Ric Segreto - Teaching and Journalism

Teaching and Journalism

A lover of history and education Ric's fondness for the written word led him to take a break from performing and dedicate some of his passion to teaching and writing. Touching base with his other home, Ric became a teacher in Guam and endeavored to enlighten high school students with his flair for history. He submitted sociology articles to a local Philippine magazine, MAN Magazine, after returning to the Philippines to record another album. Ric was also working on a thesis that addressed the Philippine music industry.

While teaching in Guam, Ric supplemented his free time playing music at local beach bars and night clubs with his younger brother Gordon. Gordon was always frustrated by Ric's refusal to practice and his outright willingness to play a song that they had never played before. By doing this, Ric was trying to sharpen his brother Gordon's chops and musical prowess. Which in a sense worked but Gordon still had to endure many embarrassing moments. Ric was also known for having Gordon start a set and then even before the first verse was started Ric would say, “I'll be right back”. Well into the song Gordon would find Ric sitting at the bar enjoying a beer and happily waving at him from the audience. The band Ric and Gordon started was called the Bunelos Brothers, (name provided by Gordon). Ric being the professional he was thought that name was perfect for their little music project. Not too serious but just serious enough to provoke controversy. And besides, everyone loves Bunelos! The Bunelos Brothers were a regular feature at Tahiti Rama, Barney's Beach House and The Signature Pub. Their repertoire consisted mainly of Beatles music, easy listing tunes, MOR, and ballads. Their voices were homogenous and harmonies came very easily for them. Just like brothers all over the globe, not every decision was 100% mutual. There were fights on stage but most of them were mainly scowling looks and failures to sing back up. In some cases Gordon would get even with Ric and refuse to play. Ric would give his brother the “I’m going to kill you look” but Gordon knew his bark was worse than his bite. The Bunelos Brothers played together for 3 years going through an assortment of other members, including their eldest brother Goff.