Neunundneunzig Luftballons

This post will begin as nothing but a baseless body of text.
I just clicked 'New Post' on the dashboard and here I am with an empty head and nothing of substance to put up here,

But thanks for joining me here and welcome to The Long Winter ,seats are currently available in the backrow, take a load of your feet and wallow....

Alots happened since I last posted, I had the pleasure of meeting the guys from Testament,Megadeth,3 Doors Down and Reel Big Fish (who signed my wallet ;)) prior to Desert Rock.

If you want me to review the show ,

no,

Although it was could probably qualify as one of the best nights I've had in a while,
Tarun ,Anup and I ended up getting lost on the way to the Country Club, I should've seen that coming, the moment I stopped and asked them,

"Wait a minute, do any of you know where the club is?"

It took us around an hour and a half (minus the pit stops) but we finally got there in time to meet Testament.

What I found amazing was that we met quite a few Deviant 'fans' there who approached us and even singled me out for a quick chat about how the band was going and such
Tarun and I even encountered two drunk guys screaming "OMGZ ITS THE BASSIST AND DRUMMER OF DEVIANT ,LET US BOW"



Spot the blogger ;).

Well thats it for now,

Cheers and such.

Chatblog again

I haven't done this in a while , but me and Tarun just had a conversation that I thought was worthy of one, so here it is
(I rewrote his nickname because its too elaborate)



Tarun...the warmth... says:
Im telling some people about how you are the one that saved deviants ass!!
Tarun...the warmth... says:
you linked the 2 ends of the chain!!
Tarun...the warmth... says:
WHY all girls??...damn you already have the upper hand..
ruffle | DVNT says:
what do you mean ?
Tarun...the warmth... says:
I must tell them you have a small penis!!
Tarun...the warmth... says:
then i will get the groupies..
Tarun...the warmth... says:
hahahahaha
ruffle | DVNT says:
no because
ruffle | DVNT says:
if you tell them I have a small penis
ruffle | DVNT says:
that clarifies the rumour that we shower together
Tarun...the warmth... says:
This is true..
ruffle | DVNT says:
mhm
Tarun...the warmth... says:
or we can say you are a pervert and emailed pictures of your penis to us
ruffle | DVNT says:
:|!
ruffle | DVNT says:
you...wouldn't..
Tarun...the warmth... says:
there is NO ESCAPE FRO A TINY WINKY!!!
Tarun...the warmth... says:
do you really think you can get groupies
Tarun...the warmth... says:
i mean really??
ruffle | DVNT says:
if I do the chicken dance on stage
ruffle | DVNT says:
yesz0r!
Tarun...the warmth... says:
....thats just sad....



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hes right you know.

Arriving somewhere but not here

Anyone who knows me will also know that I like Opeth and Porcupine Tree ,and when two bands tend to link in some way, it makes me all jittery to the point where I change my name, paint my face yellow and run around Ibn Batuta naked (in no particular order).....

It might even happen one of these days *chuckle*

Moving on, with the same topic in mind....

Porcupine Tree - Arriving somewhere but not here

Never stop the car on a drive in the dark
Never look for the truth in your mother's eyes
Never trust the sound of rain upon a river rushing
Through your ears

Arriving somewhere but not here

Could you imagine the final sound as a gun
Or the smashing windscreen of a car?
Did you ever imagine the last thing you'd hear as you're fading out
Was a song?

Arriving somewhere but not here

All my designs, simplified
And all of my plans, comprimised
And all of my dreams, sacrificed

Ever had the feeling you've been here before?
Drinking down the poison the way you were taught
Ever thought from here on in your life begins
And all you knew was wrong?

Arriving somewhere but not here

All my designs, simplified
And all of my plans, comprimised
And all of my dreams...

Did you see the redness block your part?
Did the scissors cut a way to your heart?
Did you feel the end before the suns of mothers
Tearing you apart?

Arriving somewhere but not here


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While browsing the intarweb a long time ago, I was interested to find out that PT's Steven Wilson did a few vocal lines for Opeth's song 'Bleak' , you probably already know this but if you don't, he sings the bit that goes.....

" Devious movements in your eyes
Moved me from relief
Breath comes out white clouds with your lies
And filters through me"

........and onwards after that.

The link in the 'Arriving somewhere but not here' is Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt's solo in the song.
I'm not going to go into detail about how the solo adds on to the song but it does play a crucial role in the sole meaning of the song if you're visualising it the way I am.

The rhythm behind the song is a driving force, literally in a way because it does bring about a feeling of movement, wind in your hair , head full of thoughts , driving at an alarmingly high speed with something important on your mind.

The Driver
Nobody really thinks a lot when they drive which brought me to the assumption that the driver could have been under the influence of something.
Driving away from worry and pain, or right into the heart of it all to bring an end to it.
He crashes (Keywords:musical cues) but passes away slowly as the music draws to a close.

It could even be something other than a car and driver.
Could it be.....

The Passing
Afterlife,
The title in itself could suggest that the generic human being living his or her life on earth would eventually end up somewhere equally devoid of anything holding true significance after the passing.I thought about this when I listened to it at school in an empty room with a pen and paper.

The song can act as a portal, listen to it and then reflect and make little comparisons between the feelings and lyrics in the song with your own interpretation of the world and it's yet unknown secrets.

I have now officially gone off on a tangent.

Dayaan.

Assembly 2

It went really well, better than I expected actually.

But the whole 'adventure' of sorts that took place the week before the gig was almost 'documentary' material honestly, all the stuff we went through to get ourselves ready and everything that happened like

* The sleepover/late night jam session at my place
* The idea of pulling out of the whole show two days prior to it
* The way my E string managed to break a day before the gig and the whole ride to Wafi just to get a new pack of strings late in the night.
* Getting to meet the coolest local ever (Mo)
* My bed breaking
* Waking up the next morning at 8 (when we planned at 9:30)...
* ...to go audition for BOTB.....
* ...which didn't happen so we went back to Jumeirah to....
* ...catch the DAA Swimathon gig with Disuse and Ashes of Dawn
* Soundcheck when we finally got to AUD
* Setlist issues
* Pulling a muscle in my left leg after or before we played
* Meeting Hakami after so long

But we managed to pull through and my first ever gig with Deviant turned out to be one of their best too and I'm glad to have been a part of that.

I'd also like to thank Ritu,Anisha,Karan,Sharad,Shehara,Hitesh,Richard,Rohan,Behlul,Norain,Ismail,Ardi,Aaron and my dad for being there , you guys were great with all the support and made me feel alot less nervous at the time,
Sarah, even though you weren't there,as always you really made me feel awesome :), come back soon okay?.

Last but not least , Lucas , Tarun and Anup, thanks for making me a part of all this , cheers and heres to more great shows.

P.S > Happy belated Birthday Nauseen and Hannah ^_^

P.P.S > The post is lame , I just felt the need to post something here regarding yesterday's events.

P.P.S > I do believe this is my 50th post too.

P.P.P.S (if there is such a thing) > heres the link to Shehara's photobucket with the pictures from the gig

http://photobucket.com/albums/b162/cancersinthesky/Assembly%202/