I swear, conform beats me to all the good nodes.
Oh sweet Cha-Cha, how I love you so.
The Cha-Cha is, as noted by
conform,
the hipster dive bar in sunny
Seattle,
WA. If there is a nexus of
Northwest drunken rock star energy, this is it.
The Scene: A sort of Mexican carnival decor, featuring bad paintings on
black velvet, illustrations of
masked amateur wrestlers, and red pepper-shaped Christmas-tree lights hanging from the ceiling. The only beer on tap is
Oly, everything else is either a
Mexican beer or
Pabst. Liquor is available, but
thou shalt not drink the well. There's a back room that's pretty spacious - however since half of the fun at
The Ka-Ka is
people watching, I prefer the bar. If you're going on a weekend, chances are it's loud and crowded. Don't go looking for sophisticated or even audible conversation. Music selections are played at a drowning volume, and feature everything from
The New Pornographers to
Weezer to
Jay-Z.
The People: Typical evenings at
The Cha are attended by representatives of the following groups:
Hipsters/Local Rock Stars/Wanna-bes
The usual dive-bar crowd
Yuppie/College kids out looking for "an experience"
Some notable Cha-Cha personalities are:
Me (haw-haw, just kidding)
Kathleen Wilson - music critic for The Stranger - less of a regular now she's on the wagon
John Atkins - former lead singer for 764-Hero and Friday night Cha-Cha bartender
The above mentioned Kim Warnick, typically on Saturday nights
Members of The Murder City Devils, ICQ, Carissa's Wierd, Modest Mouse, 764-Hero, KARP, etc etc etc.
Some Fun Cha-Cha Facts:
First bar I ever drank in
The only time I've ever been threatened with a deadly weapon was in the Cha-Cha
Best place in Seattle to attempt starfucker status
Chances are, if you go there tonight, I'll be there.