in which my seventy year old uncle rocks

[rednfiery]

took my uncle to the crow's nest in santa cruz last night. we missed the dinner service because we didn't get there till after 9:30pm+, so we ate bar food upstairs while we people-watched and listened to the band. it was fun! some highlights:

* seeing my seventy year old uncle totally getting into the neo-folk/punk rock sound of tater famine.

Comments

[seismic]

+ since when is 9:30pm late? california, when did you turn into such an old fuddy duddy?!?

I dunno about the rest of the state but for me the answer is, "When I started having to get up at stupid o' clock on weekdays."

[rednfiery]

heh. old lady!

seriously, though, when i was in my 20s and 30s, most restaurants (especially the ones with bars/entertainment) were open until 10pm for dinner service. these days, it seems like 9pm (and even earlier in some cases!) is the "kitchen is closed" time. i don't get it. are the 20 and 30 year old adults of today no longer dining out? what's changed to make restaurants close earlier than they used to?

also, i was raised by a european (scottish) mother. we always ate supper much later than my all-american friends. since i no longer have a husband who MUST eat by 6:30pm, i've gone back to eating a late(r) supper, which seems more natural to me. my girls don't mind it either; in fact, they seem more in tune with late evening dining. we rarely eat before 8pm.