Sunday, July 10, 2005
Did tey ever know?
After having a usual arguement vit ma folks about staying over in college...I was there sitting in the Students Union Council (SUC) room behind a drum kit. This was the first time I was touching a real one. We ver 2 actually have gotten it 3 days before, but for some reason Pitle (who was 2 get us the kit) messed up n we got the shipment late. And there I was... learning 2 setup the kit... at 0200Hrs in the night vit Dhems... One day before the D-Day - Aakarshan '94!!
We had the highest entries ever recorded in the history of RAIT, 49 Duets and 107 Solos... And I had to play an instrument which I was touching for the first time in front of the people who cud RIP u apart if u ver not good... The RAIT Junta!! Now thats the pressure M talking about.
Dhems n me ver histerically laughin 2 ourselves... It cant get more f***ed than this!! he went holding his belly while rolling on the floor... At one point I even considered going absconding for the next 1 month from college... N dats ven reality kicked in... V HAD 2 do wot we HAD 2 do!! I HAD 2 learn to play an instrument I had never touched in less than 8 hours!!
Time kept ticking while ppl around doing posters n graffiti painting slowly went to sleep... It was around 0300Hrs ven I finally started tinkering around beating ma drum sticks 2 songs that I was singing in ma head... and soon I realized the inevitable... The kit was positioned in the most uncomfortable way I cud ever imagine... So this time vit much more resolve I called on Dhems, re-organized the whole kit... The chokes vent to the right, the Toms ver reversed and snare came to the left. The Base... well, U had 2 play the base with ur right leg n I was not ready for that... So I just left it as it was :)
By the time I had warmed up to the kit it was 0430Hrs... I started getting a hang of the rhythm n finally I asked Dhems 2 get on his Tabla... We ver "tryin" to jam for about 30-40 mins before I really started to feel for the sounds n started playin real hard.. The favorites - Dum Maro Dum, Piya tu, Janoo Meri Jaan... The works!! And all the while I played, I played only on the Chokes n the Toms!
By the time sleep kicked into our physhe..it was 0500Hrs and the door of the SUC swung open... Our Very own Anna came in vit a sleepy face... Kya tum log raat bhar avaj kartai he said playfully... To which Dhems replied in his usual Baas kya Anna... Aap ko bhi malom hai aaj Aakarshan hai... Ek cup chai milega kya Anna?....pleeeaaaseee.
Finally with heavy heads and a sense of complete un-accomplishment we sat in the canteen sipping hot tea and eating Misal Pav. Both ver not very sure how the day wud end... Despite of the practice going ok types, we ver still unsure of the crowd... I mean who wud tolerate a "College Drummer" playing the drums without a BASE Kick!! But again, V HAD 2 do wot V HAD 2 do!! It was one of those times ven we looked at each other, knew exactly wot v ver going thru n said 2 ourselves...F*** it. Lets c wot happens.
And as the day grew older I played.. to every of those 49 Duets and 107 Solos.. And apart from the Drum Sticks flying off my hands 2 times, I guess I never got hit by a single Paper Ball!! (dats a real achievement for a 1st timer) During packup, Ajay Lois stopped by n said... Played well.. but it sounded weird... Was the mic to the Base off??... I only smiled n said... nah!! I dont think so... I was not playing the Base :) After the whole ordeal, it was amazing to realize that absolutely NO ONE except a few even realized that something was completely not in order!!
Now Fast Forward to 4th year, Aakarshan '97. I was still behind the drums, this time... chokes on the left, Toms placed correctly, Snare on the right.. and the Base.. beating away to beat of Enigma's Sadness. Three girls sitting right under me on stage, dancing frantically to the trills on my choke during the Fills in "Ruk Ja oh Dil Deewane"... After the show some1 (I later found her name to be Viva) walks up to me n says... U play really very well... not only that... latter that year I got some Anonymous Cards which said... U r the Music Mania of my life
And I sometimes think of it and smile... Music Mania... yeah rite!!
We had the highest entries ever recorded in the history of RAIT, 49 Duets and 107 Solos... And I had to play an instrument which I was touching for the first time in front of the people who cud RIP u apart if u ver not good... The RAIT Junta!! Now thats the pressure M talking about.
Dhems n me ver histerically laughin 2 ourselves... It cant get more f***ed than this!! he went holding his belly while rolling on the floor... At one point I even considered going absconding for the next 1 month from college... N dats ven reality kicked in... V HAD 2 do wot we HAD 2 do!! I HAD 2 learn to play an instrument I had never touched in less than 8 hours!!
Time kept ticking while ppl around doing posters n graffiti painting slowly went to sleep... It was around 0300Hrs ven I finally started tinkering around beating ma drum sticks 2 songs that I was singing in ma head... and soon I realized the inevitable... The kit was positioned in the most uncomfortable way I cud ever imagine... So this time vit much more resolve I called on Dhems, re-organized the whole kit... The chokes vent to the right, the Toms ver reversed and snare came to the left. The Base... well, U had 2 play the base with ur right leg n I was not ready for that... So I just left it as it was :)
By the time I had warmed up to the kit it was 0430Hrs... I started getting a hang of the rhythm n finally I asked Dhems 2 get on his Tabla... We ver "tryin" to jam for about 30-40 mins before I really started to feel for the sounds n started playin real hard.. The favorites - Dum Maro Dum, Piya tu, Janoo Meri Jaan... The works!! And all the while I played, I played only on the Chokes n the Toms!
By the time sleep kicked into our physhe..it was 0500Hrs and the door of the SUC swung open... Our Very own Anna came in vit a sleepy face... Kya tum log raat bhar avaj kartai he said playfully... To which Dhems replied in his usual Baas kya Anna... Aap ko bhi malom hai aaj Aakarshan hai... Ek cup chai milega kya Anna?....pleeeaaaseee.
Finally with heavy heads and a sense of complete un-accomplishment we sat in the canteen sipping hot tea and eating Misal Pav. Both ver not very sure how the day wud end... Despite of the practice going ok types, we ver still unsure of the crowd... I mean who wud tolerate a "College Drummer" playing the drums without a BASE Kick!! But again, V HAD 2 do wot V HAD 2 do!! It was one of those times ven we looked at each other, knew exactly wot v ver going thru n said 2 ourselves...F*** it. Lets c wot happens.
And as the day grew older I played.. to every of those 49 Duets and 107 Solos.. And apart from the Drum Sticks flying off my hands 2 times, I guess I never got hit by a single Paper Ball!! (dats a real achievement for a 1st timer) During packup, Ajay Lois stopped by n said... Played well.. but it sounded weird... Was the mic to the Base off??... I only smiled n said... nah!! I dont think so... I was not playing the Base :) After the whole ordeal, it was amazing to realize that absolutely NO ONE except a few even realized that something was completely not in order!!
Now Fast Forward to 4th year, Aakarshan '97. I was still behind the drums, this time... chokes on the left, Toms placed correctly, Snare on the right.. and the Base.. beating away to beat of Enigma's Sadness. Three girls sitting right under me on stage, dancing frantically to the trills on my choke during the Fills in "Ruk Ja oh Dil Deewane"... After the show some1 (I later found her name to be Viva) walks up to me n says... U play really very well... not only that... latter that year I got some Anonymous Cards which said... U r the Music Mania of my life
And I sometimes think of it and smile... Music Mania... yeah rite!!
:: posted by RagsInRags, 2:49 PM
3 Comments:
Dont know what to write..
But that was a great trip down your memory lane.....
But that was a great trip down your memory lane.....
Yes man.. 7 years is a long time... But a time worth thinking about for every minute of the rest of ma life :)
Ramu as in Ramakant?
