klootfan Advanced Member Posts:851  
| 4/7/2004 9:19 AM |
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This is all probably Bull, but ive been to 3 Gigs since the no smoking ban came in and ive noticed that the crowd was in extremely quiet in 2 of the 3 gigs. The third was relatively quiet.
Halite in Eamonn Dorans and Iain Archer in whelans last night.
Normally you would expect the usual banter throughout the gig, increasing in loudness during the intersong breaks.
In dorans, Hopper was trying his damnnest to get a reaction from the crowd. He himself was wondering if it was a side effect of the ban.
And in whelans last night there was virtually no talking at all, right through the gig. Weird. You could hear a pin drop at times.
For whelans that is strange.
A weird side effect of the no smoking ban, or just coincidence.
Probably the latter.
It does feel great though being able to come home from a gig and not have your clothes smelling of smoke...apologies to all smokers.
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Lucera Basic Member Posts:180
| 4/7/2004 11:05 AM |
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are smokers now full of angst, anxious, nervous and biting their nails?secretly wondering what would actually happen if the sparked up a gorgeous paper cylinder packed with tobacco and other chemicals added to increase addictivness of the product? could this lead to another surge in angsty rock and grunge in the dublin scene?
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Vent My SpleenAdvanced Member Posts:500
| 4/7/2004 12:02 PM |
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Haven't been to a gig/nightclub yet but most smokers I have talked to are happy enough with the situation once the venue has taken even a modicum of interest in facilitating their need to duck out now & again for a crafty one.
Of course, I don't see this extending to gigs/venues where you have to pay in. Does anyone know what the deal is in places like Whelans etc? Are they entertaining some class of system where you can go in & out?
It is refreshing to go to a smoke free pub but I have to say that there was an erie lack of atmosphere last Friday in the places I was in (a few choice dublin pubs). Particularly irritating was the heat in one pub where the management obviously felt that no smoking meant that they had a carte blanche to turn off the air conditioning.
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DromedAdvanced Member Posts:900
| 4/8/2004 10:24 AM |
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I reckon the smoking ban is for the best I guess, instead of smoking the usual s**t load over a Saturday night you end up smoking way less 'cos you can't be arsed going out and standing in the rain. And I feel that non smokers are entitled to want to sit in a public place without having to endure a smokey atmosphere. While it sucks for the smokers having to stand out in the rain it's quite funny how people are chatting away and congregating outside and it will be nice in the summer if more bars/pubs open beer gardens etc. Also the doormen are generally turning a blind eye to people smoking weed outside, so more peopl are doing that. It's just a bit crap if you are in the pub with one other person and you both smoke, you end up spending half the night waiting for one to come back or outside smoking yourself. Guess it's just time to pack 'em in.
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Brain of GBasic Member Posts:161
| 4/8/2004 5:40 PM |
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I'm a smoker and I really really despise the smoking ban. I've more or less abandoned going to the pub now because even though you can go outside to smoke, it isn't really the same as sitting down in comfort with a fag and a pint.
It's a bit unfair on people, in Ireland of all places, to suddenly not be able to smoke when they go out. I'm sure well ventilated smoking areas in pubs would've sufficed instead of this all out ban. F*cking dictatorship we live in.
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