It’s the evening of May 15, 2014 at Metrotent in Pasig City, and Teeth are about to play the last song of their reunion concert. They had just played 20 of their most-loved songs, from fan favorites like “Darating” (Coming) and “Bum Squad” to sing-along inducers like “Tampo” (Huff) and “Prinsesa” (Princess), and of course, the immortal “Laklak” (Excessive Drinking), which had most of the hundreds-strong crowd pogoing in the venue. The mostly thirty- and forty-something audience had waited for over a decade to see the band live again, and at this point, there was one more song that Teeth hadn’t performed yet, and it’s arguably their best one: “Shooting Star.” Unbeknownst to the audience, the band almost didn’t play it. “Kukuha lang sana ako ng fresh pair of sticks” (I was just reaching for a fresh pair of sticks), recounts drummer Mike Dizon nine years later. “Pag-abot ko sa..
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