A forwarded email making the rounds since last weekend chastises the manager of a Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee for refusing to allow a member of the Marine Corps League to play patriotic tunes on his bagpipes in honor of Memorial Day. The company has acknowledged the incident and apologized to all concerned for the "bad decision" of one of its employees.
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I think it was a little unfair of the Marines to be upset if indeed the manager asked them to play on the front steps of the establishment. Bagpipes are EXTREMELY LOUD. In fact, they’re so loud that if the group had walked out and played on the front porch instead of inside the building, everyone would have heard them just fine. If you’ve never heard bagpipes played inside a building, it’s more piercing than an overamplified guitar pulling feedback. Moreover, bagpipes are generally meant to be played outside. They resonate differently indoors.
Cracker Barrel uses poor judgement.
I was robbed during BROAD DAYLIGHT at Cracker Barrel in MS while parked along the sidewalk on the side of the building. When asked the clerk to call police their first response was “the same thing happened last week.” They don’t have security cameras in place to help catch criminals and sent letter they “aren’t responsible for criminal acts on their property”. Very disappointed that their PR for “family oriented” restaurant is only in speech. If you plan to eat there I would be sure you are seated where you can observe your car, and don’t let kids or loved ones go out to get anything out of the vehicle in case criminal still there and hurts your loved one-otherwise it isn’t safe.