I Stray

NRIs Panchapeke and his son on a trip to Tamil Nadu to revisit their roots and catch up on Sivaji.

Panchapeke-son: Dad, what does 'Paalam' mean?
Panchapeke : It means Bridge in Tamizh.
Panchapeke-son: Doesn't 'Surangam' also stand for Bridge.
Panchapeke : Son, Sunrangam ain't bridge. It means 'Subway'.
Panchapeke-son: Ok, get me a foot-long 'Veggie Delite' from the Surangam.
Panchapeke : Phew!

Song of the week #5

CCR's cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' 'I put a spell on you'.



Youtube video is available here

A wonderful album and a 10th standard mokkai...

There is still hope left in Hindi film music. There is someone other than AR Rahman to provide quality. Pritam reminds us with his latest offering 'Life in a Metro' that he definitely has it in him to make it big. Amidst all the mindless crap churned out in the name of music, here comes a wonderful album, one which can be truly stated as different. 'In Dino' is my favourite, and all the other songs are immensely listen-able. Pritam, Take a bow!

Anu Malik, Himesh and the likes - Take a piss!

Now, an old innocent mokkai - PJ, for the uninitiated - for the benefit of humanity (courtesy Dinesh).

Once 24 Ants went for swimming. An elephant came there for taking bath. When he jumped into the river 23 of the ants were thrown to the bank. The remaining warrior found himself displaced to the head of the elephant. Then all the 23 Ants shouted..... "AVANA AMUKKI KOLLUDA" mapla!

Song of the week #4

Led Zeppelin's version of 'When the Levee breaks'.



When God plays the Guitar...

The king vacates the international stage

No words. Just awe!

'I want to be walk off the cricket field with a walking stick' - Vaughan

Speaking to the press on the wake of England's exit from the World Cup, the English captain Michael Vaughan was his usual self, effusive in praise of his team. "We had a gameplan, which was to suck in all departments, and as usual, we executed it without any glitches. The lads played upto their potential and all the efforts that we have not put in did not go in vain."

When quizzed on individual performances, Vaughan did not pull any punches back "I always back myself not to score runs, since I was leading the team and a real English captain never scores runs. Freddie, understandably, did not want to spend too much time in the middle with the bat since he has always thought that beer is a man's best friend. KP was as selfish as ever. Collingwood and Bell tried spoiling our party, but they weren't successful, were they?" he remarked with an evil grin.

A few years down the line, a walking stick might soon replace the cricket bat in the familiar sight of Michael Vaughan walking back to the pavilion

"The bowling has been excellent throughout the tournament. Sajid Mahmood and James Andersen have bowling averages more than the batting averages of greats like Sachin, Lara and Ponting. Take that Ricky" he roared demonstrating the fierce Ashes rivalry with the Aussie captain.

Vaughan also promised to carry forward the rich legacy of English captains and players playing on pointlessly well after their shelf-life. "It is a well known fact that Graham Gooch, Mike Gatting, Alec Stewart and many others were not in their primes when they retired. I want to take it one step ahead. I want to be walk off the cricket field with a walking stick" he coughed.

"The future definitely looks bright for English cricket. There are a lot of positives to take forward, especially with youngsters like Paul Nixon - who was blessed with a grandson recently - showing their potential and teenagers like Mal Loye waiting in the wings." he concluded.

Song of the week #3

Lynyrd Skynyrd's epic 'Free Bird'. The wailing guitar piece featured in the song is one of Rock's very best. My favourite bit comes at 4:55.



PS: An interesting article related to the song