Strings concert in New York

So, I had been to the Strings concert in NY a couple of weeks back. The concert was in an auditorium, which didn’t really give one a “concert” feeling, and the band didn’t really play to a packed audience, but the show was pretty good nevertheless. As a spectator I felt the band lacked the ability to keep the audience captivated long enough. The additional interruptions caused by the charity organization which had invited the band didn't help as well. Impromptu announcements urging donations, coupled with a bidding game to see if they could raise money spoilt the atmosphere of a "concert" altogether. The high point of the evening however; was when the band played "Yeh hai meri kahani" from Zinda. Apart from the performance itself being great, this also happens to be a current favorite of mine, and I felt the band did an absolutely great job performing this track. I was lucky enough to capture the whole song on my digital camera, so the sound and video quality isn’t that great, but I wanted to share it regardless for those that might be interested.

One more for the diary....

Once in a while you need to be reminded that it could be you! Day after day we notice things around us, or hear about someone to whom something bad happened; and although we react adversely at times to what we may see or hear, somewhere deep inside we all are a little smug about the fact that it dind't happen to us! Yes, we all feel invincible until the inevitable.......my inevitable came last weekend.

Usually I am very careful about my car, where I park it, how I drive it, the whole 9 yards, but somehow last week I was a little aloof about the fact that my car had been parked on unchartered territory by a good friend who had borrowed it and decided to park it there as no other spot was available. Normally I would have been high strung about this, but the luxury of not having to move it until the following Monday caught me a little off-guard and temptation got the better of me (Alternate side parking CAN be very frustrating!). Anyways, on saturday I was all set to drive to Fire Island with some friends and as we walked to the car, I unlocked it only to hear 3 beeps, which meant something was wrong. I immediately peeped in and saw broken glass; as I ran to the other side I noticed the dashboard had been ripped open and the stereo had been stolen. An uneasy feeling sunk into my stomach and gut,as I was trying to come to terms with what had just happened!

Eventually after all the knitty gritties were sorted out, I did come to terms with what had happened, but learnt a valuable lesson.....because nothing has happened to you in a long time, don't get careless; it always pays to be careful and alert about what's going on around you!