When the Chez Vous roller rink has run into money problems in the past, there have never been specific culprits. In fact, such situations have yielded heroes, like this past year when Mayor Tom Menino and several labor unions helped owner Greer Toney install a costly sprinkler system.
But this time – with the landmark staving off foreclosure one minute at a time – there’s someone very specific to blame. Maybe you’ve heard of him – he’s a sorry rapper from Atlanta who goes by Bow Wow (or, as he was known before he grew public hair, Lil’ Bow Wow).
Without getting into gossip-y specifics (you can get all those – as well as footage of what went down – at 617 Live), I’ll explain what happened. With permission from her creditor, Toney paid Bow Wow’s manager a hefty advance with the rink’s mortgage purse. In return, the braided boy wonder was supposed to perform at a peace event there last Wednesday.
Folks were optimistic; Toney sold out of $35 tickets, and it looked like Chez Vous was in the green. But despite her hired security, Bow Wow’s people determined that the environment was not safe enough for him (it must have been the hordes of grade school students). If it wasn’t bad enough that the disappointment caused kids to cry, Toney had to give refunds, and was told that no advance dollars would be returned to her.
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