Ragasthan Unit One. Ground Zero.

Don't just sit there. #GetUpAndGo

"I'm Batman?"

Holy identity crisis, Batman. Yes, it is you.

Batman has discovered the blog. But not his own nickname. Kaptaan has clicked through it, but he doesn't read much. He's dealing with a crisis of his own. He can't find his debit card and his Blackberry has gone to cellphone heaven. Not good things to happen when you're reaching into your pocket to set up a festival.

Big Tony reads the blog. He is worried about potentially sensitive information leaking out to the world. How can we talk about a man as big as Tony missing his wife, for instance? Blasphemy!

This is why we have nicknames. Why corrode someone's street cred?

Still, here's a quick vis-a-vis before the next unit gets here (that's on the first of November) and we lose track of who's who (the entire crew list goes up to a hundred people).

From left to right,

Batman - high functioning nocturnal superhero, secretly a human being. The festival's proud (and sleep-deprived) daddy.

Deputy R - techie, production crew. This means he sends all the mails and makes all the Excel sheets. Heh heh.

Deputy V - fixer, production crew. Last seen by the dunes, crushed under a heavy bag carrying water for the entire team.

Sheriff - badge of steel, heart of gold. Keeps duties on deadlines and the deputies on their toes. Usually with a smile and a hug.

Deputy H - transport, production crew. Smoothing the bumps on the Road to Ragasthan and making the Caravan a fun ride.

Stage - blogger, free rider. He's been kicking ass and taking names. Actually just taking names.

Kaptaan - pirate captain, producer, philosopher. Steering the festival ship through uncharted territory onward to the sandy shore.

Big Tony - go-to-guy, local production crew. Hard working young man with an old village saying for every occasion.

The invisible man between Stage and Kaptaan is me.

I'm Back.

Not in the picture,

Grand Meister - local coordinator, library of wisdom. The man who knows everything there is to know about Jaisalmer. And beyond.

That's all for now. Do I hear a round of applause?