Ok I was supposed to post this last year... somehow didn't ... but completing it now:

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A friend asked me the other day what happened to JR. Did I meet him for coffee? Well before I reply to that question. Here's part two of the exchange.

Wed 28, May 2008, JR wrote:

Your name evokes pleasant sensations..

Prasad : An offering to the Gods … Potentially delectable?

Ramamurthy: God’s image (Let’s not get into Ram’s existential crisis for the moment)… Simply divine?

Your blog mentioned ‘journalist’, but I don’t remember TV being mentioned. Thanks for telling me. At some point in time, when you feel like it, tell me more about your job.

I don’t watch TV at all, so you’ll have to also tell me where and when to look out for you. Coincidentally, or perhaps, not so coincidentally, I was part of a TV channel years ago, till it went bust . Home TV. Do you remember it? It was fun while it lasted..

So you were born in Shivaji Park. I went to school near there.. Bombay Scottish. Small world, huh?

I haven't heard this one about the year of 'Pungi bajao, lungi hatao' . Is it for real or are you pulling a fast one?
Sounds rather risqué ..
Pungi bajao? As in ‘blow’ your own trumpet.. or shall we say, instrument?
No ambiguity at all about ‘lungi hatao’ ..

So you were born in that year. I shall await the ‘coming’ of the coffee to judge for myself the cosmic implications of this conjunction of events..

And.. you lust after curd rice and pickles..on ‘hot’ afternoons. Does this mean you’re an ultra cool guy (the curd rice) with a hint of spice (the pickle)? Hmmm…

Am I being too simplistic.. or possibly too facetious?

My chosen skill. Hmmmmmmmm...
Now you have hit at the very core of MY existential crisis. The answer is very honestly: I don’t know. I’m still trying to figure it out. Let’s say I’ve had the privilege of taking my time…

I did make a 55 minute documentary last year, and it has been screened a few times. So you could say I’m ‘visual’ too.. like you.

More in my next mail..

Wed 28, May 2008, Visualscribe wrote:

Gosh Home TV ... That was 97-98? An eternity ago... Ok must warn you
at this point I'm a bit of an ageist .... If such a word exists.... So
how old does this make you? Hmm am I cool and spicy? Hell this much of
analysis into dietary habits has never happened. What was the docu
about? Struggling to make a 19 min one... So 55mins...wow...


Wed 28, May 2008, JR wrote:

And.. gosh, that was a fast come back!
If you are an ageist, we can say goodbye to the coffee for this life time.. I'm 53.
Best you save the 'coming' coffee.. . topped with cream?.. for nubile ,existential- crisis- free youths who are hankering to get a piece of the 'prasad.. Pungi bajao,lungi hatao!
No 'hard' feelings from my side..just a little regret..It will pass..
My film is about my father, so 55 minutes was no big deal.Actually it was.. I had to struggle to keep it short. Most people thought it should have been longer.I didn't.
Good luck with your film.Take care of yourself.
And, thanks, it was fun while it lasted...Like Home TV.. which went bust too!


Fri 30, May 2008, Visualscribe wrote:

Hey i said i am an ageist... But that doesn't mean we can't get a
cuppa sometime?


Fri 30, May 2008. JR wrote:

I was delighted to get your letter.

I owe you an apology.

My last mail to you was an embarrassment. You didn’t deserve it.

My big mistake was in looking for a physical connection when I had already found something rare and precious.. a mental connection.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
I really look forward to that cuppa..

Till then, I wish you love, peace… J

.... Mr J ... coffee still awaits...