Collectible LP records
I found a huge stack of LP records at my grandad’s place when I visited him last. He has had them for 40 years, long after his turntable needle went missing; and here is how he got them. He was visiting
Here is a list of half the records-
20 Moonlight melodies by Billy Vaughn Orchestra
My album of Strausss Waltzers
Brahms Piano Concerts
Christmas Greetings from the Intercom Choir Boys
Feargal Sharkey
Marty
Joan Baez
Abhiman
The music of Jerome Kern
Country and Western Music
Belafonte’s Best
Concentas in Concert
The Elite
Rick Wakeman – The Gospel
Ali AKbar Khan
Zubin Mehta Schuman
White Christmas
Swing that music
Grandes Heures liturgiques A Notre-Dame De Paris
Simon & Garfunkel
The magic of Doris Day
The very best of Tom Jones
Dean Martin’s Greatest Hits
Diwali recap
Is it mist or smoke
The beginning of winter
Or the airy remnants of firecrackers?
Is Laxmi coming or going?
Does she prefer dry fruits (kishmish kaju then kishmish then kaju…)
Or a box full of sweets?
Will spending 4 hours over a slow flame
Turning the moong ki daal ka halwa this side and that
Entice her with its aroma?
As friends come over,
You show off your rangoli
Everyone stands and grins
The predictable glow of happiness, togetherness, neighborliness
Flashing smiles, flashing jewellery, dazzling saris,
Embroidered kurtas
It’s a hectic affair
Making stacks of barfi boxes
Handing clothes to the gardener, electrician, milkman and driver
Directing young agile guys in laying the string of lights nicely on the walls
Soaking the diyas and filling them with thick mustard oil
And finally, ending up a friend’s house
Laughing, doubling and cackling, slapping and hoo-hooo-hoooing
And tiring yourself to a beauty sleep in all the finery
As the last diya glows outside, dim but steady.
SGPGI, childhood neighbourhood update by Jenny
Pgi update...
pgi is finally not looking jumanji-ish. ...ghas phus cut n all....frequent reports of snake bites are nw ...well..not frequent...
less stories around about nachi and his hair....finally. ....
mayavati came to meet some mla...and overnight rubble dissappeared and roads appeared out of nowhere....
winter chill in the evenings...
new member of the dog community... .creamish white lab....sid or sidheswar... prerna kapoor aunty's....
dubey uncle's son reeeeeeeaaaaallllly yyyyyyy tallllllll.. ....move over satu..
annual pgi dinner happenned... ..telibagh dj's rocked the party....
rest the usual....pigs n neelguys.... baddy n cricket (tho molu ke abbe-salle-gunje kum ho
ps:guys try n make it home for diwali....
jenny
Top Indian performers
HIGHLY recommended performances. Do catch them if you can.
Sonal Manshigh - Odissi dance
Birju Maharaj – Kathak dance
A play to perform
I am scouting for a play to perform on stage. Please recommend one to me. Here are my requirements -
Contemporary
Offbeat
Interesting storyline, with strength in concept, like a man who has a list of things to do, or flashback within flashback within flashback, or repeated scenes ... each time from someone else’s perspective ...changing the storyline altogether, a murder mystery, an ‘are u trying to seduce me mrs.robinson”..
Highly intriguing
NO social message
Out in Delhi
Some places in
Café Morisson
South Ex
Pub
Rock music. Casual. No dance floor but people dance. Fortnightly DESU nights – trance on the upper floor. Music is too loud for real conversation.
Recommended.
Mountain biking in Ladakh
Appreciating the beauty of rugged mountains, silent deserts and powerful rivers is no fun until you conquer it all; or at least get the feeling you have. Miniscule and armed with Target Firefox cycles, we did a 250 km cycling ride in Ladakh, stopping at vantage points to look back and feel good about the distance we had covered. Except that one time, cycling the steep slope towards Lamayuru, when we would look back after 15 minutes of sweating effort to see doll-like Ladakhi women right behind us on foot; after EVERY 15 minutes.
The trip was organized in Aug-Sep 2008 by YHAI (yhaindia.org).
Which cycle to buy?
Calling all the Cycling enthusiasts, particularly in NCR/ Delhi ---
Winter 2008-09 is starting and afternoons will soon be bearable. It would be the best time to pedal across North India. Let’s plan from casual Sunday rides to week long rides in the Himalayas to cycling to Pushkar Mela. In looking for like-minded cycle people, I came across two Delhi groups – Delhi Critical Mass and Delhi Cycling Club by ITDP. Maybe the two are connected at some level. I haven’t explored them yet. Drop in a word/comment; Get linked if you are up for a ride.
Click here for a calendar of cycling expeditions in India.
I need help in buying a cycle.
Budget - 10K-15K
Requirement - Long distance mountain biking + Portability
I am tall - 5ft 10 inches
Looking for very dependable, high quality gears and chain
Please recommend a suitable model, also the best cycle stores in Delhi that offer a range of accessories.
I found Target Firefox quite comfortable but have been told I can go for still better cycles.
Would like to test ride the cycle in Delhi before placing an order.
One thing I learnt - Figure out whether you want to cycle off-road on slopes or you want to go fast on flat roads. MTB bike with fat tyres for the former, Road bike with thin tyres for the latter.
Beginning
Hi R,
I guess winter has begun in the US... There is a nip in the air in Delhi as well. And I love it. Season for gorgeous coats and jackets, razai cuddles and sparkly bonfire parties, and rickshaw walas huddling around smoky fires on pavements with bidis.. Does it snow where you are?
Art & Ideas
My super cool list of TooSooperCool art and ideas websites is here! Tell me which link you liked for what.
http://www.illustrationmundo.com/100.php?feature=t
http://www.smatik.de/index.html
http://monstersquid.blogspot.com/2008/09/new-issue-of-edge-video-game-culture.html
http://indexed.blogspot.com/search/label/communication
http://www.markbehm.com/blogger/blogger.html
http://masalachaionline.blogspot.com/