> 'Cause U Never Made Any Freinds After KGP >>>------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>>B318... >>> >>>Yes the lights were usually put off ... the enlightened ones don't >>>need lights ... and we were few enlightened ones searching for our >>>souls in the dark alleys of B-Top . And the prophet sat in B318 - >>>SAM ... preaching never ,yes teasing always ... he had his own >>>style to tell us ... c'mon buddies grow up ... its time. >>> >>>And we did grow up in our own ways the... faculties we were lacking >>>in ... the disciplined, mature grown ups were flatly told ... look >>> boss 'Maturity Sucks' and the kids were shown the way 'Do it this >>>way ... its fun'. >>> >>>Most of us had superlative sense of humour but so exceptional was >>>his that few could tell when he was serious ... many were regulars >>>into his boobytraps which were laid and relaid with every passing >>>moment. >>> >>>As u enter the den ... u would always find some of us seeking comfort on >>>the cool floor warming ourselfs with Mc'dowell & Old Monk and the >>>strategically placed dim red night lamp inside the its shade happoed in >>>some ILU. Fags lying arround for u to pick up >>... Sam's was Gold Flake, >>>our's was Wills. And G was occasional (... rather >>>frequent to the later stages) served on demand.We found ourselves >>>replenishing the supplies before it ran out ... >>> >>>The music flowing thru the 10W speakers on the Dalda dabbas and a >>>screwed up adaptor is the best I have ever heard. It was Sam's >>>Collection. "Tumse milke aisa laga", "Zindagi milke bitayenge", >>>"Dilbar mere kab tak mujhe" and Kishore's melodies keeping on >>>haunting us. It's really not worth listening to them anymore ... >>>the time has gone ... the songs are dead. >>> >>>U really needn't drink/smoke in there for kicks ... the magic of the >>>ambience was enuf. One can hardly believe how comfortable 15 of >>us >>>could be inside a 3x4 room ... there was so much of room for >>>everyone.Most of us had literally vacated our own rooms. >>> >>>Sento sessions were real fun !!! We had people pricking others , >>>trying to suck out the last little detail ... thinking one could >>>chance upon some affair of somebody which they themselves missed so >>>dearly ... and when it was their turn they gave in so easily ... >>>so unmanly. It was grit tested to the limit ... sentiments touched >>>the brim. >>> >>>Among the richness of the diversity of characters we possesed SAM was >>>different. The "Jewel in the Crown" so to say had the right >>>balance. >>> >>>And SAM we want u to be the way u r. > Epilogue: This piece was written long ago by Abhijit Ghosh who now lives in Cincinatti... Sam too moved over to the US after a disillusory stint at Jam. He lives in Wisconsin with his old cassettes, GoldFlakes, Dalda speakers , memories and a maharaj. Rest of the band broke up and some have even married !