Stones smoker didn't break law after all

08-29-2006, 08:48 PM

Thank god the jack-booted idiots lose one.

Stones smoker didn't break law after all

Keith Richards: Journalists reported his smoking on stage to the council.
POSTED: 3:00 a.m. EDT, August 29, 2006
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) -- Keith Richards won't be fined for reportedly lighting up during a Rolling Stones concert in Scotland.

The stage at Hampden Park, where the band performed Friday night on their "A Bigger Bang" tour, is exempt from a new law that bans smoking in enclosed public places, the Glasgow City Council said Monday.

Violators of the new law, which took effect in March, can be fined up to $95. The ban includes theaters and sports venues.

Richards' publicists at LD Communications in London did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

The City Council said it had heard from journalists that the 62-year-old guitarist was smoking during the performance, but it wasn't known whether the journalists had been at the concert.

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-29-2006, 09:09 PM

I shouldn't think that law would apply to an actor engaged in a theatrical performance, which he certainly was.

08-30-2006, 12:13 AM

See... you are trying to apply logic to antis... it does not work that way.
Remember these are people who think that private property should be their's to rule over.
Logic is their bane.

wolf · 08-30-2006, 08:37 AM

Nearly 50 years of drug use and he gets busted for a Marlboro?

08-30-2006, 11:38 AM

Right... no lie.

be-bop · 09-06-2006, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I shouldn't think that law would apply to an actor engaged in a theatrical performance, which he certainly was.

Oh yes it does !! http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar...4,1573,00.html

09-06-2006, 10:23 PM

Idiots & plebians. Nothing more.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-06-2006, 10:29 PM

I stand corrected. I never thought the Scots would stand for such stupidity.....must have been the stinkin' lowlanders.

Sundae · 09-07-2006, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I stand corrected. I never thought the Scots would stand for such stupidity.....must have been the stinkin' lowlanders.

Scotland is ahead of England & Wales in this at present. We're not going to face it for a couple of years yet...

09-07-2006, 02:17 PM

Not ahead... this kind of thing is backward... it is "behind".

Griff · 09-07-2006, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Scotland is ahead of England & Wales in this at present. We're not going to face it for a couple of years yet...

Ouch. Home rule may not be all its cracked up to be.

be-bop · 09-07-2006, 05:41 PM

Now the Health Police have got smoking banned in public Places the next target on their list is drinking or binge drinking as they keep banging on about .
One of the madcap Ideas was to limit each person to be only allowed 4 drinks max in any 1 bar visit,how it would work in reality is beyond me....

lumberjim · 09-08-2006, 12:13 AM

[gumby]I think....they should tax.....all people.....standing in water!......oh![/gumby]

09-08-2006, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by be-bop

Now the Health Police have got smoking banned in public Places the next target on their list is drinking or binge drinking as they keep banging on about .
One of the madcap Ideas was to limit each person to be only allowed 4 drinks max in any 1 bar visit,how it would work in reality is beyond me....

Well, this is good news!
So those on private property can smoke all they want, outstanding!

08-29-2006, 08:48 PM	#1
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Stones smoker didn't break law after all Thank god the jack-booted idiots lose one. Stones smoker didn't break law after all Keith Richards: Journalists reported his smoking on stage to the council. POSTED: 3:00 a.m. EDT, August 29, 2006 GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) -- Keith Richards won't be fined for reportedly lighting up during a Rolling Stones concert in Scotland. The stage at Hampden Park, where the band performed Friday night on their "A Bigger Bang" tour, is exempt from a new law that bans smoking in enclosed public places, the Glasgow City Council said Monday. Violators of the new law, which took effect in March, can be fined up to $95. The ban includes theaters and sports venues. Richards' publicists at LD Communications in London did not immediately return a call seeking comment. The City Council said it had heard from journalists that the 62-year-old guitarist was smoking during the performance, but it wasn't known whether the journalists had been at the concert. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press.

08-29-2006, 09:09 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I shouldn't think that law would apply to an actor engaged in a theatrical performance, which he certainly was. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-30-2006, 08:37 AM	#4
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09-06-2006, 10:29 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I stand corrected. I never thought the Scots would stand for such stupidity.....must have been the stinkin' lowlanders. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-08-2006, 12:13 AM	#13
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08-30-2006, 12:13 AM	#3
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	See... you are trying to apply logic to antis... it does not work that way. Remember these are people who think that private property should be their's to rule over. Logic is their bane.

08-30-2006, 11:38 AM	#5
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Right... no lie.

09-06-2006, 10:23 PM	#7
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Idiots & plebians. Nothing more.

09-07-2006, 02:17 PM	#10
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Not ahead... this kind of thing is backward... it is "behind".

09-07-2006, 05:41 PM	#12
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	Now the Health Police have got smoking banned in public Places the next target on their list is drinking or binge drinking as they keep banging on about . One of the madcap Ideas was to limit each person to be only allowed 4 drinks max in any 1 bar visit,how it would work in reality is beyond me....

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