This is a titillating combination of remote (don’t know the person) and in-person (you can see them <i>right there</i> across the room. Something that’s impossible to recreate with Tender, etc.<p>There are two fatal flaws to the system that’s described in the article and the more recent examples mentioned the comments, though: (1) first call takes all, you wouldn’t know how many people would be interested in you; and (2) denial of date, where your first caller can keep you on the call indefinitely, ruining your chances with others.<p>And what if you receive no calls in a reasonable amount of time, e.g., 10 minutes? In a modern implementation one of these call-less people can be chosen at random and displayed on a big screen, to increase their chances.<p>I would totally go to a club like this, both the 20s Charleston version or a 80s version.