isn't someone going to write a response to the starbucks-infomercial-puff-piece lying like a fat man's turd in the pages of willy weak this week? Sheesh, i don't have the facts, but, one of the most bizare assertions of this piece, that is along the lines of urban legend, is that without starbucks, we wouldn't have all this fuss over lattes and the like, because starbucks put it in our heads to like and consume specialty coffee drinks in the first place. have you noticed that there is a lot of rewriting of history in the media these days. well, gee, i am old enough to remember: the first specialty coffee shop was the original 'coffee man' at nw 25th and westover, circa 1979. in the early 80s they expanded into the 'immediate care center' on nw 23rd, not yet trendy-third. i worked as a waiter at a restaurant called 'eat your heart out' in the early eighties, and they, like many restaurants, had an espresso machine, because the public was demanding these specialty coffee drinks more and more.
the idea that without starbucks, we would have never learned to like or want these drinks (personally, i no longer consume coffee of any kind) is nothing short of revisionist, corporate, feel-good spin. and you have these idiot writers over at willy weak, printing this utter nonsense as the gospel truth, when it is just hyperbole, relying on the fact that no one can remember back that far...seeing as most people my age are so addicted to prozac-consumerism and tv jingoism, that they can't even hold an independent thought in their head for longer than one second. and the youth are easily mislead, because, well, they weren't around.
no, i am certain, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that we, somehow, would have discovered these speciality coffee drinks and consumed them without starbucks to lead us by the hand...anyhow, there are many other assertions made in the will speak piece that need to be refuted by those who know the truth.
c'mon y'all, you're not going to just lie down and take it, are you?
I mean, the article insulted 'red and black,' said you all are a bunch of idiot children spinning fairytales about the ogre starbucks, who is really a very kind, gentle giant...who is our friend, who should be trusted...
don't let me down, now
star fuck
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