The Ranger > wrote:
>After reading Kalmia's response, I'll also add "music that doesn't pound me
>physically or drown out conversation with my companions."
>I no longer need to join the other lemmings at "hip" or forced vibe places
>like I did in my 20s. If a restaurant puts their Musak at 11, like The Left
>Bank in Menlo Park, I'll ask for it to be turned down. If it returns to that
>level, I'll pay my bill to what we consumed and and leave.

Amen! Being a musician, I don't go to restaurants to get hip to new recorded
music dispensed by hipsters at high volumes. I'm there to eat and converse;
loud music makes that difficult. If I get a sense that a restaurant is more
about being seen than food, I probably won't return.

Orlando