What are the current laws on cigar smoking in bars in Tennesee? Thinking about hitting a Blackhawks - Predators game in February, and wondering if I should bring some 'gars for the bars afterwards. Thanks. :-)
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There's a very cool place here called The Flying Saucer that has a million odd beers on tap as well as a cigar room. The place is outfitted with nice couches and a really cool atmosphere! Very cigar friendly. I suggest checking it out!

Check out Uptown's Smoke Shop if you get the chance. Nice place with a great selection.
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Thanks....is smoking permitted in all the bars in Nashville? I assume we will be hanging out somewhere near the Bridgestone Arena.
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No. Most are non smoking. Go to Dan Mcguinness if you want to smoke. Isn't the best bar but I've lit up many of cigars there.

EDIT they have pool and darts too, never a bad thing.

EDIT there is a few more but I don't remember for the names for some reason :-)
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Looks lke the Flying Saucer is less than a half mile from the Arena, sweet. :-)
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And less than a mile to Dan McGuinness, thanks Bill. :-)
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Anytime Tom.

Just walk around you'll find TONS of bars. Some smoking some not.
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Sounds like I already have two good choices, now just to run them by the other 19 guys going. :-)
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Bill's right... some are smoking and some are not. Although, I've been in a few that are "Non-Smoking" where nobody follows this rule.
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Go into the wrong bar and do that and they'll have a huge bouncer threaten to physically toss you out.
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I'm as big as a lot of the bouncers around here, so it could be one reason why I've never had a problem. :-)
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Tom - I'd Google the general area and look for bars and check the locality for the smoking laws. Unfortunately I've found that they are changing so frequently and quickly that it is almost impossible to keep up with who allows/prohibits smoking at the specific bar. Look specifically for cigar smoking. Some places permit smoking but mean cigarette smoking but prohibit cigar smoking!

Enjoy & Good Luck! :-)

Auburn Tigers are awesome - WAR Eagle!
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Thanks Brian, I will definitely make some calls and inquiries in the days before we head down. :-)
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Also note - a facility in Tennessee that is smoking will be 21 and up only. It's a pretty dumb law, but if somewhere allows smoking all entrants have to be 21 and up. Made it really hard to buy cigars when I was 19 and that law came out :-)
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I live in North Alabama and was sales manager of my company's local office in southern TN for two years. We had a large storeroom in the back of the office where I would sometimes go alllll the way to the back and work on reports and the computer while smoking cigars. I'd open the back door, turn on fans, everything. Thing is, there's a state-wide indoor smoking ban in TN and apparently one of my customers literally 'caught wind' of my relaxation in the back one day. Next thing I know, the Regional VP of our company send a general email out to ALL Tennessee locations wanting to remind us that after complaints of cigar smoke inside one of the facilities, that it was both against company policy and TN state law and to please stop. Now he's a cigar smoker and we've share a stick or two at corporate events....so to thank him for taking it easy on me, I sent him a fiver to his office with no return address....to which I got a personal email the next day from him that said, "Thank you." haha
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I would love to see them try that with Tom. :-)
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I can think of one bouncer off the top of my head more than capable. Some of these guys have an IQ of 10 and do nothing but pump weights 30 hours a day. Also given the fact that resisting just sends 5 more bouncers your way.....being a problem doesn't work too well for anyone.
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Pump weights, huh? Yeah, Tom never does that except at the booze table. :-)

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That table he is looking at looks like my workout routine.
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WTG Jason! :-)
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