Well ensconced in the fourth decade of my life, am just trying to recollect the things which stand out in the whole of my 20's.
In decreasing order of influence (positive as well as negative)
- Music - primarily rock
- Cigarettes (and the binges in early 20's)- Ughhhhhh and bye bye too
- Absolute lack of any sense of purpose
I still remember me the 1st year student at IT-BHU entering a noisy auditorium, where 3 different guitars were being used and I couldn't quite figure out why, and that why was somebody writing "Deep Purple" on the blackboard!!!
Still remember asking Alok for some tapes for that kind of music and then listening to the liberating sound of "highway star" on my 10w mono player. Next was "Disciplined breakdown" by the then unheard Collective Soul. And then Mr. Fool-phil called me once to his room to make me listen to this 'weird' music. Now coming to think of it, it would indeed be difficult to comprehend, if you heard God play music for the first time. That was LED-ZEP, and the rest as they say, is history!!!
From Zep to John Mayer now, its been a long journey, and its been worthwhile. Thank you Alok (and also for asking me to buy a guitar and never teaching me :).
Cigarettes, hmmm, the less said the better, though its been a companion in so many moments of solitude, daze, boredom, excitement.....and so on. But I guess, me dear friend, its time for us to move on, and you find someone else to poison, though you should feel proud to have had such a long association with me given my reputation of getting bored with things fairly quickly!!
Lack of sense of purpose - well, that is almost an underlying theme of my life in general, so probably its not just a highlight of my 20s.
Oh, and how could I forget - Piling on 2 kgs/year (backcalculated average). I have managed to look 'healthy' instead of मोटू thanks to my vertical affiliation with the sky.
And one day, I will be able to write like a pro and not write some junk just to update my blog. Yukk!!!
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