Monthly Archives: July 2010

WWJLD (What Would Jim Lange Do)?

Posted on July 22, 2010 by bob

Sometime in the early ’80’s, I yielded to peer pressure and signed up to be a selecting bachelor on an installment of the Other Café’s squirrely version of “The Dating Game.” My wardrobe being quite nondescript, I decided that my … Continue reading →

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The Healing Closet

Posted on July 17, 2010 by bob

I remember working there in the early 80s all the while studying at the Acupressure Institute. We used the closet off from the kitchen to go in and have treatments by me whether it was a performer like Robin Williams … Continue reading →

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Peforming in the first “Angel Drake Cocktail Show”

Posted on July 16, 2010 by bob

I’d have to say my fondest memory of The Other Cafe would be performing in Linda Hill’s first “Angel Drake Cocktail Show” as my alter ego, accordionist lounge lizard Enrico Roselli. I was the opening act for the other lounge … Continue reading →

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I loved working at The Other Cafe!

Posted on July 14, 2010 by bob

Waitressing at The Other may have been the funnest job of my life. That little room transformed every night, depending on who was performing, cooking, dishwashing, waiting tables,and the audience. A nightly surprise. I remember how if Bobby Slaton was … Continue reading →

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Mister ?

Posted on July 14, 2010 by bob

Bob Ayres: a very good softball player. I managed a team called the Headhunters, and our fiercest rivalry was against Bob’s team. Always great games. Joe

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Robin Williams drops in on Paula Poundstone

Posted on July 12, 2010 by bob

I remember one night at The Other Cafe when I was there to see Paula Poundstone (could have been Marsha Warfield, after all, it was a long time ago) and walking by the large windows was Robin Williams who came … Continue reading →

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I was 14

Posted on July 11, 2010 by bob

I have the most amazing memories of the Other Café and wish for it back all the time. I lived in the neigborhood for about a year when I was a kid, and managed to land a job as a … Continue reading →

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The Summer I turned 18

Posted on July 9, 2010 by bob

I think I went to The Other every Monday night for Open Mic night the summer I turned 18. My Boy Friend was doing the “travel through Europe before college” thing and I felt very left out staying at home … Continue reading →

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early 80’s

Posted on July 7, 2010 by bob

We used to go to the open mic nights in 82 and 83. My girlfriend Christine and I and whoever we could drag along. Always sitting in the front row, we would watch Evan Davis, Paula, Jeremy and Pearl all … Continue reading →

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The Night We Saw Robin

Posted on July 2, 2010 by bob

We went to see Dana Carvey at The Other (we went every time he came in to do stand-up). Dana was great as usual, then Mark McCollum cane in to do a surprize bit, and Robin Williams arrived, and all … Continue reading →

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