Friday, April 23, 2004


leaving on a jet plane

and this afternoon i go -- after an entire year of preparation -- to the scaa coffee conference in atlanta. i will try, if i can, to blog from there.

however, i had to make a delicate choice in carry-ons: either my clunky old windows laptop, or patrick coston's biscotti from yesterday. no doubt what won!

of course i'm worried sick. what if no one shows up and all my consumer member events are a disaster? perhaps more frightening yet: what happens if more than the 40 or so people i've planned for show up and it's a roaring success?

what if i have a room with 14 home espresso machines, 9 grinders, 10 tampers, and 3 steaming pitchers? what if that room also has 100 people? will they tear me limb from limb?

as don schoenholt of gillies said about the consumer coffee cupping he is leading for us: "if more than 40 people show up, i'm going bowling."

maybe i should paraphrase that: "if more than 40 people show up, you'll find me standing on my head at the master brewing station. . . " actually, i'll probably smile weakly and offer everyone a biscotti.

dear bccy regulars: pray for me, i beg you! ganesha sharanam, sharanam ganesha!

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