Loved the Feel
I worked in Kirkland and walked by the cafe on my way to the bus every day. I don’t think I ever went in, but I definitely loved the feel of it.
Category: Stories
From Arcade to Tech
I was working at an arcade in Seattle when a regular (bnelson) called to me from a mezzanine above and dropped his Speakeasy business card to me.
Improvisational Confidence
Mike actually had a printed out PowerPoint deck with our executive summary and overview. He was tearing out the slides/pages he didn’t like, physically — I don’t even think we had laptops yet.
On Loan from the Wall of Sound
I adored that we had a record exchange going with Wall of Sound records across the street.
Somehow We Made a Company Happen
My favorite memories of working at Speakeasy all have to do with how ridiculous all of it seemed. We had a shower in the office. If you had an idea, you just did it — if it worked, awesome!
From NetDesk to VP
I started off doing tech support in the evenings on the weekend and found I had a lot of interesting things to learn.
Tickling the Ivories
One of my new roommates brought me down to the Speakeasy Cafe one night after Bumbershoot in early September. It was a packed house and Aaron Straight’s jazz group, ‘Mustard, Ketchup, Relish’ was playing. I was so immediately drawn to the place and the vibe.
The Final Song of Buddy Rose
Here’s my Killer saga; I was mercilessly taken out by Vain’s owner, Victoria Gentry.
Feats of Derring-Do
Belltown Killer was organized by myself and Adrienne Dailey. The participants (around 30 in the first run) were mostly members of Speakeasy, but other Belltown denizens were also playing.
Workin’ Girls
It was the most relaxed work environment I’ve ever experienced and we always had a blast together.