Surprise Banjo lesson

Surprise Banjo lesson

As usual school proctors had to attend a briefing from the teachers for important event ahead. 

The briefing was in the school auditorium, which was newly built. I remember the days when the only the skeleton of auditorium was ready. It was all concrete pillars with steel running all around.

It was considered to be major feat, if any guy could scale pillar on one side of the wall,

walk through the steel structure and get down from other end of the hall.  I also achieved this feat, but it scared the hell out of me. The reason being the roof of the hall was more than 20 feets

away from floor and walking 20 feets above the ground on steel rods for person with acrophobia is a big deal.

A variant of banjo was kept on a table, this one you play like piano but you also pluck the strings using a plectrum. I was trying my hand at the instrument and it was nothing but a mixture of cacophonies. 

She comes to me with her alluring smile. I have never seen her without that extremely pleasant facial expression. She offered a lesson of few notes. I was elated, as for the first time I was so close to her. I watched her play the instrument from behind.  I don’t know what note she played or whether it was all together a note, but for me it sounded nothing less than Beethoven’s fifth symphony.

When I was at the Ludwig van Beethoven’s birthplace, somehow it reminded me my banjo lesson.

 

My name is there in the "Hall of fame" list in that very auditorium, which says I have won an academic battle. But there is also a list which says that I have lost a war. Although it is not displayed anywhere.

I wish I had taken some musical lessons from my from my musical maestro friend, he played almost all the instruments which were available around us at that time. He would play a bollywood number on tabla with ease or play a soothing composition on flute. He represented school, on musical competitions with his banjo, electronic keyboard, flute or tabla and won accolades.

May be if i had understood and tuned my musical notes then these lines of vestige wouldn’t have existed.

I have woken up from a wonderful dream. A beautiful dream as if it was painted by the hands of God. 

To Almighty -->

"I want to dream again."

To her -->

"No matter how much you loath me, I will be awake and waiting in this infinite cold."

Watch Austrian orchestra and opera conductor Herbert von Karajan perform Beethoven Symphony No. 5 , Allegro con brio and Andante con moto. 

The first and the second movement respectively.

 

Lost and found

“When I was a kid, two and half years old one day I was locked out side the main door. It was an old wooden door with its latch high up. I don’t remember how I came out but some how realized that I was out and I didn’t know how to open the door. So I started playing right there outside the door. Just then two ladies came asking if one of my cousins had come. They asked me. I remember that and I out of my concern, set out to look for my cousin. If stories are to be believed, I reached near the mosque and there one of the ladies selling milk took care of me and taking me for some Muslims kid. I even took a nap there then you know what I ended up with a stranger 

 

In the mean time when I absence was noticed at home, people started looking for me my neighbors, so many of them. One of the old ladies started screaming at sister for not looking after me and then finally when I was no where to be found, they set out to the police station. In the strangers house (this part I remember a bit) I was asked bout my details father's name ma's name my house was somewhere there!!!!!

So she too gave up on me and decided to take me to the police station.

 

And then my fate took a turn and she met my pa and my folks on the way.

 

Thus I was back, happy, smiling and cooing with my pa and my folks”

(Based on a real life experience of a narrator)

Without you

I was introduced to this song by a friend of mine,

Its by Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down!

3 Doors Down - Here Without You

A hundred days had made me older 

since the last time that I've saw your pretty face 

A thousand lights had made me colder 

and I don't think I can look at this the same 

But all the miles had separate 

They disappear now when I'm dreaming of your face 

I'm here without you baby 

but your still on my lonely mind 

I think about you baby 

and I dream about you all the time 

I'm here without you baby 

but your still with me in my dreams 

And tonight it's only you and me 

The miles just keep rollin 

as the people either way to say hello 

I've heard this life is overrated 

but I hope that it gets better as we go 

I'm here without you baby 

but your still on my lonely mind 

I think about you baby 

and I dream about you all the time 

I'm here without you baby 

but your still with me in my dreams 

And tonight girl it's only you and me 

Everything I know, 

and anywhere I go 

it gets hard but it won't take away my love 

And when the last one falls, 

when it's all said and done 

it get hard but it won't take away my love 

I'm here without you baby 

but your still on my lonely mind 

I think about you baby 

and I dream about you all the time 

I'm here without you baby 

but your still with me in my dreams 

And tonight girl it's only you and me 

(Brad this is my addition to your work)

Even though you are not in my sight,

you 'll be never in oblivion,

i will keep away my sorry plight,

and hope your life wouldnt be empty

I'm here without you baby 

but your still on my lonely mind 

I think about you baby 

and I dream about you all the time 

I'm here without you baby 

but your still with me in my dreams 

And tonight girl it's only you and me 

Happy Birthday Tinkerbell

Joyeux Anniversaire Tinkerbell.

Yes i know i am ten days late for this, but since you are a fairy you must know what my plans were for that day. When will i hear the sound of tinkling bell ? Wish i was also in neverland.

But as someone as a said.

"If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride"

But i still see destitute people around ....!

Any way bonsior !