A concert, kuddas and a psychological thriller
I’m feeling rather unhealthy. Eyes are smarting, head is hurting and stomach is making unholy noises. Small wonder given that I’ve skipped lunch and blatantly ignored sleep requirements the last few days. I find it most inconvenient that on weekends I’m up and about before 7.30 (despite going to sleep around 2.30) and weekday mornings are nothing short of a battleground between me and that formidable adversary the alarm clock. I had a varied weekend, would like to mention a couple of things.
Went out on Friday night to find that Glow was almost empty. Every other time i’ve been there it’s been difficult to see 2 feet ahead of you due to a combination of Sri Lankan bus like crowds and a screen of smoke. Pleasant change it must be said. It was good to see ppl being ID’d at the entrance and underage ppl being “branded” (chuckles) so that they can’t be served alcohol, I’m not too sure how far it’s enforced though. Also, I don’t think the age limit should be 21, 18 is probably more appropriate. Met a bunch of ppl who I hadn’t seen since school days and it was really nice to see in what ways they’ve changed/stayed the same. (Also should say hello to A, another reminder of my lack of anonymity on this blog!)
On Saturday night I made my way towards the Bishop’s College auditorium to watch Rhythm’s of one nation. Was a solid show. The Band Paradox was good and innovative with their sound, Charles Mark was very pleasant, super dancing all around, the final Baila Paduru party was very entertaining and Anush was super with his rendition of Tequila Sunrise and I absolutely loved the retro stuff he did. Hats off to the bugger and all the other performers. The single low point in the show was the one compere who for some reason made an odd political statement that was totally uncalled for and more importantly out of place and out of context (the whole “spoilt, rich kids” speech). I’m willing to bet a lot of money that it wasn’t part of the organized show and that it was an individual outburst, silly fellow. Besides that, superbly done, very professional job specially given the fact that almost all performers (and backstage) were amateurs.
I managed to lose my signal lights, AGAIN. It was a Sunday afternoon and I had parked on Barnes Place for a couple of hours. Being Sunday I expected most thieves to be having an afternoon nap, but I obviously underestimated the work ethic of the Barne’s Place Junction kuddas. My lights have probably been sold in Panchikawaththa (from where I will most probably have to re-purchase them or a similar pair) and converted into solid dope money. Today on my way home i’ll probably see some trace of my lights in the eyes of the kudda on Barnes Place who tries to direct me into the big parking lot every single day.
Sunday night was reserved for the movie SAW. Brilliant psychological thriller, i’ll recommend it to anyone. I must admit that I was totally fooled and thought the wrong bugger was the culprit right till the very end, brilliant twist. I thought the production and directing was really good, but the acting could possibly have been better, specially Adam. Probably not a good idea to watch it late in the night, specially if you imagine ppl creeping through your window at 3am 
Thank u ddm for coming to watch the show,(I presume Anush bugged u until u finally bought the tickets)and yeah it was a success and we are all proud to be apart of it.
Just for the record, the whole ‘rich kid’ political speech WAS an individual outburst and was not a part of the organized compering act.
Comment by Savi — August 8, 2005 @ 4:39 pm
Thanks ddm…but savi, just so you know ddm was bugging me to sell him the best tickets possible and he virtually trying to snatch the tickets off me. Such was his enthusiasm.
And I must reinforce what savi said. It WAS a terrible outburst in very poor taste, nothing short of absurd and stupid. I apologise on behalf of the organisers for having let the compere go ahead with that speech. All speeches were moderated by me, but this one had been slipped in without me knowing. :s
Comment by Anush — August 9, 2005 @ 2:53 am
hate it when comperes do that. comperes need to understand that they are actually the sole face of the organizers, just like the performances are the sole face of the performers. the audience doesnt know all the hard work and the trouble the organizers put into make something work, all they judge it by is what they see on stage. i dont like it when people suddenly decide to move away from the original plan, especially if their touching on grounds they are unfamiliar with.
ddm, i love your blog!
this is actually the first time i’m going through it properly. can’t understand how it took me this long to notice it might be interesting. 
very nicely done, well written atleast. some of your phrases and the way in which you say things are so endearing due to them being the type of authentically sri lankan thing that one uses all the time without even noticing it. refreshing. 
Comment by Electra — August 9, 2005 @ 9:51 am
Savi - heh anush’s selling tactics were simple yet clever. All he had to was emphasize the presence of a “variety” of talent and his tickets were sold
But yes, super show, well done to all of you.
Electra - Thanks a lot! I appreciate the kind words.
I love writing in “speaking” style bc thats what I most enjoy reading, pleasantly surprised that i’m not the only one
Comment by ddm — August 10, 2005 @ 3:18 am
variety of talent ha?!!
my gosh that creature 
the cheek…
Comment by Savi — August 10, 2005 @ 12:25 pm