Nice one ram,
eagerly waiting for the second
--- Ram Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi ARR fans,
>
> I wanted to share with you all the moment(s) I saw
> and met our boss "A R Rahman". Though the time I was
> "literally" close to him was just few minutes, it is
> a dream for a "die hard" fan like me (rather it is a
> dream for all of us in this group). Ill narrate my
> experience and I feel very happy sharing this with
> our group:
>
> It was Feb 20 - 2003. Thursday. India Pistols
> Ground, Taramani, Chennai. Around 9:00 PM. The day
> before the "Unity of Light" live concert. Four of
> our friends decided to go to the concert together.
> So I went with my dad. mom and brother to get the
> tickets for the concert (from LandMark). It was
> Rs.250 ticket. After we got the ticket, we just
> thought of going and seeing the stage and light
> arrangements for the next day's concert. Our car
> approached slowly near the ground. Heavy police
> security. Crowd near the gate. But I never thought
> our Boss will be in there, till I started to hear
> the sounds gradually filling my ears as we
> approached the venue. Then I decided, "I have to see
> him in there!!!";
>
> I was skeptical whether I'll be able to make it
> inside, as there was already a crowd waiting near
> the gate to enter and have a "Dharshan" of our Boss.
> Seeing the excitement of me and my brother, my dad
> approached the gate security and showed his
> identity. WE WERE ALLOWED INSIDE. Man, I cannot
> explain that moment. I was walking from the back of
> the stage I could hear our Boss speaking something.
> But nothing went into my senses, as my only aim then
> was to "SEE" the musical icon of India.
>
>
> Finally, "I SAW HIM". What a moment! Myself and my
> brother was simply standing and starring at him,
> unable to believe that it was a reality and not a
> dream.
>
> The rehersal for Baba was going on. He was
> instructing the Dholak player: "Dippu Dippu Adi"
> (meaning, play the Dippu Dippu beat). He started
> playing and our Boss was fine with that. I was
> seeing a so many singers who have worked with Rahman
> roaming around near me. Shankar Mahadevan (who was
> on the stage for Dippu Dippu), Swarnalatha, Blaze,
> Hariharan, Vasunthra Das were there to mention a
> few.
>
> Our Boss was wearing a black coat and he was
> keeping himself cool. (But a bit nervous I guess for
> the next day's concert). He had nearly 3 large
> keyboards (minimum 7 octaves) surrounding him. He
> was giving so many improvements to the song as the
> practice was going on. No joke. He is simply great.
> The speaker system was amazing. It was like another
> "mini" stage in front of the main stage. (Slightly
> inside the audience chairs). I then realized that
> live "mixing" was not an easy job. That too for our
> Boss's songs!!! When Keith Peters struck pieces from
> his instrument, the whole air was filled with low
> frequency "Base". Simply Amazing!!!!!
>
> Rehearsal of many songs was on. It was 10:30. It
> was becoming cold. I saw our Boss preparing for
> something. I and my brother went near the stage out
> of curiosity. We guessed it has to be for his
> dinner. We were right. He was coming down from the
> stage. It was the right time for us to get his
> "AUTOGRAPH". We followed him. Many would'nt have
> noticed his slipping from the stage. There was a
> tent near by and he went in it. There was a plate on
> a table. But as soon as he went in, a screen was
> pulled and it covered the entrance. But as and when
> a mild wind blew, I was able to see our Boss in
> there. He did not start his food. He was having a
> casual chat with Suhasini (Maniratnam) and the event
> organizer. He did not have much food. Infact
> nothing, I could say.
>
> Now came the moment. He was coming out of his
> tent. We rushed near him. Suddenly to my surprise
> (and anger) and few other fans thronged at him. I
> guessed they should've also waited like me outside
> and peeping. "Rahman and me" face to face, what a
> moment. I some how gathered a pen and got my dad's
> visiting card for his autograph. But I was not sure
> if he will like to write on a visiting card. He
> proved he is a great man. Did not tell anything.
> Gave a smile (what a smile) signed and proceeded on
> to the stage. Moment of my life. !!!!! There is no
> necessity for a person like him to come out and have
> a minute with common people standing outside and
> sign on a bit paper. He is simply great!!!
>
> The rehearsal proceeded. I was till 12:30 in the
> night. The other songs I saw in the rehearsal were
> "B to the A - BABA" by Blaze, "Porale" by Swarna,
> "Yeh Yeh enna acchu" by Vasunthra. All live. So
> close. So near. Great experience. Next day was the
> show. That was another great experience all
> together. The real concert was a great day, as I got
> my appointment order for my campus interview.
> Unforgettable moments !!!!!
>
> Hope I did not bore you all and hope all liked
> this. Though small, it was not a trivial experience.
> Am sure this will be a dream for most of his fans. I
> think am fortunate enough in my life to get this
> experience. I hope and wish all gets this kind of
> experience to see him at least once in the life!
>
> I have another one like this, when I met for the
> second time. When? Where? How? Will share that soon.
>
> Catch you all till then.
>
> Enjoy the magic of ARRahman, the Boss !!!!!
>
> Bye,
> Ram
>
>
>
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