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  • From: John Iwaniszek <not AT hotmail.com>
  • To: ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: More non-smoking ideas for music venues
  • Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:01:06 GMT

Glenn Boothe / Local 506 wrote:

> Just curious what people think about this:
>
> I'd like to think that smoking really only becomes a deterrent at the
> bigger shows. When there is only a small crowd, then there usually
> isn't enough smoke to bother someone and if it is, it's probably
> centralized to the bar area, so non-smokers should be able to find a
> suitable place that's less smoky.
>
> The problem for me is knowing just how many people are going to attend
> a particular show. For example, The Shanklys sold no advance tickets
> and close to 150 people attended. The Subways sold over 120 advance
> tickets and had only slightly more than The Shanklys..
>
> What about this idea: If Local 506 sold more than 50 advance tickets
> (or whatever number seems appropriate, might take some time to
> determine) - then the show would automatically become smoke-free?
>
> If we knew how big the crowd was in advance, we could put up no-smoking
> signs and remove the ashtrays. And for our smaller shows, we can
> operate just like any other bar (as we tend to do a decent portion of
> our business after the bands finish on some of the slower nights.)
>
> Let me know...glenn
>
>

Bars are the only places I get to smoke.




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