A Night, A Bar, A Couple of Tunes

I love a good tavern. I love the smell of the drinks and the smoke.. all mixed in with the various food being served along the front of the bar. Given the right setting, mixture of people and music.... a feeling of tranquility slowly comes accross anyone sitting back after a few drinks... and just observing the detail.

How do you explain what it feels like, what it sounds like, and what it looks like? To do this.. I slowed up a camera to mimic the effect of alcohol on my concience... things get slowed down... throw on the music of The Counting Crows DOWNLOAD: "Perfect Blue Buildings" ... and now you can hear what it is like.


You wander around .. not paying attention to the action directly.. but you notice the less subtle stuff.. the noise in the background... that is what has your focus. You notice that when new people come in they are immediately greeted by those they know, the voices adjust in volume as each person competes to be heard.. It all piles up in the background.....


You wander aimlessly, without a specific purpose...


You may need to move, weave or fumble around various people as you try to find a place to stop, and get another drink... you want to examine the place more closely.... from a more stable position...

You find a nice spot and you look around and notice small collections... where the interaction includes each person in the group. Their body posture takes on the same relaxed atmosphere of the place... you decide to look around some more...

The alcohol mixed with the environment makes you and those around you feel totally relaxed....

You consume a couple more drinks, and join in on the conversation...

For any number of reasons, it does not hold your interest long and accross the room you find anoher invitaion to join...

The alcohol is taking its desired effects and you realize that the focus was on the consumption, and you need to make room for more... you head out again.. on a different search... you may try talking along the way.. but something inside you reminds you to complete the search.


You then find the prize....

...and return back to the same cycle.