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Richards apologises to Jagger
NEW YORK: Keith
Richards had to
apologise to Mick
Jagger for insulting himand
the size of his manhood
before the Rolling
Stones stalwarts could begin
rehearsals for their upcoming
50th anniversary
shows. The guitar great
had poked fun at Jagger
throughout his book, Life,
revealing that his nicknames
for the band mate
were once ‘Her Majesty’
and ‘Brenda’, and claimed
Jagger was packing a ‘tiny
todger’.
“It was something to get
out of the bloody way so
we could get the band on
the road ... I said, ‘Look
forward, brother, look forward’,”
Jagger told the
Rolling Stone magazine.
“If you were married to
somebody for 50 years,
you can have your little
spats here and there, and
we don’t mind having
them in public occasionally.
We can’t get divorced —
we’re doing it for the children!”
— Agencies
YOUR LUCK
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Charisma and intensity mark this year. You will
look at life more deeply. You often swing from being emotional to
being highly intellectual. Make a note of which mood works better
for you. You will need some time alone to process your feelings. If
you are single, a slew of admirers follow you nearly wherever you
go. You might date several people before you meet someone you
feel comfortable with. If you are attached, your relationship is exciting,
yet you will note a back-and-forth emotional struggle. If those
feelings are new, they are likely to disappear in a year. If you need
more space, say so rather than act out. TAURUS can challenge your
very foundations.
A baby born today has a Sun in Scorpio and a Moon in Taurus
all day.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Curb a possessive
streak, as it could cause a problem in your interactions.
You also might become quite competitive with
someone, which could strain the trust that exists between
you. Confusion and mixed messages are amplified right now.
Curb your need to win. Tonight: Don’t let others pressure you. ✹✹✹
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your will could be tested
by someone who is just as strong as you are. Others
might not want to be around you with this power
struggle going on. Be willing to seek an alternative
way of doing something. As the saying goes, “If the mountain will
not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain.”
Tonight: Make peace, not war. ✹✹✹
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You might want to be
hard to find with today’s Full Moon looming over you.
Recognise a tendency to be more sensitive than you
realise when dealing with others. You could make an
assumption, thus taking the first step to a misunderstanding.
Tonight: The wise shall not be found. ✹✹
CANCER (June 21-July 22): You might be on the
verge of achieving a long-term goal, and you have
many people rooting for you. Confusion surrounds
communication. Realise the different possibilities that
surround a key relationship. Make time for this person. Tonight: You
soon will have a lot to smile about. ✹✹✹✹
LEO (July 23-Aug 22): You are in the limelight, and
you can’t seem to escape it. You might feel tired and
withdrawn when dealing with others’ issues, and a
misunderstanding could occur as a result. You will
have a lot of errands and tasks to complete. Don’t worry; you will do
just that. Tonight: A must appearance. ✹✹✹
VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 22): Reach out to someone at a
distance. This person often makes suggestions that
you see as unusual yet effective. You have a lot to juggle,
and somehow you will manage not to drop any
balls. Cancel plans if you feel overwhelmed. Tonight: Decide on a
trip in the near future. ✹✹✹✹
LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct 22): Deal with a partner on a
one-on-one level. You could prevent a misunderstanding,
though you might need to clarify a plan of action
first. Do not be overgenerous, as you ultimately could
create a problem, whether it has to do with the other person or with
your finances. Tonight: Be with a special friend.✹✹✹✹
SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21): Defer to others and appease
their requests rather than get into a power
struggle. You will be much happier as a result. You will
have many invitations, so choose according to your
preferences. Be with people you enjoy. Tonight: Let someone else
make the first move. ✹✹✹✹✹
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You might choose to
take a practical approach at this point, but you have
some concerns that you have not chosen to share. You
could be experiencing a low-level depression and not
really be able to isolate what is going on within yourself. Tonight:
Move forward with a project. ✹✹✹
CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Your creativity surges.
You also could feel quite amorous and just be waiting
for the right time to express your deeper feelings.
Don’t wait too long, though, or you could discover that
the apple of your eye has lost interest. Not everyone is as patient as
you are. Tonight: Follow your feelings. ✹✹✹✹✹
AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You are able to relax
around those you know well. You might be feeling as if
you want to spend more time at home, yet your work
or commitments force you to be out more and more.
You intuitively will know what to do. Do not play into today’s Full
Moon frenzy. Tonight: Make it easy and stay at home. ✹✹✹
PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): You have a lot to say, and
your words could trigger multiple reactions. Use care
and just smile. Others might be more confused than
you realise. Your intuition will kick in, and you will
know exactly what to say. Tonight: Hang out with friends.✹✹✹✹
Note: Bigar’s Stars is based on the degree of your sun at birth.The sign
name is simply a label astrologers put on a set of degrees for convenience.
For best results, readers should refer to the dates following each sign.
Born today: Humorist Fanny Brice (1891), guitarist Peter Green (1946),
actor Richard Dreyfuss (1947)
By Jacqueline Bigar
• JAZZMANDU 2012
Himalayan News Service
Kathmandu
She was searching for jazz
events in and nearby regions
of Kathmandu
when she happened to
read about the Kathmandu
Jazz Festival. Hoping to
meet some local musicians that
she could involve in a collaboration
project, she immediately
started working towards getting
her solo based trio Suzy&2 for
Surya Nepal Jazzmandu 2012.
With the project Suzy&2 &
Kathmandu, Cecilie Giskemo
and her friends from Norway as
well as local musicians, are going
to infuse Jazzmandu with a mix
of vivid and varied sounds within
the periphery of jazz.
“We are all very excited as we
have heard a lot of great things
about the festival and are looking
forward to meeting all the
musicians visiting from all over
the world,” writes Cecilie Giskemo
about Jazzmandu in an
email interview with The Himalayan
Times. She is of opinion
that “it seems like a diverse festival
with a good mix of national
and international musicians”.
Indeed Jazzmandu is the festival
where musicians come together
and play music; Suzy&2 &
Kathmandu is one fine inspiration.
Suzy&2 is a jazz and pop trio
Black widows
scare Berry
out of home
LOS ANGELES: Actress
Halle Berry was forced to
move out of her Hollywood
home after a gardener
found a colony of black widow
spiders under a lawn chair in
her pool area.
The Oscar-winning star says
she freaked out when she realised
the poisonous spiders
were living beneath a chair she
used every other day — and left
the house until they had been
destroyed.
“(There were) hundreds under
this lawn chair that we
would all sit on around the
pool every other day. We found
out there was a whole village, a
colony of black widows ... One
of the gardeners decided he
should clean it and when he
looked under it was like,
‘Argh!’” dailystar.co.uk quoted
her as saying.
“I just left ... I said, ‘I’m gonna
leave and you’re gonna have to
handle that because I can’t
stand spiders...’I don’t even like
Daddy Long Legs (crane flies),”
she added. — IANS
that combines original compositional
material with the sound of
African traditional instruments
mbira nyunga nyunga and
kalimba played by Giskemo. Elevating
their creations is Asbjørn
Lerheim’s creative and innovative
jazz guitar while Giskemo
and Siri Kvambe Kvambe create
beautiful vocal harmonies. Together
with fantastic musicians
of Nepal Prabhu Raj Dhakal on
vocals, Rabin Lal Shresta on tabala
and Australian Marcus
Dengate on bass, they are to
come up with exceptional concerts
with fusions of jazz, Norwegian,
African and Eastern music
traditions.
They will be playing at the Valley
Jams, Jazz Bazaar, Jazz at
Patan and Jazzmandu Finale.
Furthermore, Giskemo speaks
about their music as “most of the
SRK too busy to celebrate Eid
NEW DELHI: Work
commitments kept
superstar Shah
Rukh Khan away from celebrating
Eid-Ul-Azha with
his family on October 27.
The actor, who is the
brand ambassador of luxury
watchmaker Tag
Heuer, flew down to the
capital to launch the limited
edition of “India Racing
Chronograph” watches.
However, he didn’t forget
to wish those present at
the launch a “Happy Eid”.
The actor seemed to
have lost some weight as
he looked quite lean in formal
wear. At the launch he
was accompanied by F1
racer Armaan Ibrahim as
they together launched
the limited edition watches.
“It’s an honour to be associated
with Tag Heuer.
It’s been a decade now that
I have been associated
with the brand. And every
time I wear this I get the
opportunity to be a little
classic, elitist and cool,”
said Khan.
The two celebrities also
had virtual car racing
Boyle’s life on reel
LONDON: Britain’s
Got Talent star Susan
Boyle has revealed
her rise to fame is being
made into a major biopic.
Boyle, 51, said she
would like British legend
Julie Walters to play her in
the movie. “My story will
make a great film. We are
in the middle of negotiations
just now for a film
about my life,” the Mirror
quoted her as saying.
“There’s only one person
I’d love to play me —
and that’s Julie Walters.
She would do the job and
you just know she would
do my story justice.
“When I signed the
recording contract originally
I had no idea what I
was doing, to be honest. I
just signed papers and
started singing,” she said.
“I had no idea how far I
would go ... And now there
will be a film of my life,”
she added. It’s less than
four years since Boyle
came second to dance
troupe Diversity on
Britain’s Got Talent and
since then she’s sold more
than 18 million albums
worldwide. — Agencies
compositions composed specifically
for this year’s Jazzmandu
performances derive from a jazz
perspective, but are all based on
the harmony and melodic structures
of eastern ragas.”
Interesting and unusual instrumentation
which makes the
music very exceptional to soothing
Nordic jazz influences mixed
with the rhythms of Africa and
the intricacy of Eastern ragas is
THE HIMALAYAN TIMES, MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012
Collaborative
music Suzy&2
match together, in which
Ibrahim beat the superstar.
The actor was earlier
away from the hustle
bustle of Eid-ul-fitr also, as
he shot for the last leg of
his new film Jab Tak Hai
Jaan. — IANS
Sean is
decade’s
artiste
LONDON: Singer Jay
Sean walked away
with the trophy of
the British Artist of the
Decade at the recently
held Asian Music
Awards.
The Indian-origin
British singer was also
awarded the Best Male
artiste, however, he was
unable to attend the
event as he is on tour in
Australia, reports dailystar.co.uk.
— IANS
is a jazz and pop trio that
combines original compositional
material with the sound of
African traditional instruments
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION
For those in the film industry, winning an Oscar may be
his/her greatest dream while for some it may be the
Nobel prize. Do you have a dream of winning any such
prestigious award in the field you are currently working
in? Which award would it be and why?
Send your replies in not more than 200 words by Friday,
November 2 by 2 pm to Features Department, The Himalayan
Times, e-mail: features@thehimalayantimes.com;
Log on to www.thehimalayantimes.com
SUDOKU-1428
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sure to take the audience to a
magical sonic travel around the
world. And it will only happen in
different venues of Surya Nepal
Jazzmandu 2012 with Suzy&2 &
Kathmandu.
In return all they ask for is appreciation
and more music.
“We hope that concerts will be
well attended and our music will
be well appreciated. Further, we
hope that our appearance at
Jazzmandu will create
opportunities for future
collaborations and performances”
shares
Giskemo. They also
hope they too get to experience
a great sharing
experience with
both musicians and audiences
at the festival.
In addition to their
performances, several
workshops will be conducted
with a final
farewell concert at
Dokaima Café on November
8. Workshops
offer mbira and jazz fusion
techniques, vocal
improvisation skills,
jazz guitar and improvisation
skills.
Surya Nepal
Jazzmandu will take
place from November 1
to 7. The Himalayan
Times is the official
print media.
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