Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Mysore Se

Sur Street does a cover for Antaragini's Mysore Se. Mukesh lpays the acoustic guitar and his percussionist plays the Cajon!

Monday, November 27, 2006

Avril Quadros does Bangalore

Hmmm... very nice voice... great stage presence... and she gave me dirty looks for clicking these snaps. But ain't they nice? But I think Chris Avinash walked away with the crowd. He is the most awesome entertainer I have seen in a long time. Way to go Chris!

Software magic with photographs

Yup! I am a sucker for stuff like this. HDR Software has a basic (and free) version called Photomatix that takes multiple photographs (two for the free version) of the same subject at different exposures and merges them intelligently to create some amazing images.


My first effort, rather amateur, thanks to the beer especially, is of Ulsoor (Bangalore) around 3 in the morning. Any comments, tips?

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Some scalding hot coffee


Gonna count to ten
one is a revolver to your head
two, your feet that lead on
we are three together in your bed
four is for later
five continents
six half attempts
one after the other
will carry on
good, yeah
seven sins I witnessed
including me thats eight
in total I take back nine from you
and have had all ten
and me, I have enough art to spare

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Helmet Rule


"You know, this used to be a helluva good country. I can't understand what's gone wrong with it." - that's Mr. Fonda in the movie Easy Rider. Yeah, wind in your hair and the wide open roads ahead of you. But that's changing starting now in my city. With a helmet over my head to clamp out the smoke, the noise and as many claim, visibility. But doesn't it mean I am a lot more safer using a helmet now? Well, there are the believers and then there are the bare headed ones. Many countries and states inside many of them have varied stances on the use of the helmet for two wheelers. There are many takes on the usage of this foam filled plastic contraption that I will end up strapping over my head. Some say that it doesn't help in speeds above a 100 kmph. Others claim that there's no harm in protecting the most sensitive and important part of the human body. Others totally disapprove of it and deem it an instrument to clamp down on personal freedom. There are claims that using one actually increases the chances of being run down by larger vehicles. Some say its personal freedom of choice. Whatever it means to you or the guy ripping around on his bike on the streets, I am gonna strap on my helmet. Afterall, the damn thing saved my life once.

Monday, November 06, 2006

Synaps at Equinox (St. Joseph's Fest)


A very contemporary - The Philosophy of Sex

"I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy."
-Tom Clancy

"You know "that look" women get when they want sex? Me neither."
-Steve Martin

"There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL."
-Lynn Lavner

"Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake whole relationships."
-Sharon Stone

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch."
-Jack Nicholson

"Ah, yes, divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet."
--Robin Williams

"Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself."
- Roseanne

"According to a new survey, women say they feel more comfortable undressing in front of men than they do undressing in front of other women. They say that women are too judgmental, where, of course, men are just grateful."
- Robert De Niro

"See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time."
- Robin Williams