Slog - Comments on June 12 Slog Happy Bar Chooser http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser Where shall we meet on Thursday, June 12? Only vote once, please and thank you.... Copyright 2008 Fri, 30 May 2008 15:21:47 -0800 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:17:13 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Hernandez As much as I respect the fact that such a sizable portion of the Slog community resides on Capitol Hill, it would be really nice to have Slog Happy somewhere else this time!

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036438 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036438 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 15:28:44 -0800 Comment by Gabriel @1 Agreed. How about Vancouver?

]]> Gabriel http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036446 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036446 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 15:30:27 -0800 Comment by Gurldoggie I call BS on this poll. See you at the Rendezvous.

]]> Gurldoggie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036468 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036468 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 15:35:20 -0800 Comment by shub-negrorath OK, I must be going nuts: does anyone else see the following options for every recent Slog poll?

Gas tax
18%
Damaged by Wright
15%
Working class whites
40%
Black voters
5%
Game changer
5%
Bow out
16%

I just turned off AdBlock so it's not that. What's going on?

]]> shub-negrorath http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036477 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036477 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 15:37:56 -0800 Comment by Cookie W. Monster Should people who meet at Slog Happy be allowed to marry? Please vote early and often only once!

]]> Cookie W. Monster http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036482 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036482 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 15:39:05 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Shub @4 - quit your browser and restart it, or try opening a new window and opening Slog in there.

Fucking Capitol Hill is going to win again, right? Which means I won't go.....

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036513 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036513 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 15:46:37 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I agree, let's rent the Dinner Train to Vancouver!

(what? why isn't there one?)

OK, how about Belltown. Gay couples can kiss there, unless they're Sonics fans.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036521 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036521 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 15:49:40 -0800 Comment by elenchos I probably can't go either. I can only stop in for a while before heading on to view diagrams of the PLACENTA and the BIRTH CANAL. I think our main topic is the EPIDURAL. Good times.

But Belltown is on the way; Capital Hill isn't.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036528 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036528 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 15:51:44 -0800 Comment by Callie Not that I don't like Smith - it's fine - but think about it - Smith is a terrible place to have Slog happy, unless there's some back room that I'm not aware of. The large table is long and rectangular, making conversation with anyone besides those in your immediate vicinity almost impossible, and it's going to be REALLY nice out that day, probably. Although Smith has the front windows that open, it is still kind of a cave in there. Aren't there any other options?

]]> Callie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036547 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036547 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 15:58:30 -0800 Comment by Cookie W. Monster Once Hillary finally gets knocked out of the game--maybe tomorrow--she won't be busy no more. We can then give the task of deciding where to Slog Happy to her, voters be damned. I understand she's a shot-and-a-beer kinda gal; if so, she'll feel right at home at the Two Bells!

]]> Cookie W. Monster http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036584 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036584 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 16:12:57 -0800 Comment by w7ngman Dude, since when do 90 people show up to Slog Happy? If you're not showing up, don't just fucking vote for your favorite bar. Duh.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036591 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036591 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 16:14:35 -0800 Comment by unwelcomed Yeah, there's a possibility I'd show up if it was someplace convenient like Belltown or downtown.

But have fun anyway!

]]> unwelcomed http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036602 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036602 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 16:17:27 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 I call shenanigans on this poll. Belltown vote split!!! Belltown has 48% of the vote compared to 39% for Cap Hill.

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036613 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036613 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 16:19:42 -0800 Comment by elswinger Besides Two Bells, are any of these wheelchair accessible? Probably not.

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036617 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036617 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 16:20:55 -0800 Comment by Elenchos Clinton's Breasticles I say we hold it in Freeway Park, and bring our bongo drums. If Mudede shows up, we can feed squirrels to him.

]]> Elenchos Clinton's Breasticles http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036642 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036642 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 16:27:22 -0800 Comment by It's Capitol Hillbilly Mark Mitchell If it doesn't happen on Capitol Hill, can it really be said to count at all?

]]> It's Capitol Hillbilly Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036657 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036657 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 16:32:31 -0800 Comment by jmr I've never been to Rendezvous, I don't even know where it is, but I recall many people lobbying for it and yet it's not in the poll.

]]> jmr http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036661 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036661 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 16:33:10 -0800 Comment by Gurldoggie Rendezvous is the best, friendliest, cheapest bar in town with a rockin' happy hour menu. No reason not to go there.
http://www.jewelboxtheater.com/

]]> Gurldoggie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036710 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036710 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 16:55:30 -0800 Comment by Hillary Rodham's Clinton Okay, Linda's Tavern it is, then. Thanks for "voting," suckers!

]]> Hillary Rodham's Clinton http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036722 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036722 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 16:59:31 -0800 Comment by Callie @6 Why? Do you not leave your neighborhood either?

@14 I believe Smith is wheelchair accessible and I'm sure that Mars Bar is. I can't speak to the other options.

Also, the Vous is great and all, but there's another cave of a bar...

What about Havana? Did people hate that? I thought it was nice...

]]> Callie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036731 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036731 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 17:02:35 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I'm not going, but my 2 cents is worth more than all ya'llz. So:

- Havana was a terrible, terrible idea.

+ Rendezvous is a great idea.

- Smith is awesome, but Callie @ 9 is right.

+ I would cancel my very important plans if it were to be held on a party bus. That would just fucking rule.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036742 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036742 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 17:08:20 -0800 Comment by jmr Why? Do you not leave your neighborhood either?

It's largely Cap Hill people who seem to be afraid they'll turn into a pumpkin if they leave their neighborhood.

Enough of the neighborhood squabbling - schedule this thing for Bubba's Roadhouse in Sultan and we'll really separate the wheat from the chaff.

]]> jmr http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036753 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036753 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 17:14:04 -0800 Comment by Cookie W. Monster Mr. Quoth-the-Raven @21,

Can we steal Amante's ugly new signage and hang it on the front of the party bus? Will the party bus run the circuit from Teletubbytown to Monorail Hill? Is there an HTML tag for "hell yeah"?

]]> Cookie W. Monster http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036755 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036755 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 17:15:26 -0800 Comment by Cookie W. Monster Shit! I fucked up the tags @23, and I commented on the wrong thread again! Fuck!

]]> Cookie W. Monster http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036761 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036761 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 17:18:40 -0800 Comment by Jeff Stevens @22,

Even better: the Drift On Inn on Aurora, in North Seattle.

Best. Dive. Bar. Name. Ever.

]]> Jeff Stevens http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036770 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036770 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 17:22:55 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Exactly - why Capitol Hill and Belltown - why not upstairs during Happy Hour at Blue C in Fremont or the Drift On Inn ...

That said, I noticed that right now 60 percent of the votes are for Not Capitol Hill, so that means we get 60 percent of the delegates.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036797 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036797 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 17:35:28 -0800 Comment by Jessica Yeah, but walking distance from the Stranger offices automatically gives Smith bonus points. Plus, Smith is close to the #10 and the #43 if you all want to ride the bus with the plebes to Slog Happy.

Not that you would, I know... but there is a fair amount of parking in the area (but you probably don't want to park on 16th, I hear they're a little bitchy about it).

]]> Jessica http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036807 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036807 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 17:43:24 -0800 Comment by Jeff Stevens Will in Seattle @26,

Don't underestimate the Michigan-and-Florida card. We Capitol Hill jingoists'll play it if we have to. Scorched Earth, baby!

]]> Jeff Stevens http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036809 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036809 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 17:44:26 -0800 Comment by PopTart I call bullshit on this poll. There's no way that 164 people (as of 5:45pm) are planning on attending Slog Happy this month so I'm wondering why people who aren't going to be there are voting. Or, are people voting multiple times for their choice? I call for a recount. I'll sic Jimmy Carter on your asses if you aren't careful.

p.s. Please, please let Belltown win.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036824 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036824 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 17:50:19 -0800 Comment by jmr @29 maybe a bunch of people in Utah are voting, in response to the Slog sending a bunch of people to the Utah gay marriage poll.

]]> jmr http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036842 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036842 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 18:02:23 -0800 Comment by lorax Slog commenters and Stranger writers are mostly big transit-boosters, so doesn't it makes sense to have Slog Happy in the most transit-accessible part of the city, downtown? Capitol Hill requires a transfer for most of us. I'm definitely not coming unless it's downtown, Belltown, or Pioneer Square.

]]> lorax http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036846 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036846 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 18:04:58 -0800 Comment by Fnarf @27 -- yes, we know it's ON the bus, but some of us would prefer not to spend an hour and half getting there and and an hour and a half back. Downtown is a straight shot for almost everyone in the city who is near a bus line.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036849 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036849 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 18:08:13 -0800 Comment by COMTE Gurldoggie:

Fuck it, I'll be seeing YOU at The Rendezvous, and anyone else who wants to show up there.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036897 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036897 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 18:55:50 -0800 Comment by Zander At the risk of sounding Hillaryesque, Belltown (at 225) has received the most votes and is therefore the popular choice. If nominated a Belltown venue would also bring in the most atttendees. Though, this is due mostly to the Slog vein in Capitol Hill being mined out.

]]> Zander http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036956 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1036956 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 20:19:15 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage I voted for Two Bells.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1037020 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1037020 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 21:31:21 -0800 Comment by Catalina Vel-DuRay So: Do any of these fine locations have a champagne fountain? You know that's the deal breaker for me.....

]]> Catalina Vel-DuRay http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1037070 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1037070 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 23:05:11 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Smith is calling out for too much blood already.

Probably as a consequence of being built on an ancient burial ground, or something.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1037081 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1037081 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 23:21:49 -0800 Comment by bobcat you know that place you love to hate King Cobra is pretty nice to internetters.

Also check out the Rimrock in Lake City on wednesday nights, there is a live band with some quite talented folks you'll be surprised.

]]> bobcat http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1037082 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1037082 Housekeeping Fri, 30 May 2008 23:22:59 -0800 Comment by w7ngman How about a runoff vote? And what happened to the Rendezvous? I remember lots of people wanting that one.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1037373 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1037373 Housekeeping Sat, 31 May 2008 18:07:13 -0800 Comment by Amy Kate Horn The Rendezvous is too dark and depressing for a June evening. I'll consider it in fall/winter for sure.

]]> Amy Kate Horn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1037464 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/june_12_slog_happy_bar_chooser#c1037464 Housekeeping Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:17:13 -0800