SAY AGAIN?

Friday night Himself and I decided to take advantage of the local bar within walking distance of our home. They pour strong martinis there and have great ventilation so you don't reek of smoke when you leave. (don't worry, I'm not going into the "ban public smoking inside" debate at this time) Jen and Dan graced us with their company and we managed to have quite an enjoyable evening despite the acoustical phenomenon of the blaring juke box. This is something I've never understood: why do the bars crank the music up?

Now don't get me wrong, live bands and dance clubs should be thumpin'. That's the purpose of going to hear a live band and seeking out dance clubs: to feel the music so much your ears bleed. I'm totally down with that. However, when I step out with my man and/or friends, I have this strange desire to want to converse with them without having to scream and stick my sweaty face into their spittle in order to hear them. Restaurants that crank up the volume baffle me even more.

Now I realize that not everybody shares my viewpoints. Shocking, but true. So I thought I'd take an informal poll of my fellow bar patrons. Here are the results:

Me, "Hi there"
Male bar patron, "Hey"
Me, "May I ask you something?"
Mbp, "Pardon me?"
Me, " DO YOU THINK THE MUSIC IS TOO LOUD?"
Mbp, "YEAH THE MUSIC IS LOUD!"
Me, "Do you think it's TOO loud?"
Mbp, "WHAT?"
Me, "SHOULD THEY TURN IT DOWN?"
Mbp,"AM I FROM THIS TOWN?"
Me, "THANK YOU."



Me, "I'm taking a survey, how's the sound level?"
Female bar patron, "WHAT?"
Me, "I'M TAKING A SURVEY, HOW'S THE SOUND LEVEL?"
Fbp, (lips are moving but all I hear is HEAD LIKE A HOLE..BLACK AS YOUR SOUL....etc")
Me, "WHAT?"
Fbp, " THE BATHROOM'S ON GROUNDLEVEL, OVER BY THE JUKEBOX ".
ME, "OK, THANKS"

HEY! Maybe the barmaids had noisy intestinal distress.......but on a regular basis?? All over town? Is breathing second hand smoke causing embarassing gurgles? hmmm...more research needed.....