Re: [arr] reposting it in a readable format..jai ho concert experience on stage(kolkata)
Brother Souvik Am happy for you that you experienced the joy of meeting ARR. Language is just a medium to convey. Dont worry. God Bless. be happy. Thanks for sharing On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 5:21 PM, souvik gupta wrote: > > > i wud like to share dis experience of mine which is like a dream cum > true..and i think am blessed..from d day i heard bout d concert at kolkata > wnted to b there as a bakstage crew to c arr closely..watch his moves..watch > him walk..watch him talk..i asked a lot of frnds of mine..bt dats not an > easy thng to have in real. > 11th my band mate whose a drummer got a call from jeoraj who asked > for d kit on hire.this chance came from nowhere,i guess god fulfilled my > wishes as i waited for dis moment fr 15 yrs.went with d kit to d venue with > rohit our drummer and rajib whose al d way from bangladesh just to c d > concert..reached d venue around 10 30.stepped onto the stage and wow tat was > a feeling..after we set up d kit wt jeoraj, we came to know only 1person cn > stay at d venue with d kit..been a lttl selfish and decided to stay > there.dey said dey ll provide me with a pass from rapport global..waited > near d green room.slowly d musicians started coming to the venue. keith > peters,shankar, naveen and others. Recognized many of dem by d badges they > had..finaly got my crew pass and thnked god..jeoraj said dat d rhrsals > usualy start atr night and continues till morning and rahman sir will drop > in at night only. > i was ready to wait d whole night..saw sivamanis kit was set > and guys from electrocraft micing d kits.In d mean time had a nice chat wt > jeoraj shared our views on music.by the time more musicians came in..saw > steffen devassy,and p.a.deepak sitting on a chair wt his laptop on..said > hello to him and cleared sum queries on mac and logic..it was realy scary as > i was expecting sumone asking me not to be on stage and talk to dem.. > I was standing in a side and watched d progress.d best musicians and > technicians of india on work.it was realy hot on stage bt d musicians were > all enjoying on stage and having fun.After d lunch every one was set for the > sound check..by d time d singers started coming in..saw blaaze,benny > dayal,tanvi, vivianne, suzanne coming down one after another..Wow! !! i was > sitting in a corner whn i saw blaaze,benny and vivianne chating, had their > autographs on my pray for me brother cd..viviane asked me to teach her some > words in bengali..and she succesfuly pronounced some bangla words clearly > which she stayed from stage on d day of d concert.By d time murthy sir came > down.stefen devassy was checking d cottage piano which was there for rahman > sir..wow!!!wat feel and technic.clearly suggested he s trained in western > classical music.Then came rashid ali and sivamani.sivamani cheerful as > usual.everyone waited for d rhrsals to start off. > Rhrsals started around 5 with usha uthup singing jaane tu ya jane > na..i was sitting beside d stage waiting for rahman sir..by d time hariharan > and sadhna sargam dropped in..benny said just to stand a little further bak > so tat i dont get any scolding..so nice of him to do tat..after sum time he > asked me how come i was thr, i told him am a keyboard player and a programer > and provided d drumkit .I guess he undrstud everythng and just smiled at > me.i was sitting in a corner..watchng dem rhrsing and waiting to c god up > close!! suddenly i saw a bunch of ppl cuming on stage..oh my God tats > A.R.Rahman himself guarded by swamidurai and a bald gentleman..AAH the > moment i waited for 15 years . > His presence made a difference to d entire place..he came down and > checked things had a talk with murthy sir..tuk over d white roland ax synth > ..i just wnted to take a closer luk at him came down from d stairs on whch i > was waiting and stud beside d podium on stage for the keyboard players..i > was watching only him..it was magical..watching god infront and still bein > alive..benny came and asked me how am i feeling..i cudnt say nethng just > smiled at him..den time passed by i was so engrossed in watching him time > passed by in a wink.he was watching things carefuly and walked to difrnt > corners of d stage..i cud imagine a lion roaming all around d stage like a > king..he was playing sum solos on his synth amazing..gracefuly playing d > grace notes..he was sharing sum jokes wt ppl around him and it was so great > 2 c him smiling..got introduced to israth m'am and javed ali by a very kind > hearted gentleman from chennai fiazuddin..he was kind enough to come to me > and saying hello..didnt expect that at all..so nice of him. > Sir announced an half an hour break for dinner.all d ladies went to > hav their food.israth ma'm asked me "saapriya " thnk god i understand tamil > a bit and when he knew i didnt she asked me to hav my food..so kind of her > to do tat..i was realy surprised how sister of an oscar winner cn b so > humble.i
RE: [arr] reposting it in a readable format..jai ho concert experience on stage(kolkata)
Souvik, while everyone must have understood what you meant, pls avoid sms skang.d for the, dis for this etc.thats what gops meant -original message- Subject: [arr] reposting it in a readable format..jai ho concert experience on stage(kolkata) From: "souvik gupta" Date: 15/11/2009 18:29 i wud like to share dis experience of mine which is like a dream cum true..and i think am blessed..from d day i heard bout d concert at kolkata wnted to b there as a bakstage crew to c arr closely..watch his moves..watch him walk..watch him talk..i asked a lot of frnds of mine..bt dats not an easy thng to have in real. 11th my band mate whose a drummer got a call from jeoraj who asked for d kit on hire.this chance came from nowhere,i guess god fulfilled my wishes as i waited for dis moment fr 15 yrs.went with d kit to d venue with rohit our drummer and rajib whose al d way from bangladesh just to c d concert..reached d venue around 10 30.stepped onto the stage and wow tat was a feeling..after we set up d kit wt jeoraj, we came to know only 1person cn stay at d venue with d kit..been a lttl selfish and decided to stay there.dey said dey ll provide me with a pass from rapport global..waited near d green room.slowly d musicians started coming to the venue. keith peters,shankar, naveen and others. Recognized many of dem by d badges they had..finaly got my crew pass and thnked god..jeoraj said dat d rhrsals usualy start atr night and continues till morning and rahman sir will drop in at night only. i was ready to wait d whole night..saw sivamanis kit was set and guys from electrocraft micing d kits.In d mean time had a nice chat wt jeoraj shared our views on music.by the time more musicians came in..saw steffen devassy,and p.a.deepak sitting on a chair wt his laptop on..said hello to him and cleared sum queries on mac and logic..it was realy scary as i was expecting sumone asking me not to be on stage and talk to dem.. I was standing in a side and watched d progress.d best musicians and technicians of india on work.it was realy hot on stage bt d musicians were all enjoying on stage and having fun.After d lunch every one was set for the sound check..by d time d singers started coming in..saw blaaze,benny dayal,tanvi, vivianne, suzanne coming down one after another..Wow! !! i was sitting in a corner whn i saw blaaze,benny and vivianne chating, had their autographs on my pray for me brother cd..viviane asked me to teach her some words in bengali..and she succesfuly pronounced some bangla words clearly which she stayed from stage on d day of d concert.By d time murthy sir came down.stefen devassy was checking d cottage piano which was there for rahman sir..wow!!!wat feel and technic.clearly suggested he s trained in western classical music.Then came rashid ali and sivamani.sivamani cheerful as usual.everyone waited for d rhrsals to start off. Rhrsals started around 5 with usha uthup singing jaane tu ya jane na..i was sitting beside d stage waiting for rahman sir..by d time hariharan and sadhna sargam dropped in..benny said just to stand a little further bak so tat i dont get any scolding..so nice of him to do tat..after sum time he asked me how come i was thr, i told him am a keyboard player and a programer and provided d drumkit .I guess he undrstud everythng and just smiled at me.i was sitting in a corner..watchng dem rhrsing and waiting to c god up close!! suddenly i saw a bunch of ppl cuming on stage..oh my God tats A.R.Rahman himself guarded by swamidurai and a bald gentleman..AAH the moment i waited for 15 years . His presence made a difference to d entire place..he came down and checked things had a talk with murthy sir..tuk over d white roland ax synth ..i just wnted to take a closer luk at him came down from d stairs on whch i was waiting and stud beside d podium on stage for the keyboard players..i was watching only him..it was magical..watching god infront and still bein alive..benny came and asked me how am i feeling..i cudnt say nethng just smiled at him..den time passed by i was so engrossed in watching him time passed by in a wink.he was watching things carefuly and walked to difrnt corners of d stage..i cud imagine a lion roaming all around d stage like a king..he was playing sum solos on his synth amazing..gracefuly playing d grace notes..he was sharing sum jokes wt ppl around him and it was so great 2 c him smiling..got introduced to israth m'am and javed ali by a very kind hearted gentleman from chennai fiazuddin..he was kind enough to come to me and saying hello..didnt expect that at all..so nice of him. Sir announced an half an hour break for dinner.all d ladies went to hav their food.israth ma'm asked me "saapriya " thnk god i understand tamil a bit and when he knew i didnt she asked me to hav my food..so kind of her to do tat..i was realy surprised how sister of an oscar winner cn b so humble.i didnt want to miss ne moment so i stayed on stage..watch
