Everybody,

The food was actually pretty good, but there's no excuse for the
quality, or lack of quality, of the service. The tickets were my
friend's season tickets, and were up the stairs to the balcony, and the
first set of seats on the railing. So we didn't have to disturb
anyone, and we managed to get there just as the conductor was finishing
his opening spiel. So we were lucky on that account. (Yes, I agree,
not the most polite thing to do.)

The conductor/director of the symphony had complained to an
acquaintance of mine about there not being much music featuring brass.
So my friend, a classical composer, spent a couple of years composing a
piece featuring brass, and that night was the first time it was played
in public. Many of us went just to hear Ken's piece, and walking
around at intermission, I ran into many other people I knew who were
there to hear it. And the last two pieces featured an outstanding
violinist. So the concert and evening weren't ruined at all. We
actually had a good time.

But it didn't matter how good the food was at dinner, and it was good,
my dinner was ruined. If a friend wanted to go to that restaurant, I
don't know if I'd go or not. But I do know I'm not going to suggest it
to anyone. I've told this story to a few people and they all can't
believe it. Everybody thinks the ten cents worth of coffee would have
been a good investment for the good will.

Ken