Support the Juggling Gypsy's Smoking Show against Pseudo-Scientific Tobacco Prohibition !

Jan 5, 2010 (Tobacco Reporter) — Patrons at the Juggling Gypsy Café and Hookah Bar in Wilmington, North Carolina, are continuing to smoke despite a public places tobacco smoking ban that was imposed on the state at the beginning of this year.

And, according to a story by Kristy Ondo for WTOC-TV (Part I , Part II), bar manager, Denny Best, believes that the law isn’t being broken.

At the end of the smoking ban legislation is an exemption for actors working on a live production set; so, with a web cam and a streaming web site, the Juggling Gypsy has transformed itself into a stage on which all its patrons strut. All that is needed, says Best, is for patrons to sign a video release form.

The plot thickens in what is likely to be a two-act tragedy.

What Is the Smoking Show ?

"The Smoking Show, brought to you by the Juggling Gypsy Entertainment Parlor in Wilmington,NC, is a live reality-based webcast theatrical production portraying people smoking while interacting in peculiar social situations. Featuring a zany cast of regularly appearing characters portraying their former selves in 2009. With nightly cameos byinternational musical and theatrical ensembles thrown into the mix, the Smoking Show is sure to entertain everyone, from smoking enthusiasts, to music lovers, to fans of unscripted chaos. Everyone is a performer here, whether it's blowing smoke rings, swallowing swords, slamming beers,
dancing, juggling, standing on your head, eating funnily, you name it...If you have a talent, and you're in the area, come join our live studio audience and share your talent with the world!"

RELEVANT READINGS

NEW HYPER SCIENTIFIC STUDY justifying prohibition , by Pr NOONAN from University of Virginia, Charlottesville:

"Exemptions for hookah bars in clean indoor air legislation: a public health concern"

SUMMARY : Popularity of waterpipe smoking or hookah smoking in the United States has been growing for some time now among youth and young adults. Currently, many cities and states have exemptions that allow hookah bars to remain in operation despite the passage of clean indoor air legislation. From a public health perspective this is concerning for many reasons. One public health concern with the increase in popularity of this type of tobacco use is the associated health effects. Another concern is that hookah smoke produces a sweet smelling aroma making it less obvious that patrons and employees of hookah bars are inhaling noxious fumes from mainstream smoke, as well as the toxins from the charcoal that is used to heat the tobacco. The purpose of this paper is to discuss smoke-free air legislation in relation to hookah use, the public health implications of exempting hookah bars from current smoke-free legislation, and implications for the public health nurse in protecting the public from the dangers of second-hand smoke, and limiting this new form of tobacco use.

Juggling Gypsy Smoking Show:

The Smoking Show (USTREAM)

Fighting Prohibition, its Commercial Interests & the Passive Smoking Fraud : Hookah “Smoking Ban Debate Rages On” in Chapel Hill, NC (ABC)

Hookah Bars in Paris Fight Smoking ban. Abdelkader El-Ahmer, Owner of Houara Lounge, Is a World Hero in Tobacco Prohibition Times

Is Medical Concern about Hookah Environmental Tobacco Smoke Hazards Warranted ? [A Tribute to Gian Turci, who has recently passed away] The Open General & Internal Medicine Journal 2009; 3:31-3.

Hookah (Shisha, Narghile) Smoking and Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS). A Critical Review of the Relevant Literature and the Public Health Consequences. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2009; 6(2):798-843.

UK Ban on Smoking in General and on Hookah Smoking in Particular Should Not Stay. RR, British Medical Journal 2009 (18 Mar)

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