The post Diwali blues Jam of 11th Nov @ Bandstand

I came back from Nausari at around 2 O'Clock to Mumbai, and having played the very night before, and when I contemplated playing again in the evening @ bandstand, felt like some journeying rock star with a tight schedule! haha! The stages are 5 feet by 5 feet, the audience is our very own desi people and the fee is the cheers and the satisfaction, and a feeling of having conveyed something, made a difference somewhere..

From the song 'Guitar Man' by bread

"Who draws the crowd and plays so loud, Baby its the guitar man.
Whos gonna steal the show, you know Baby its the guitar man.

Then he comes to town, and you see his face, And you think you might like to take his place. Somethin keeps him driftin miles and miles away Searchin for the songs to play.

Then you listen to the music and you like to sing along, You want to get the meaning out of each and every song. Then you find yourself a message and some words to call your own And take them home."

Whatever!

When I called the gang up, almost everyone was busy, thanks to the post festivities stuff, and only Kailash, Gauri , Bharti and I made it. Gauri had observed another group playing on the promenade and thought it was a band, but it turned out to be a group singing Christ songs..we went there thinking we'd jam up with another band, but still, there seemed nothing wrong to me with the message of these guys and I sat down and did guitar duties for some of their songs.

We got up and we returned to our place, and belted out some songs, I was not singing too loud or too good, and the energy was not kicking, but we did our bit. And then I took this oppurtunity to play some beautiful songs I enjoy playin..Love will keep us alive, Waiting for so long, Words, Peaceful Easy feling, Train leaves here this morning, New Kid in Town and really enjoyed myself!

There was a nice couple who requested "Killing me softly" which I did not know how to play and promised to prepare for the next time.

So that was that. A small bluesy kind of jam, and I walked alone along the Promenade after saying bye to the rest of the gang, and had a moong dosa at the Amrit Sagar hotel like a hundred times before. After my post dinner walk to the Bandra station, Punched my coupons for 5 Rs. for Goregaon and I was home. Home to a room with me and my guitars. Put my head down on the mat and poof! I'm traveling in my dreams...

Here are the pics:

The Lord Songs Group and me belting my guitar

A rather small audience..where's the gang??

Kailash!

I've leartn this new pose for playing...Its rather comfortable!