Thought I had something more to say

Let me bring you songs from the woods - to make you feel much better than you could know

JusForKix — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 05:13:19 GMT

This entry is based on completely random music related thoughts that have been running through my mind. I started off with the idea of just writing down the songs that either have been stuck in my head or those that I find interesting, soothing, intriguing. Instead I have decided to write down genres and musical styles that intrigue me. If any of these styles/genres are your cup of tea (or do re mi .... for that matter), then just let Me know your favorite artist/artists/songs in that genre. So here goes: a) Jazz - more of the conventional/traditional jazz styles b) Bluegrass & Zydeco c) Blues d) Eastern/Western fusion music (a very broad category - but most of what I have listened to tend to be Indian fusion music) e) Indian classical - carnatic as well as hindustani f) Indian popular music - (more emphasis on the classics) g) Indian popular music remix h) Hip-hop/Rap (Old Skool) i) Qawwalis (songs of the sufis) k) Classic Rock - in particular Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith Well these are the main ones. So here is to hearing from you :)

Just Deux It

JusForKix — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 18:59:29 GMT

Well, here is the second blogpost. As Jenzie put it - I am slowly entering the Dark Side. Call Me Lord Vader and put in a call to James Earl Jones so he can start breathing for Me :) As I thought about the various things I could blog about, I came upon a realization (call Me the Enlightened one, the Siddhartha who became a Buddha) The realization was that throughout my life, I have been flitting and flirting with things of varied interests. Trying to classify, nay categorize these interests, I found that they all fit a pattern, but then again they do not. In terms of reading, I have gone through various phases (as probably have many others) from enid blyton to archie comics to hardy boys to Asterix & Obelix / Tintin to Ayn Rand to Douglas Hofstadter and other books that relate to the philosophy/science category to political discussions to Calvin & Hobbes, Doonebury, ... to Frank Miller/Neil Gaiman to Jhumpa Lahiri, Vikram Seth, Salman Rushdie and various other authors of India origin or those who have written on topics relating to India There are two themes that run throughout these various phases and interests - a) Comics, Fantasy that are innovative for their time (atleast to some extent) and bring about some amount a sense of humor and imagination (beyond the norm) and b) A theme that related to my attempt at understanding who I was and what I wanted to be when I grew up. Be it Science and Philosophy as I went through school or things related to art when I was getting My PhD or things related to India as I try to find out whether Im more Indian, more american, something in between or something completely different. I guess this is part of growing up, part of trying to assimilate one's surroundings into the everyday routine, part of belonging to multiple cultures, part of evolution. But then again, I can't help but think - will I always be a butterfly - flitting from one thing to the next or will I turn into a moth and find the flame that draws me to it :)

Da Virgin Post

JusForKix — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 23:14:44 GMT

Aaaah, the dreaded blog I've succumbed to the temptation as well. No matter how hard I tried to avert my eyes from the evil tempting eye of the blog, I could not avoid it. So here I am trying to identify something that is topical, interesting, intriguing and occasionally funny :) Bear with me as I wade my way through this blogworld :) Adios Amigos