A telephone conversation between my son CJ Hariharan Menon and Sharon Nelson back in 1998, when Hari was about a year old.
She was calling to set an interview time and date with me as she was doing an article about my work in theatre and my relationship with my mum.
(as said to me by Sharon in 2014)
Ring, ring, ring....Hari picks up the phone
Hari: "Hello"
Sharon: "Hello, may I speak to Shanthini"
Hari: "She's outside"
Sharon: "Can you get her on the phone?"
Hari: "I can't, she's outside."
Sharon: "Okay, can you pass her a message, please. My name is Sharon and I'm a reporter with 'XYZ....'. I am calling to make an appointment with her for an interview. Can you get her to call me back?"
Hari: "I'm a baby!"
Sharon: ????!!!!! ( SILENCE ) "I'll call again!!!"
NOTE FROM SHARON: it's a True story!! My silence lasted quite a while...then I laughed and laughed and told everyone who would listen. Can't believe I never told you that story, Shanthini!
Only found out about this conversation 16 years later, when I ran into Sharon at an event at Bobo's in Bangsar!!!
