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So in the face of this good news, let’s take a peek at what’s happening on the opposite coast, shall we? Apparently there’s a move afoot in New York City to pull back last call from 4AM to 1AM for many bars and restaurants! Not globally, but they’d make people jump through more permit hoops to be allowed to be open later than 1AM. Nice, huh? The New York Nightlife Association site has news about this. Of course, the NYNA is also trying to repeal the smoking ban in NYC, so it’s not like they’re sane or anything. That’s just reason number two to never set foot outside of San Francisco.

Apparently they claim that the smoking ban has caused lots and lots of bars and clubs to go out of business in New York, causing “widespread industry layoffs”, because apparently New Yorkers are such party animals that they’ll say to themselves, “you know what, I’d like to go clubbing, but I can’t smoke there, so I’ll just stay home instead.”

The California smoking ban improved my nightlife experience immeasurably. It only takes one trip out of the state to remind me of the horrors of coming home and having to leave my clothing outside because I can’t stand to be in the room with their post-club stench. Hell, I can’t wait until they ban smoking on sidewalks. And after cigarettes, I hope they go after patchoulli. I don’t want to smell any of you fuckers! Get away from me!