Smoke Free - Slash's 2 Pence
27 June 2007, 07:18 PM
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Smoke Free - Slash's 2 Pence
Slash flaunts smoking ban
(Wednesday June 27, 2007 01:30 PM)
Slash has insisted he will flaunt the smoking ban which is set to be introduced in England next month.
The former Guns N' Roses guitarist was apparently involved in an investigation following a Velvet Revolver show in Wales recently after lighting a cigarette.
However, he insists he will continue to break the law on-stage and is happy to accept the fines which will be served to anyone who does smoke from July 1.
Speaking about the Velvet Revolver concert, where he illegally smoked, Slash said: "Yeah you know what, they didn't come to me. No one said a word to me about it.
"I heard about it (the investigation) though the newspaper and s*it like that. And I was like 'Well f*ck I didn't know!'. I thought it didn't start 'til the 1st (of July)."
However, Slash said nothing will stop him from smoking. He told XFM: "And even if I had known. Like I'm not gonna smoke during a show!
"So if it's gonna cost me £50 every gig. I'll just tout some tickets on the side to make up for it."
Rock AND Feckin ROLL
(Wednesday June 27, 2007 01:30 PM)
Slash has insisted he will flaunt the smoking ban which is set to be introduced in England next month.
The former Guns N' Roses guitarist was apparently involved in an investigation following a Velvet Revolver show in Wales recently after lighting a cigarette.
However, he insists he will continue to break the law on-stage and is happy to accept the fines which will be served to anyone who does smoke from July 1.
Speaking about the Velvet Revolver concert, where he illegally smoked, Slash said: "Yeah you know what, they didn't come to me. No one said a word to me about it.
"I heard about it (the investigation) though the newspaper and s*it like that. And I was like 'Well f*ck I didn't know!'. I thought it didn't start 'til the 1st (of July)."
However, Slash said nothing will stop him from smoking. He told XFM: "And even if I had known. Like I'm not gonna smoke during a show!
"So if it's gonna cost me £50 every gig. I'll just tout some tickets on the side to make up for it."
Rock AND Feckin ROLL
What a rebel
27 June 2007, 07:45 PM
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I liked the story of the guy who has turned his Pub into an Embassy for a small uninhabited island just off Antugua
So now the laws don't apply to him, so it is a smoking zone and duty free on the booze
So now the laws don't apply to him, so it is a smoking zone and duty free on the booze
27 June 2007, 07:57 PM
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Many people will go to great lengths to try to beat the pub smoking ban coming into force on Sunday.
But few will be as ingenious as Bob Beach.
The landlord of The Wellington Arms in Southampton decided to cite diplomatic immunity by turning his pub into the embassy for a tiny Caribbean island.
As 'foreign soil', he reasoned, he would escape the clampdown.
He declared his pub the British consulate for uninhabited Redonda, which lies 56km (35 miles) off the coast of Antigua.
Redonda was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493.
Many claim to be its king, such as a Canadian called Robert the Bald.
Mr Beach, who got a 'knighthood' from the island's ruler – a pal of his – also hoped his pub's new status would mean cheaper drinks because of a VAT exemption on alcohol.
The Department of Health confirmed that, if granted embassy status, the boozer would bypass the ban on public smoking.
'The new smoke-free law will not be enforceable against premises with diplomatic status as recognised by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office,' a spokesman for the department said.
Unfortunately for him, Metro can reveal today that, having huffed and puffed, the Foreign Office has decided that Redonda is not classified as a country.
A spokesman said: 'It is a territory so therefore cannot be granted an embassy
Hmm looks like it won't work, shame though and gets 10/10 for ingenuity
But few will be as ingenious as Bob Beach.
The landlord of The Wellington Arms in Southampton decided to cite diplomatic immunity by turning his pub into the embassy for a tiny Caribbean island.
As 'foreign soil', he reasoned, he would escape the clampdown.
He declared his pub the British consulate for uninhabited Redonda, which lies 56km (35 miles) off the coast of Antigua.
Redonda was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493.
Many claim to be its king, such as a Canadian called Robert the Bald.
Mr Beach, who got a 'knighthood' from the island's ruler – a pal of his – also hoped his pub's new status would mean cheaper drinks because of a VAT exemption on alcohol.
The Department of Health confirmed that, if granted embassy status, the boozer would bypass the ban on public smoking.
'The new smoke-free law will not be enforceable against premises with diplomatic status as recognised by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office,' a spokesman for the department said.
Unfortunately for him, Metro can reveal today that, having huffed and puffed, the Foreign Office has decided that Redonda is not classified as a country.
A spokesman said: 'It is a territory so therefore cannot be granted an embassy
Hmm looks like it won't work, shame though and gets 10/10 for ingenuity
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