the other (salsa) shoe
Supposed to be editing my novel, but couldn’t resist this entry (darn yahoo news is distracting). I checked out Tavern on the Green’s Monday salsa night the other week to see if it had an on-2 following. It’s a magical atmosphere (not for on-2 though): dancing in the park at night with Chinese paper lanterns hanging from the tree branches above you like stars… Nice mixed crowd, low entrance fee, etc, etc. But while dancing in the outdoor garden I caught a glimpse of the scene encased in the glass chambers of the restaurant. Different crowd altogether. Then passing the young guy with the top hat who opens the door for you like a butler, I glanced back at the old-world decor of the place, and thought: how bad of a financial state is Tavern on the Green in if they have salsa nights that actually blend into pop club music (my exit cue)? Hate to think that way, but I said to myself how many old fogies are either rolling in their graves or jumping into their graves before schedule because Tavern on the Green hosts this type of younger ethnic crowd, dancing with music that has lots of drums and fewer stringed instruments? then the NY Times runs the story, Tavern on the Green Filing for Chapter 11 (picture from NY Times article). Sorry that I had to wonder about the other shoe dropping, but here it is. That aside, for all I know this event has been going on when times were good too. The timing still struck me.
