ezietsman wrote
Well that's kinda besides the point. I also live in neighborhood that had noisy clubs. They made them soundproof and now I'm the noisiest entity around? No complaints yet, Clubs should make plans to soundproof. Also, if its so loud that people 100m or more away are complaining about windows rattling, the clientele inside cool runnings must be having their ears completely destroyed, most likely that's against some or other regulation too. I agree with people complaining about massive noise, there's no need for it. Hellfire plays in Obs Cafe sometimes and you can't even hear them on the street even though they are not a 'quiet' band. Place that hosts rawk bands are being closed down because there isn't any signs of anyone being responsible about noise and crazy drunk people. Fix that and you'll have more places to play in.
Exactly. There are win-win, or at least nobody loses scenarios here. I know it can be done differently so I don't have much sympathy for CRF.
Years ago when I lived in Yeoville a live music venue opened in Rockey Street. I lived in Hunter Street, one down from Rockey and the block of flats that I lived in looked over the building in which the new club, Dylans, was going to be situated. The back of Dylans was no more than 30 meters from my bed room.
We were concerned, but the owner played it well. He did a mail drop of all the street blocks adjacent to the club, included his contact details, said he was taking pains to have the place properly sound proofed and if we were disturbed we were not to hesitate to contact him any time of day or night. We never heard a peep from that club, unless we went inside it. Even if you were walking past there wasn't that much noise. He got the neighbourhood on side right from the word go, and though there were complaints about another club that had an open air stage, nobody complained about Dylans.
