When Gab Chee Kee, guitarist of OPM elder statesmen Parokya Ni Edgar, was diagnosed with lymphoma in late 2022, old gods and living legends pitched in to curb the blight. January 2023 saw an outpouring of support in the form of Gracenote, Kamikazee, Ebe Dancel, Moira Dela Torre, Shanti Dope, and many others holding fundraising performances. The boys of PNE auctioned off a bundle of precious items, including an Eraserheads-signed guitar that sold for about P1.3 million. After two months in the hospital and several procedures, Chee Kee was discharged from the hospital in March 2023, and cleared to perform with the band once again. Ask the band what it was like to go through such a harrowing experience though, and they’ve got bits. Chee Kee: “It was overwhelming. Hindi ako makapaniwala na ganon ka-grabe yung support na binigay. At salamat sa mga kabanda ko at sa girlfriend ko. (I..
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