I Wish I Had Slept Through The Dream...

The title says it all I guess. No it's not one of those experiences when people say they were wandering in a 'Fairy land' with angels and fairies in their dreams. Wake up. It's so passe'. Let me take you down the whole memory lane. It started like this. It was 11.00 p.m. when all of us in the family were about to doze off. It just didn't happen. Thanks to my sister who switched on the recently switched off T.V. set. No one objected since it was the Travel and Living channel which she switched on to. Showing some of those best places where music was considered to be God. The food(yummm..),Musicians,Instruments etc.were the part of the interesting episode. And there came in the part where guitar enthusiasts were awesomely playing some of their own creations. And at this point,how is my dad supposed to be silently viewing the episode? He started walking down his memory lane where he used to play guitar in his days. Gave me a brief overview as to how he would play the instrument during past times.
Then there came in my wishlist being presented. It was drum sets all over. Not the basic ones but those heavy metal drum sets. Me being the sole explainer in the clan with regards to drumming. I expressed my interest in drumming as drumming had always been a passion. The whole thing went on until finally everyone dozed off. I was facing the ceiling in the sleeping position imagining myself drumming all over. Finally my eyelids enclosed my cornea. And this is where the whole thing started.
The dream's curtain raised like this. I being with my friends in an unusual place chatting and laughing out loud over some of the jokes cracked. And suddenly comes in the call from home asking me where I am. I then bidding goodbye to my friends. I reach home and have my lunch. A sudden call from outside my house makes me go out to check as to what the matter is. All I see is a famous band member from an international band having something in the package for me. He saying that it is a gift from his side for me. Even at this point I'm not surprised by his very visit to my place. The conversation's just between me and that guy. He unpacking it and to my surprise it being the much wished 'DRUM SET'. Not the the basic one but the heavy metal one. Damn,it was so lustrous. It was shining as if it's just come out from the store. More than that I must say. Something which can't be explained.










The drum was one of its kind. Exactly what I wanted. I don't know where that guy went after unpacking it in my dreams. Didn't even thank him for that stuff. He was never to be seen by then. I was left with the feeling 'What-on-Earth-would-be-the-price-of-such-a-heavenly-instrument?'.It was shining more than a piece of gold would. Never to forget features ranged from the lustrous carvings that even a world renowned artist coudn't imagine of and the area it covered. I was already on cloud nine. Every kind of hunger was satisfied I can say. I could then never remember the exact structure of the drum set nor I could find it on net. Then suddenly one day when I was viewing Slipknot's(A metal band)music video,a glimpse of that dream drum set flashed before my eyes. Though it was only the colour and lustre to some extent. The dream drum set somewhat holds resemblence to the drums used in the SLIPKNOT band's Psychosocial video. For readers,here's the video.



I was made to wake up when such a beautiful dream was in process. Thanks to mom. And the worst part of it came in when I was just about to strike the unusual drumstick over the unusual drums to hear the sound. I know the sound created by this very act would have reached the heaven. But alas,as I said I was made to wake up from the heavenly dream. I wasn't upset over this. I convinced myself in those sleepy eyes that the same dream would again be experienced one day. But nothing as such has happened till date. God damn,I still wish I have the same drum set gifted by someone. Or it being bought by me. It was truly a dream drum set. No one in the world,as far as my knowledge goes,ever owned or owns such one-of-a-kind drum set.






It had every feature of it being one of a kind. One of a kind size,one of a kind carving,one of a kind lustre,one of a kind everything. My dad had promised me one then. But the time hasn't come yet. Still waiting for the semi-acoustic guitar that's about to be bought. Everytime,the purchase of it gets delayed due to several reasons. I wonder when will I finally bring one home. It will help serve me as a replacement for drums till they have been bought. I still wish if I had slept through the whole dream. I still wonder how would have the dream come to an end. I still wish...