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Low, low low...

Thursday, May 19, 2005
Do bands go through PMS? I can name a few instances that recur monthly where we start on a high and then progress to irritable and finally to a complete low. This is one of them.

Played DesiVision.tv's Crash Mansion gig to a smallish crowd. Probably had something to do with the wall collapse on the NYC train line. Abe was on the train that was stuck...so we played without a bassist. Tom and I were predicting that this would be a life-deciding moment - venturing out into the city for weekly gigs. It was, but not for the one intended.

Nothing is perfect. Not my singing, not our band politics, not our direction at the moment. But I am trying (with singing), with direction and from engaging in politics. Still, I favor optimism, even in the face of sheer negativity. Some disagree with this stance. So be it.

The DesiVision stint was good for us as we received good feedback, a positive vibe (to counter the flow of internal critiques), and confirmed that we are ready to compete for our place in this business. And we shall, once the current mood lifts.

Early version of Friday 13th

Friday, May 13, 2005
NYC Bridge/Wall collapse stalls trains

So there we were: Tom, Dox, and I enroute to Desivision.tv sponsored event, "Time2Shine" at the Crash Mansion in NYC. Soundcheck was at 8pm, which the three of us did well. Everything set to go smooth...so it seemed.

8:25pm - Call comes in from Abe that he's stuck on the inbound train to NYC, between Newark and NYC and the train is not moving.

We have an obligation to honor our agreement but on the other side a vital member is not present. Plenty of bands go through this - it's how they survive in the aftermath that's the distinguisher.

From what I heard after our set, we came out relatively unscathed...

May is Asian Heritage Month

Thursday, May 12, 2005
And to do our part, we are performing tonight, May 12 at Crash Mansion. Actually, we've been invited to play a song or two from our upcoming EP at the South Asian Talent Contest organized by DesiVision.tv

More details found at: crashmansionnyc.com

Genuine or prank: either way, he got his 15 min/15 mb of fame

Friday, May 06, 2005
Amal K. Dorai: Time Traveler Convention at MIT

At first, I saw the headline on yahoo, in that prominent side box and was intrigued. Time travel convention at MIT? And then, I clicked on the article and saw that a DESI was behind this hoopla.

In doing so, he's got the most widely covered "party" on the net and probably won't do so bad with the 15 mb of fame that's been afforded him as of this coverage.

And still the question remains: genuine or prank?