A four-man blues band, the Moonlighters, plays on, and two women, friends from Gaithersburg, sway to the music. People move back to give them room. With more women than men here, the Georges and Toms have plenty of opportunity. Ages range from thirties to fifties. I wanted to feature one couple in our newsletter, but they were too shy.
Shyness seems less of an issue as the evening goes on, but the setting has both pluses and minuses.
For every pair sipping samples of Honest Tea, an equal number of people seem to have given up on love in favor of scanning the shelves for granola and protein powder. Another potential twosome pores over the doctor's cookbook. Half an hour later, it's all over. George ambles toward the door with Sue's business card in his pocket. Colleen's friend Dana hops off the portable table in aisle one.