Just curious. I've almost retired from going to small venue concerts because I and the wife just can't handle the cigarette smoke (it makes us feel sick for the rest of the evening and the next day), but some bands are worth making an exception. 
When are the ladies going to play Seattle again?
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alanbirdsell
That's gonna leave a mark
When the smoking ban kicks in next week clubs will be smoke free in WA, woo hoo! and yes they need to come back to WA
alanbirdsell said:When the smoking ban kicks in next week clubs will be smoke free in WA, woo hoo! and yes they need to come back to WA
I forgot about that. I would do a woo hoo with you, but if the poeple of this state are anything like Californians, it won't be strictly enforced. I remember when California banned smoking in buildings in 1996, and most places with a heavy amount of customers who smoke just didn't enforce the law. Almost ten years later, many of the smaller bars still allow smoking.
There isn't a single small venue in Washington with an incentive to enforce the ban. Bigger establishments have serious cash to lose by getting caught not enforcing the ban, but smaller places will seriously lose out by enforcing it since most of their clientele, the concert-goers, are smokers.
I don't forsee sunny days just yet for us non-smokers, but hopefully Washington will separate itself from California on actually enforcing the law. Hopefully a strict enforcement of the anti-smoking law will lead to less pot smoking at shows, too. I have regular urinalyses at work, and I don't appreciate getting a contact high. I wish the pot-smokers would bake brownies and just scarf them at the concert instead of infecting the rest of us who prefer our lungs and blood to be clean.
Plus, think about Aja and Bruce Dickinson. Bruce has been on a tirade against people smoking in the front rows since he's returned to Maiden. He has a voice to protect, and I am sure Aja values her voice just as much.
RoboCaster
Victory is at hand.
darthrya said:Just curious. I've almost retired from going to small venue concerts because I and the wife just can't handle the cigarette smoke (it makes us feel sick for the rest of the evening and the next day), but some bands are worth making an exception.
Okay well you won't have to worry about cigarette smoke in WA anymore, it's been ban, but I don't really care since I quite smoking years ago; it's fine with me, cause I can stay closer to the way I was before smoking.
So I read before that you like to play in WA, but if it wasn't for the smoke, but now there won't be any.
Doodoobubbachuck
Maidens' drums
I thought there was a no smoking ordinance in place in some areas already, but then it was dismissed because of the gouge in the local bar businesses......... My doctor says I need to quit smoking, but the sucking part is that I never smoked a single day in my life. It's all thru second hand smoke; it really does affect others. Needless to say, I really appreciate smoke-free environments. Either way, I'm still jonesing for a return to the PNW!! Always so much fun up there!!!
My doctor says I need to quit smoking, but the sucking part is that I never smoked a single day in my life. It's all thru second hand smoke; it really does affect others. Needless to say, I really appreciate smoke-free environments. Either way, I'm still jonesing for a return to the PNW!! Always so much fun up there!!!
RoboCaster
Victory is at hand.
That's funny you know there's this older dude that blows cigar smoke my way to try to throw me off, but all it does is give me enthusiasm and I get sassier on the sweeps, so he gives up and goes away....hee..heeee
I like the challenge. But I do get fresh air blowing by not like in night clubs though.
RoboCaster said:
If they actually enforce the law, that would be great. There're a lot of small venue bands I'd love to see.
