[Dixielandjazz] audiences & smoke

[Larry Walton Entertainment]

A no smoking ordinance just went into effect in St. Louis and of course 
there is the usual it will put us out of business rap fanned by the media. 
Personally I haven't gone to or played in clubs for years because of the 
smoke and some other reasons.

In the long run chasing tail and drinking will trump the need to smoke.

One bar in Alton Illinois bought the street and expanded their patio with 
tall walls around it and have installed heaters for use in the winter to get 
around the smoking ordinance.  They do a great business.

I don't know if the law pertains to private clubs but if it doesn't then 
some will become private clubs.
Larry
St.L
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Kashishian" <jim at kashprod.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 5:30 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] audiences & smoke


> As I stated in an earlier post on the subject of smoking in Spain, we have
> been playing all this week at a club in the center of Madrid.  We normally
> have a week to two weeks a month in this particular club, so we know the
> type of audiences we can expect (over a 25 yr span! there!).
>
> It is agreed, after 5 nites under the non-smoking law, that the audience
> numbers have not dropped, as all the hotel/bar people were claiming would
> happen ("Huge job losses expected" read the headlines..).
>
> In fact, there are more people than ever.  And, even more telling is that
> the crowds are basically made up of a different type of people.  Five of 
> us
> in our 5 piece band have all come up with this same conclusion (4 are
> non-smokers).
>
> This is a less enlightened (jazz wise) audience, but soooo much more
> appreciative.  Did these people used to stay at home not wanting to try to
> fend for themselves in a smokey atmosphere?  We don't know.  We just know
> that the place is jammed every nite of the week (always was, but now even
> more!), and that the crowd seems a bit shocked at what they see/hear, but
> are extremely attentive & appreciative.
>
> Not one single person has attempted to light up.
>
> Jim (I smell GOOD!) Kash
> _______________________________________________
> To unsubscribe or change your e-mail preferences for the Dixieland Jazz 
> Mailing list, or to find the online archives, please visit:
>
> http://ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz
>
>
>
> Dixielandjazz mailing list
> Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
>