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December 03, 2008
What makes me tick
Notice
This is to bring to your notice (If
you are remotely interested) that this blog will not be updated till
after December 2008. So you all can cry you hearts out or maybe even
slip into depression for a dearth of reading material.
-----------Rookie.
P.S. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
November 12, 2008
A Wholesome Meal
October 31, 2008
Mass Murderers Running Amok
October 08, 2008
Night-outs and Friends
October 07, 2008
The Music of the Night
Darkness stirs; and wakes imagination,
Silently the senses abandon their defences.
Slowly, gently, night unfurls it's splendour,
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender,
Turn your face away from the garish light of day,
Turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light,
And listen to the music of the night.
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams,
Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before,
Close your eyes; let your spirit start to soar,
And you'll live as you've never lived before.
Softly, deftly, music shall caress you,
Hear it, feel it, secretly possess you,
Open up your mind; let your fantasies unwind,
In this darkness which you know you cannot fight,
The darkness of the music of the night.
Let your mind start a journey through a strange new world,
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before,
Let your soul take you where you long to be,
Only then can you belong to me.
Floating, falling, sweet intoxication,
Touch me, trust me, savour each sensation,
Let the dream begin; let your darker side give in,
To the power of the music that I write,
The power of the music of the night.
You alone can make my song take flight,
And help me make the music of the night.
October 02, 2008
Bullshit versus Bullcrap
September 17, 2008
In memory of Richard Wright
A sad day. A black day.
This is a tribute, a remembrance, in memory of Richard Wright.
Richard Wright (28 July 1943 - 15 September 2008), a self-taught pianist and keyboardist and long time member of Pink Floyd was a multifaceted musician who gave me many a high with his soaring keyboard compositions. I literally grew up listening to his music. Many boring classes were actually fun 'cause we (my friends & I) used to sit in the last bench humming "Us & Them" or "Shine On, You Crazy Diamond".
The early years of Pink Floyd clearly showcase the artistic genius of Rick Wright (though definitely not as much as Syd Barrett). Compositions such as "Astronomy Domine" and "Chapter 24" speak for themselves. The mid-years saw Wright transforming from a organist and back-up vocalist to full time keyboardist. A step, I'm glad, like many others, he took. The result was sheer musical ecstasy - "Interstellar Overdrive", "Shine On, You Crazy Diamond", "Echoes", "The Great Gig in the Sky" and "The Dark Side of the Moon". The final years of Pink Floyd was a sad series of events with a growing rift between Rick Wright and Roger Waters. Wright left the band before the release of the album "The Wall" much to the dispair of fans. In 1984, Wright teamed up with Dave Harris (of Fashion) to form the band Zee. Following Roger Waters' departure from Pink Floyd, Wright rejoined the band in time to release the live album "The Delicate Sound of Thunder" in 1988. Wright played an important role in the recording of "The Division Bell" (my favourite Floyd album) in 1994 and was a part of the line up for P-U-L-S-E (Woohoo!).
Wright, along with Nick Mason was lucky enough to have been on every Pink Floyd tour. Richard Wright didn't taste much success in his solo career (he released 2 albums and was working on a 3rd at the time of his death). But who cares! His enormous contribution to the distinctive Pink Floyd sound will never be forgotten (not by me, anyway).
Here's to the unassuming and camera-shy legend that was Richard Wright!
Shine On....
I salute you!
September 12, 2008
Higher than you!
September 04, 2008
A little education
September 03, 2008
Rebel! Rebel!
August 28, 2008
Wild Worlds
August 24, 2008
Infinite Bounds - No Limit for Questioning
August 20, 2008
We Didn't Start the Fire
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio,
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe.
Brando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye,"
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning.
We didn't start the fire,
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it.
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc,
Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron,
Dien Bien Phu falls, "Rock Around the Clock"
Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team,
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland,
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev,
Princess Grace, "Peyton Place", trouble in the Suez.
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning.
We didn't start the fire,
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it.
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, "Bridge on the River Kwai"
Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball,
Starkweather homicide, children of thalidomide, Oh-oh-oh.
Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go,
U-2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy,
Chubby Checker, "Psycho", Belgians in the Congo.
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning.
We didn't start the fire,
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it.
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion,
"Lawrence of Arabia", British Beatlemania,
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson,
Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex,
JFK, blown away, what else do I have to say?
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning.
We didn't start the fire,
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it.
Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock,
Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline,
Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan,
"Wheel of Fortune", Sally Ride, heavy metal suicide,
Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz,
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning.
We didn't start the fire,
But when we are gone
It will still burn on, and on, and on, and on.
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning.
We didn't start the fire,
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it.
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning.
We didn't start the fire...