Re: background music
White (white@apcnet.com)
Mon, 28 Oct 1996 18:27:07 -0500
Kirsti Thomas wrote..
>
>I'll have to throw in my 2 cents at this point and say that I see nothing
>wrong with people talking during a show *depending* on the venue.
>
> I do, however, think that if you've been booked by a
>restaurant, bar, coffeeshop, charity function, etc. to simply add some
>nice ambiance while people do whatever they came to the place to do (eat,
>drink, talk) then you should not expect everyone's attention to be focused
>on you at all times. It's one thing if people came specifically to see
>*you*, it's another if they came specifically to the *place*.
>
I agree. Had a funny last week -- my youngun was playing a wedding
reception in a very small S.C. town with lovely country folks. They weren't
sure if they were supposed to talk, eat, or listen to the music, and settled
on listening to the harp. South Carolinians are still very polite. It put a
damper on things, so she was saying, "please go ahead and talk," and one of
them said, "well, I've talked to all the folks here, but I've never seen or
heard a harp in person before, so if you don't mind, I'd like to listen." He
did agree to eat, however, while listening. Joyce