last night i officially made my debut into the bombay music scene.  a 30-minute performance at prive, a members only night club in colaba (mumbai).  acoustic set.  accompanied by a friend of a friend…who we affectionately call, poopsie.  the set went really well.  and once i got to the club, i quickly realized it was another gig, just happened to be in mumbai.  a way to stave off the anxiety. 

they are calling me india’s answer to sheryl crow.  i like the tag line.  not only because of the great comparison, but also because of the sense of nationalism and possession.  it makes me happy to be claimed by india.  whatever love and affection i have for my mother country is reflected back to me in this tag line…at least in my eyes.

tasha and i decided to promptly live the rock star nightlife.  out with friends til 5am, club hopping, dancing, meeting new people, and a final stop at bade miyan, one of my favorite road side kebob stalls.  most of us were vegetarians so there were at least 5 types of paneer and rotis on the table.  included in the party was an old college mate of mine who i hadn’t seen in years.  funny we end up meeting in mumbai.  he had brought a couple of his friends - writers from time out mumbai.  very fun set of gentlemen.

we tried to sleep in a bit, but meetings at the zoom offices for the awards show tomorrow rushed us out of bed.  but in typical india fashion, things were delayed and what would have been a 2 hour meeting in the states, ended up taking 5 hours here.  granted, there was tea and fanta involved and a fair amount of laughing, but when we haven’t had the time for jet lag, the days can feel long, especially when you have to be on!

we kept it low-key tonight.  late dinner with friends at suk at the top of the taj hotel.  lovely food.  lovely company.  but now i’m ready to just crash.  morning rehearsal with shibani kashyap, whom i’m singing a duet with.  she writes hindi songs.  i’m going to sing the chorus on her song.  she’ll sing the chorus on one of my english songs.  should make for a very cool collaboration.  okay…off to bed.  it’s 1:15am here.  12:45pm in LA.  goodnight.

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