Whose Musical Opportunity Is It?

jane (a regular thursday customer) read this note in a fortune cookie yesterday and shared it with me: "an interesting musical opportunity is in your future." she got it from ross, so that means i was the third person to read it. ross always orders a cappuccino, grilled cheese, and something with chocolate on thursday. this was the first time i'd seen him with a fortune cookie. the ironic thing about this fortune cookie note is that i (david cedillo) actually make musical opportunities for average people! it just so happens that i will have a music table set up in front of the culinary center next friday (april 17) at 6pm where pedestrians can play fruit, vegetables, and a theremin. the culinary center is within easy walking distance of homer's. if you're scratching your head and wondering how it's possible to play bananas and carrots, go to beep goes the weasel for pics, links, and videos.

Let's Be Careful Out There

just a gentle reminder to drive a little slower on the white stuff while heading to homer's to drink the black stuff today. let's be careful out there.

Oak Tree

as i was sipping my first cup of coffee this morning, i watched a 1985 music video by morris day where he was doing a dance called the oak tree. the video is pretty cheesy, but that's why i like it. hey if you can do the oak tree (hint: look at the pic or watch the video), you'll get double punches toward a free drink today! the answer to last wednesday's trivia: true

True or False: Nintendo Coffee Table

TRUE or FALSE: if you have $1300 lying around you can purchase a working nintendo coffee table for that special someone this christmas. if you know the right answer you'll get double punches toward a free drink! the answer to last wednesday's trivia: pat benatar

Put Up Your Dukes...

hit me with your best shot is usually NOT a request heard in coffeehouses (although it should be), this phrase is more likely to be associated with: a)paul newman b)pat benatar c)muhammed ali. if you know the right answer you'll get double punches today! oh and hey, big thanks to angie for being an idea consultant to the blog!

Monday Match Up

here we see three mugs from three baristas. some people would have you believe that you that a coffee mug reveals alot about a person... i don't think that's the case today. however, if you know which mug belongs to jerry, dave, or nate you'll get double punches toward a free drink today! oh and the answers to last tuesday's match up trivia: A2, B3, C1.

Seinfeld's Ferrari

jerry seinfeld picked up amy schumer in a ferrari yesterday on his web series, comedians in cars getting coffee. the sporty ride vroomed, sputtered, smoked, and eventually stopped. they walked to a nearby diner for coffee and breakfast.

Throwback Thursday!

this guy is one of our regular customers. this dazed and confused pic is from 1977. double punches today if you can correctly identify him! the answers to monday's trivia that we would have accepted: hammerhead, depth charge, black magic, red eye, bellringer and just about any other name that can be imagined for a coffee espresso mashup.

Kick In The Face

late sunday afternoon jenny & i drove to gardner for the groundhouse coffee experience. she ordered an egg nog latté, and i ordered a kick in the face. every coffeehouse has a different name for this drink that combines espresso and drip coffee. this blog listed at least 10 alternate names for a shot in the dark (that's what it's called @ homer's) over the last couple of years, if you can name one of those other names you'll get double punches today! the answer to last week's trivia: joust.

More Shows About Nothing

jerry seinfeld picked up kevin hart in a 1959 porsche today to start off season five of comedians in cars getting coffee. this is only show where you can see espresso shots being packed and pulled in every episode. don't look for it on TV, comedians in cars getting coffee can be seen on its own website, youtube, or crackle.

Extremes

Jeff "Monk" Todd

yesterday jeff todd walked into homer's and immediately started straightening chairs. i said "jeff todd IS adrian monk!" making a reference to the obsessive compulsive character played by tony shalhoub. jeff took the joke in stride, and ordered his usual: medium skim latté in a mug.

The Pope's Approval

for the last few weeks i've been reading about daily life in the 16th century. here's something i didn't know: coffee was once viewed as the devil's drink until pope clement VII blessed it in 1594. according to internet sources the pope said "this devil's drink is delicious, we should cheat the devil by baptizing it."

Laura's Royal Tribute

it was great to watch the royals bounce back in game 2 of the world series last night. laura clark made this latté art as a tribute to the royals a couple of days ago. laura started her coffee adventure here @ homer's, and is still going strong @ kaldi's.

Chuck & Toddy?

happy birthday to rock and roll pioneer, chuck berry! john lennon once said "if you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it chuck berry." berry's string of rock hits started in the 1950's, but before he caught maybellene at the top of the hill or rolled over beethoven, he married themetta suggs in 1948. true or false: themetta's nickname was toddy. if you guess right, you'll get double punches toward a free drink today!  

Caffeine = Weird Things

gary larson, creator of the far side, once said "i don't know where my ideas come from. i will admit, however, that one key ingredient is caffeine. i get a couple cups of coffee into me and weird things just start to happen." if you've never seen a far side cartoon, google it now. seriously. go... DO IT!

Caffeine Crawl Returns!

homer's will be one of the stops on the 4th annual caffeine crawl this sunday! come by between 12:30 and 3:15 and meet new friends, hear good music, and of course... drink great coffee!

Atlas

temperatures took a big dip last night, but if you still want to venture out, here's a pre-game plan: atlas is performing an acoustic show @ homer's before the royals play tonight! warm up with some coffee and come join us!

52 Years Ago Tonight

on this day (or night) in 1962 the tonight show starring johnny carson aired on NBC for the first time. johnny would host the program for the next 30 years, giving coffee drinking insomniacs something watch after the network news. TRIVIA: johnny carson actually began his broadcasting career in what midwestern city? dubuque, iowa? omaha, nebraska? springfield, illinois? double punches for everyone who can name the correct city! the answer to last week's trivia: weird al.

Summer Yule Duck

man, signs of christmas just keep coming earlier and earlier. a couple of weeks ago two women and a toddler came in for cubanos (i know, it sounds like the start of a joke, right?). they left this christmas duck behind, and it's not even halloween yet!