ExpertDabbler

Listened to the latest sensation “Aarrarai Kodi” by ARR in “Ah Aah” and it deserves every keystroke that has gone into praising it in blogosphere.

Its been a long time since we listened to something like this.
New sound, trademark ARR interludes, his inimitable voice. Irresistible…

But it remains to be seen how this number gets picturised.
I was so addicted to that “Hey Hey Enna achu unakku” in “Kadhal Virus” and could not wait to see the song. Man what a hep number it was and then i saw the song picturisation. That idiot Kadhir should have been hanged.
I dont know how many felt suicidal on seeing the song but i sure felt like killing that moron.
Girls were walking left and right all through the song and thats about it.

A free sound loop from Flashkit.com would have been enough to run in the background.
I dont know why that Saavugraaki needed an ARR tune for that.

For some reason, a song’s success has a strong association to the way its being picturised. I guess each person has a different idea about how his favorite tune is getting filmed. Once that disappoints, we just ignore that whole thing as one bad dream.

I think we love the early 80’s songs of IR precisely bcos we dont remember the picturisation of the song. so we just happily go by the tune. See the picturisation and i bet most of the songs will suck big time.

Some like Moondram Pirai(BM’s amazing cinematography) are timeless though.

Talking about picturisation, there is one person who has been simply brilliant and has consistently exceeded audience expectations.
A bespectacled 40-ish recluse from Alwarpet who did his MBA from Jamnalal, he has been inspired by ARR’s splendid tunes and ARR in turn has given his best for him.
What a combo!

Now dont dare ask me who that is.

The feeling of getting caught in rains in a metro when home is far away is quite a pain. Three monsoons back i left for home from office @ Nandanan at about 7 in the evening and reached Perambur at about 11.

You dont really enjoy when u find water levels going up and up in the roads and you are in your vehicle whose accelerator throttle is always raised lest water enters the silencer.

There was this joke going around that buses which left from Chennai city limits reached Tambaram after a food halt enroute:)

i thought that as a dreadful night until i read this

Man, no words to describe what the average mumbaikar has to put up with.

What stood between Steve Waugh and the “Final Frontier” in 2001 and what made the Aussies conquer that “Final Frontier” in 2004 was this McGrath’s absence then and his presence later respectively.

Glenn Mcgrath is more of a self-improvement guru than an ordinary bowler to me. Here are his seven habits as perceived by me.

Be Proactive:
Make the batsman play every ball. No bowling well outside the off-stump and staying safe funda.

Begin with the End in Mind:
Every ball and every over is bowled with the batsman’s wicket in mind.

Put First Things First:
The first and probably the only thing that matters in pace bowling is putting the ball on or just outside the off-stump at three-quarters length with the odd in-cutter and the one that straightens up just in case the batsman is takng it easy.

Think Win/Win:
Always think Australia is gonna win again and again.

Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood:
Understand the batsman. Every batsman has a weakness. Its up to us to exploit them.
And its also important to convey yur intentions with the appropriate glare and some provocation just to unsettle him. One can use the media to good effect in this.
This works fantastic. Ask Brian Lara and Mike Atherton.

Synergize:
Work as a team with the bowler at the other end. It can be Warney or it can be Gillespie or Lee. Apply pressure on the batsman consistently. Sooner or later he is bound to crack.

Sharpen the Saw:
Always be willing to learn new techniques. Stay fit and injury-free. Keep your eyes and ears open to learn new tricks to snare the batsman. Try to find new weaknesses in each of them.

To know about the other side of Glenn McGrath, click here. A far cry from the ‘Play Boy’ type Shane Warnes of the world.