I'm originally from Lake county. Eastlake - the crown jewel of Lake county - I'll have you know. (Wow. it took a lot of courage for be to say that.) Now before you start assuming that I'm part of a band of merry, toothless hillbillies, I want to let you know that I think I got out just in time to save myself from an 80's-style perm induced life of misery. Because my mother and I moved to Willowick when I was in high-school. Only a few short miles away from Eastlake, having sidewalks and working street lights immediately made it a classier town. I can't comment on the state of affairs in Willowick today, but at the time, it was a great place to live.
After college, I fled Lake County to live in Mayfield and have never looked back. I've been a Cuyahoga county resident ever since, because I appreciate diversity, I don't have a mullet, and I enjoy paying higher taxes.
Enough ranting about the bad parts of Lake county. Let me tell you about a neat place I discovered last week - Bogey's Comedy Club.
I had the opportunity to ge see my friend Matt Brown perform at amaterur night at Bogey's last Wednesday. To be honest, I expected the club to be run down, dirty, and not well run. Which is unfair, I know, but many of the businesses in the surrounding area have crumbled. As with most other things in life, I was wrong about Bogey's. Located in a strip mall with a Chinese restaurant, a bank, and a pizza joint, Bogey's is in a spot formerly housed by a coffee shop. But you'd never know it. The inside is broken into two sections - a nice, small-ish bar area and a huge, clean, comedy club. It was really impressive. I'd dare say it was nicer than the Improv or Hillarities. Just maybe a tad smaller.
I love seeing amateur comedy shows. Some people are really great (like my friend Matt), or really horrible like the guy who kept talking about pimping. To encourage laughter and a fun evening, amateur night is also $5 pitcher night and $5 pizza night. Admission is a nominal $5 for amateur shows, so for under $10 a person, you can have a really fun evening. (And if you're a non-beer drinker like me, you can order a drink off of their martini list!)
This club gives me a reason to cross over the Cuyahoga county border for a fun evening. If you're a fan of comedy, I'd encourage you to do the same.
I love seeing amateur comedy shows. Some people are really great (like my friend Matt), or really horrible like the guy who kept talking about pimping. To encourage laughter and a fun evening, amateur night is also $5 pitcher night and $5 pizza night. Admission is a nominal $5 for amateur shows, so for under $10 a person, you can have a really fun evening. (And if you're a non-beer drinker like me, you can order a drink off of their martini list!)
This club gives me a reason to cross over the Cuyahoga county border for a fun evening. If you're a fan of comedy, I'd encourage you to do the same.
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