"We have proven that we will not succumb to terrorism, threats, hatred or fear," Wagner said. In addition to the signs warning patrons to guard their drinks, everyone is watching out for anything that seems out of place, bar employees like Tim Wagner said. "I think you have to take it seriously," said Tony Buff, one of the locals who joined the pub crawl. The Seattle Eagle, one of the 11 threatened bars, was packed. The Capitol Hill neighborhood has long been known as a center of arts and music venues, and the community was in celebration mode during Friday night's crawl. Investigators are checking tips from the public and are working closely with the FBI and federal postal inspectors, according to police. The state crime lab is examining the letters for any evidence that could lead to a suspect, a Seattle Police Department spokesman said. Still, the investigation is proceeding on the assumption that the danger could be real, they said. Investigators have no evidence that whoever mailed the letters has the ability to make good on the threats, Seattle police said. "We are not going to be terrorized," Luying said. Utah man who knew about cousin's ricin gets probation.People in the area initially were scared after hearing about the threats, but they soon became defiant, said community activist Alison Luying, who helped organize Friday night's pub crawl. The day after CC Attle received the threat, it posted on its bar a sign reading, "Do not leave drinks unattended."
The bars and their patrons have been on guard. Ricin is a poison that occurs naturally in castor beans and can be fatal if ingested or inhaled. I expect them to die painfully while in the hospital," the letters read. "I have in my possession approximately 67 grams of ricin with which I will indiscriminately target at least five of your clients. Police say they're investigating the letters, which the bars - located in Seattle's Capitol Hill district - received Tuesday. If you don't drink, a terrorist wins,' " Daw said. On Friday night, hundreds of locals participated in an organized pub crawl designed to support the establishments. People have flocked to the 11 bars in solidarity since the letters arrived in the mail last week, Daw and others said. The Seattle area is just a bit more on the mellow side and spread out.The threats - letters warning that patrons would be poisoned - appear to be part of the reason business was brisk. It's not as though Seattle is this tiny little city compared to San Francisco.
As to other bars, you're screwed for electronica, but the "sleek" thing exists, predominately in the Eastern suburbs.īTW, the Bay area and the Seattle area are roughly the same size in terms of population. Maybe not as utterly flamboyant as the Castro District or anything, but it's there.
Cap Hill used to be ALL gay, but then the hipsters got ahold of it and pushed the gay scene to the outskirts a bit. I grew up in San Diego near Hillcrest so I feel like that area could potentially be comparable to what Seattle has to offer?ĭid someone from San Francisco seriously just say that the Northwest was too hippie-granola?! Pot, kettle!Īnyhow, yes, there's a scene here. I know nothing will compare to LA or SF in terms of volume and size, but I'm hoping it won't feel like Boise of Tulsa either. Oh yeah, and how is the actual gay scene in Seattle compared to say, Vancouver (I've been there many times and enjoyed it). Does Seattle have this at all? What about dance clubs? I'm gay so I really wouldn't be going to straight nightclubs much but I'm still curious. I like electronic music and sleek enviornments.
I really like to go out to lounges, cool bars, or dance clubs on weekends, and I fear the Seattle would only have breweries or piano bars. One thing I don't like about the northwestern cities though is that they scream hippy-granola a little too much. I live in SF, but have been flirting with the idea of moving up to Seattle because I'm tired of the dirtiness here and the sky high rents.