Hilarity in kutcheris

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 24 Jun 2009, 06:55

His humorous side comes out in his lec-dems and in conversation so unobtrusively that you are taken by surprise. When you catch on to it and laugh, his talk or conversation continues in an even flow. There is no effort on his part to crack a joke. His sense of humor is just as natural to him as his singing, I think. The pauses are meaningful in his delivery, but the timing is not contrived...

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 25 Jun 2009, 14:44

arasi wrote:mA tiribil mannan, mEDai amar....

mAtAvai oru nALum maRakka vENDAm...

mAthiri - like something
bil mannan - clinton ('hilary'ty thread)
mEDai - may die
amar - souls passed away

just like the side effects of some mAththirai, this may continue...

mAthAvai maRakkAmal? people were there... now, it means otherwise... probably, world has changed to "my thEvai maRakkAmal"

mAthA - mother
vai - keep (at old age homes)
maRa - and forget

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 25 Jun 2009, 14:57

bilahari, i saw your post in "thodi phrases"

i think, rakthi phrases are nothing but the opposite of "thikra" phrases...

names like rasika911 may fuel some members to think of id-s like visa(raNai)197, hurry(ambulance)103...

bilahari, what is your opinion in changing my name to erode100?

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 28 Jun 2009, 21:45

who sings the song "gaNapathiyE varuvAi" ?

the priests in vignEsvarA temples...

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 28 Jun 2009, 21:50

cmlover wrote:Erode
When your mridangam was not available, have you accompanied any artiste on unconventional equiments such as dinner table/dinner plate etc.,

yes mama.. many times... decent humour with everything under the sky

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 28 Jun 2009, 21:56

...you mean varuvAi = income

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 28 Jun 2009, 21:57

good one. I did not get it until CML's post.

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 30 Jun 2009, 08:29

a guru said to her sishyai, "de plug (unplug) the adapter..."

sishyai: ???

me: before starting the class your guru told, "plug paNNudi..." now she asks you "di-plug paNNu"

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 30 Jun 2009, 09:11

aDi Sakkai! inda DI-yai vaittu innum oru Sol aDi, nIyE sollaDi...

vganesh · Post by **vganesh** » 30 Jun 2009, 09:38

In many temples the mahout make a 'varuVai ' out of the elephant.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 30 Jun 2009, 20:11

'lEkanA ninnu chuTTu konnAru'
...poor girl lEkanA

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 30 Jun 2009, 20:40

Provided she has a long braid!

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 30 Jun 2009, 23:11

The pity is that after that atrocity they celebrated with bliss around her:
'Eka h^ridayayulai nityAnandamu'

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 30 Jun 2009, 23:16

Always they welcome their uncle:
if it is rAmA for Thyagaraja
'mAmA vA raghunAtha..'
and similarly for Dikshitar
'mAmA vA paTTAbhi rAmA'

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 30 Jun 2009, 23:19

Dikshitar even says that he will worship if the guy brings gift:
'vA thA P Ganapathy .. bhaje 'ham'

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 01 Jul 2009, 00:38

gaNapathy was able to find a balance between mom & dad...

vA thA P.Ganapathy (son of Parvathi & Paramesvara)

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 01 Jul 2009, 06:42

Ramaraj used to tell me a joke about his father's music class.once he was teaching a young girl ,who cannot spell 'sha', . she willsay ja instead of sha .In a song when he started the line 'narayana nara bhooshana she will respond 'narayana narabojana!! gobilalitha

keerthi · Post by **keerthi** » 01 Jul 2009, 09:14

cmlover wrote:Dikshitar even says that he will worship if the guy brings gift:
'vA thA P Ganapathy .. bhaje 'ham'

and this song they tell us, 'bhUtadi some say with a charaNam'...

huh! are there those that don't..

braindrain · Post by **braindrain** » 01 Jul 2009, 10:29

Further on vAtApi.. ( praNava swa 'rUpa' )

Dont curse me for this.. an old one, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_79Z1rGjI4U

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 01 Jul 2009, 16:41

braindrain wrote:Further on vAtApi.. ( praNava swa 'rUpa' )

Dont curse me for this.. an old one, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_79Z1rGjI4U

I don't understand a word. Can somebody please translate?

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 01 Jul 2009, 19:25

swa rUpa = own money (rupees)
He is searching his own money in those actions which is missing

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 01 Jul 2009, 19:31

keerthi:
It is
'poo thA Di ' some say with the charaNam
and it happened to be our 'lEkanA' the flower-girl who refused and they
did her in (chuTTu konnAru)

bala747 · Post by **bala747** » 01 Jul 2009, 19:33

I don't know if this one has been mentioned yet...

Santhanam in a concert, and a fantastic one at that with Hindolam (Manasuloni Marmamulu), Sankarabharanam (Sankaracharyam), Thodi (Bharati Mamava) and RTP in Lathangi.. towards the end a hayseed pops up and asks for "Ranganathudey". Santhanam immediately begins it and says "Kaccheri marubadiyum aarambham".

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 01 Jul 2009, 19:39

I think somebody wrote about this; but this is one thread with so many posts, a reminder once in a while is ok.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 01 Jul 2009, 19:44

..again there was the joke about Santhanam singing 'viLayADa ithu nEramA..'

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 01 Jul 2009, 20:34

All this reminds us that good humor, as in all other venues, has a place on the classical concert stage too. If comedians can sing, musicians can be humorous too--so long as their humor is as good as their music.

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 01 Jul 2009, 23:40

I don't remember whether I have already posted this...

Last year, I was explaining the varieties of 16 to my sishya.

"Adhi thALam can be divided into two parts, 4 each...
so, there will be four 4s in two cycles, that is 16 beats... or you can do two 8s too...ok? but four 4s will be longer... you know?

"both seem to be same sir.. but, I don't know..."

"yes, four 4s are longer and two 8s are shorter"

"how come.. sir.."

"four 4s means, nAlu naal Agum... two 8s? reNdE ettu dhaan..."

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 02 Jul 2009, 04:16

mrudangak kalaiyil vallavar--maruttuvar illaiyenRAlum--
doctor nAgarAjan--pannilum (pun) paN paNNuvadilum...

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 02 Jul 2009, 06:53

Erode
you just gave a 'reNDum (k)eTTAn' badhil

'naalum therinthavar' will not accept it

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 02 Jul 2009, 15:01

these are ways to get "padhinARum" and "peru vAzhvu"

i like the word reNdum as it can be scrambled to EN - Drum!

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 02 Jul 2009, 16:10

erode14 wrote:"four 4s means, nAlu naal Agum... two 8s? reNdE ettu dhaan..."

This sounds a bit like the situation with the common cold and over-the-counter (OTC) remedies - "If you use the OTCs, you feel better in just a week, but if you don't, you suffer for a full seven days"!

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 02 Jul 2009, 20:04

endra ooru kaaRa^Nga reNDu pEcchu pESa mATTA^Nga vEy

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 02 Jul 2009, 20:05

Folks!
watch your steps!
You are on the E-road to Hilarity

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 02 Jul 2009, 20:08

A simple calculation for super intelligent!
'patthilE aaRu pOnal enna varum ?
(answer later..)

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 02 Jul 2009, 20:16

'reNDum' vaartthayai kuzhappi 'endrum' 'en Drum' 'endru' 'mureND(u)' piDikkAtheer

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 02 Jul 2009, 21:34

to complete it, dear cmlji.. 'eerOdu - endra' ooru kaaRa^Nga reNDu pEcchu pESa mATTA^Nga vEy.... ennanga naan solradhu...

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 03 Jul 2009, 16:53

After a great session in the morning, my friend asked me what is the big deal in artistes of the south and north sharing a stage, when already marriages happen beyond territories.

I said, "a good question... that's why they go by a single term"

"single term?"

"yes, when 'balE - bEsh' and 'kyA bAth hai' happen it is 'khan-jugalbandhi...' and when 'appadi pOdu' and 'teek hai' meet, it is 'conjugal-bhandhi...' you know, that is supposed to be a perfect term to translate wed-lock too!"

The singer pinched himself and I asked why.

"Just to make sure, whether I am alive, after listening to all these...."

he paused for a while and added "well... I think, therefore I am..."

"ha ha... let me check too... mm... you are confused, therefore I am.."

dear cml, paththula aaRu pOnA, it is vEshti....

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 03 Jul 2009, 16:57

erode14 wrote: ....
dear cml, paththula aaRu pOnA, it is vEshti....

didn't get you!

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 03 Jul 2009, 17:11

'patthilE aaRu pOnal enna varum ?
vEshti's size is said pththARu in some types..

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 03 Jul 2009, 17:59

Got it! That is the thread size; language used by the 'neytthu thozhilaaLar' (weaving community)!
Our standard answer is 'uDaippu' (flooding)!
(since 'patthu' is the jargon used to denote the paddy fields and 'aaRu' is river

Sam Swaminathan · Post by **Sam Swaminathan** » 06 Jul 2009, 06:21

'patthilE aaRu pOgakoodadhu......Aarile dan paththu ponnum.....appo ellam cleana irrukum.....

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 06 Jul 2009, 19:20

Here is a poignant story on the life of SS.
He was deeply grieved when his wife passed away. When somebody enquired about it on the sixth day he cryptically replied:
shaaka anjinaaL
chetthu aaRinaaL
On the face of it the two lines would mean 'She was afraid of dying. By dying she attained peace'.
On the other hand the devi upaasaka that he was, he wass conveying the message of the future. The lines mean
' To die (for me) it is now five days (left)
This is the sixth day of her death'
Precisely on the eleventh day after his wife's death SS attained nivaaNa!

vallaki · Post by **vallaki** » 07 Jul 2009, 01:58

That is a very moving incident..

Not to deviate, But I want to mention this incident in a small local kutcheri in coimbatore, where I grew up. Essentially, Mamis , all decked up with Pattu sarees, and the quintessential 'bun' with malligai poo, MSS Style, with diamond earings and mukuthis, were taking lead.It was for Rama navami, in Ramar koil, in Ram nagar. Two Mamis started arguing , because one mami wanted to sing 'Pandureethi' versus 'Bantureethi'. Mammi with pandureethi was gifted with a mighty voice, and capacity to pierce you with 'mai' filled piercing eyes, and to add to that a generous height and weight. 'Bantureethi ' mammi had to meekly give in..
It was funny !!!!

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 07 Jul 2009, 04:12

Pant uruTTi kollu

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 07 Jul 2009, 06:37

'pun' could not be 'ban'ned.

CML, the incident from the life of SS, is 'poignanacy in music'.

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 08 Jul 2009, 18:35

I am sure Coolkarni (and others over 40) will find this useful! Highly recommended for musicians and rasikas alike.

SIMPLE, SAFE FITNESS PROGRAM FOR THOSE OVER 40

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side. With a 5 kg potato sack in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides, and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax. Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer.

After a couple of weeks, move up to 10 kg potato sacks.

Then try 50 kg potato sacks, and eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100 kg potato sack in each hand, and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at this level.)

...READ ON...

Once you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each sack.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 08 Jul 2009, 18:59

R-T:

- I guess it will offer more breath than breadth control.

keerthi · Post by **keerthi** » 08 Jul 2009, 19:08

rshankar wrote:R-T: - I guess it will offer more breath than breadth control.

not eating those potatoes will give breadth control as well..!

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 08 Jul 2009, 19:20

That's just the sort of exercise I need; thank you r-t

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 08 Jul 2009, 19:45

OMG!
If you are over 60 don't you ever try the way R-T is recommending! Especially 100KG in each extended hand!! He must have taken lessons from ATLAS

You are sure to burst an artery/get a slipped disc/or a cardiac failure!

Moderate weight lifting is good to maintain/improve muscle tone. But abnormal weight lifting will damage the tendons and cause irreparable damage! It is safer to use 'resistance-bands' to train the muscles.

Safest to take a brisk walk every day if you are over 60.

Avoid 'potatoes' (especially the Fries) at all costs!
(This is not a joke!)