10 days and counting in NY!!

I can’t believe the concert in NY is nearly upon us! I woke up this morning, excited and petrified at the thought that Arnob and the band will be in NY this time next week.

The preparations are on-going in NY. The Press Conference has been set for the 23rd, the invitations have been sent out. Brightly hued glossy posters are being plastered in each and every possible location in Manhattan and Queens. Thousands of postcards which contain the concert information are being distributed by all our members. The TV ad has gone out, so has ads in Bangladeshi newspapers, and emails to numerous student associations. The NY team has been working relentlessly, day and night to make this concert a huge success. Its really amazing to see everyone’s unflagging enthusiasm.  There are times when we all have been frustrated but overall it has been an exhiliriating experience and continues to be so!

We are excited in NY and we hope you are just as excited as we are!! So buy your ticket, come to the concert, make sure you don’t miss this incredible event!

Tickets are available at http://www.symphonyspace.org/ event/2744. Tickets are also available via telephone at 212.864.5400 (from Tues-Sun 11 am – 7 pm).

You can also pick up the tickets at:

- Manhattan: Box Office of Symphony Space at Broadway and 95th St
- Jackson Heights: Disco Recording (37-15 73rd St, ph: 718-639-8217)
- Jamaica: Somoy Boi Bichitra (87-53 167th St, ph: 917-603-8966)

Sleepless in New York

Sleep has become a luxury for some of us in NY nowadays. It seems as if our every waking hour has become consumed with the thoughts of the Arnob concert. As I wake up in the morning, half groggy, there is an elusive thought which needs to be emailed to the concert planning group…. hurtling through the NY subway system on my way to work, I feverishly search my bag for a piece of paper for another idea that just has to be jotted down before I forget it… before going to sleep at night I send out a last email which is immediately followed by a response from Ben, Sharmeen, Zee, or Atiq which sets off another storm of emails.

The upcoming concert in NY has become our fascination, our obsession, our constant companion as we go through the motions every day. I am not yet sure how all of us managed to find enough time to devote to the concert planning but we have managed…somehow. Interspersed with days in the office, or at university, doing laundry, buying groceries, running errands, we have somehow managed to find time to meet twice or thrice each week as needed. We are in constant touch over email, or over the phone. Even when we meet for dinner, coffee, at addas, somehow our conversation shifts towards the Arnob concert. There is excitement, impatience, anticipation, frustration, dread, eagerness, certainty- our emotions have been swinging like a pendulum and I am sure it will continue to do so till the concert.

Just a little over two months and counting till the concert in NY… we cannot wait till October 25th!!