Appendix E-J

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Coffee is a spectacular thing. Much more spectacular than most folks give it credit for. We know the spectacularness of wine. The spectacularness of beer. The spectacularness of food. Coffee is just as spectacular. So are people doing good things.

Everyday Joe’s is very excited to introduce Coffee & Goodness. Every few months, we will host an afternoon of coffee education to benefit good things. The first of these afternoons is on September 12 and will benefit the efforts of International Teams: Greece (and an Everyday Joe’s volunteer Wendy Thompson ).

You can come in for free and learn about Wendy’s efforts, but the cost to educate your coffee palette concerning coffee is $7. We will “host” one bean for the afternoon (thinking a Guatemalan for this go round) and brew it for you 4 different ways. All profits will go to Wendy & her efforts. Your seven bones will get you:

• 6 oz. cup brewed via Hario Ceramic Drip
• 6 oz. cup brewed via Chemex
• 6 oz. cup brewed via French Press
• single origin espresso

We will have volunteers at each station, telling you what tasting notes to look for and what makes the brewing method special/delicious. Wendy will also be working the room with her smiling face and knowledge of her efforts working with refugees in Greece.

We hope to see you on September 12. If you are interested in being the beneficiary of an afternoon of Coffee & Goodness, just let us know and we’ll chat it up.

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Finished!

come meet your new bar

Day 4

so close...

counters need support

Day 3

No new “bar” pictures for today. New tile was put down. Plumbing and electrical going in. It looks beautiful.

The question most often asked so far is, “Are you leaving the outside of the bar like that?” The answer is, “Yes, yes we are. And yes, it is stained & lacquered OSB. So hot right now.” (if that just confused you, see “Day 2.”)

I will leave you with this lovely image, a hint at something waiting for you Tuesday:

Day 2

nearly there

the end of the now huge bar

it's large

the carpet must go

End Day One

night night

the beginnings of new counters and walls

Welcome To Progress

...and so it begins

goodbye counters and walls

goodbye bar

goodbye tile

Things Are Showing Up

Tools, counter tops, etc. It feels like we’re about to embark on something unbeknown to us.

It’s Been Five Years & Coming

Tonight at 5 pm, a hammer will make a hole in some drywall. Drywall currently connected to our coffee bar. Then more holes will be made and crowbars will pry and saws will whir and the bar will be no more…until the new bar is erected in its place shortly thereafter. It’s going to be quite a weekend.

You can follow all the action right here. We’ll update this post with pictures and maybe some vids as the rebuild progresses…all the way until we reopen on Tuesday morning. We should be on HGtv.

Talk to you soon.

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It’s nice when a 5-year-long conversation proves fruitful.

Beginning the evening of August 14th, we’ll be redesigning our coffee bar. That night (a Friday), we will not have a concert. There will not be a concert Saturday either. There will be nails flying, conduit running in various directions, some minor demolition and wonderful rebuilding. Come August 18th, there will be magic waiting for you.

Truth is, we’ve always wanted to redesign the coffee bar…mainly so we can serve you better. The idea was first thrown around back in ‘04. It took various incantations of the talks before the right people started thinking about it and sparks began flying.

Here’s the thing: we know you have extra materials in your garages and basements and sheds. We will gladly take them off your hands. What materials, you may want to know? Well…looky here. I have a sheet of our needs you can download by clicking here. All of your donations will be tax deductible. Please just bring donations to Everyday Joe’s during business hours, and we’ll give you a free drink on top of a hug. Lovely. Your name will also adorn the bar. We’re not saying how, though. That’s a surprise.

The idea of this being a communal project is something that tickles me to bits. Thank you for supporting us over the years. Now, we want to better serve you.

love.
everyday joe’s

FURTHER:

• Download the Bill Of Materials (fancy name for needs)

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We don’t do many product/service endorsements here on the Appendix (i.e. none) but there is a first time for most things.

If you ever have a bagel purchased at Everyday Joe’s, that bagel has been delivered via bicycle ridden by Rob. Rob is a good man with many good jokes. Today’s belly-acher:

Q: What did the life guard say to the drowning hippie?

A: I can’t help you…you’re too far out, man.

ZING!

You may have seen Rob riding his bike around town in any weather, hauling a custom-made trailer covered in canvas (that’s where the bagels live) or a trailer full of brown glass (a service he performs for New Belgium). You should know that he also performs various other bike courier services that you can learn about at www.robsbike.com. He can take things places for you and you can rest peacefully knowing it was done on two wheels powered by one man.

We dig Rob. You should too.

Further:

• Rob’s Bike Courier Service Official Site
• New Belgium’s Ad Featuring Rob

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Well hello.

First things- apologies for the 6 days of silence. It has been a week full of recovery from an exciting and exhausting first half of 2009 and a week full of the beginning stages of special surprises that are no less exciting than the first half of 2009. Plus, we covered the skylights with some burlap to help keep the room cool during those days of hotness…and it works. You will no longer sweat while sitting in Everyday Joe’s. Unless you just sweat a lot, in which case I can’t help you but I will give you a hug.

Back to the first half of 2009…

At Everyday Joe’s, we tend to operate on semesters. This is the result of being in a college town. When I look at a calendar, I see semesters and breaks…though I have been a college graduate for 5 years now.

This past semester (January – May 2009) has been a special one to me & I believe probably most folks at Everyday Joe’s. Our volunteer base (love them) continues to grow and improve as they continue to take more and more and more ownership of the place. Diana Sitzman (EJ’s assistant director whom I call Boss) is due most if not all of the credit for this. She loves the volunteers like lion cubs…and as a result they make superb drinks but more importantly they believe in 144 S. Mason and what happens here.

Our board/leadership team/synergy directive ambassadors (we’re not sure what to call it) has also taken ahold of things like the things had horns. A bar redesign is in the works (shhhh….it’s a secret) among other special surprises all aimed at being able to serve our community – that we hope to become our family – better.

Really, I am lacking proper words right now. Perhaps you should just believe me when I say that you – our peoples – have made the first half of 2009 mighty fine. Thank you.

We love you so much.

love.

chris & everyone at Everyday Joe’s

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Danielle Ate The Sandwich is a lovely young lady that makes things with her needles and music with her voice. She’s had a cult following on YouTube, with a subscriber count close to 10000 and growing. That is where she releases her new songs, played from her living room or kitchen or bedroom.

Part of my morning is usually spent perusing various other blogs…one of which is Westword’s Backbeat Online. Backbeat has taken considerable note of Danielle as of late, introducing their readers to the lovely young lady we’ve known & adored for years. She won Westword’s Best Singer-Songwriter Of 2009 (odd because it’s only May) and she’s nominated in the Best Singer-Songwriter category for this year’s Westword Music Showcase.

Yesterday, Backbeat posted a piece about her fame on the internets. You can read that piece here & watch her latest video below.

If all this coverage has piqued your interest beyond containment, you should know that Danielle will be playing two sets on May 1 at Everyday Joe’s during the Handmade Militia Spring Craft Market. She’ll play at 1 & 3 pm. You will love it.

Further:

• Danielle Ate The Sandwich YouTube Channel
• Danielle At The Sandwich at MySpace

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8 years ago, Timberline Church bought into the idea of a church in Oldtown Fort Collins. Timberline Oldtown (formerly Joshua’s Crossing) was planted.

6 years ago, Timberline Oldtown bought into the idea of a non-profit coffee house as a form of non-traditional outreach to the community…focusing on Love & relationship rather than forceful theology. Everyday Joe’s was planted.

This past weekend, we were invited over to the Mothership (aka Timberline) to give an update about the going ons around here. This meant speaking 4 times to a total of around 3000 folks. Exhausting and fun.

To kick things off, we showed a video on several very large screens that made me look like I was 7 feet tall. Below is a timelapse of 24 hours in our building…spanning Sunday morning church, a special Sunday evening concert featuring David Bazan & Karli Fairbanks, and a monday morning at Everyday Joe’s. Enjoy and we love you.

FURTHER

• Watch the full presentation including the video
• An old Everyday Joe’s promo video
• An older Everyday Joe’s promo video
  

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Back in November, we became quite excited about the Handmade Militia…a group of local artisans celebrating all things handmade and even hosting seasonal markets to sell the product of their handiwork.

Well, I’m excited to let you know that the Handmade Militia Spring Show will be taking place on May 2 at Everyday Joe’s. We’re normally closed Saturday during the day, but we love & appreciate these folks so much that we jumped at the chance to help them out.

Here’s the details from Susan & Whitney, the minds behind the militia:

How To Enter

1. www.HandmadeMilitia.com to download application.
2. Fill out application
3. Add a few photos of your work
4. Send back to me [susan@susanhazelrich.com] before the 15th of April
5. We will reply to you on or before April 20th

Gritty details: Booth spaces will be roughly 8′ by 10′ and are $95 a piece. Location you ask? Everyday Joe’s located on Mason Ave. in Old Town.

First time show jitters? Don’t be nervous we at Handmade Militia are just about as friendly as a couple of koala bears. Okay, so I couldn’t really think of a good example. Anyhow, email us and let us know if you have any questions.

Extra credit?? Forward this info onto all your creative friends. We are super excited about the response we have had thus far but are certain there are gems just like yourselves out there who’ve yet to apply.

Questions? Concerns? Don’t hesitate to email me (Susan).

Sounds like a pleasant time, huh? They still have 22 spaces available, so if you have something you have made and want to distribute to the masses, do yourself a favor and enter. If not, come down on May 2 and support local people making things.

Further:

• Handmade Militia Official Site

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Todd Fadel is a good fellow. He makes music with Agents of Future (loud, beautiful) and is friends with friends (Aaron Strumpel, The Blackthorn Project, Kate Hurley etc.).

A little while back, I received an e-mail from Mr. Fadel concerning a thing he was building called Love Is Concrete. When he first explained it to me, I thought it sounded magnificent. Now that it is around, I know it is magnificent. I speaks so clearly of truly Good things and things I hope Everyday Joe’s can accomplish that it about makes me overly-emotional. I’d try to explain it, but I think the following video does a better job. Watch it, and then follow the links to the web site.

Further:

• Love Is Concrete Official Site
• Agents Of Future Myspace

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