Of Morals and everythin' INCI.. Join the Beat...

INCIDENT'08, was poised to be the best inci ever[ ya, the same line repeats every year]. More Cash = Better bands,More events,Bigger Prizes,Loads of fun.. INCI discussions started off with the choice of themes. Some frenchie suggestions to the tone of C'est la vie [ That's life], and "Let there be Delight" were rejected coz they were too corny, or vague. Then someone came up with "Join the beat". Either that it was too good, or probably that we were running out of time, in any case, this was unanimously chosen. And what with that awesome retro disco lookin brochure backdrop[ I bow to thee, Mashaal n Co, for that n I2J ] to justify it, there was no lookin' back.

Inci was on...

Publicity[Highest number of participants], Marketing[Largest Budget ever], and a Bindaas website(s)[speechless]..

.....Many months later
Some days before Inci...
Committees assembled. AF starts working on college ambience[ Yes, you folks can brag about it.You rock]. JuggyD's Master Plans. Soni arranges. Gupta high on LSD
[jus kiddin].

Some intros...

Mulki- son of a beach[ partner in crime]. Budling- Quizzesh, and Littax. P n Me - Birdwatchin, n other mischiefs. [Ya, we were the best, ob. Thnx anyways]. BabukiAand-"Fresh" n Frooty, n always short on coupons. VPdaMan- Jubilant n Responsible. SheldytheBird - SACrificed inebriation. Desai - Hospitalized everyone. Aggarwal- The short Matador. Shenoy - Order ! Order ! MmnOstee Pls. SidDaHermit - Cartman@inci - Super awesome kewl. Appar - DePressed Panda.Devarisi - sirigannadam gelge.G the Hoopla kid - was a treat to see Jinga Play.Murali - Hurrah for Pulse, and easterns.Kattige - Gay-ming .

If your a committee-con and your name isn't in this all-praising list, either I'm out of lame-puns, or I've to belt you for some reason.

Join the Beat.

1. Informalz- Sorry to say, this has been the worst informalz in the incis that I've seen, and judging by the remarks of the seniors that happen to visit during inci-time, extends to the incis that I haven't seen as well. It lacked that pizazz, that extempore nonsense, that knack of keeping the crowd involved, and mostly turned out to be cricketing sessions between committee members. The very fact that NITK junta chose JAM over informals [ which is good btw ] , is proof enough. Anyways, it was way,way better than FREEFALL-which lived upto its name. So, no significant harm done..

2. Xpose & Photography cLub: Due to certain observations made by certain people of merit, this section has been removed. Photography Club simply rocks man.. You guys are the best..

3.Inci Force- Last year, the worry was "Who'll police, the police?". This year,it was mostly " Where's the Police?".
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It is at this juncture that I sadly mention the cheap, and indecent attitude shown by the NITK crowd towards the Shankar family. We boast of being the best of the best, the cream and other such hogwash, but even that basic civic sense, courtesy towards invited guests is not present here. Some third-rate bastard[ the most appropriate word possible], chooses to insult Jun.Shankar's sis, n mother. Get some dignity,people. It is highly unfortunate that when I say this to the NITK junta, since I'm one of them, even I've to bow down in shame.

Desperation, I call it. Hooting at every other female that comes on stage, with the choicest of words. Ok, almost everyone does it at various degrees. I don't claim to be a saint either. But, public decorum is what is asked for, and I think we being all intellectually sound, and future responsible societal creatures n all that, should at least keep these tiny facts in mind.

Everything's never rosy,I agree. But these tiny blemishes stood to ruin such a well crafted fest, and it was something no one wanted. Anyway, people soon realized, and the gem that was Jun.Shankar continued his show. Hats off to you, man. For the full-house show at SJA, and for the packed house Workshop in the morning. We can't thank you enough.

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Gen Review:

Some critiques are already floating around, the good ones being wanderlust's, N.R's n kittis. Choose to read them.

Yours truly being the workshops convenor, supported by His Holiness Saint-P, had only one thing in mind before Inci. To bring out a transformation in the way workshops@Inci were perceived by the audience. And if I'm not mistaken, we did succeed[ 5 / 6 :-) ]. Owing to a brilliant reco from Saranya, a kite making n flying workshop materialized. And kudos to Choukkar for introducing us to a genius in Mr.Akhtar Husein, who conducted the Nature Conservation workshop, the success of which many were skeptical about[ many=me], but in the end turned out to be one interesting session.

Koochie the kid beat me to set up the sand modelling workshop.[ Kannada Sahitya Sammelan, Same spot, One day difference]. I don't give a damn. It was one of the best fun events this college has seen. Mr. Srinath,Venki n team, from Manipal were very friendly and receptive to our requirements, and spread their message through the huge structure that they'd built.
The greatest committee's extra-ordinary members,generously helped by P's friends went on to build "The Taj Pyramid", which saw intermediate forms of the globe, Petronas towers, an Onion, Ditchable Failure, and finally Ta-da....
The Magic workshop [ All you want to know, but no tricks explained], kept all of us eagerly waiting for the next trick. Jun.Shankar, charming as usual, with his radiant smile, n that spark in his eye, managed to captivate the audience[the female ones, in particular]. We were literally amazed when Ronnie the Great, and Gokul the Bald, performed tricks, using "magical" powers hitherto unknown to them. Ya, sure, We'll be calling you guys next year.
Casino Reuda, the weirdest of all names, with the added twist of having a "partner switch" clause attached , turned out to beat all previously held Inci records, and if it were not for the fact that most couples were working in some darn committee, we'd have broken the currently held IE record as well.
As per most accounts, I was shabbily dressed, and did not match in elegance to Her Majesty. Extremely sorry about that.
In any case, it was amazing fun, albeit extremely complex, and that chap shouting insane mexican chants at random times dint help much.
My first western duet dance ever,this is something I shall certainly remember for life. Thank you.

Team Mangalore is one creative bunch of hobby kite enthusiasts, who have been in this field for years now. They had got the largest kite in India, "Kathakali" and we were in awe witnessing its whopping extent. Seeing loads of colourful kites flying above the NITK beach, was truly one beautiful sight. I was running to the beach to catch it, and in the meantime,got some 10 calls to come and check it out. Ya, Mulky , you can give me a treat anytime you want.

The remaining workshop has not been reviewed intentionally.

I thank all of Team workshops, who were there at all times, the work being official, or even stacking up sand, having fun at the beach, or running around to get arbit stuff from random locations. It wouldn't have been as good, without your support.

Ok, So much for bragging, and pompous claims.Lets start with the Inci review now..

The events that I attended were very few, and I was pretty choosy about them. Qualified in India quiz as a part of the trio [Logikittashish], and came last in the finals[ Drumroll missing]. Really good quiz, but one small piece of advice. Every quizzer in India is not a TAMkid, in case you dint realize. So, while the M.S.S , n Visa Balaji bits were fine, asking trinity questions about Cholan and Pandyan weirdo temples are not. And,before you jump, I don't know my history, and I don't give a rat's bottom.

JAM, this time had house full response, and Brat was surprised to see that. I did not participate, but did something that I love the most. Threw paper balls at Mr.Kaya, along with an accomplice, for something stupid that he uttered.
Highlights: Kaya's robot dance, the arbit girl forgetting to dance each time, Jenna Jameson in Agra, Attempted Objections to JAM Master flirting excessively with a participant[ did not happen, though].

And Yay, Bharat Darshan was gay.

And I got to see UV dance, which I'd missed during ENGI. It was unique, not the best of things, but certainly well done. Thank you Mr.D, for your request, and for mentioning only workshops in your inaugural speech.

My KK concert, Pulse, Eastern Musical feelings have been sufficiently captured in the posts mentioned above, and also in my comments that follow there. Some left over bits, here.

All Hail BIT, and that classico-vocal Genius.
Pulse - @ Megha: Whate Voice, lady. You remind me of Ronnie James Dio.
@ 'TamBrahm Google Kid' lookalike alias Death Metal Vocalist: We were completely deceived by your appearance.
@ The guy with the red Jackson Guitar:- Can I have it?







@ Bhoomi's Lead Guitarist: Applause, Bow, The Corna.










Some rumours were floating around.
Pai is here.
Pi is High.
Pi is jammin with his new guitar. etc etc.
Happened to meet him at SAC. Apart from that weird beard, he hasn't changed much. And his lady, the Blue Les Paul was indeed gorgeous. He gave me this Comic-Con badge[ The exhibition that this lucky rat went to, in the U.S].








Ya, It looks worthless, but that's what all souvenirs are, right. Its the person, and the occasion that makes you keep it. And keep it, I shall.
After chatting for a while, he made a dash for it, luckily missing the Fashion Show in the process.

And finally,To sum it up,

We chose Life, Colours, the sunny side, and to Join the Beat.

Incident will be in our memories for ever, for the efforts that we put in, the masti, the let-your-hair-down-freaking out , childish pranks and sheer dumb guts to reach for everything fun, and succeeding.

37 days remaining, the countdown begins. Was mental before, now senti too...

P.S: I did not mention the inner core, coz INCIDENT'08 speaks for their efforts, and that they would not find it punny.

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