Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site tekcad.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!tekcad!keithl From: keithl@tekcad.UUCP Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Cigarette Commercials in Theaters Message-ID: <464@tekcad.UUCP> Date: Sun, 12-Jun-83 18:37:21 EDT Article-I.D.: tekcad.464 Posted: Sun Jun 12 18:37:21 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Jun-83 14:28:07 EDT Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 34 Non-Portland residents, please indulge me; if this hasn't yet happened to you, it may soon...this fellow operates theaters in other cities... I went to the Hollywood theater in Portland last night (Friday, June 11), and there, among the previews for the new movies was a <<>> .... cigarette ad ! .... <<>> I "discussed" this with the theater manager, and apparently the Luxury Theater chain, owned by Tom Moyer (NOT Larry Moyer, the owner of the competing "Moyer Theater" chain), is trying this in all Laxity theaters for the next month ( June 11 to July 10th? ). I would rather not see commercials for non-movie products in theaters; some of the previews are bad enough. Let's see if we can stop this, by making it more profitable NOT to show commercials. Personally, I'm going to: 1) Avoid Laxity theaters, and send them a letter telling them why I'm doing so. 2) Patronize the competition, and tell THEM why I'm doing so. With luck, I can convince them to include some phrase like "commercial free" in their newspaper ads. Address letters to either Tom Moyer, or Dale Pearce (Dir. of Advertising), Tom Moyer Theaters, 919 sw Taylor, Portland OR 97205, or give them a call at (503) 221-0213. Those of you who smoke might write to the sponsors of the ad (Barkley?), and tell them why you will NOT use their product. If we don't stop this now, we'll be seeing a lot more ads in theaters, in Portland and elsewhere. Can anyone out there in Netland suggest some other useful (positive, non-coercive, non-vandalizing) tactics? IF WE DON'T STOP THIS, NO ONE ELSE WILL!!! -- Keith Lofstrom uucp: {ucbvax,decvax,chico,pur-ee,cbosg,ihnss}!teklabs!tekcad!keithl CSnet: keithl@tek ARPAnet:keithl.tek@rand-relay