RTP-area local music and culture

[ron thigpen <ron AT fuzzsonic.com>]

Glenn Boothe / Local 506 wrote:

> Well, that and the fact that one of my employees swore to me that he
> would never go to a non-smoking venue and that there were a lot of
> people like him (I don't smoke, so I can't relate.) 

Addicts will say the craziest things.  Who knows how true this would 
turn out to be?  (I know it's a business risk for you.)  Of course, 
addicts are also incredibly adaptable.

> If the town would allow people to drink on the sidewalk in front of
> 506, now we'd be in business. 

Haven't I seen folks drinking at patio tables in front of a restaurant 
just up the street?  How does the law differentiate?

Could we just turn the Cage into a glass tube with a giant exhaust hood 
and make that the smoking booth?  Or maybe something with sliding glass 
doors in that corner behind the doorman?  (only sorta kidding)

> And, for the record, we did have one band, Deerhoof, request a
> smoke-free show - and not a single person complained, so there is a
> precedent there.

Sample of one, but still...

--rt