The Eleventh Commandment – ‘Get thee indoors’
Regular tip-provider 8 Songs tells me the first afternoon concert held on the patio outside the Grand Millennium Hotel’s Havana Bar ended on a sour note. “The hotel stopped the proceedings mid-way through the afternoon,” says he.
“Havana Bar, a cozy alternative to its neighbour Centro, had been promising its outdoor concerts since it opened its doors in May. Yesterday a small but enthusiastic crowd gathered for the first Sunday special, with a BBQ, champagne and some slick music from the house band, ‘The Eleventh Commandment‘. About 4 PM, while the band was having a break, black-suited managers appeared from everywhere and held hushed debates, pointing to the patrons and the settings. “
The end result: “Finally a manager came over and explained that apparently someone had complained to the police about the noise.”
“It’s an all-or-nothing world. There was no choice about maybe turning the amplifier down. The band was positioned behind a wall facing away from the street. The only residential area nearby (apart from the hotel rooms in the Grand Millennium) is Fortune Plaza, but without checking personally, I would be very surprised if you could hear anything from there.”
“The hotel manager expressed hope that they would be able to find a space inside the hotel restaurant, but that is no solution. Havana is aptly named. Like Cuba it is closed to the outside.”
All I can say is that if the authorities seek noise violations, the should leave The Eleventh Commandment alone and instead follow me to coffee shops where they can taser dozens of patrons who talk into their mobile phones at ear-shattering volumes.
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