My Grain

It's killing me as I type this post. I have no clue where it came from. Tanith, as I used to call her, has wrapped herself lovingly around my poor head and is squeezing me gently in, what I call, the slow-death-dance.

Okay, I guess I am being a lil too macabre now :)

Had an official do on Saturday night. Ended up visiting a pub (Opus) with some colleagues afterwards. The band was pretty okay and were playing some originals. I actually managed to like them! We were there till quite late and I ended up reaching home only at 1.30 am. Waking up at 4.30 am to catch the early 6.50 am flight to Mumbai was a challenge. The taxi driver turned out to be a friend and we sped through the morning mist to reach the airport in 20 minutes. The joys of zero traffic!

It was a business trip and I returned on Wednesday early morning. A good break, all in all. I was at the CentreOne Mall in Vashi on Sunday evening when the 'Indian Idol' contestants landed up there for a promotion. Within minutes the mall was so crowded that it reminded me of the rush-hour local trains. The contestants belted out a few popular songs and engaged in conversation with the crowd, who were absolutely enthralled and enchanted by this bunch of youngsters. So much that, these contestants were getting mobbed for photographs and autographs and everything else. I watched on in amusement, entertainment rules the Indian heart. And cricket, of course.

Bush and the good doctor have inked the deal, congrats! Whether this is a step forward or backward remains to be seen.

I am listening to Renaud Garcia-Fons right now. Admittedly, it's quite soothing.

A couple of weeks ago, I purchased the Zoom 707 II effects processor for the guitar. Three steps to beat the weekend boredom - Hook on the pedal, Crank up the volume and Jam! I need the Morley Classic Wah pedal next, so if you are coming to India from the USA (for example), let me know :)

Hopefully I will be going to Mumbai again next week. If that happens, yaiy! If not, well, what the hell... life goes on :)