RTP-area local music and culture

[James Hepler <jameshepler AT yahoo.com>]

Smoker's input:

I think that you should either go one way or the other
so as not to confuse folks.  Whether I can smoke at a
show has no bearing on whether I attend.  For me it's
all about how much money I have for entertainment at
that moment.

I prefer the idea that the bar be smoking and the
music room be non smoking.  That way at least you
don't have 40 people out front smoking while a band is
playing.  And that way inclement weather won't have an
effect on smokers.  On one hand, non smokers have no
reason to care if smokers have to go out in the rain. 
On the other hand, you'd have 20 people huddled under
the awning in front of your door, making it hazardous
if there's a need for evacuation, smoky for people
trying to get in/out of the bar, and generally
crowded.

Of course I don't know how this idea affects the non
smokers.  You could try it out for a few shows and see
if it even makes a difference in the eyes of the smoke
free enthusiasts.  Otherwise, I would recommend just
going with a no smoking policy for a month or two and
see how it affects things.

--- Glenn Boothe / Local 506
<glennscottboothe AT gmail.com> 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
> 
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