Slog - Comments on It's in the News-Paper

Comment by flapperlite

flapperlite — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:51:17 -0800

well chaps, you see this joint is just ducky, i say, you know not too many lounge lizard types, see, i'm really keen on mixers like this, jazz babies getting all dolled up, and only a few duds in the lot. and that aint no baloney mister.

--flapperlite

Comment by boo

boo — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:53:21 -0800

Boo! Hiss! Seattle P-I, you should be ashamed of yourself for publishing this non-news story. The only purpose was to get the place closed down, nothing more.

Comment by mason

mason — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:55:04 -0800

They knocked on the door and nobody answered! That is real reporting. I won't subscribe to any newspaper that can't manage to get itself trashed at an illegal establishment.

Comment by samething

samething — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:13:48 -0800

So, is there a significant difference between the P-I's "reporting" about this and The Stranger's story about the Atlas space? I know it's a dead horse, but still...

Comment by Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:14:08 -0800

Wasn't it the P-I that was going to out The Egg Room, too, before it closed?

Comment by andy

andy — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:54:16 -0800

@4- I think the significant difference is that though it pissed a lot of people off, the Stranger article about Atlas actually had information in it about Atlas and their background etc. The PI article said next to nothing. Oh, and the old Stranger article about the speakeasy actually had information about what was going on inside as well.

You're right about the dead horse thing though, thanks for taking a whack.

Comment by jewritto

jewritto — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:49:19 -0800

@4...

I would have to say that the difference between this and the atlas story is that the speakeasy/speak-easy did not have, say, myspace ads, posted flyers, or sandwhich boards right outside their freaking door.

Comment by kate

kate — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:15:41 -0800

they were closing in november anyway. just had to usher the move along a little sooner. still, it wasn't a very nice thing to do.

Comment by rick

rick — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:00:35 -0800

Those guys were fucking assholes anyways....I hope they go to jail for having a lame club and not making any money while doing it! Fuck em!

Comment by call me a snot

call me a snot — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:53:54 -0800

Give me a break! The difference between the PI article and the Stranger Atlas article is that the PI reporter never even got inside of the speakeasy and had nothing to report. Eric G came of age at the Old Fire House, the heart of the all ages scene and knows what he's writing about. Big difference.

Comment by brf

brf — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:35:11 -0800

It never occured to me that the PI's night life editor is 100 years old. Did you see the picture of that guy? Man I bet that guy has lived. cool.