Re: [Chat] Smoking ban passed!

2007-02-27 Thread Linda Forlifer
I am so pleased! Now my son (who runs the sound at the Ottobar) will be able to work without injuring his health. And I, who have developed an allergy to cigarette smoke, will be able to enjoy, once again, going out for happy hour or to hear good live music at places like the Haven. I'm looking

Re: [Chat] Smoking ban passed!

2007-02-27 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
I'm also pleased. Although I do not go to bars often, when I have gone, the smoke has not made it the most pleasant experience. And when I think about someone like Dana Reeve who never smoked but who nonetheless died of lung cancer, I cannot ignore the dangers of second hand smoke to people

Re: [Chat] Smoking ban passed!

2007-02-27 Thread Emil Volcheck
Linda, Kathleen and I went to The Haven for an event for Mary and we rather enjoyed it, but the smoke was just awful. It seemed there was more smoke the later it got. I think we would go back if there were not smoke. One time my parents and sister visited us, and we thought we'd take them

Re: [Chat] Smoking ban passed!

2007-02-27 Thread Mariann Millard
Ditto for our experience last Friday in checking out Dizzy Issie's (sp?) for the first time. Fastest in and out of a place for Jeff and me due to the smoke--had to be a record. Mariann Linda, Kathleen and I went to The Haven for an event for Mary and we rather enjoyed it, but the smoke was

Re: [Chat] Smoking ban passed!

2007-02-27 Thread WeinsteinM
Going out in recent years at bars in Massachusetts and New York CIty was a far more pleasant experience without the smoke. It's great that Baltimore has finally caught on. But that is disapppointing about Jack. Did he give any reason for his vote? -Matthew In a message dated 2/27/07

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] Spaghetti Disco ?

2007-02-27 Thread Mariann Millard
Jeff and I also had a terrific time--thank you to everyone who put on the event! And special thanks to John Spurrier for being such an excellent DJ in playing fun, danceable music--you don't know how frustrating it can be in being held hostage by an awful DJ who has no concept at all of DANCE