The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #126045   Message #2802718
Posted By: GUEST,Carol Denney, the author
04-Jan-10 - 12:44 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Smokers Are Scum, a gentle song
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Smokers Are Scum, a gentle song
Secondhand and thirdhand smoke exposure is an important issue to musicians, many of whom have died of lung cancer from secondhand and thirdhand exposure. I spent years singing in smoke-filled clubs before California's laws changed to protect singers and workers. But here in California casinos are exempt from the workplace laws, and many musicians and workers continue to be seriously exposed in the casino venues, and the laws are very different state by state. Some states in the US have no workplace protection laws, and internationally it is very hit or miss.

Charley, I honestly don't know what one would do to join the group. It seems like a very ill-tempered group to me. But it sure does temper the criticism to have this kick-ass song to use in performance. It does seem to have hit a nerve, not to mention changing policy.