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The basic elements of jazz are syncopation and improvisation. In jazz        This take-home food might well be eaten later that same night as a
musical ideas are born and the musicians play impromptu together for         midnight snack or perhaps reheated a day later as leftovers and served
hours without recourse to written music. There is an element of fun in       as part of a regular meal. When the waiter returns with the check, he
the performing of jazz brought on by its spontaneity.                        will also hand the diner his doggie bag. Some restaurants even have
On the other hand country-western music which finds its home in              heavy duty paper bags with a picture of a puppy imprinted on the side.
Nashville, Tennessee, generates a different mood. Centered in the heart
of the eastern mountains of America, it expresses itself best in words.      A “brown bag’ restaurant, however, is something quite different. There
This music has a distinctly melancholic charm. Its melodic lyricism          are some restaurants which are not allowed to serve liquor because they
stands in contrast to the strong and heavy rhythms of jazz. The lyrics of    do not have a license to do so. If they should be caught selling beer,
all country-western songs speak of lost loves, lost homes, broken hearts     wine or whiskey, they can be forced to close in violation of the law or
and faithful dogs. The lyrics are simple but accessible. Their message       else be subjected to a heavy fine. However, there is a way of getting
is direct and immediate. There is a lyrical bent to country music and the    around the legality of the situation. Patrons can bring in their own spir-
songs have a huge does of sentiment and melancholy which make them           its in a brown paper bag and serve themselves.
easy to listen to. It remains perhaps one of the most popular forms of
music today in America and the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville is said to        The customers at the restaurant with a brown bag into which is carried
be the music capital of the world where its summer festival attracts         their preferred alcoholic beverage for the evening to be consumed with
large crowds. Many country western singers are held up as idols by           their dinner. It may be wine, beer, whiskey or any other kind of alco-
their admiring fans.                                                         holic drink. The waiter merely provides the guests with the can opener
                                                                             or corkscrew after the meal has been ordered. In this way the manage-
TEXT FIVE                          DOGGIE BAGS & BROWN BAG                   ment can never be accused of either selling or serving drinks without a
                                               RESTAURANTS                   license. It is a simple yet honest way of getting around a legal problem
                                                                             while providing an added service for the customer.
In America everything is considered “big” and portions in a restaurant
are often so generous that even a person with a large appetite might not     This custom of brown bagging is very popular and satisfies both the
be able to consume all the food that is placed before him. Rather than       customer who has come to dine and the manager of the restaurant who
to let the uneaten food go to waste many diners prefer to take it home       wants to maintain his business. The customer likes it because he can
to be eaten later. The waiter is summoned to the table and politely          enjoy his meal with a carafe of wine, a bottle of whiskey or a can of
asked for a doggie bag. After all, it has been paid for, so it might as      beer purchased cheaply from the outside. The owner of the restaurant is
well be taken home rather than go to waste.                                  satisfied because he is guaranteed the continued patronage of his cus-
                                                                             tomers without the added expense of maintaining a liquor license.
The inference to this request is that the unfinished meal will be given to
one’s pet who is protecting the homestead. It really doesn’t matter that     TEXT SIX               GRAND TOUR OF AN AMERICAN HOME
one’s dog doesn’t enjoy creamed broccoli, scalloped potatoes, eject
fries or the varied items found on a gourmet’s menu, nor that one may        Of all the aspirations which make up the American Dream perhaps the
have goldfish rather than a golden retriever. The doggie bag is never        most prominent is owning one’s own home. Americans are very proud
really meant to be given to man’s best friend in the first place. Its con-   of their homes and spend a great deal of time maintaining their houses
tends will most likely be eaten by the pet’s owner.                          and keeping the property in good condition. A man’s home is often

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