> Then don't go, or convince the club owner it's in his best 
> economic interest to have non-smoking shows.

It's *not* in their best economic interest to do this, so you won't
convince them to do it on their own.  Hence, gov't intervention is
necessary in this type of situation.

> I'm tired of going to a nice restaurant and sitting next to a 
> screaming infant. Should I ask the state to prohibit children in 
> restaurants?

that is the WEAKEST argument I've ever heard for this topic.

a. screaming infant isn't going to eventually kill you by way of noise
pollution.

b. there are HUNDREDS of restaurants you can go to where you won't have
a screaming infant.  When a band comes to town, its generally one night
only, and that's the only place you can go to see them

c. when you leave the restaurant, you will not continue to suffer the
lingering effects of the screaming baby.

d. ask to move to a different table in a different area of the
restaurant.  in clubs, you can't escape the smoke.

the list is endless...

> Why let the state make those decisions?
> They run your life anyway, I suppose.

You let the state make the decision because the general smoking populous
isn't considerate enough to not light up in these places.  And as stated
above, the clubs themselves don't want to do something that they
envision might hurt their business.

guess what...some laws, believe it or not, ARE good!  

-kev