Appendix E-J

UPDATE 7.26.10 | REMEMBER THAT TIME WE HAD CARPET?

It is so good to be back. Despite the break-in on Sunday morning at 4 a.m. , we are all in good spirits. Nothing was taken or damaged or even touched. A man had a good night on the town. Walking home, the pew in our foyer looked comfortable. To get to that pew, a glass door needed to be smashed. The door was smashed, the pew was slept on, a witness called the authorities, a man was escorted out of the building, and now we have wood on our door while we we wait for some glass.

new door & EDJ signage coming soon.

That wake-up call from the police was a weird twist to an otherwise productive weekend cleaning up things made beautiful. Thanks to everyone who helped in all areas: prep, feeding the crew, clean-up, and financial. Remember that time we had carpet?

scrub scrub.

the windows love the new floors more.

cleaning fuel.

'tis ready for the ball.

first gathering on the concrete.

UPDATE 7.24.10 | 8:02 A.M. : ‘TIS COMPLETE-ISH

The MVPs worked until midnight on Thursday as well. They arrived again at 6 am on Friday morning and worked until the completion of what they started arrived…right around 3:30 pm.

The floors are the hotness. Everyday Joe’s…so hot right now.

We’re working hard to clean the place up, replace some baseboard, and generally get things back in order. Pictures as the day progresses. Below: one from yesterday nighttime to get your anticipatory senses ready for Monday morning.

we still can't believe it happened.

UPDATE 7.22.10 | 7:22 A.M : LATE NIGHTS & EARLY MORNS

We hired the MVPs of concrete design, apparently. It’s like the Miami Heat.

The crew got their machine up and running yesterday morning. Then they worked until midnight last night. Then they returned at 6 a.m. this morning. Much sleep? Negatory. Ankle-breaking ridge that bisected the coffee house? Gone-zo. Plus, they plan on finishing the heavy work today, leaving just a bit of clean-up to do tomorrow. If you ask me, they never need to pay for coffee at Everyday Joe’s again.

burning zee oil.

the crew transport at 6 a.m.

ORIGINAL POST:

love.

We miss you.

It’s been two days now. We don’t miss the carpet, though. It was a joy to rip it to shreds. It was hard work getting the concrete underneath ready for the crew that came in on Monday, but it was worth it. Then the crew’s main grinder’s engine broke. A new part will be in tomorrow morning. Things are at a standstill until then, but there was something good about standing in the building today before the rest of the change happens.

Enjoy the photos thus far. More as things progress. Thanks to Max Jensen and Doug Blocksma for capturing them.

final gathering on the carpet.

the final view.

chairs must rest too.

that which was vile is gone.

hello, concrete.

our work is done.

see you never.

the pros begin. are halted, but resilient.

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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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Starting this evening, we will be holding special hours through Wednesday night to encourage studying or feeding the studious with the snacks you will bring down. Observe:

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Part of working at Everyday Joe’s is talking to people…whether you feel like it or not. It usually seems the most fruitful conversations are the ones you didn’t want to start or actually tried to avoid. Communication with others is important.

Recently, our friends at Beet Street were kind enough to feature Everyday Joe’s in their weekly re:Beet e-news letter as the subject of “Beet Street Burning Questions.” Chris sat down with a microphone in front of his face to talk of things Everyday Joe’s & otherwise. He almost cries, which is par for the course. Listen below and check out what the rest of re:Beet has to offer here.

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FURTHER:

• Beet Street Official Blog
• Sign Up for re:Beet

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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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This is the new home of Appendix E-J, the official companion to the Everyday Joe’s Communiqué. It will continue to operate the same…bringing you all the nice things that happen in the Everyday Joe’s universe that our weekly newsletter can’t possibly cover.

All the old posts are here, and the new awesome will be posted here. Make sure and subscribe to the feed, pals. You don’t want to miss the exciting things we have coming down the tubes…and there are some exciting things in the works. That is a promise from the bottom of my heart.

talk to you soon.

love.

everyday joe’s

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Well, we’re here. Chicago. Bitter winds and a lovely high of twenty. I come to you from Intelligentsia Coffee on Randolph Street. So very delicious.

The Second City will be our environment for the next 3.5 days as we attend Coffee Fest. As amusing things come along, we’ll make sure to keep you updated here on Appendix E-J.  Lucky for you, the trip out here held an amusing treat for us.

Ben’s Ginger Ale From The Other Side Of The World

The only time Ben drinks Ginger Ale is aboard aeroplanes. This trip is no exception. Here is Ben & the can he received:

Apparently, Canada Dry is also available in the Asian market…and with a much better slogan – “Chill Time.”

If this  pleasant surprises is any indication of how the rest of this trip will go, I think my head just might explode with delight. How fanciful.

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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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