June 8th - World Ocean Day

Whose side are you on?
From Greenpeace.org:
"June 8, World Ocean Day, a chance to celebrate and reflect on the beauty and life of our oceans? No way! It’s the day before the kick off of the Football World Cup and we want YOU to take action. Protect the world’s oceans by getting involved in the event of the year ….Oceans World Cup!
Ever 4 seconds an area the size of 10 football fields is destroyed by deep-sea bottom trawling.
A neat video on Bottom Trawling.

More facts on the effects of deep-sea bottom trawling here.

Never be the same again

The famed Sakleshpur trek route is all but gone. With broad gauge railway lines open now, its a busy stretch. Did the route just before it was opened up. The seemingly short stretch is a hard one on ill equipped teams but its worth the pain. One word - awesome!
More words - I'm proud that my country has green cover (though shrinking) like in the Western Ghats.

Synaps opening for Taxiride

Bangalore, Palace Grounds, it was raining for an hour before the show and the place was packed. With Synaps opening for Taxiride, we had the advantage of walking out if Taxiride didn't make an impression. Ofcourse, they didn't. So we left to down some beer at Windsor Pub.
The guys from Synaps had it bad. They are a pretty tight band and play mostly their own stuff - which is good. But then the crowd didn't take to them thrashing a guitar on stage. Bloody uptight crowd I thought. Then it all fell into place. I hadn't heard them. Then I did. A pansier version of Sound Garden is a close description. So off we went to console ourselves with cold draught and squid rings.
Managed to get hold of 2 pics from this show. Will post a links to their first album songs that I'm trying to upload.

Synaps @ The Forum

Synaps rocking Bangalore again! Pictures are from the show at The Forum.
Pictures from the 2nd June show @ Palace Grounds next. Will also try and upload a clip from their first album. BTW they had a surprise up their sleeve. :-)