Friday, March 11, 2011

Bryan Adams in Mumbai

















With a crowd of over 15,000 swaying to the music, Mumbai was at its energetic and spirited best as Canadian rocker Bryan Adams belted out hits after hits at his rocking concert in Mumbai.

The stage was huge, with two massive screens adorning each of its side and one behind him, for the comfort of those who couldn't catch a meaty glimpse of the 51-year-old, who rocked as if he truly believes in 18 till I die.

He sang around 20 songs including "Let's make a night to remember", "Please forgive me", "How do ya feel tonight" - but the audience didn't seem to have had enough of him. They went berserk as Adans sang "Summer of 69" and asked the audience to sing in between. But even a breather between two songs by Adams sent the crowd chanting 'Bryan, Bryan, Bryan'!

Dressed in black, Adams too was exhilarated about the response, saying, "I came first in 1994 and this is the fifth time I am performing in Mumbai. It's one of my best shows!"

He made sure to interact with the audience very well, and even invited a girl on stage to sing with him. Later, as he asked the 15,000 plus crowd to switch on their digital cameras and phone cameras, and go flash as he sang "Please forgive me", the MMRDA Ground in Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai glittered like never before.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Danger: Expectations


It is a known fact that life isn’t perfect,
But why is this urge for perfection so strong?
I do realize fairy tales aren't meant to be lived out,
It is just a metaphor for what can never be.
Why do I chase emotions and feelings that defies rationale,
Why I keep hoping for a tale that gives me my happy ending.
Why a realist like me keeps chasing a facade of happily ever after,
While for many it is just an exercise in futility and reason for some pathetic laughter.
I do believe this sphinx of unmet desire reaches out to gloom,
If persisted with could lead to my untimely doom.
Why this shackle of parody tightens against my timid resistance,
What drives my diabolic motivation that fuels my ungainly persistence?
Today I am surrounded by troubled negativity and depravity in search of a final recourse and way out of the shambles,
I fear I'm destined to chase unstable shadows on shaky grounds where realities rumble and sanity slowly stumbles.