12-15-2007: A Cleaveland engagement

Yes, you read the date right, that was the blizzard weekend and only crazy people like us drive through that to go to Cleaveland from Detroit and DJ this fabulous engagement party. The gig actually was DJ Sachin's, a very good friend of ours and I just went along with him to see him in action. We hit the road on saturday in the morning for this evening gala and the drive was pretty smooth. We got there in time, set up and were ready to rock the night.

Sachin is an amazing dhol player, he took off with his dhol and started to rock the entrance with family waiting for the bride. Folks could not contain themselves and started dancing right at the beginning of the party itself. It was a treat to watch. The bride entered with a big dhol bang and the excitement was set for the evening.

The bride and the groom were trained dancers, they had bagged several prizes in FOGANA competetions and knew each other since they were kids. So, dancing was second nature and they just outwit everyone. Oh, that performance by Aunties.com was roaring as well.

The entire evening was themed black and white and the hall decked with tons of photographs, a black and white photo essay of the bride and the groom, it was unique.

Sachin kicked off the dance floor with his punching live dhol mix and and crowd went bonkers with bhangra, bollywood and of course Soulja boy. Towards the end, when most of the elder folks left, Sachin resorted to hiphop and spinned quite a few reggae and R&B.

We were put up in the same hotel as all the other wedding guests. So, after the party, all of them came to the hotel and went into another after-party till 5 in the morning. We dozed off soon, and started to drive back to Michigan the next morning. It only took 6 and half hours to cover an otherwise 3 hour route. Nuf said !