Buddy's Place
Black's Gone Over to the Dark Side
RECEIVED Fri., Jan. 22, 2010
Dear Editor,
Re: “Page Two” [Jan. 15]: Mr. Black has gone over to the dark side – I believe he is now a neocon. In the past he championed issues like the safety and health of the workplace and the rights of its workers. How does that apply to every business but entertainment? What is the current policy of the Chronicle's offices regarding smoking, and when was it implemented and why? Whenever something is legislated, unfortunately, there are losers as well as winners; some rights are affirmed and the others denied; that is our system. Dig this: People with asthma or other respiratory illnesses for whom it would have been an impossibility to catch a live show almost anywhere other than the Cactus Cafe can enjoy going out as much as anyone else. Or I guess maybe they don't matter either.
Re: “Page Two” [Jan. 15]: Mr. Black has gone over to the dark side – I believe he is now a neocon. In the past he championed issues like the safety and health of the workplace and the rights of its workers. How does that apply to every business but entertainment? What is the current policy of the Chronicle's offices regarding smoking, and when was it implemented and why? Whenever something is legislated, unfortunately, there are losers as well as winners; some rights are affirmed and the others denied; that is our system. Dig this: People with asthma or other respiratory illnesses for whom it would have been an impossibility to catch a live show almost anywhere other than the Cactus Cafe can enjoy going out as much as anyone else. Or I guess maybe they don't matter either.
Tim Pipe
[Louis Black responds: I'm not sure where neocons would stand on a smoking ban, but starting out a letter with an insult is a good strategy. When the final law regarding the smoking ban was passed, there were only 200 businesses that still allowed smoking, out of the many thousands of Austin businesses.]