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Mom – 20 years later

Posted on June 22, 2016 by garJune 22, 2016
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A megathrust earthquake struck on June 22, 1996. Mom died. So powerful an event, I knew it had happened without solid confirmation. The nurses kindly said that there had been no change in my mother’s condition, though the pauses in … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else | Tagged 20th Anniversary, classical, death, grief, jazz, life, Mom, mothers, mourning, music | 4 Replies

Pandit Ravi Shankar, 1920-2012

Posted on December 11, 2012 by garDecember 13, 2012
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In the masthead for the gar spot you’ll see the bottom part of my tabla sitting just above the keyboard.  This is the instrument I actually ended up studying, and continue to study after over a quarter century.  But my first … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else | Tagged classical, Indian, music, Ravi Shankar, RIP | Leave a reply
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