GUESSING GAME 3 TIME! Who are We?

The Four Brothers: name them all! Photo will be supplied upon receipt of entries for this contest.

Clue 1: In the Sixties, there was a hugely popular hit song, Don't pull your love out on me, baby and the rest goes: If you do, then I think that maybe I'll just lay me down, cry for a hundred years… There were four singers in this group, named Hamilton, Joe, Frank and Reynolds. In the Two Thousands, on June 14^th, 2009 to be exact, four brothers got together, after an absence of oh so many long uncounted years . They had a superb lunch of steak, chicken, at iba pa, accompanied by several bottles of wine. The clue here is that two of the brothers, their names are within the group who sang the above song. (Ang layo naman!!)

Clue 2: The third brother, joyous and exhilarated in joining the brothers from waaaay back, was on a visit to the wilderness and forest camp called Canada. His deep desire to see these chaps made him trade his beads for a sturdy buneng he christened Excalibur and slush his way in his Marcelo rubber boots through the deep mulch, mud, runo and marapait of the Canadian rain forest, through streams loaded with juju, trout, Rosemarie and bears, climbing rocky and slim trails along precarious cliffs, smiling away at the Gendarmerie Royale at the border, til he finally sighted a town called Brewster, across into New York state. At last, strengthened of limb through his perilous journey, he put his duffel bag and backpack and palayok down, had a manicure (not a haircut) at Koken's to remove the grime from his fingers, put his crown on, and was greeted warmly by his brothers. And big abrazos about as though they were the Knights of the Round Table and greeting their King.

Clue 3: The host of this aforesaid lunch and his bride were fully occupied with making balsig the talaksan, for the wood-fed stove. Their grandson Lucas, chased the cow and chickens and led them to slaughter in preparation for the meal. The lambanog cellar inventory was reduced considerably for these guests. The tomatoes in their Brewster home garden were ripe enough to mix with vinegar and seasonings to ensure that the bottle of ketchup was filled. Alas, all these careful and labor-intensive preparations were almost for naught, since a tin of Ligo sardines bought from Magsaysay Avenue was requested by one of the brothers. However with the cooking aromas this brother was persuaded to partake of the menu du jour. Hint: the host’s name was a popular menswear sartorial name along Session Road. Another hint: the name sounds very close to the alcoholic drink mentioned in this para.

After rounds of swapping stories, including some Obama tales from the host's wife (Clue Number 4!: her name rhymes with "festive"), it was time to call it an afternoon. It was truly worthwhile, to get through the Canadian thickets, to join the brothers for a therapy–for- the- soul session and senses, and to hold in one’s hand a great supply of joy and goodness that can only be had with good friends. Or brothers. Specially if there are four of them.

Send in your responses met a !! Soon!!