Cocktail..... Part 1

Well... if there isn't a single thing to write about, I figured that I should write about a lot of things.. I had a couple of outstanding posts. I must admit that I didn't even have the slightest inclination to complete them, until I completed the last one. I feel that writing about more than 1 issue in one post is not all that bad - so when I'm suffering the now proverbial "blogger's block", you're going to see a "Cocktail"!

The dog is man's best friend, there is no question. That said, I don't think that any of us would leave 12 million dollars behind for one. I think the late Leona Helmsley would disagree. She left the largest portion of her fortune after her death to her dog! I had to bang my head on the wall a couple of times before I read the amount mentioned and who it was going to. How is a dog going to make use of 12 million dollars? Get some accessories? A mani-pedi? I don't even know what I would do with that much money!
You know what the irony is? The dog's name is Trouble. So, her will must have read "I leave 12 million dollars to Trouble"!

I haven't written about football for a variety of reasons. This is worth writing about though. Arsene Wenger, the manager of Arsenal has signed a new deal and this is like an insurance policy for the club. This man, despite all the criticisms thrown at him stays loyal to the club and to his principles. I love that about him. If there's anyone I want to meet and have a good talk with in the world, it would be him. He's a genius and a modest one at that. Arsene knows!

Indian Idol 3 has been a superb 'talent finding show'. The problem is that the concept of voting for who you like doesn't work in India. Contestants get votes for their state rather than their talent. So, it was no surprise when a girl from Uttar Pradesh - one of the larger if not the largest state in India reached the top 4 (totally undeserved in my opinion). The bottom line is simple though, Amit Paul is going to win. He's simply brilliant. He's got a voice which is indescribable. A great find - so most of the people who voted have some music sense.

Another football issue which is in every way disturbing is that Antonio Puerta, a Spanish footballer, 22, died of a heart attack late last month. This was after a 17 year old footballer in England collapsed in training and died as well. I don't know if there was a sequence of events for these deaths but it just goes to show that life is so fragile. We're here one second and could be gone the next. When people die so young, it does bring tears to the eyes. I hope both of them Rest In Peace.

I hear that R.G.Verma's Aag is a failure. That is why the so called great hits should never be re-made. He's a good director and I think that he should avoid wasting his energy and the producer's money on such lousy remakes. For a man who seemed to pride himself on original, innovative scripts - I am surprised that he wanted to remake Sholay (copyright G.P.Sippy).

I guess that I've covered everything that I can think of for now. Hopefully I'll come up with a single thing to write about next time!