by Beth — published on September 2nd, 2007
(This post was written by Ashley and posted by Beth.)
Sorry I haven’t updated you sooner. It has been a whirlwind experience with Mini Khan visiting. Firstly, Mini SRK has apologized profusely for his antics the other night with regard to the margarita consumption. It’s partly my fault because I assumed he knew what a margarita was. It turns out he thought it was just a frozen nimbu pani served in a salt-rimmed glass. Of course, that’s exactly what a margarita is — except for the copious amounts of tequila that give the margarita its famous kick, so to speak.
I had to go to work on Friday but I had my friend Neera show Mini SRK around Austin. Mini SRK spent a lot of time on his mobile phone calling his manager and all of the other people who keep his schedules. Before Neera picked him up for his outing, he told me that he had a big surprise for both me and for Neera on Saturday. I could hardly wait for the surprise.
Friday was a very hot day, so Neera and Mini SRK opted to spend the afternoon at Barton Springs pool. Once again, the paparazzi followed Mini SRK and took a bunch of pictures that landed on the seedy website I mentioned in my previous post and as anticipated, there were all kinds of sordid accusations made by the tabloid reporters. It made me feel bad because Mini SRK didn’t have these problems in Illinois or in Tennessee, so I wondered why he was being stalked by photographers while he was visiting Texas? Well, I finally found out this afternoon, but I am going to keep you all waiting just a little longer as it was such a HUGE surprise! More to come….
by Beth — published on August 30th, 2007
(This post was written by Ashley and posted by Beth.)
I am really happy Mini SRK has come to visit me on the third leg of his North American tour. We stayed up late last night talking and he told me that he really enjoyed his stay with Beth in Illinois and his recent visit with t-hype in Tennessee. I did establish that despite the great time he was having, he had been really looking forward to coming to Texas. I was truly flattered, but I honestly think it’s about the food more than anything. I got the impression that t-hype was a gracious hostess, but everyone kept pushing the world famous barbecue on him during his visit to Tennessee. I promised him that Austin has some of the best Indian food in the country, so his homesickness will be abated very soon. We decided that since he’s in Texas, he should go out for some true Tex-Mex tonight at Enchiladas Y Mas. Unfortunately, news of the Mini Khan Experience is spreading all over the city and the second we headed out this evening, the paparazzi was fast on our heels. They snapped a bunch of pictures of us together. I guess I am naive because I didn’t expect the tabloids to make up vicious stories about the two of us. I downloaded the pictures of us out tonight from a very seedy website. They only posted the pictures with Mini Khan’s arm around me and of course, they captured my almost-wardrobe malfunction in one of the pictures. What I wish more than anything is that they didn’t get the embarrassing photo of Mini Khan downing his third margarita. He stole the cowboy hat from a girl at a nearby table. Between you and me, he’s a little bit wild when he has consumed too much tequila. I hope tomorrow is a little bit more low-key. There is so much I want him to see while he’s here.
by Beth — published on August 27th, 2007
(This post was written by t-hype and posted by Beth.)
After nursing Mini Khan’s wounds from the unfortunate scuffle at the university, I thought we’d have some fun. I took him to a little coffee shop called Fido. It’s one of the few places in town that stays open past 9 p.m. where you can still hear yourself talk, but I digress…
Despite the fact that I specifically took the rear entrance to preserve his anonymity, M.K. wanted to perch on the highest manageable point for a photo. The result:
The short time we spent at the coffee house was nearly uneventful until a couple of passers-by noticed the small athletic form reclining at my table. Referring to M.K. as “the man of your dreams” they inquired about his presence. After introducing himself, M.K. explained to them that he was on a world tour, one which originated in Germany.
“Really?!” exclaimed passerby #1. “I’m from Germany! My friend is from South Africa.”
As M.K. basked in their interest, I explained to them how absolutely superstar-famous he was back home in India.
“I think I might have seen him on TV,” the German girl concluded. “Can we take a picture with him?” she asked in a flash.
“Of course!” I responded, all to eager to capture this momentous international moment in all its glory. And here they are:
M.K. didn’t seem to mind being palmed in such fashion. In fact, it made him all the more eager to pose for a photo showing off his guns. Boys will be boys! *sigh*
by Beth — published on August 24th, 2007
(This post was written by t-hype and posted by Beth.)
On campus.
M.K. and I rolled by Fisk University one day after work. I made sure he had a good view of Jubilee Hall which is on a ton of historic registries and was the very first permanent building on campus, completed in 1875, just 10 years after the Civil War ended.
I was sharing a bit of history with M.K. about Jubilee Hall being built after the Ku Klux Klan had burnt down the military barracks that originally housed the students. “The spire on the building was used as a watch tower to give warning in case the Klan tried to raid the—”
“Everyone here is so dark!” M.K. interrupted.
“Um, Fisk is a black university M.K.”
“Why do black people need their own university? I think what they need is Fair an–”
*enter angry mob*
“THAT’S THE GUY FROM THE COMMERCIAL!”
Suddenly, our campus trip was going downhill. Who knew there was a “Colorism Across Cultures” workshop this week? It seems a few students were aware of our hero’s insensitivity to the darker skinned among us. The result:
No, I did not kick him while he was down! I was stepping in to stop the violence. You know, “Guests are as gods” and all that.
On the way home I told Shahrukh that if he needed money or something, all he had to do was ask. Geez. There’s no good reason why a guy like him should stoop to doing such insulting commercials.
by Beth — published on August 17th, 2007
(This post was written by
t-hype and posted by
Beth.)
Day One point Two
day ONE
After his
rose petal bath, the Badshah and I talked about what we should do this week. I didn’t want to be rude or anything, but I kinda wished he would get dressed. I mean, I feel like I’m cheating on Hrithik already…
I promised Mini Khan at least one new article of clothing if he’d put his old ones back on and he agreed. We were able to end the evening on a good note.
point TWO
Since the expected temperature for today is 104°F (!) Mini Khan and I agreed that the jacket had to go. Furthermore, in observance of true Southern style, he decided to go barefoot which I thought was cute. He tried to veto me on styling his Pretty Woman pants into manpri/pirate pants but why hide such nice calves?
Am I taking too long M.K.?
Anyhoo, off to work we went. Nothing too exciting going on in my cubi-cell. Despite my protests, M.K. tried to liven up the workday with a little Village People action.
How embarrassing.
I mean, why is that always the first thing people think of when you say, “I work for the Y”?
After being so bored his eyebrows turned to tildes, Mini Khan jumped onto the windowsill to check out the view. With a tug, the blinds flew up only to reveal mostly nothing.
“Yes, the Southern Baptists own two blocks of downtown Nashville.” I pointed out, indicating the building marked with a cross. “I heard they pay well. Um, yeah. That little red and white sign to your right, that’s the Y. But see, further to the right, we’re building new offic—No, not as big as theirs…that’s not my point.
“If you look to the right, way out into the trees, you can see Meharry Medical College and Fisk University . We’ll go there before you leave.”
M.K. seemed to warm to that idea when I assured him that no one on either of those campuses would recognize him.
To be continued…
by michael — published on August 16th, 2007
by Beth — published on August 12th, 2007
Mini Khan is very excited to be starting his travels! Although he’s been with me for awhile, he’s been so busy reading books (”still reading Khan,” after all!),
helping me with my Hindi homework, and generally just enjoying his vacation
that we’ve hardly had any time to take pictures. So before he packed up today, he came with me to catch up on some work. He’s such a pal, keeping me company in the office on a summery Saturday afternoon.
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by Beth — published on August 5th, 2007
Mini Khan was supposed to come with two outfits, but he just has the ensemble you saw in the previous posts: the Kal Ho Na Ho “Pretty Woman” orange cargo pants (which keep falling down, by the way, joke as you will), t-shirt, and jean jacket. (But if he could only have one outfit, Kal Ho Na Ho “Pretty Woman” orange cargo pants should definitely be a major part of it.)
One outfit? Decidedly insufficient for a major movie star. Today I perused the glittering array of American overconsumption to see if I could find him some more clothes. What I really wanted, of course, was a sheer shirt - maybe there are outfits for a Miami Beach Ken or a Queer Eye for the Straight Guy action figure? Sadly no. I found no suitable outfits for Khan ji. I found some Ken surfer getups, but they were, frankly, lame, and I was over the Malibu Ken thing by about 1983. If someone finds some more suitable outfits, please do add them to his traveling case (by which I mean a cardboard box).
by michael — published on August 3rd, 2007
http://minikhan.bollywoodbloggers.com
And see our Travel Map of MiniKhan
Purple: Places he has visited
Blue: Places he is invited to
by michael — published on August 3rd, 2007
… MiniKhan will soon begin his travels, we’ll announce where he travels next soon (first he has to end his vacations at Beth’s place)
Thanks also for the interesting ideas and thoughts sharing with us. I think Mini will need some more time to leave the US until he gets to Europe, so dee, i think he will miss your travel in Sept (perhaps, can’t say it exactly right now)
The Idea with a special page is interesting. Lets see what time brings…
Thanks for all the international response (i thought more germans to answer, but less have done it…)
We have now a central Project Page
All Posts about the Project see in The Category
Soon more…
