah, nostalgia always brings back the fizz in me.  

This commercial was posted by Jason Magbanua, an excellent wedding videographer who captured my wedding last March 7, 2008.  Incidentally, the link to Jason’s site also includes the photo montage and onsite video from our wedding day.  If you want to read more about the wedding, check out the blog entitled Heavensent.

Since we are on the subject of weddings, let me share with you pictures from our wedding by (insert your favorite superlative) Pat Dy.  Aside from wedding photography, Pat Dy is an excellent wedding photographer. He has has shot several covers for me in Manual Magazine, and he also shot the cover of my book, ‘Lies My Yaya Should Have Told Me’. 

http://blog.patdyphotography.com/?p=519

By the by, my wife Vanessa also did her share of commercials in the day. She was one of the Penshoppe models back in 1994 along with then-unknowns Paolo Bediones and Ryan Agoncillo.  Her ‘love team’ in the commercial was Paolo Bediones.  Check this out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TULwbpk9f6c

Care to share your memories of the eighties, if its not too traumatic?


One Response to “Joey’s still got his fizz and a Royal Wedding”

  1. Jave Tribiana says:
    April 14, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    Hello Mr. Ledesma,

    Good day, our client is very much interested in hiring you as their wedding host for May 2 in Sheraton Hotel in Vito Cruz Manila. I’d like to inquire if you are available that day, and how much do you charge for this gig? and if possible to meet up with you along with the clients to discuss further the program?

    you can email me thru jave@eventuswedding.com

    Looking forward to working with you. God bless and more power.

    Jave Tribiana
    Events Specialist
    EVENTUS Wedding Planners & Coordinators
    0917 512 5283
    211 21 71

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