MICHAEL’S MAGIC, MONSOON’S MUSIC...................
Although I am not a great afficionado of Michael Jackson’s music, I completely agree with young tarang Madonna that his music will always live on. As skeletons fall out of the poor little rich pop star’s closet, it seems there are more scandals involved in his death than his life.

With due respect to the dear departed, I wish that people trying to rake up controversies would just ‘Beat It’ and start ‘Looking at the man in the mirror’.

Stop figuring out the ‘Black or White’ but instead tell his lovely children,’ You are not alone’.
Drop the,’ Bad’, ‘Don’t stop till you get enough ‘attitude and ‘Say say say’, to Michael, ‘The way you make me feel’, wanna,’Rock with you’.

So, to remember the man who made growing up in the 80’s a ‘Thriller’ and made every woman wish she was,’ Billie Jean’, let’s celebrate the rains in the way he best would- singing and dancing.
Its ‘barso re megha ‘and ‘tip tip barsa paani’ time, so, let’s have some,’Blood on the dance floor’.
1. Nostalgic? Visit the ‘navdi ovaro’, opposite ‘bahumaali’ and sail paper boats as you enjoy the sunset and sing ‘woh kagaz ki kashti ,woh baarish ka paani’,Jagjit Singh never fails to bring the tears down with the rain.

2. Limerence? Take your date for a sizzler treat to the revolving restaurant, watch the rain drizzle all over Surat as you sing,’rim zhim gire saawan, sulag sulag jaye mann’.R.D.Burman’s masterpiece for people falling in love.

3. Jubilant? Celebrate at the Katargam orphanage with cherubic charmers and cutie pie kids who will add to your joy. Organise a rain dance party and try to match their endearing steps to the beat of, ‘chak dhoom dhoom ‘from Dil toh pagal hai.

4. Enthusiastic? Try group dancing. Join a garba class [yes, they have begun] add Surti swing to Shankar Jaikishan classic,’barsaat mein humse mile tum sajan, tak dhina dhin’played to jhankaar beats.
5. Romantic? No better place to express it than on the bridges over Tapi as you swoon to the evergreen,’pyaar hua iqraar hua hai, pyar se phir kyun darta hai dil?’

6. Sentimental? Spend solitary moments reading at Narmad library. Carry your i-pod and listen to the soul stirring song by Fuzon,’saawan beeto jaiye......mora saiyyan,’as you browse through the books.

7. Blissful? Hire a hand cart; roam, jaywalk Dumas roads to,’aaj rapat jaye toh hamey na uthhaiyo’, Namak Halaal’s namkeen number.

8. Euphoric? Organise a cricket match at Lalbhai stadium, as the crowd cheers to Rahman’s ace from Lagaan,’ghanan, ghanan, ghir aye badra.’

9. Affectionate? The patio overlooking riverside lawns,’flow cafe’, Taj gateway, is just the place to sway to,’rum jhum, bheegi bheegi rut mein tum hum’, the 1942 Love Story way.

10. Passionate? Play safe,spend some special time with the love of your life on the terrace dancing to,’bheegi bheegi raaton mein,’

Whatever your mood is today, Surti, just ‘Remember the time’in Michael’s way, let the music play.

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