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Howard Shore
Jul. 31st, 2004 11:54 pmHoward Shore was in Pittsburgh this weekend, to conduct the Lord of the Rings symphony. My roommate and I went this evening and it was very lovely. There was a Q&A session beforehand, during which some good questions were asked.
( Q&A session )
Afterwards we went to Gullifty's for dinner, so it was quite the night out. We had a moderately bad waitress. She forgot K's salad and then, although she was standing right next to our table and I waved her over when she was looking right at me, she turned and walked away. K finally got her salad but was pissed. Then the waitress disappeared when it was time to give us the bill. I think they are trained to do this. Stop by the table several times while you have food in your mouth, asking if everything is satisfactory. Then, when your mouth is empty, as is your plate, and you would like the bill, they disappear into some other dimension. By the time we got our bill, K was mad enough that she didn't leave a tip at all for her meal. I left a decent tip for my bill, but not enough to cover both. Hmm, oh well. I don't like pissing off waitresses at restaurants that I go to more than once or twice a year. It's not good policy, but it can't be helped now.
I'm very tired, but I've been feeling the lure of Recaptured so I think I might go read a few more chapters before bed.
( Q&A session )
Afterwards we went to Gullifty's for dinner, so it was quite the night out. We had a moderately bad waitress. She forgot K's salad and then, although she was standing right next to our table and I waved her over when she was looking right at me, she turned and walked away. K finally got her salad but was pissed. Then the waitress disappeared when it was time to give us the bill. I think they are trained to do this. Stop by the table several times while you have food in your mouth, asking if everything is satisfactory. Then, when your mouth is empty, as is your plate, and you would like the bill, they disappear into some other dimension. By the time we got our bill, K was mad enough that she didn't leave a tip at all for her meal. I left a decent tip for my bill, but not enough to cover both. Hmm, oh well. I don't like pissing off waitresses at restaurants that I go to more than once or twice a year. It's not good policy, but it can't be helped now.
I'm very tired, but I've been feeling the lure of Recaptured so I think I might go read a few more chapters before bed.
