 In a January 31, 1981 "Washington Post" newspaper article, Richard Harrington wrote that the Georgetown club which helped promote the careers such stars as Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, John Denver, Richard Pryor, Neil Young and Jackson Browne, was sold the previous day for an undisclosed sum to Paul Kurtz and Howard Bomstein from Washington, D.C.Ultimately, the club was closed down by the DC fire marshal after numerous warnings.It had been licensed for 163 seats, but was found to have more than 200 people SRO at times.