smoking ban?

jschall84 · Post by **jschall84** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:43 pm

anybody play a show last night. i know half the night i played to an empty bar because everyone was outside smoking.. this is gonna really hurt local bands.

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 7:12 pm

Many people outside to smoke, not to mention no smoke meant the stink of body odor, bad breath and alcohol ran rampant. Mid City smelled like an airplane bathroom.

poopstains · Post by **poopstains** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 2:08 am

Didn't do the bar scene this weekend but I'm still up in the air as to whether it really hurt business.

zenmandan · Post by **zenmandan** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:45 pm

I played a show at Nino's in Findlay, Ohio last night. Ohio's smoking ban went into effect a month before ours. The place was absolutely packed. Sure, there were lots of people going outside to smoke, but it hasn't hurt their business at all. I talked to the owner about it, and they had the same concerns as a lot of people around here, but in retrospect, it's a lot of worrying about nothing. People will get over it.

On a side note, as a musician, it was AWESOME to play a 4 hour show and not have to worry about waking up my wife when I got home because of the overwhelming smell of smoke coming from my smoke soaked skin. It was nice to unpack my drum cases and NOT have them smell like sh*t. I know there are a lot of smokers on here, but I, for one, am really going to enjoy the smoking ban.

Al Quandt · Post by **Al Quandt** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 2:55 pm

My roommate and I were going to go out last night and see the MOB 9 show but it was cancelled.. Then we thought, lets go to buckets because they have a patio with a few tables outside for smokers. Then mid route we decided, wait, lets just go to the liquor store and drink at home. Why be crammed into a little fenced in smoking area? We can smoke and drink at home.

I for one will not be out as much. I dont drink. I drink and smoke and if that liberty is taken away from me in a public place, well I will enjoy it at home while I still have that right.

As much as I love local music. I will not be out there seeing it as often. Not because I don't want to support music or the businesses, but I do not support the ban.

I learned how to enjoy my drink and my smoke from this city and now they want to take it from me.

Dagwood Lee · Post by **Dagwood Lee** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 2:57 pm

Played an outdoor show on Friday and there were a bunch of people outiside as well as inside as well as going back and forth......and I for one enjoyed my cigarette outside while I played outside and coming home and smelling like smoke but only in my mouth and hands and NOT my enitire body. It was sweet. I truly believe that smoking outdoors is a lot healthier.

Al Quandt · Post by **Al Quandt** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:04 pm

i moved this discussion to the local opinions forum.

Garr · Post by **Garr** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:04 pm

It's not really a move. . .

. . .if you leave it here and start a new thread.

Al Quandt · Post by **Al Quandt** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:44 pm

I said I moved the discussion, not the thread itself