Mad Men

Maybe it was meant to be, or pure irony, but yesterday I wrote about simpler times in our history and today I managed to stumble upon an establishment that rewinds time!  Of course, that rewind is merely extended to their drink menu.  But, that is a step in a good direction if you ask me.  After all, what ever happened to the time when people went to a bar to actually sit down and talk over a drink?

Today, social gatherings are dominated by loud music and binge drinking!  What is wrong with the days the show "Mad Men" illustrates?  Of course, I use this illustration merely in the realm of social interaction out on the town, excluding the workplace.  Anyway, why can we not just sit back, enjoy a drink that takes more than ten seconds to prepare, sip said drink, and enjoy the company of a woman or group of friends?

After all, the purpose of meeting someone is to get to know them through conversation right, not brail?  Once again, I digress that we are a now, now, now generation that does not want to work for anything.  It seems that men just want to go out and get as drunk as they can and flirt with women doing the same thing in an attempt to sleep with them.  Where is the respect in that?  Even old Don, in all his exploits was someone that took the time to get to know someone.  Even if your intentions are to just have a night of fun, what is wrong with sitting back, getting to know someone, and letting alcohol merely cut the tension?  This generation does not seem to understand that, though.

However, I look forward to my chance to sit back, order up an Old Fashioned for the first time and merely sip away, enjoying my thoughts and the company that I am sharing.  I, for one, enjoy the ability to be immersed in the person, or persons, that I am spending the evening with.

So, as Friday night approaches, maybe we should all think about how we are going to arrange our evening.  Are we going to actually take the time to soak it all in, or merely let it be a loud explosion that we recover from tomorrow?  Maybe I am just getting old, but I shall forego the latter.

Bartender, may I have an Old Fashioned please?