New Year's Eve 2008
 

Lover, you just come now

He has come, look look he has come!

Lover, you just come now
My spirit flames like a blaze, come and extinguish it
So my body's flame becomes cold, embrace me in that way

For these thirsty thirsty lips of mine
Your lips have made a thousand promises
If one who forgets is to live then how will he live
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes yes

Lover, you just come now
My spirit flames like a blaze, come and extinguish it
So my body's flame becomes cold, embrace me in that way

If your kindness remains on my condition
I even accept that reason, oh dear
For which you touched my footsteps
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes yes

Lover, you just come now
My spirit flames like a blaze, come and extinguish it
So my body's flame becomes cold, embrace me in that way

:snap: :snap: :snap:

Bollywood theme!!!! Love, love, love it!!!! :snap:

I shall look for some harem PJs. ;)

OMG, you understood that???

Everything I need to know in life, I learn from Google. ;)

Wow! That was fast!

I'm lightning fast in most of my searches. I could also probably find everything ever lost in a country song. ;)

It is actually possible we will be in town on NYE. For the first time since I've known all of you!

Me don't writ tat gud.

Sounds like Som€one is getting lucky New Years Eve 2008.


And to help set the mood....

Heh, in light of previous mentions of a "LoT goes to hell" theme, I figured it was some poem about the devil. Shows what I know.

Ya know, there is a Bollywood dance school around here... ;)

Sounds like a great theme!

Guess I know what I'll be wearing (4249)

I hope it will be kind of like this too!

I seriously think those of who can should choreograph a huge production number to perform. Perhaps in the middle of the street!

OMG! I'M DYING!

Choreographed Bollywood Trouser Drop - I think this is an achievable goal

I'm also going to plan a pre-NYE outing to "get us in the mood".

I love Artesia!!! Yummy food, awesome textiles.

Why do I feel like the Rodney Dangerfield of the Lot? :D

Well, maybe because your first reply didn't include that quote? All I saw was "somebody's getting lucky" when I first read it and I didn't go back to see if you'd changed it! ;)

Just for the record, I did not edit the post. The link was included. Still nothing to worry about either way...

Oh! Then I must've overlooked it there at the bottom the first time - sorry for my error! And I'm quick to mock people who re-post things, so let me take a moment to mock myself.

[mocks self]

Thanks!

In any case, that is my favorite video meme right now. Who put the goat in there?

Yes. I will be taking Bollywood Cardio classes every Wednesday night if anyone wants to join me.

Oooh! That sounds fun!

I need to wait another week or two to see what my schedule will be like, but maybe I'll join in around then. Goodness knows I can use the exercise, and that sounds right up my alley. :)

Oh FVCK YEAH. I'm already excited and it isnt even October!

Does this mean I have to learn Hindi if I want to attend (assuming I'm invited)?

I'm calling the Dance Police.

Looks like the Special Ed version of High School Musical.

Ditto for me. If so, can I bring the new boy?

You gots a new boy, Traci?

:snap:!!!

I does, and he roxors.

Isn't it New Year's Eve 2009? I thought we did New Year's Eve 2008 back at the end of last year.

I'm only half being a curmudgeon, do we refer to New Year's Eve by the new year of which it is the eve, or by the year in which we start the party? Inquiring minds and all that.

Well, how many years has it been the "Year of a Million Dreams"?

FYI, New Years Eve is referred to by the outgoing year, and New Years Day by the incoming.




Continue.

[booming voice]The Great and Powerful Curmudgeon has spoken![/booming voice]

Thanks for clarifying. Makes sense.

I disagree, and I've got 13,600 web sites that back me up as opposed to 642 that go the other way.

Maybe it should just be called Annual Party at Lisa's on December 31st?

Let's just call it awesome.

Apparently Strangler Lewis is uneducated about the righteousness of the Great and Powerful Curmudgeon. Silly Rabbit.

Uh oh... you've angered the curmudgeon.

*backs away slowly*

;)

Let's call it "Bob"

But Kevy, if I say I can't wait to party with Lisa's BOB on new years eve, that means something ENTIRELY different than intended!

Besides, we already do that on Vaginismus.

Technically, the party is BOTH in 2008 AND 2009. So there. And, it's my party I can call it what I want to.

Curmudgeon be damned. ;)

I love this one.

and of course there's Maahi Ve. I loooove this one, too. Or try this link they're not so squished in this one.

In fact, NA, you should show Kal Ho Na Ho (where the Maahi Ve song is from) at the party. I liked it a lot.

The scary thing is that I'm starting to recognize Bollywood stars from other films I've seen. The actor in the Maahi Ve is the star of a film we will be watching on NYE - Om Shanti Om - which I posted some clips from earlier.

From the same film as Maahi Ve is a version of the Orbison classic "Pretty Woman".

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I will if I can find a copy that's ot $53. I may have to stop by my new favorite video store in Artesia on Wednesday. I suspect they will know me on a first name basis by the end of this year.

This is a clip from one of the most amazing dance scenes From Jewel Thief - the 3 hour Hitchcock/Bond/Gaslight film that we may subject you all to. This is an amazing piece of .......something.

BTW, the star of Jewel Thief looks a bit like Cary Grant but also looks a bit like Todd.

Bollywood and Bacon. 2009 is gonna rule! :snap:

OK. Here's an assignment for everyone:

Watch and practice the moves outlined in these instructional videos. There will be a test.

This party is going to have to last as long as an Indian Wedding.

Hey - I quoted NA on something that wasn't a typo: this line made me laugh (well, giggle maybe).

So its going to be shorter this year?

Well, if people take off on Friday as well as NYD Thursday then it may be even longer than the party that ended on the 2nd (or was it the 3rd?).

Someone better, since I'll probably be leaving for work on that Friday morning, and when I return on Friday evening I'll need some nice hot slabs of bacon. :D

OH... also this year should I plan on Strawberries Fitzgerald (strawberries soaking in champagne and orange juice, white sugar, butter, flamed with maraschino liqueur and served over cream cheese-filled crepes)?

Or the traditional Bananas Foster?

Keep in mind that with the first one, we can make sugar bindis on our foreheads and lick them off of each other. Now that's good Bollywood!

Do you know any flaming desserts that include guava, mango, dates or coconut? Maybe adding some cardamom flavor to the mix would Sub-Continent it up.

Haha, OMG... and we would too!

Hmmmm good idea! It's always nice to flame in new directions. ;) I'll see what I can find.

I'm guessing those in attendance would enjoy gulab jamun, the Indian version of Schwetty balls.

If the maker of the desserts is flaming, does that count?

And I DON'T mean that said person would be on fire.

Mmmmhmmm girl, now don't you get sassy with me ;)

Here are a couple more funny Hindi song translations.

May He Poop On My Knee

Nipple Song


Oh, and who needs Michael Jackson any more?

I'm so tempted to dress as Bugs Bunny in harem attire. That way, I can be the fine loony bun. ;)

Where does one get those high-collar suit thingies?

Artesia or the internet.

Oh man, I can only say one thing to you, NA, India Sweet House on Pico (near La Cienega). Their Rabri is nectar of the gods! Thick, sweet, creamy and just a touch of pistachio nuts on top. They have all varieties of indian sweets, gulab jamen, jelebi, the besan ladoo are my favorite, (like eating sweet sand, gritty and delivious) many kinds of burfee, you name it. They are kosher Indian and they do not take short cuts and use only whole milk and sugar and whatever.

Yelp review.

OMG, they have a website

I go there almost every time I am in LA and bring stuff home in the car (ion a cooler) or on the plane. In fact, I am drooling right now just thinking abou them!

If you go into the shop, their dosas are pretty good too, as well as the bhel poori. I just had lunch, I cannot be this hungry! Gah!

Also the nut mixes (with hot chili are awesome) this is a not to miss spot for me. Waaaaaahhhhhhh........

I'll make it a destination. I also found a place with saffron ice cream. I'll be taste testing tomorrow after my Bollywood Dance class.

Artesia? Are those collared suits called something specific, or just "high collared Indian suit jacket thingies"? ;)

Edit: Jodhpuri suit.

And woah. Expensive!

Second edit:

Cool! Pajamas!!! http://www.diwansaheb.com/kurta-pajama-set.html

Third edit:

By the many arms of Shiva.... $300 pajamas! Just as expensive as the suits!

Psst. Go read the Bollywood Primer thread.

Psst Psst. Artesia is the home of Little India. I'm gonna organize a pre-nye shopping excursion to this spot.

I'm starting to feel a little pressured by this party: so much I need to learn/do before-hand.


AAAiiiyyyaaaaaahhhhhhh

Yeah, and we're doing it at your house this year too.:evil:

Well, I do have a sari! :D

NA: I'm so in on the shopping trip :)

Me! Me! Me! I wanna go!

TeeHee, I want pre-NYE shopping and choreography ... but I honorably request no gung-ho Near Year's Eve prep till after Halloween.

Oh dear. I attended an Indian wedding once. Well, part of one.

But if you go in your Apu outfit you kill two birds with one stone!!!

<faints>

OK, We are in the process of finalizing the E-Invitation for the event. We are using a different program to electronically handle the invitation. my feeling is that Evite hasn't made changes to their program in YEARS and they suck.

We'll be using program called "Anyvite" this year.

When we send out the invite I will post here.

Please do the following:

1. Check your email
2. If the invite isn't there, check your spam folder
3. if the invite isn't there, PM me your email address - I may have missed you (and NO you're not being snubbed).
4. Once you receive your Invite, please RSVP.

If you have any questions or have issues with the invitation system, please let either Chris or i know ASAP.

I didn't want to go anyway.

Invites have been sent. Let me know if you did NOT get one and want to go. My email list is a bit dated.

Kerry, Marla, Matt - I need your current email - you bounced.

I'd love one- I can't attend, owing to geographic complications, but I am feeling insecure.;)

The invite comes from Lisa **** [info@Anyvite.com]

WB, I'll invite you just so you can see the invite. It's pretty funny - and Tori will get a kick out of it.

OK, Wenchybeth, you're invited.

Lol- I checked my Blackberry and saw the text invite- I'll have to go into my e-mail now and look at the real thing, but I cracked up when I saw it on my phone.:)

I'd probably need to know which email you sent it to. Didn't see it in the one I'd expect you to have.

What would a male wear to such an event?

Just a Bindi would probably look good on you... :evil:

I rizvipped


And it looks like Lisa will have some extra time getting things ready.

Why don't you just PM me the one you want me to use.

I have to give a BIG public shout out to CP who used her fabulous Photoshop skills to create the Invite art. Thurston makes a good elephant god, don't you think?

The invite art was fabulous! Now I have to figure out what we're going to wear.

The artwork is perfect! Thanks for giving me a good laugh on a stressful day.

I haven't seen the artwork yet.

I thought that was her handiwork. VERY cool.

OMG, that image was hilarious. I love the little extras like bacon on the pitchfork, Lisa with the iPhone, and Thurston's olive.

:blush: It was a lot of fun to do!

OK, I think my list us up to date with the exception of Matt and Rose. IF you haven't received your invite via email yet, and would like to attend (or see the invite if you're not loval or will try and be there via whatever E-means we can work up) let me know. BDBopper, that means you. ;)

VCPM!

Oooooo,now I wanna see! (Lisa, I'm PMing you my email) :D

'Tis sent, Whitney.

Can I send you a CD for the party?

LOL I'll take that into consideration... Any other suggestions?

This video mentions Ferengi and Yoda!

:D

What if I show up dressed like that at Disneyland?

I'd start a new religion that worships you. ;)

Sounds like a dare to me.

You know, somebody said I wouldn't wear spandex to work. :)

What would you like to be called, oh high deity? ;)

I still haven't done anything about an outfit for this. Ah well, I'll sort something out.

Where the hell do I find something to wear?

Mumbai

Your wife and I can make you something... :evil:

That's what we're afraid of...

We can make sure his loony bun is damn fine. ;)

Perhaps you can find something here

None of the links on their main page work.

Can I just say how much I'm looking forward to this?

Has there been any progress on this?

The walk from Long Beach to Pasadena?

....Yeah, that. :rolleyes:

Unfortunately, Bill and I will not be able to attend. We both have colds. :(

I think we should start when it's midnight for the Lashpair and end when it's midnight for Gemini Cricket. That should cover it.

Last night, I decided I was too wiped out to even start on making my Salwar Kamiz for tonight.

However, I woke up this morning with a nice bit of energy, and some strange feeling that I needed to do it. I just finished cutting it out... without the use of a pattern or even pictures. I used a tape measure and a Sharpie to mark a few cutting points.

This is my very first project without the use of any kind of pattern or construction plans (like with the Yip Yip costumes). I can't wait to see how it turns out! And, looking at how it's pinning together... it looks to be a success so far.

Go me! :D

It's weird though - not sure where this little bit of knowledge is stemming from.

Well, you spent enough time seeing how simply they are constructed. I'm impressed that you did the sleeves with no guide though!

Aww, sorry to hear that. Tom is also sick, so we'll only be there for an abbreviated stay tonight (we're not sure how long.)

Sick, yeah. I'm staying home, too, to spare everyone my germs. Damn cold.

I may be working tonight. So who knows, maybe my roommate and my boyfriend will be there without me.

If anyone in OC is looking to have henna done this afternoon before the party, PM Sohrshah (or PM me and I'll send you her phone number). It needs time to dry, so the sooner the better!

How about those that are both?

Yes, I'm coming down with a cold and I'm at work today. It sucks to be me.

40 minutes to go.......

Fantastic party, truly the best-dressed LoT event yet! Indian clothing flatters the, shall we say, more generous physique! Thank you again, to NA and € for opening your home. Beautiful draperies hung from the ceiling, hand decorated gift bags, and gorgeous food. I've always wanted New Year's Eve to be a cross between Times Square, and the Poseidon Adventure. Every year you guys put on a shindig that far surpasses my meager imagination! And thank you so much, for the anniversary acknowledgment. It means more to me than I can possibly express.

Happy New Year!

Sorry I missed the party, but I got extended till Midnight, so no chance of joining up with the festivities. Did get to see the glow of fireworks over DL though...woohoo! The fog did a number on the 68000+ folks that showed up. Now getting ready to return....on 4 hours of sleep. Hoping with my senority next year I'll have the two days off.

Pics?

Awesome party as always! And the clothes really were fabulous, I hope to see many of them re-used at future LoT parties.

Sorry I had to scoot out pre-bacon, but have a good time at the 2nd half of the party ;)

I was way, WAY to exhausted to stop by this morning. Hope everyone had fun!

Had a wonderful time. Huge thank you to the most wonderful hosts! Now to take nap for about a year.

What? Where is everybody? The house is empty and almost clean! Is this really Jan. 1st? We didn't even order pizza! ;)

That you all who attended IRL and via other electronic means. I hope people were able to connect to us one way or another. Chris set up a web cam on his laptop and NM and EH were doing interpretative readings of the Kama Sutra (well, maybe "interpretative" isn't the right word).

It is always joy to spend NYE with all of you. Thank you!

So far, I've found 2 purple towels.....and lots of lost sequins. :)

Another great party - thank you to our hosts for another wonderful shindig and thank you to all of our fellow guests for making it a wonderful event.

Wow, those Bollywood movies are lllloooonnnngggg.

Thank you to our wonderful hosts! I had a fabulous time.

I think the towels belong to NM and EH. I have all my stuff ;)

I had a great time but as always felt I spent too little time with everyone - where does it go?

Thanks for letting me conduct some mixology experiments, I love vintage cocktails and love to share them.

But a full 24 hours have passed and it's just Lisa and me - we certainly can't find longer movies to keep you all captive. I had fun with the whole Bollywood extravaganza, everyone looked great (Kurtas seem to be made for lounging), and Kudos to those of you who tried to emulate the dance moves. I took a few pics before things got going, I'll try to post those soon. I hope those of you who took lots of pictures will share them.

Thanks everyone for sharing the New Year with us.

Pictures

Some highlights:

Blurry Bigfoot pics of Dropping Trou


Foggy evening, gentlemen?


Hey, we're taking a picture here!


Pug Pieta (alt title: Madonna and Pug)


Flaming!


Had an amazing time as always. :)

Here's Lisa and Thurston before the party got started


andf here they are again where you can see a bit more of the decorations

The decorations were truly fabulous.

So was everyone's clothing.

Thanks NA and Euro, for a great NYE, as always!

Lisa looks stunning!

It was a truly beautiful party that had the very pleasing by-product of bringing me out of a rut just in time to fly to New York for a jaunty vacation. Truth and beauty (and laughter)... (and samosas).... the best medicine. Happy new year, all of you terrific swanktastic folks.

I will post my pictures later, but did anyone get a picture of Susan and I?

I'm kinda bummed that I didn't think of getting a photo of each person's amazing outfit, red carpet style.

That would have been great, Chris, next time. :snap:

Everyone looks great! The house looks faaaabulous!!!

I didn't know I had so many friends from Bollywood. ;)

BTW: I think our calculations may be off, but after Chris and I were done cooking, we think we cooked about 9-10 pounds of bacon (although in retrospect, I think it was less than that).

I do know that about a third of it was consumed on the back patio (our bacon cooking zone) before it even got into the house. I know our combined first batch (two pans and one griddle's worth) disappeared about 30 seconds after it hit the holding tray.

We had about 8 pieces leftover - one of which was stolen by Sid who nabbed it and ran off. I blame Susan for introducing him to bacon. He is now a monster.

Thurston is quite the bacon pig himself too.

Whatever you do.... don't ever give him much of it, because the salt irritates their tummies. That lesson was learned with Nala a day after she consumed quite a bit of Christmas ham. Biggest. Mess. Ever. :eek:

Oh, no. No-no-no.

I clicked in here hoping to see that someone had posted <even more> photos of the fabulous swankiness. But no. It was just another bacon story. And not the good kind.

Hey, I did post photos!

You did! I loves 'em!

I should have said more photos. I wish I could have been there, but since I could not make it, I have an insatiable desire to see as much of it as I can. I also neglected to say how great everyone looked in the photos so far.

These events used to have flashbulbs going off constantly but it seems the paparazzi effect has died down in recent years. I made an effort to pull the camera out this time, and even then I don't think I took enough photos.

I can't save your pics to my computer. Are they protected? I like to snag other's photos if possible :)

Oh my gawd, Frodopotter...

If you want to send large files, use You Send It Lite which is a public FTP site. It is their free account which allows you to send things up to 100 MB.

I took way fewer photos than I thought, and missed some people entirely, which I'm disappointed about, and I apologize. But here's what I have:

Wow, great photos! So bummed that I missed out, especially since I was only a couple of miles away, playing at the surprisingly swanky Madison Hotel in downtown Long Beach. I tried to listen for Indian music off in the distance during my breaks, but let's just say that things were a little crazy downtown.

Case in Point: I've never actually seen a paddy wagon before until that night! (exterior only, I assure.) It seemed to be quite full too. Of course, better that it was at my location rather than yours. :)

Looks like everyone had a wonderful time, not that I would expect otherwise. Hopefully, I will have better luck next year.

I really missed seeing the Lashpair via Skype though. :(

and we missed you too, my love. We were adorned in our Fluro-finest Turbans & Samwat Fettchings, (ask JWB) and had our Paper Bindi-eyes on. We also had our Absinthy-Green-Drink-thingies.

...There's always next time (or even in 11 weeks, come to think about it...) :cheers:

:( :( :(

Now I'm really bummed we missed you guys!

[smug] We had them for the Midnight toasts. [/smug]

GRRRRR TECHNICAL ISSUES GRRRRR.

Did anybody get a pic of me in my yellow outfit?

I wish I did! :( Yours was among the best there (and others agreed).

Ok, that's it. Next time we have a themed party, I promise I will take full photos of everyone's outfits.

Gee, thanks :) I thought everyone had fabulous outfits though! I was impressed at the number of men who got in the act too (considering they had to work harder to find the cool stuff)

I did take a picture of Morrigoon, but I didn't have my flash on. It's more ghostly than anything.

Yeah, but our stuff (at least the outfit I got) is generally less expensive (my top and pants outfit was only $30, although my scarf was almost twice that :rolleyes:)

Cheaper solution: Wear just a bindi and go as "Bollywood Babylon"

Would he wear a bindi on both heads or just one?

Goodness... *blush*


....there's a picture no artist could paint !

Oh, puh-leese. YOU embarrassed?!? Pshaw!

:D

Damn. If only this was posted before NYE, because I so would have purchased a pair of the "belly button ring" bindi and placed them elsewhere. ;)

I've had several requests for the track listing from the CD we made for NYE, so here it is:

1. Anken Meri Malkhana {From Sawan Bhadon}; Asha Bhosle/Sonik Omi/Varma Malik; Beginner's Guide To Bollywood (1 of 3)
2. Anken Meri Malkhana {From Sawan Bhadon} Asha Bhosle Sonik Omi/Varma Malik Beginner's Guide To Bollywood (1 of 3)
3. Raat Akeu Hain (Jewel Thief) Poornima, Bharat Joshi; Hungama Ho Gaya
4. Kalyanji & Anandji Vs Automator & DJ Shadow - Bombay The Hard Way - Guns, Cars & Sitars - 11 - Theme from Don DJ Shadow; Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars & Sitars
5. Jawani Jaane Man (Namak Halal) Poornima, Bharat Joshi; Hungama Ho Gaya
6. Fim: Arjun; Asha Bhosle; Memoirs
7. Apne Hathon; Najma; Atish
8. Flight IC408 (Radio Edit); State of Bengal; Elephant Ride
9. Teri Akhiyan; Bally Sagoo; Rising from the East
10. Jungle Sitars Badmarsh; Untouchable Outcaste Beats
11. Streets of Calcutta; Ananda Shankar; Untouchable Outcaste Beats
12. Deewangi; Deewangi Shaan, Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan & Rahul Saxena Vishal & Shekhar; Om Shanti Om Soundtrack
13. Do You Wanna Partner (Remix); Wajid, Shaan, Udit Narayan, Suzi Q & Clington Sajid - Wajid; Partner Soundtrack

May one obtain a copy of said cd?

No

I love the CD. It's my clean the kitchen music.