Showing posts with label music in public spaces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music in public spaces. Show all posts

Friday, October 30, 2009

Please Just Stop the Music!

Just last night, the music in a Decatur restaurant was so intrusive I couldn't hear my pal Erin speaking.

We asked for a volume reduction, but it crept back up repeatedly through the night.

ARGH.

So Peter Jon Lindberg caught my attention with his funny rant about the full-on assault of our ears in public spaces from stores to restaurants and hotels in the latest issue of Travel & Leisure.

I think his essay is pitch-perfect:
http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/bad-music-in-public-spaces/1/?comments_page=1.