On Monday, 28 July 2008, at 11:27:10, Mike Apgar wrote:

I believe that evening (the 16th) was our official first full day
open.  The day prior I recall us opening the doors unofficially at
like 3-4pm?

Douglas Brick wrote, On 7/2/2008 3:01 PM:

> Do we have an official Speakeasy opening date?  All I have it a
> usenet posting from 8 June that says "opening soon".  And Webster
> found a Seattle Times article dated June 16, that says "At 7:30 and
> 9:30 p.m. tomorrow, Nitrate Cinema is showing rare animated films
> with live music at the Speakeasy Cafe".

(And I just found this today --dbrick 6 Mar 2009)

From: Mike Apgar
To: speakez@speakeasy.org
Subject: WE'RE OPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 11:52:14 -0700 (PDT)

YES, IT'S TRUE!!!!! 

We've just received our C.O. [certificate of occupancy] and we're good
to go!!!

It's live!!!!!!

Doug, please send a missive to the friends list!

Way to go everybody - We did it!!!!!