Huh?

i used to watch too much tv according to my parents. sometimes they say that the tv was my babysitter when they weren't around. so it goes to figure that i have a LOT of old tv trivia bouncing around in my head. barney miller was a show about cops in the '70s. jack soo (pictured above) was a regular cast member. do you know the link between coffee and nick yemana (his character on the show)?

Clara, Bob, and Michael

clara rockmore, robert moog, and michael una are three names synonymous with an instrument called the theremin. rockmore played it, moog built it, and una did both. why am i even mentioning the subject on this blog you might ask? i bought one from michael una on monday and i found an old video where rockmore's family and robert moog are discussing the theremin over... what else? coffee.

Coffee Art

probably will make more espresso drinks today since the sun isn't blazing as i write this. when it comes to coffee art though, i tend to be conceptual and ask questions like "what do YOU think it looks like?"

Broken English

recently i bought a book. it is full of messed up english translations. a japanese coffee label states: "black coffee has great features which other coffees have never had: non-sugar." the truth is in there somewhere. by the way, can you find the connection between the picture above and today's blog entry?

Budding Young Artist

a really cool thing happened today. a regular customer (jamie) brought his 10-year-old niece to homer's. after jamie and jordan ordered their drinks, jordan drew a picture for kelly and me. i told her (jordan) that i would post it on the blog... then she drew 6 more! the pic above is the first one that she drew, i'll post more later. thanks again jordan!

Just Another Tuesday

the answer to yesterday's question was: the world trade center bombing. don't know the question? scroll down. and despite the fact that temperatures have been extremely high, some of our customers are still consuming hot drinks. it's just another day in paradise.

Birthdays

today is a birthday for mtv and my cousin warren. one is 30 years old... and the other is not. last night i re-created the moment when music became visual. speaking of birthdays, homer's has one coming up REAL soon (next month). the day the doors opened, we didn't know who would walk through them. 10 years ago, september 26 started a neighborhood coffeehouse era that doesn't show signs of slowing down. homer's was originally scheduled to open sooner that month, but a world changing event took place that year, and delayed the opening. do you know what it was?