Ragtime Tavern — Restaurant in Melbourne

On Thursday, 7th November 2024 AD, i visited Ragtime Tavern.

i visited many times earlier, probably more than 20 times, but lost count of how many exactly.

The Management was very kind to me, and allowed me to play on their grand piano during the Open Mic days. Usually i would drink some fruit juice to be refreshed and to support them, if even out of gratitude, because they had supported me by allowing me to play piano there.

Anyway, so far i have only been on about three "dates" in my Life. And last Thursday was what i thought to be probably the third one (a first date, with an actual Female! Who showed up! Even she was the one to offer her number!).

It has been a difficult time recently, and i was quite broke lately because i had been forbidden from employment by untrustworthy medical people who gave me a false hope and ruined about 12 years of my life, but i am too tired today to write about it anymore (i usually wrote about it in reviews, etc). Because of that, i probably will never become Married (i cannot seem adequately to say, how important to me is a Happy and Healthy Marriage).

Now, after i arrived there early on Thursday, i waited a bit nervously. And i spoke to the Management. And later with another male person (separately), politely to say hi, and to attempt to have good conversation, we talked. Now while the Manager was kind as always, and the other person seemed to be too... and told me to not be nervous for the date, and even seemed to provide helpful advice.

While on my first little set, playing some compositions i wrote, on the piano, she arrived - they seemed to enjoy/appreciate. We talked after that and it their company was great and i even felt happy - which is pretty rare! It turned out that she has a boyfriend (who later arrived). Anyway, that's fine, it was a misinterpretation by me and my fault, because i didn't talk with many people lately, especially not Females (and i avoided to approach them anymore, having endured much grief).

i introduced her to the person who was seemingly friendly to me (from before when she arrived), who i had met only that evening. Anyway, he soon started to touch and rub her hands. And he had the knowledge of that i still considered it to be a first date, he seemingly tried to help earlier, but seemed more focused on destroying my night / seemingly hoping to tempt me into aggression (but i did not allow that), a deceptive sort of person.

Then her boyfriend arrived. i played my second set and left shortly after, today threw away her number hoping not to become in love (& that there would not be ambiguity, after portraying a Psalm arrangement, i played and spoke of my Partita 9, formally dedicated to a Lady from a Cake Shop, who was the most recent person who i became in love with, and after her final shift some three years ago, where i tried to have delivered a little box of chocolates with a crystal ring, the attached handwritten composition, a letter, a miraculous medal, basically my most precious belongings at the time - and a few months later, i went back to ask, wondering why the phone i used to have was so silent, then i was rejected by her manager, who already seemed untrustworthy, on her behalf - a very sad situation, because i didn't know if he was lying, cause he'd been negative to me, and smiled after told me that he threw the box into the bin - and because of 'prosopagnosia' or partial face-blindness, i probably would not recognise her even if we met outside unexpectedly).

i mainly wanted to say, it seemed inappropriate to touch that person on Thursday like that, and i regretted introducing them. Probably won't return for a while, felt very sad. It's difficult for Management to handle bad behaviour, but rather than reprimand, i only ask that you bring it before that person, who seemed happy to separate potential spouses (and i was happy enough to not even touch my Spouse, like he touched her, before Wedding).

[attached is the only scan of my first song with words, Op.6 (made over 100 opuses now), it ended up in a bin, unseen, and...

The Ragtime Tavern is a trendy little bar in the very heart of Preston It is elegant and has style The highlight is the beautiful piano that has the bar wrapped around it Very spectacular to see it even rotates as the artist is playing This place is definitely worth a visit What is wonderful about this place is there are restaurants close by and if you want a pizza or a hamburger you are welcome by the owner to bring it in or even have it delivered This is a great idea as it helps other restaurants all work together Especially in these trying times Very friendly staff Please support these little bars...

Quirky, local little bar providing an intimate ‘in your lounge room’ experience with warm, friendly, attentive bar staff. The interior is imbued with character and charm created by it’s charismatic owner Andrew Bianco. From the music paraphernalia decking the walls to the spinning grand piano, surprises await patrons in the form of musical experiences that vary from singalong evenings with fabulous flamboyant performers, guitarists, violinists, horns, drums and light displays with smoke machines and bubbles if you’re lucky. It’s a top venue to...