When this coffee stand on 12th Avenue and East Union Street got a makeover last week—it used to the Buzz Stop, har!—I was naturally hoping it would become the male counterpoint to this sort of NSFW thing.
I stopped by today (just in the neighborhood, you know) but one of the “barista boyz” was disappointingly clothed. Did they ever plan to wear skimpy outfits and straddle the windowsill? “That was our original plan,” he said, “but we wanted to be respectful of the school across the street.” Damn… but fair enough.
that’s disappointing 🙁 were they at least hot?
I would’ve asked to at LEAST see his penis.
huh?
The school across the street is Seattle University and it’s chock full of horny gay dudes and straight chicks…
also, priests.
@3 there is also a private high school across the street.
But yes, that is disappointing…
Are they at least wearing hot, tight clothes that show off their perfect asses??? (assuming, of course, they are deserving of said clothing)
Did I miss something? Why buy a stand outside a school if your plan is to bare your manflesh?
Well, maybe they can just wear clingy tee-shirts and form fitting short-shorts when they weather improves?
@3 I think they are referring to the Seattle Academy. I walk by there every day on the way home, and have seen exactly two baristas there, one of which was not cute, another that was not a boy. Boo.
Too bad. I couldn’t think of better reminder for the kids to stay in school.
Based on the line of teenagers I would always see cramming the Buzz Stop during recess every morning during the shcool year, I’m guessing the Seattle Academy students make up a lot of the walk-up business for this stand, so it makes sense to “respect the school”.
How long do these guys have until their coffee stand is bulldozed for the development that’s going on the site?
I saw that today and thought the same thing.
I have thought of opening a business like this for a long time. Only one problem: I’m not gay, just poor. Oh, and I’d seriously need to hit the gym to make it work, or rely entirely on my slaves, i mean employees.
So, would a strait guy opening a business like this offend the gay community, much in the same way that bikini espresso offends feminists?
@11: 5 years since no one’s building jack till then.
#13, “So, would a strait guy opening a business like this offend the gay community, much in the same way that bikini espresso offends feminists?”
Not at all. If the point is to man (har!) the coffee stand with hot guys to ogle, then the actual orientation of the guys makes no difference. My life would be very difficult if I was only allowed to ogle verifiably gay guys.
It would only be a problem if the barista boys got pissy if they get ogled by gay guys.
I think that shirtless hot dudes would be totally fine.
No one loves shirtless hot dudes more then high schools, our swim/football/cross country team would tear off their shirts at a moments notice.
@13 – I’d only be offended if you’re not hot.
Did they ever plan to wear skimpy outfits and straddle the windowsill? “That was our original plan,” he said,
I’d sure think there’s a market for that, especially in neighborhoods where boyz prefer boyz.
@17
So, bassicly your saying that I should leave all the work to the employees.
Of course, I was thinking of a specific segment of the gay male population. If I were gay I would be what they call a bear.
See, I’ve had this long running joke with my friends that it is too bad I wasn’t gay, since there seems to be more gay men than strait women who like hairy men. Part of the running joke is that I could have made some cash as a gay ho, marketing myself as Little Bear. Then the whole bikini espresso thing happened, and I thought “Little Bear Espresso”.
I like hairy guys…I prefer em, even…but, if you’re naked and making coffee (or showing any skin while making any food at all, really), I want you to shave it. I’ve seen the insides of my boyfriends’ shirts. All covered in hair. I don’t want that in my coffee. Drinking fallen chest hairs is not my idea of sexy.
most of the kids at Seattle Academy end up as drag queens on the Hill so i’d think they’d be excited about beefcake baristas…
shirtless barista boyz after 3:30? after the kids go home from school you should go check them out.
i can’t wait to patronize this biz-nezz
@19 I would totally drive out of my way to go to “Little Bear Espresso”. Even a cold weather flannel shirt unbuttoned to see your hairy chest would be enough for me. And sure, throw in a little hair. If the coffee is good I wouldn’t care…
wow.. what a bunch of comments huh.?
i think the idea is awesome and i don’t think the business is specifically aimed at just gays.. its not gay barista boyz..
or barsita boyz wearing nothing…
if you want naked and dumb.. go rent a porn or journey on over to a strip club..
the stand is theme-based and is meant for the community as a whole..not just the gay community..
Sadly it appears the Barista Boys bared their last chest on May 5. A note posted in the window the next day says they are out of business “due to unforseen circumstances”.