Modified On January 7, 2008
An email with the ungainly subject line, “Boise Funny Bone Employees all RESIGN, fed up with bad business practices and bouncing paychecks” was floating around on the internet. It contained a list of grievances (“missed payroll,” “reduced earning potential” and “anxiety”) and was signed by “the Boise Funny Bone Staff.”
It’s dated January 1, 2008, and it looks like a permanent end to the Great Boise Funny Bone saga. We’re told that the club officially closed with the end of the New Year’s Eve show, with Bengt Washburn onstage.
But it’s not the end of standup in Boise. We’ve been assured by former BFB manager Pat Mac that he and a partner have a plan in place to resume with a new venue in Boise– leaving Idaho’s capital without a comedy club for only about six weeks.
We’ve been scheduled to appear in Boise for some time now– March 5-9 is the date– so we’re looking forward to the new club.