SPB in dreams

As usual, another nice dream. Guest of honor in the dream was SPB himself. I saw a small gathering in a big maNDapam with all tamil people. It is an occassion of marriage. People are supposedly performing before SPB with he hosting it. When there is a request by the crowd to let people sing before him, he asks the crowd if there is anybody to play Keyboard for support. I volunteer. The keyboard available is a very low end model. SPB suggests that I put some beats on the keyboard for the singers to keep the rhythm. For the song "vaa veNNilaa", to be sung by a malayaLi, the crowd boos him constantly. SPB interupts and says it is veru rude of the crowd to behave that way and that he is going to sing along with him. BOth SPB and the singer start singing together. In the middle of the song, SPB makes way for the singer and he sings pretty well. The sangathis in the aalaap are not that crisp but he still manages to do a decent job. Around that time SPB comes behind me, the kyeboard guy, and drinking water. I ask him - "Sir oru request." "ennappa, yesudas paattu paadaNuma ?". Yes "sir, Pramadhavanam". He hums - "theLidheepam" and revises the sangathi and falters. He says, "ok..konjam wait paNNu sangathi correct paNNiNdu varEn"

There ends the dream.

Chords for Suno na from Jhankar Beats

Song : Suno na
Film : Jhankar beats
Singer : Shaan
Scale : Cm

Prelude:
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Eb/C - - - Eb/G# - - -
Bb/Bb - - - C2/C - - -
- - - -

Cm/G - - - G# - - -
dilne tum ko  chun liyahai

Bb - - - Fmadd9 - - - 
tumbhi isko   chuno na

Eb - - - G7 - - -
khwaab koyi   dekhta hai

G7 - - - Cm - - -
tumbhi sapne   buno na   


Pallavi:
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Cm/G % % % G# % % %
dilne tum ko  chun liyahai

Bb % % % Fmadd9 % % % 
tumbhi isko   chuno na

Eb % % % G7 % % %
khwaab koyi   dekhta hai

G7 % % % Cm % % %
tumbhi sapne   buno na   dilye

Bb % % % % % % %
me ra  tumse kuch kehra ha hai

C4 % % % Cm % % %
suno na      dilye  

Bb % % % Gm % % %
me ra  tumse kuch kehra ha hai

Cm % % % G#M7 % % %
suno na   

(the entire pallavi is repeated once more, but the last chord G#M7 is replaced by Cm)


Interlude 1:
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Cm % % % G#M7 % Cm/G %
Bb % % % Cm % % % 
Cm % % % Bb % % %
Eb % % % Cm % % %
       door

Charanam 1:
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Bb % % % Eb % % % 
hokar  bhi doortum na hinho   paas

Bb % % % Eb % % % 
ho lekin paas kyunna hinho        (2)

Gm % % % % % % %
tanha tanhasa ma  mehki mehkiha wa 

Gm % % % Bb % % % 
kehra hahaija haan to
 
Cm % % % 
suno na

Interlude 2:
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Cm - - - G#M7 - - -
Bb - - - Cm - - -
Cm11 - - - Bb - - -
Cm - - - Cm - - -
Cm % % % Eb % % %
G#M7 % % % Gm % % % 
| G#   Eb     Cm| Cm | Bb   Fm     Bb| Bb 
Cm % % % Cm/G % % % 

Charanam 2:
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same as first

Temporary job in dept of public health

This year 2005 seems like a payback year for me. First I got a car. Now I got a temporary job offer in the dept of public health through a korean friend, who I had earlier helped in her phd work. All of a sudden I get a call a week ago from her saying that her group needs a programmer who is well versed in solving sets of coupled non-linear multivariable equations. I thought may be I know something about them. She set up a meeting with her Professor (prof 1). The meeting also involved another prof 2 who happens to be in my phd committee. On the discussion table prof 2 threw a few curious questions as to why I am unfunded etc. I tried to avoid those questions with an unimpregnable silence and he being a courteous nice man, let go off his curiosity.

The high point of the discussion was that Prof 1 appointed me right away without even asking for my resume. Today I have to turn in the paper work. The sudden offer of this employment is now pressing me to finish the papers and thesis as quickly as possible. May be this is a blessing in disguise. Also, had a meeting with my adviosr - prof 3. Good news was about he encouraging me for writing another paper. Well, things do not get any better for now.

Talked to my Atlanta music troupe owner last night about the developments and told him how badly I am going to need an H1 from April. He said he would do something about it. But there is something that bothers me about him. Or may be I am thinking the wrong way. He expects himself to be included in every convo that I make with any musician in the troupe. May be this sort of transparency is required since that is how a group should function. I think I need to learn this more properly. With prof 3 it had been a disaster. Let me try my hand with prof 1 and music groups. I will become a better team man I believe.