tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post323373430977715434..comments2024-03-29T07:54:08.898-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Rattling and Humming (NYC part five)Ron Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-63867745070427349862009-05-04T08:59:00.000-07:002009-05-04T08:59:00.000-07:00The TVs don't bother me as much as the senselessly...The TVs don't bother me as much as the senselessly loud music. So many times I've stood at the bar, yelling to be heard over the music -- when no one is dancing, no one is singing along, and everyone is SHOUTING TO BE HEARD OVER THE MUSIC. It's not even so much annoying as it is baffling: whose idea was this? Who thinks it's any kind of a good idea? Who can I hit to make it stop?Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-11120860271364722822009-05-04T07:18:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:18:00.000-07:00The tv and music thing bug me too when overdone. ...The tv and music thing bug me too when overdone. If a tv is allowed to flicker with a low or no volume, I don't mind, but I dislike in the extreme loud music, which seems omnipresent today. It can literally interfere with the sensory appreciation of beer. I sometimes ask for the volume to be turned down and have never been refused. Even outdoor patios often have speakers in all the corners...<br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-7688843230628732592009-05-04T04:05:00.000-07:002009-05-04T04:05:00.000-07:00Jeffrey, I mention it because, if I remember corre...Jeffrey, I mention it because, if I remember correctly, ALL the pubs I visited in New York had TV's. Even Blind Tiger had one. <br /><br />I find a TV incongruous in a serious beer bar. It's the single biggest difference I noticed between US pubs and those in Europe. Social interaction is what pubs should be about. TV's and deafening music just hinder that interaction.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-16209572112500397602009-05-04T03:39:00.000-07:002009-05-04T03:39:00.000-07:00I don't know what you mean when you reference TVs ...I don't know what you mean when you reference TVs - I don't think any pub should have a TV. None of the ones I drink in do!Stonchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001578598975666535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-4691989149140469522009-05-04T02:57:00.000-07:002009-05-04T02:57:00.000-07:00Jeffrey, er, depends what you like. Not EVERY bar ...Jeffrey, er, depends what you like. Not EVERY bar needs to be full of TV's. Rattle 'n' Hum does at least have a good selection of cask-conditioned beers. Just a shame I was there during English week.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-48584221792152958262009-05-03T07:45:00.000-07:002009-05-03T07:45:00.000-07:00It's such a shame that the frontages of these plac...It's such a shame that the frontages of these places look so dull. I'm sure they're great, though.Stonchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001578598975666535noreply@blogger.com