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| Elvis Presley |
How Did Elvis Like His Coffee? |
Greg Nolan |
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Even though Elvis was better known for his love of Pepsi, he was a coffee fan. |
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| Frank Sinatra |
The Coffee Song |
Michael Allen Smith |
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I thought I was a Frank Sinatra fan, but somehow this tune escaped me. Back in 1946, Frank Sinatra sang The Coffee Song. |
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| Mike Crimmins |
Coffee Blogging Inspiration: Mike Crimmins, Daily Shot of Coffee |
Alex Scofield |
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Mike Crimmins was 7 years old when his father gave him coffee to treat a lingering asthma attack. Meds weren't helping, Mike said, but coffee did the trick. |
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| Nick Cho |
Pressing Questions with Nick Cho |
Alex Scofield |
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Nick Cho tirelessly advances the concept of coffee's Third Wave. He chairs the United States Barista Championship, and he is the former owner of Murky Coffee in Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Va. |
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| Terry Francona |
Terry Francona: Coffee Achiever |
Alex Scofield |
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Terry Francona, apparently, is a Starbucks guy. Now in his sixth year managing the Boston Red Sox, Francona has managed the team that went 86 years without a World Series championship to two titles. |
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| Rev Billy |
Anti-Starbucks Crusader To Run For New York City Mayor |
Michael Allen Smith |
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Bill Talen, who is better known as Reverend Billy, is now running to be the next Mayor of New York City. |
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| Artist |
Mike Rohde: Coffee Achiever |
Alex Scofield |
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When Mike Rohde was 5 years old, he spilled hot coffee on himself at his grandmother's house. It was an unlikely introduction to the beverage for the Wisconsin-based visual designer who created the Sketchtoon Coffee Calendar. |
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| Inventor |
Chicken John: Coffee Achiever |
Alex Scofield |
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Chicken John Rinaldi may wind up leaving San Francisco soon. Nearly everybody he knows in town is moving out. To paraphrase Chicken John, the billionaires are kicking the millionaires out, turning the once-eclectic city into an unaffordable, corporate, NIMBY suburb. |
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| Fanatic |
Winter: Coffee Achiever 2.0 |
Alex Scofield |
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When Winter walks up to the counter at a Starbucks and tells the barista why he's there, that's when there's the flash of recognition. Nearly half of them have heard of Winter and his project. This is the guy that's trying to visit every Starbucks. |
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| Fanatic |
Winter: Coffee Achiever |
Alex Scofield |
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When Winter saw Memorial Day fast approaching on his calendar, it quickly triggered a thought: "I hate to waste a three-day weekend." |
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| Musician |
Trey Anastasio: Coffee Achiever |
Alex Scofield |
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A handful of professional athletes can claim to have done what Phish did musically - quit on their own terms while they were on top. |
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| Author |
Saul Bellow: Coffee Achiever |
Myron Joshua |
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The fine line between coffee afficionado and coffee snob is finer than that which divides a perfect espresso from one over-extracted. Coffee lovers may be a truckdriver on the highway in need of an invigorating drink or someone with a love for great taste. |
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| President |
Bill Clinton: Coffee Achiever |
Alex Scofield |
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For President Clinton, drinking coffee did not always signify another day at the Oval Office. He often got his coffee to go and had it on the road. Several news reporters saw fit to mention when Clinton ordered coffee during his travels about the United States. |
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| Artist |
Bad Bob Interview |
Alex Scofield |
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An interview with Bob Therrien (aka Bad Bob), the artist behind the INeedCoffee Screaming Coffee Drinker mascot. |
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| Author |
Franz Kafka: Coffee Achiever? |
Alex Scofield |
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Franz Kafka was certainly influenced by coffee, and he practically defined Bohemian cafe culture. But did he drink coffee? |
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| Author |
Henry David Thoreau: (Anti?) Coffee Achiever |
Alex Scofield |
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If you think that Henry David Thoreau never pondered the significance of coffee during his famed stay at Walden Pond, think again. Historians agree that when Thoreau moved into his Walden home in 1845, there were not yet any Starbucks franchises in Concord, Massachusetts. |
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| Musician |
Frank Zappa: Coffee Achiever |
Alex Scofield |
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Any history buff can effortlessly rattle off a long list of figures who were, given the advantage of our hindsight, ahead of their time, and whose thoughts and accomplishments were not appreciated until long after their anonymous deaths. Frank Zappa is not one of these
people. |
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| Student |
Mike Griffin Knows His Beans |
Bill Giduz |
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Davidson College Student, Mike Griffin searches for the perfect bean. Learn how his journey began and where it is taking him. |
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