Monday, June 29, 2015

Benn Bell My Best Friend




Image courtesy his Facebook profile

I would like to introduce you to Benn Bell from Louisville Kentucky ,,I still dont know how we met but , we met cosmically at Buzznet in early 2005 and Buzznet was my earliest baby steps into cyberspace ..and whatever I am today as a indefatigable blogger , prodigiously prolific is because of Buzznet , and friends like Benn Bell, Yorrick Friar Tuck Ayu Sri Mahayani Tom Andrews and a host of people including Xris Taylor..Sierra Whiskey and some who faded away into the twilight zone ..I was posting pictures that were incredibly different , cultural, rituals , bloodletting and the transgender so many added me ,, my world of imagery was hardcore real..with no place for imaginary romantic illusion , my Buzznet timeline was my raw sense of grammar , my poor lexicon of words , but all my friends helped me groomed me to I evolved as a street poet of slam,

I met Bernie Aguirre we started of on a bad note but today almost 10 years down the line this crazy food loving life loving American is also my best friend from Buzznet .

But than this post is not just about Buzznet and my other friends it is about Benn Bell..He stood by me , he supported me , fought my battles against racists who were stuck to my urban brown ass like bees to honey,, I was naive I was stupid foolish those days ,,I was falling in and out of love with American women on Buzznet , Well my Buzznet site got hacked and porn was inserted into my Shia images by some Salafi hacker , there was hell to pay ..With the help of Tom Andrews I deleted 11000 blogs ,, as my my Buzznet site was not accessible to me ,,

Than I came back again to Buzznet as a Shia Thug a new identity Benn and others welcomed me but by than Buzznet was caught in Chemical Romance more music more fun I found I was too old for all this I shut my account and found the shores of Flickr in 2007 .

Benn and all my friends were building homes on Flickr but that magic of Buzznet bonhomie was missing , Flickr was straitlaced photography, you show me yours I show you mine ,, I started blogging via my pictures either in words or in muted remorse ,, and Benn and I met more friends Anthony Posey joined us Fred Miller and so many others .. we shared happiness , we fought online battles against tyranny , oppression , what happened in America touched me too , if there was a bomb blast in Mumbai it was Benn worried about me and my family , Benn was overjoyed when I became a grandfather for the first time.. so sometimes you dont need to be staying in the same area to be the best of friends , you dont have to share the same religion .. or same culture ,,

Benn means a lot to me and I wanted to share my friendship with Benn with all of you ..I hope he visits India one day with Anthony Posey and Bernie ..

This was a poem I wrote on Benns Birthday ..he was kind enough to allow me to use his picture without a water mark.. In Mumbai friends shoot your picture and when you ask them for a copy , they stamp it with their most ostentatious ugly water mark...

Thank You Benn

Benn Bell My Best Friend

image courtesy his facebook profile

Benn Bell
is my Buzznet friend
so many storms
in a tea cup
of life our
friendship
could not end
Benn Bell
is my Flickr friend
so many ups and downs
black and white
in a single color
of humanity
we blend
our friendship
could not end
BennBell
is my Facebook friend
on my pictures
my poems
precious time
he spends
om mani padme hoon
tao zen zenitude
a mouse
instead of a pen
a click on the soul
of friendship
a message of peace
on his birthday
i send
over the years
this man from Philly
has been my best friend
the most noble humble
human being
in praise of his love
for me my family
these few lines
i have
penned
on a keyboard
of amity
a tweet i resend
i know heart of heart
come what may
this cybernetic
friendship
will continue
till its very end
a dead Indian
the best Indian
even after
i am buried
i shall
make it a point
to visit
him every
week end
blithe spirit
from
gods end

Dickead Why Did You Write About My Sexual Horniness He Said To Me



I am horny
i screw female
goats why does
it get on your
goat his words
in anger i literally
quote ,,the goats
want it badly i
give it to them
a reply from me
he sought ,i
tried to placate
him as i knew
after this eid
the next eid
he would be
smote .a few
months of
delirious
dilemma
of mastan
bandras only
 wise goat
whispered in
my ears ,
it is deadpan
 democracy
constitutional
sluggishness
that destroyed
man by his right
to vote ,,

Mastan The Horny Goat ,,Please Dont Blow Horn






What do I tell you about this Goat with manly desires and indefatigable libido , he is always on heat and though locked up in chains as he sees the female goats on the garbage dumps , with all the force of his animal sexuality he breaks free and starts humping them to the cries of his master .. who runs after him and with few people gets him under control..and Mastan is a term for a spiritual happy man.. amazingly he understands me but because he knows instinctively that I write bad things about him , he loves to butt me so I keep a distance from him..

And there is Mastan in so many of us the uncontrollable desire .. so do we need to be locked up in chains .. lol

Some do , they need to be castrated too those who abuse little kids and this is not desire but a sickness of a corrupt mind .. it kills me when I read those stories ,, this was a blank post but my friend Alok Vats liked it so I added a few words.. this is another aspect of blogging it is called Sone Pe Suhaga .. Alok Vats is inimitable Blog Guru .

Carrom Board Players of Bandra Bazar Road



Every evening and on Sundays they devotedly play carrom..at Bandra Bazar Road Maket ,, in peaceful mindset.. and silently ,,

About Carrom

Carrom (also known as Karrom) is a "strike and pocket" table game of Eastern origin similar to billiards and table shuffleboard. It is found throughout the East under different names though most non-eastern people know it by the East Asian name of Carroms (or Karrom). It is very popular in Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and surrounding areas and in the Middle East as well. In South Asia, many clubs and cafés hold regular tournaments. Carrom is very commonly played by families, including the children, and at social functions. Different standards and rules exist in different areas.

Origins[edit]
The game of carrom is believed to have originated from the Indian subcontinent. Although no concrete evidence is available, but it is believed that carrom was invented by the Indian Maharajas. One Carrom Board with its surface made of glass is still available in one of the palaces in Patiala, India.[1] It became very popular among the masses particularly after the World War I. State level competitions were being held in different States of India during early part of the nineteenth century. Serious carrom tournaments may have begun in Sri Lanka in 1935 but by 1958, both India and Sri Lanka had formed official federations of carrom clubs, sponsoring tournaments and awarding prizes.[2]

The International Carrom Federation[3][4] (ICF) was formed in the year 1988 in the city of Chennai, India. The formal rules for the Indian version of the game were published in 1988. In the same year the ICF officially codified the rules. The game has been very popular throughout South Asia, mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It has gained some popularity in Europe and the United States where it has been introduced by the Indian diaspora. The United States Carrom Association reports on competitions in the U.S. and Canada and has a player ranking list as of the last tournament.[5]

The board and pieces can be bought in Europe or the U.S. and are usually imported from India. The most expensive boards are made to a high standard with high quality wood and decorations though cheaper boards are available. Some of the largest exporters of carrom boards are in India, e.g. Precise, Surco, Syndicate Sports and Paul Traders.[6][7][8][9][10]

Objective of play[edit]
The objective of play is to use a striker disk with a flick of the finger to make contact with and move lighter object disks called carrom men, which are thus propelled into one of four corner pockets.

The aim of the game is to pot (or pocket) one's nine carrom men and the Queen before your opponent.

Equipment[edit]
The game is usually played on a board made of plywood. The dimensions of the standardised game is a 29 inches (74 cm) square playing surface on a board of lacquered plywood. The edges of the playing surface are bounded by bumpers of wood, and the underside of each pocket is covered by a net which is 10 cm2 or larger.[11]

Carrom men[edit]


Carrom men and two strikers, arranged at the start of a game
Carrom is played using small disks of Wood or Plastic known as carrom men, sometimes abbreviated c/m. The pieces are also known as seed, coin or Pawnpuck. Carrom men are designed to slide when struck and are made with a smooth surface that allows contact with the board when the pieces are laid flat. They are struck by a Striker of standard specification which is larger and heavier. Carrom follows similar "strike and pocket" games, like pool, with its use of rebounds, angles and obstruction of opponent's pieces.

A carrom set contains 19 pieces (striker not included) in three distinct colours. Two colours to represent the player's pieces and one colour for the Queen. The usual colours are white (or unstained) and black for the player's and red for the queen.

ICF approved pieces must have a diameter of no more than 3.18 cm and no less than 3.02 cm. The pieces must be at least 7 mm and at most 9 mm thick. The pieces have a plain, rounded edge. The mass of the pieces is within 5 g and 5.5 g.

Strikers[edit]
Striker pieces are used to push the carrom men and the queen across the board to the pockets.

The Queen[edit]

The queen
The red disk is called the queen. The queen is the most powerful carrom piece. During board setup, it is placed at the centre of the circle. In accordance with the ICF rules, pocketing the queen adds 3 points to the player's total score. The dimensions of the queen must be the same as those of other carrom men.[12]

The player must pocket the queen and subsequently pocket a carrom man of the player's own colour. This is termed covering the queen. If, by mistake, a player puts the carrom man of the opposite team in the pocket after "pocketing" the queen, then the player owes the queen to defending player, or a due is fined. [clarification needed]
If the player fails to pocket a subsequent carrom man, the queen is replaced at the centre of the circle.
If the player pockets his or her opponent's last carrom man before pocketing the queen, the carrom man is placed back on the board
If a player puts the queen and a carrom man of the player's own color in the pocket with one use of the striker, the queen is automatically covered, no matter which went first.
Powder[edit]
Fine-grained powder is used on the board to enable the pieces to slide easily. Boric acid powder is the most commonly used for this purpose.[13][14] Boric acid has recently been reclassified by the EU as 'Toxic for reproduction'.

In the UK, many players use a version of anti-set-off spray powder from the printing industry which has specific electrostatic properties with particles of 50 micrometres in diameter. The powder is made from pure, food-grade vegetable starch.

Standardised rules and regulations[edit]
Main article: International Carrom Federation
The ICF promulgates International Rules of Carrom (also termed "The Laws of Carrom"). ICF acts as the governing body of carrom. The organisation also ranks players, sanctions tournaments and presents awards. ICF has many national affiliates such as the All-India Carrom Federation, Australian Carrom Federation, and United States Carrom Association.

The toss[edit]
Order of play is determined by the process of "calling the carrom men" or "the toss". Before commencing each match, an umpire hides one black carrom in one hand and one white carrom man in the other hand. The players guess which colour carrom men is being held in each hand. The player who guesses correctly wins the toss.

The winner of the toss strikes first, which is called the opening break. The winner of the toss has the option to change sides from white to black and give up the opening break. The winner of the toss may not pass this decision to the other player. If the winner of the toss chooses to change sides then the loser must strike first.

The player taking the first shot (or break) gets to play white carrom men. The opponent plays black.

Shooting[edit]
The aim of the game is to pot (or pocket) one's nine carrom men and the queen before your opponent does. A successful pot entitles the player to shoot again. This means that, like pool and snooker, a player may pot all his pieces and cover the queen from the start of the game without the opponent being given the chance to shoot.

Any player pocketing the queen is required to cover it by immediately pocketing one of their carrom man on the entitlement shot. If after potting the queen the player fails to cover it then the queen is returned to the center of the table. It is illegal to pot the Queen after the last piece since the queen must always be covered.

Thumbing is allowed by International Carrom Federation which allows the player to shoot with any finger including the thumb (known as "thumbing" or a "thumb shot" or a "thumb hit").

Crossing the diagonal lines on the board by coming in touch with it, or pocketing the striker is a foul. A player needs to ensure that his striking hand does not infringe/cross the diagonal lines aerially/physically. A player committing a foul must return one carrom man that was already pocketed.

If a player pockets his striker, he has to pay a penalty. This penalty is usually 10 points.

Variants[edit]
Family-Point Carrom[edit]
Simple-Point Carrom (Family-Point Carrom) is a variant that is very popular with the young and old, or when playing with an odd number of players.[citation needed] Players are allowed to pocket carrom men of any colour. A majority of people play by the following simple rules:

The objective of play is to use a striker disk with a flick of the finger to make contact with and move a carrom man (or coin) into one of four corner pockets.
Typically a Black carrom man (coin) gives 5 points, white/khaki color (or non-black) gives 10 points and Red color (queen) gives 25 points to the player.
Pocketing the queen must be followed by pocketing another carrom man (coin) on the same strike. To get Red color (queen) points, one needs to put a carrom man of any color in the pocket after the queen. If the player fails to cover the queen in this fashion, the queen is put back in the center of the board.
The player or team will win if they have the most points.
Sets of 1, 3 or 5 are common.
With the points system, if one team/player gets queen points early in the game, the opponent still has a good chance to win by earning more points.
This style of play is widely accepted in many areas of South Asia and quite popular with housewives.[citation needed]
Point Carrom[edit]
Point Carrom is a variant that is popular with children or an odd number of players. Game play is as described above with a variation. Players are allowed to pocket carrom men of any colour.

Carrom men of black colour are assigned 1 point and white colour are also assigned 1 points.
The red queen is assigned 3 points.
Pocketing the queen must be followed by pocketing another carrom man on the same or subsequent strike.
The first player to reach 21 points is declared the winner.
If no player reaches 21 points, the player with the highest points is declared the winner. If the scores are tied, a tie-breaker must be played. Players who are tied (in points) select a colour. They are allowed to pocket carrom men of an alternate colour only on rebound.
This style of play is common in some areas of East Asia.
Total-Point Carrom[edit]
Total point carrom is a variant of point carrom, in which the black carrom men are worth 5 points and the white ones are worth 10 points.
The red queen is assigned 50 points and must have a subsequent carrom man pocketed after it.
To win, a player must receive all the carrom men on the board.
After the first round the player or team with the lowest score puts all their carrom men in the center.
The others must match this score in the center and the players play for the carrom men in the center.
They repeat this until one team or player has all the carrom men.
This style of play is widely accepted in many areas of India and Pakistan.
Professional Carrom[edit]
Each Team or player is assigned a color coin and can only pocket that color coin.
Pocketing the queen must be followed by pocketing another coin on the same strike.
The red 'queen,' can be pocketed at any time after sinking your first piece but must be sunk before your last one. After pocketing the queen, you must sink one of your carrommen, thereby 'covering' it, into any pocket in the next shot, or she is returned to the center spot.
Once the queen is covered, whoever clears all their carrom men first wins the 'board'.
Queen & cover can't be on same pocket.
The winner of a board collects one point for each of the opponent's carrom men left at the finish and three points for the queen if covered by the winner (if covered by the loser, no-one gets those points). No more points are collected for the queen after your score reaches 21.
A game consists of 29 points.
When placing the striker on the board to shoot, it must touch both 'base lines', either covering the end circle completely, or not touching it at all. The striker may not touch the diagonal arrow line.
Shooting styles are very personal - whichever 'grip' works for you is fine as long as you 'flick' the striker and don't push it. Generally, it's best to orient your body in order to see the line of your aim while shooting comfortably; you may not move or leave your chair.
For forward shots, you can use your index finger, middle finger, or even the 'scissors' shot. Before shooting, try touching the striker with your fingernail, to be sure that its really on line. This will improve your accuracy and prevent you from hurting your finger.
Carrom men can be struck directly only if they are not touching the player’s baseline or situated behind the base line. If the carrom man is behind the baseline, the player must hit the carrom man by rebounding the carrom striker off any side of the carrom board or any other carrom piece on the board
Sinking the striker costs you one piece and your turn. But, if you sink a piece in the same shot, then two come up and you do not shoot again.
After sinking the striker, your opponent places the due piece(s) within the center circle. If you haven't sunk one yet, you owe one.
If while shooting for the queen you also sink one of your carrom men in the same shot, the queen is automatically covered, no matter which went first.
If a piece jumps off the board, it is placed on the center spot. If pieces land on end or are overlapping, they are left that way.
If the center spot is partially covered when replacing the queen or a jumped piece, the piece should cover as much red as possible. If totally covered, the piece is placed opposite the next player behind the red spot.
If you touch your last piece directly before the queen, you have to pay a penalty.
If you sink your opponent's piece, you lose your turn. If you sink their last piece, you lose the board and three points.
If you sink your last piece before the queen, you lose the board, three points and one point for each of your opponent's pieces left.[15]
If the striker does not leave both lines, go again. You get three tries to break before losing your turn.[15]
These rules are mostly played in UK and India.
Duboo[edit]
A popular variant of the game called Duboo is played mostly in Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan. In dubbo the size of the board is bigger than carrom, and instead of flicking the striker people usually slide it.

Board variations[edit]
Carrom boards are available in various board sizes and corner pocket sizes. There are smaller boards and boards with larger pockets. Boards with larger pockets are used by beginners for easier game play. On traditional carrom boards, the corner pockets are only slightly larger than the carrom men, but smaller than the striker. On boards with larger pockets, it is possible to pocket the striker, resulting in a "scratch shot" as in Pool. This results in a "due." On a "due", the player has to replace one previously pocketed carrom man on the board. When the scores are tied at a point in the carrom game, a tie-breaker is played. The team which has pocketed the "queen" does not gain any advantage. The Standardised Association and Federation size is 29" x 29" Play Surface with borders between 2" each to 4" each. Other play areas are not used in Tournaments and Competitions.



A relatively rare series of makes among Western Carrom boards contains a variant referred to colloquially as a "Carrom maze" on the reverse, in which an entirely different game is played. The oblique side of the board is fashioned into a labyrinth via the addition of small plywood "walls" that restrict the carrom to defined paths; the objective becomes to traverse the maze with a single carrom and reach a region designated as the end of the maze successfully in the least amount of strokes (similarly to golf), or to be the first to finish the maze among competitors. Various regions within the maze, often found in "traps" or sharp corners and differently colored or designated via artwork, contain regions in which the player's carrom must not be caught when coming to rest, at risk of penalty of extra strokes or forced relocation of the player's carrom to an earlier position. Positive or bonus regions, usually small and hard to target, may offer "shortcuts" relocating to a region nearer the goal, or stroke count reduction. In solo play, course records may be kept for public tables.

Japanese carrom[edit]
Carrom was introduced to Japan in the early 20th century. Carrom became popular as tokyu-ban ("fight ball board" or "throw ball board") and it fell in popularity in the Showa period. However, carrom is still popular in Hikone, Shiga.

In popular culture[edit]
In 2010 a Hindi "Bollywood" film titled Striker was released. The movie focuses on carrom hustlers in Mumbai in the 1980s.
The Hindi film Ankush showed the ability of carrom to help four unemployed youths escape the painful realities of life.
A Tamil film called Vilayaada Vaa released in 2012 was also focussed on carrom board.
Indian movies Munnabhai MBBS and its Telugu remake - Shankar Dada MBBS, Tamil remake - Vasool Raja MBBS, Kannada remake - Uppi Dada M.B.B.S. also features a movie scene with Munnabhai playing carrom to heal an elderly friend with his friends and an Orange Juice[16]

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