Am I ready to blog about this week’s theme, “Any song/
music / thoughts you are obsessed with.”
This theme set me off thinking
whether I am obsessed with anything at all, forget music. It kept me thinking
for almost four days and I still cannot think of any obsession I have. I asked
my wife if I was obsessed with anything and Pat came the reply, “You are
obsessed with all your little little ailments, niggles, pains etc.” Nothing positive
at all, from her point of view.
Watching Tennis and Cricket has
been an obsession with me and I was fanatic about Indian players, but with age,
I have mellowed down. I don’t root for individuals anymore. I love good matches
and very rarely do I have favorites for a particular game. This gives me
freedom to enjoy the game thoroughly and not worry about my blood pressure.
Obsessions about buying pens are something which I have still not come out of. I have so many of them and the moment I get into a mall, I still walk towards a
stationary store.
Music has had its effect on me. I
have had my share of songs which I loved and used to hum, decades ago.
Balamurali’s Tillana in Kadanakuthuhala, Nimbe hennina hudigi banthu nodu from
Premaloka in Kannada which was Juhi
Chawla’s first movie and Maine Pyaar kiya’s title song are the one’s which come
to my mind immediately. Of the recent past, the songs from the Telugu film,
Annamayya have lingered in my mind for quite some time. Somehow, I never had a
craze for English music but I loved Fred Astaire’s movies, with wonderful dance
and music.
This post makes me realize that
my obsessions are all muted and in a way I think I am lucky that it is so. Hope
that it stays so too !
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