Archive for June, 2008
Facebook Updates
Facebook is really cool in some ways. It helps me keep in touch with people I don't want to meet in real life and in some cases, with people I would want to meet in real life but am unable to do so due to geographical considerations (and in some cases, due to Bangalore traffic). However, due to a strict no-social-networking site visit policy [...]
Say Their Name!
While hanging out with a good friend of mine, Prateek, a few evenings ago, I made an observation I thought was worth LJ-ing about. He is a big fan of Mirza Ghalib and other Urdu poets, and can spout their stuff verbatim, on demand, and knows which poem to say in what context. Full respect to our man for that. By comparison, the only pieces of [...]
Dorky Guffaw’s Body-Building Adventures
Dorky Guffaw is back, snorting away to glory, after a prolonged hiatus on this blog, and this post is centered around the reason behind his extended break from frequently occuring misadventures.For those who have been following Hindi movies closely for a decade or so now, a certain Hrithik Roshan would be no stranger to you. He made his debut on [...]
Black Strat Blues
After raving on about 'Spileaf' in two or three of my previous posts, I have finally, after a substantial time of procrastination downloaded the latest offering from Warren Mendonsa a.k.a BlackStratBlues, Nights in Shining Karma. I must confess that the album had been created quite some time ago, but laziness combined with a multitude of other [...]
Sound Check – June 2008 Sunday Jam
Arth's first Sunday Jam performance. We'd come up with some arbit stuff to play for a sound check, and we, in an unnatural burst of creative insight named it 'sound check'. The video has been shot by the drummer Glenn's brother Gren, which explains why it seems as though we're sessions musicians with a drummer, as opposed to a full fledged band. [...]
