About this site                 Software Bar, Part 1  Monday,
October 24, 1994 by Dave Winer.  I have some business to do with
Mr. or Ms. SoAndSo from ThisAndThat Corp. It'll take about 20
minutes. Too little to do for dinner or lunch. Let's do a few
drinks. Where to go? Hmmm.  If we were at an industry
conference, the answer is simple. Meet at the pool, after
dinner. Do our business, then go back to the bar and schmooze
til dawn.  Where is the Silicon Valley watering hole? Where to
go to see and be seen? Steal ideas. Spread rumors. Telegraph
your needs.  I hear that Hollywood has countless watering holes.
Where the stars and producers, directors, studio execs, screen
writers and agents all mingle.  Silicon Valley has Il Fornaio in
Palo Alto and Siam Garden in Menlo Park. But neither spot has
really reached critical mass yet.  The ideal: I want to go to
the spot alone on a Wednesday night, do a bunch of good
business, get some ideas, flirt a little, matchmake, stir up
some trouble, have fun!  Agenda 95 this y