I'm an ex-smoker who didn't quit out of will power (that remains the single most admirable thing I think a person can do) but because tobacco smoke started making me ill. I will go to some places where I know there will be smoke: My mom's house, and the occasional bar/other such venue. If there is a line for tables, I request First Available, not necessarily non-smoking, more often than not. I like going to bars, especially, as you can eat alone and still have conversations. But even restaurants with no smoking section here will allow smoking at the bar, and I know that. The other night I was working some puzzle and a guy came over to play, who had a cigarette, and when I waved my hand to get the smoke out of my face, promptly apologized and moved his cig; I said No biggie, I know it's a bar - and he was pathetically grateful not to be given a raft of grief and then put the cigarette out! I'd like to see Mom learn that trick, she smokes while you're eating (as long as she's finished). So I guess my take is, I'd go to anywhere to hear some people sing, in which category I'd include any mudcatters, whether there is smoke or not. BUT I'D ENJOY THE SMOKELESS GIGS MORE, and might be more likely to go early and stay late. Which might count as a vote against not smoking, now that I think about it!