a playful innocence if you will
India is magic, dangerous
innocent yes, and yet - naughty
like kids sneaking out of bed
after dark, and playing
like kids sneaking out of bed
after dark, and playing
G A R A M M A S A L A
crank the volume
crank the volume
a jim lamarche remix
from the album TWO LIVES/19
assembled in logic audio and final cut
voices by alla kadysh
with ShahRukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor
or in the blog compilation/experiment (in progress)
https://jimlamarche.blogspot.com/2019/04/two-lives19.html
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH
the story behind garam masala
I lived and worked in North India/Punjab in late 2008
it was a whole new world - like on another planet
I was a fish out of water but loving this
a 2 day recovery from jet-lag in my hotel room, slowly waking
to this smell, no fragrance of a cumin and curry blend
these sounds outside even the birds sounded different - surreal
getting up, looking out my window - clear blue sky
need coffee - squinting, sun is still tilted like it is in Toronto
yet it's summer here - wow, a lot of street people, ok
and holy shit ... DOGS everywhere
and frikkin' dirty
diwali is tonight
I'm invited to a ritzy wedding reception in Sector 10 in chandigarh
a better caste shall we say, a sizable staff, band/dj
and fireworks, so I'm told (all true)
hot shower
having shampooed/conditioned my hair
turning on the large flatscreen in my hotel room
channels upon channels of this dancing and singing crap
got kind of annoying the first day or two
then I just started watching it, mostly because
that's all there was, it seemed
provocative, hypnotic even
allowing myself to be pulled
the transition is gentle, but once you're IN?
no words
thinking, I'm looking at the whole country here
finding colour in the grey
a reason to live, someone to become
if only for 74 minutes
https://jimlamarche.blogspot.com/2019/04/two-lives19.html
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH
the story behind garam masala
I lived and worked in North India/Punjab in late 2008
it was a whole new world - like on another planet
I was a fish out of water but loving this
a 2 day recovery from jet-lag in my hotel room, slowly waking
to this smell, no fragrance of a cumin and curry blend
these sounds outside even the birds sounded different - surreal
getting up, looking out my window - clear blue sky
need coffee - squinting, sun is still tilted like it is in Toronto
yet it's summer here - wow, a lot of street people, ok
and holy shit ... DOGS everywhere
and frikkin' dirty
diwali is tonight
I'm invited to a ritzy wedding reception in Sector 10 in chandigarh
a better caste shall we say, a sizable staff, band/dj
and fireworks, so I'm told (all true)
hot shower
having shampooed/conditioned my hair
turning on the large flatscreen in my hotel room
channels upon channels of this dancing and singing crap
got kind of annoying the first day or two
then I just started watching it, mostly because
that's all there was, it seemed
provocative, hypnotic even
allowing myself to be pulled
the transition is gentle, but once you're IN?
no words
thinking, I'm looking at the whole country here
finding colour in the grey
a reason to live, someone to become
if only for 74 minutes
I was offered a job with all the perks in Mohali
invited to come and live there full-time
my own apartment, driver, cook
and a decent compensation package
easy/simple and I turned it down
now wondering why did I do that?
maybe it was because I wouldn't be able
to see my little girl grow up
.
invited to come and live there full-time
my own apartment, driver, cook
and a decent compensation package
easy/simple and I turned it down
now wondering why did I do that?
maybe it was because I wouldn't be able
to see my little girl grow up
.
