Modified On June 22, 2007
Rascals Cherry Hill will close soon, its last show will be Saturday, June 30. It was originally supposed to last until July 28, but the folks calling the shots at what is left of the chain decided to pull the plug early. (Recent events, as recounted in the Newark Star Ledger, detailed all manner of financial and fiduciary scandal, culminating in a judge appointing a trustee to oversee the slow, excruciating dissolution of the mini-chain that started out with the original Rascals in West Orange.)
Which sucks for us, personally, because we were looking forward to our farewell area appearance at our “home club” July 12-14. To say we’re disappointed would be putting it mildly. It was a decent club, six minutes from our house.
Another great club, Comix Cafe in Buffalo, is gone as well. A tersely-worded email just came into our inbox from Randy Reese, the Cafe proprietor, which merely stated that the club was closed and apologizing for the inconvenience. The Cafe, readers of this magazine may recall, was one of the clubs we mentioned in the USA Today article that asked us to name “Ten Great Places to Sit Down and Watch Standup comedy.”
Which sucks for us, personally, because we were looking forward to our return engagement, November 29- December 1.
To recap: Rascals is gone. Comix Cafe is gone. We are seeking to book July 12-14 and November 19- December 1.