Concert videos

Hey All, we put some of the concert videos up, the sound quality isnt that great, but we'll be updating our myspace page with some studio recordings. This show was done in support of the dreamfly project, what they have to say about themselves:

We would like to make the world a better place - one child at a time. Idealistic? You bet!With so much of the world up in flames, its easy to get discouraged. But we can't afford to lose sight of the reality that every single person's life is worth something. If we can help one child realize her potential, we've started to crawl.We want to begin with at least a 100 children. Children who live on less than 50 cents a day. Whose parents have been unable to break the cycle of poverty. A cycle of at least a handful of generations. Children who have no access to quality education. Yet they dream crazy, imaginative dreams. Of becoming doctors, engineers, pilots, entrepreneurs, CEOs, and presidents. Children whose dreams have not yet been marred by their reality.

more info here: http://www.thedreamfly.org/

Sarab, original:


Woh Lamhey:


Do Pal:


Suno: (original)

Super Jock 'n' Jill half

Another half coming up. I've heard its flat, maybe this time I break 2 hours.

http://www.superjocknjill.com/SJJ-half-07/index.html

In the meanwhile I might run the redmond footzone 5 K this weekend:

https://www.footzone.com/5k_signup.html

Seafair results

Its been a while since I posted, so I thought I'd post my seafair results. Couldnt break the 2 hours but I'm hopeful for the next one. Does anyone know what division means?

Summary

number of finishers: 1619

number of females: 995

number of males: 623

average time: 02:22:16

Saad Ansari
age: 27

gender: M

location: Bellevue, WA

overall place: 740 out of 1620

division place: 45 out of 82

gender place: 398 out of 629

time: 2:07:03

pace: 9:42

Campus Run

http://www.mapmyrun.com/
I finally got around to using MapMyRun. I like...










You can also get elevation gain. This site is brilliant!

SeaFair half marathon next weekend

some of my TNT teammates and I are running the bellevue seafair half marathon, in preparation we're planning to do part of the course tomorrow morning at 7.

We're planning to meet up at the intersection of 4th and 100th NE in the bellevue square mall parking lot:



course map here: http://www.seafairmarathon.com/images/Marathon_Map_2007.gif

"just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in"

Back from the hiatus, the show went supremely well even with the mistakes. I thought after accomplishing the marathon and the "Show", life would be peaceful, but it looks like there is more action up ahead. Bellevue half marathon in 2 weeks, 15 minutes show at the Seattle downtown guitar center this weekend and then an open Mic on the microsoft campus in another week. I think I/we are prepared for it all. I just hope my band mates dont find out about my half marathon and my running partners dont find out about my gigs :) As they say the best way to keep a secret is out in the open. This way I will know for sure who reads my blog anyway.

Back to the show, we had a good lineup of songs, including two of our original and very dark numbers. We decided to cut Aitebar, somehow its our Achilles just like Floyd. I'm still waiting on the videos, so stay tuned. Meanwhile, I'll shamelessly copy some unflattering pictures here

The concert was held for a school that Mona and Umaimah are working on setting up in Akri with The Citizens' Foundation. Its a great cause, please check out www.thedreamfly.org for more details.

pictures courtesy of Waqas Ahmed and Atif Gul

Nauman - drummer

Me - waiting for my cue

Take a bow

Do Pal
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Adil - singer

Alvi with his strat

Concert coming up!

If anyone out there is interested, my band will be performing next weekend on the Microsoft Campus for a charity event for a school in Rural Sindh (province in Pakistan). It is $25 a person to attend and 100% of the money goes to the charity. I'll add some more details about the school, how to get the tickets and the organization we are partnering with (TCF - The Citizen's Foundation) tomorrow. Meanwhile you can check out the videos to the right or check out http://www.youtube.com/tmbrocks