Archives for November 2008
Bollywood Gets Obscene
21 November 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments
I listen to lots of music that makes frequent use of Anglo-Saxon words, but I didn’t expect “foul” language from Bollywood songs until recently. 2008 is the year Bollywood songs began to feature English obscenities. As far as I can tell, Hard Kaur apparently gets the credit for the first use of the word “bitch” [...]
Generalizations about Desi vs. Gora taste in Bollywood music
21 November 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments
In my many years of throwing Bollywood DJ parties for a mixed crowd, I have noticed a remarkable consistency in the difference in taste between the goras and the desis. Whenever Anjali or I are talking to a gora about our parties they always want to know if we play vintage Bollywood. That is their [...]
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It really is the most popular question
21 November 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments
I titled my prior blog post about our upcoming trip to India “Excited About India?” because invariably that is the first question everyone, and I mean everyone, asks me when I tell them about our plans. It happens like clockwork in every interaction. So since writing the post, every time someone approaches me about our [...]
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ATLAS 5 Year Anniversary Party
14 November 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments
Thank you to everyone who came down to celebrate the five year anniversary of Atlas at Holocene. Thanks to all of your support Atlas is by far the longest-running party at Holocene. It felt great that 500 of you cared enough to come down and dance and wish us well. It was a wonderful anniversary: [...]
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Need Help With Indian English?
8 November 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments
Lonely Planet has published a guide to Indian English. While many jokes in America have to do with Indian call center operators trying to sound American, it will only be a matter of time until Texans are learning how to pronounce English in an Indian manner, so they can work in American call centers to [...]
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Excited About India?
8 November 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments
It has been nearly five years since Anjali and I have been to India. We’ve wanted to return for several years now, and just weren’t able to make it happen until this year. We hate to leave our Portland supporters without a party for several months, but surely anyone who understands what we [...]