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The Police!

After being a fan for almost 25 years, I finally saw The Police in concert! My brother Maneesh managed to procure two tickets to the sold out show at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, so I flew up to NYC to spend a weekend with him. If I remember correctly, it was the first time I had asked Maneesh to make tap his connections on my behalf, and am I glad I did! The show was amazing! They were the first band I was a true fan of, but I wasn’t able to see them live back in the 70’s or 80’s before they broke up, so I was very excited to see them live. Of course, it didn’t hurt that the tickets Maneesh snagged were floor seats! It was only the second time I had been on the floor for a concert*. The concert was also the type of show I like, just live music show. That is as opposed to the “theaterical” concerts put on by many performers that includes loads of costume changes, tons of special effects, and of course, lip syncing. It wasn’t just the concert that was great; the entire weekend was a lot of fun. I had a great time hanging out with the other MKG (yes, I’m a MKG too). An example of how convincing Maneesh can be is he actually got me to go shopping! Even worse, I bought a pair of shoes at full retail for a few hundred dollars, and Maneesh found clearance shoes for $25! Talk about role reversal. I also got to visit my little bro’s sweet condo for the first time in a while. It was much more finished than the last time I saw it and it has gone from being a potentially amazing place to being an amazing place. Design, technology, location… wow on all. Speaking of, how sad is it that the item I thought was the coolest in his condo is the equipment rack? Finally, I spent a few hours at MKG Productions, which is always interesting. I’m pretty sure I’ll never get tired of seeing Maneesh at work; for some reason I always get a kick out of it. Maybe it’s that way for most people when they see their syblings doing their thing at work? Especially when “at work” means running a fast growing, very succesful, very interesting company they started from scratch. All in all, it was a fantastic weekend. Though I’m thinking next trip I’m definitely coming with Aparna so Maneesh will have someone else to go shopping with!

MKG & MKG

Be sure to check out the photos from my trip to NYC. It’s a mix of Maneesh’s place, the concert, his office, some random shots, and me getting a pedicure. Sorry, that wasn’t a typo. Just click on any of the photos in this post, or click here to see the slideshow.

*The other time was a U2 concert. (thanks Ashish!)

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