Oh, man; why do I have to be 300 miles away now. I lived within two blocks for a few years, and first heard Art and god-knows-who-all of the regulars there. Wonder if they still have the world's ugliest wall clock? I was in town at New Years a few years ago, and disappointed to see there was nothing like the old stuff there at the time. May your venture prosper!

About the closest I ever came to fame back then was telling a really pitiful joke to Anne Hills and having her repeat it when she went back on stage; actually, I'm not that much closer to fame now.