RTP-area local music and culture

[Mary Anne Barckhoff <barckhoff AT yahoo.com>]

Omigod, The Cave was the absolute WORST for smoke  levels.  I am a smoker 
(yeah, yeah, I know - EVIL) and I couldn't  stand the amount of smoke in the 
Cave.  
  
  Personally, I have no problem with going outside to smoke... but if I  
don't have to, I won't -- simply because I don't have to.  There's  been a 
growing trend of banning smoking from establishments all over  the country 
anyway. Glenn, if you choose to make the 506 non-smoking,  I'm sure you'd 
have many more folks grateful for it than folks who get  upset about it.  Of 
course, you'd probably only hear from the  complainers, so you'd just have to 
believe in the silent  majority.  :)  Only thing is, you'll have lots more 
folks  loitering (to smoke) in front of the 506 since there's nowhere else 
for  folks to go.
  
  mab

Chris Rossi <nospam AT spacelabstudio.com> wrote:  Re: smoke.  I missed most of 
the bands at the Minutemen tribute show 
because I was driven out by the smoke.  Sure, I was recovering from a 
cold at the time so the discomfort was particularly acute, but it really 
made me start thinking how it would be nice if I could go out and see 
music in a non-toxic environment.  I had very tentatively explored with 
a few bandmates the idea of making the last Wusses gig non-smoking, but 
found there was still this lingering impression that a non-smoking show 
would drive away too many smokers.  I don't really buy this, since the 
times are a changin' and most people these days don't smoke.  Sure 
there's an ethical question of why we're risking the health of a 
majority of people for the enjoyment of a few.  But there's also the 
very pragmatic question of how many non-smokers would be attracted back 
to rock shows vs how many smokers would actually be driven away.  My 
hunch is that not many smokers would stop coming to shows, but many more 
non-smokers would be willing to come out on a weeknight for some rock. 
So it would make sense from a financial perspective, not just an ethical 
one.  Of course, I could be totally wrong.  Maybe ask the Cave whether 
they've noticed any change in attendance since going non-smoking.

chris