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Comics, don't let your daddies grow up to be hecklers!
A story for the ages. So we’re co-headlining at Rascals in Cherry Hill, NJ, this past weekend. The first three crowds of the weekend are splendid– enthusiastic and attentive; some smaller than others, but quality-wise, they’re great.
Come show number four– 10:30 show Saturday– we’re hoping to cap the whole weekend off with a corker, when some guy in the back starts giving Traci shit within four jokes of her hitting the stage. Traci gives it back, shreds the guy repeatedly; laughs ensue. The management wisely uses restraint– Traci’s getting the better of the exchange, but they wait to see if the situation heads in a truly ugly direction before bringing the hammer down on him.
Mr. Heckler actually yells, “Git ‘er done!” a few times. Traci hammers him a little more, much to the delight of the rest of the audience.
Eventually, when our bouncer gives him the mild “talkin’ to,” he retreats to the lobby to catch a smoke, stopping by the office to complain about that sassy gal on stage.
In spite of all this, the sets go great. Mr. Looselips burbles and gurgles feebly during Brian’s set, but all the fight’s gone out of him. Brian labels him “our mascot,” when explaining his behavior to a group of late-arrivers and uses him as a comedic “cat toy” once or twice during the remainder of his set. Further disruption is minimal and the yocks from the put-downs enhance the set.
The show ends. Mr. Heckler Dude brags loudly, “I’m Brad Trackman‘s father!” Trackman, for those of you following along at home, is the scheduled headliner at this very venue June 23-24! (Correction: That’s 23-25– Editors)
Hmmm… We are sorely tempted to prop up Brian’s 88-year-old mother (who lives a scant five minutes from the club) in the back of the house– just in time for the late show Saturday on the 25th of June– ply her with two Manhattans and encourage her to blast little Brad with “Git ‘er done!” and “That’s what om talkin’ about!” She’s 88! She’ll do it for a coupla Manhattans and a lottery ticket!
Hey, Brad, tell your old man not to heckle the other members of your profession! Or, at the very least, just have him limit the heckling to your sets.
This has been a public service announcement from SHECKYmagazine.com.
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I know Brad Trackman. He is a good guy. He goes out of his way to help new comics unlike most pros. If Brad says it wasn’t his father, than it wasn’t his father! I think you should just give Brad the retraction he deserves. I’ve visited the Shecky Magazine website for over a year and have always found it a pleasant experience. The way you are handling this incident (including deleting other posts that defended Brad) is beneath you. Print the retraction and let it go..
Thanks for the comment.We advise anyone to go back and read the original post. There’s nothing there that needs retracting. There was a man who resembled Brad Trackman at our gig, saying bad things to management about Traci and heckling all three performers on the bill. At the end of the evening, he told one and all that he was Brad Trackman’s father. We posted an account of the incident and, at the end of it, we busted Brad Trackman’s balls– plain and simple, as any comics would after such an incident. Our razzing was good-natured, it was in no way defaming to either Brad Trackman or his father. Regular readers of this magazine, such as yourself, are familiar with our tone and with our aims. The posting was in keeping with that tone and those aims.Some time later, we received an email from Mr. Trackman (which we prepared for posting) and simultaneously we got two voicemail requests for a phone call (unbeknownst to us, as we only have dialup internet access and one phone line). We sent an email to Mr. Trackman informing him of our plan to post his email. 22 minutes from his first email, Mr. Trackman left a third voicemail, the transcript of which was contained in a subsequent posting. Nothing we did justified a physical threat. Nothing. There followed more voicemails, some of them containing physical threats and abusive language. He phoned others and threatened to hurt us professionally as well. We also received more emails containing threats.Once again, nothing we did justified any of this. Mr. Trackman’s reaction was out of proportion, to say the least. His behavior is bullying, plain and simple. It is indefensible. If anyone deserves an apology, it is us. We don’t expect one any time soon.Once again, we thank you for your comments, but defending this kind of behavior is beneath you.