J. KNIGHT NEXT SATURDAY * TEAS FROM PEET'S * ABOUT THE CHICKEN * Bill's Coffeeshop Newsletter * Vol.14. Jan. 20, 2013

INSPIRATION BEHIND

PEET'S COFFEE & TEA

Uptown Bill's carries more than 20 varieties of tea. Several come to us from Peet's Coffee & Tea in Berkeley, Calif. Among these: Masala Chai, Jasmine Fancy, Chamomile and Lemon Rose.

 

Alfred Peet was the man behind Peet's. He was a Dutch immigrant who played a key role in reinvigorating coffeeshops in the US. He was the founder of Peet's Coffee & Tea in Berkeley, Calif. His coffeeshop, opened in 1966,  became a favorite hangout for faculty and students at the University of Calif. and inspired many others to open similar coffeeshops. Among those he inspired were the founders of Starbucks. Peet died in 2007. He was 87.You can find out more about Peet's Coffee at www.peets.com.  Also, check out the Facebook page.

COMING UP AT THE
COFFEE HOUSE
Monday, Jan. 21
AA meeting. 6 pm.

Wednesday, Jan. 23
Spoken Word at 7 pm. Ten minute segments of poetry and other readings.

Thursday, Jan. 24
Open Mic at 7 pm. Artvaark (art activities) beforehand at 6 pm. 

Music with Effie Afton at 8 pm.

Saturday, Jan. 26
Saturday Night Music with J. Knight. 7 pm.

Tuesday, Jan. 29
Live TV broadcast of Tom's Guitar Show. 6-7 pm. Produced by PATV, community television in Iowa City. You're invited to be part of the studio audience.

OUR READERS WRITE
Thanks for the narrative about Martin Luther King and Jane Addams.  As a result of my age, I'm familiar with the MLK story, not so much about Ms. Adams.
 
I was working on a small daily newspaper at the time Martin Luther King was awarded the Peace Prize. A fellow worker of mine in the news room, expressed both surprise and unhappiness at the selection. I remember him saying something to the effect, "How could they award him a Peace Prize, when he's done more to create just the opposite with all of his crap." And on and on. Those were not, unfortunately, unusual thoughts at that time.
 
Yes, perhaps "...the truth shall set you free." But we sometimes pay a huge price for speaking the truth. And also there are those who believe they are speaking the truth, but it's only their bias. I'm a firm believer in the belief that --  We can protect ourselves from those doing evil in the name of greed and avarice, but God save us from those doing evil in the name of righteousness.
 
Bob Elliott
Iowa City

YOUR DONATIONS

HELP OUR WROK

Uptown Bill's and the other enterprises which make up the Extend the Dream Foundation receive about 75 percent of their income from sales and services. The rest comes from donations. You can make a contribution online from our website: www.uptownbills.org. Look for the 'Donate now" link in the upper right corner. Thank you. 

SATURDAY NIGHT
MUSIC SCHEDULE

January 26: J. Knight

February 2: Pigs & Clover

February 9: Laura Ingalls Wilder Birthday with Marc & Brandi Janssen

February 16: Beggarmen

February 23: Mutiny in the Parlor

March 2: Dave Moore

March 9: The Recliners

March 16: Dunlavin Green

March 23: Castle Ridge

March 30: Andrew Epstein's Fried Egg String Band

NEW TWISTS ON
CHICKEN JOKE
Why did the chicken cross the road?

Hemingway: To die. In the rain. Alone.

Karl Marx: It was an historical inevitability.

Bill Gates: I have just released e-Chicken 2013, which will not only cross
roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents and balance your checkbook.
Internet Explorer is an inextricable part of e-Chicken.

George W. Bush: We don't really care why the chicken cross the road. We just
want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road or not. The chicken is
either with us or against us.

Ralph Nader: The chicken's habitat on the original side of the road has been
spoiled by unchecked corporate greed. The chicken did not reach the other side
of the road because it was crushed by an SUV.

Editor's note: Other explanations about why the chicken crossed the road are welcome.

Send yours to: tomgilsenan@gmail.com. Or just click reply and start writing. 

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Bill's Coffeeshop Newsletter is a virtual extension of Wild Bill's Coffeeshop and Uptown Bill's Coffee House. Published since 2000, the Newsletter is written by Tom Gilsenan, a former manager of Wild Bill's and now director of Uptown Bill's. You can write to him at tomgilsenan@gmail.com

Wild Bill's Coffeeshop is a project of the School of Social Work at the University of Iowa. It has been a part of campus life in Iowa City for more than 35 years. Located in North Hall, the coffeeshop is open Monday through Thursday, 8 am to 8 pm. For more information, check the Friends of Bill's Coffeeshop page on Facebook. You can call the coffeeshop at (319) 335-1281. Donations to support the work of the coffeeshop may be sent to: Bill's Coffeeshop Fund, University of Iowa Foundation, P.O. Box 4550, Iowa City, IA 52244. Contributions are tax deductible.

Uptown Bill's is the crosstown cousin of Wild Bill's. Now in its 12th year, it includes a bookstore, performance venue and other businesses in addition to a coffeeshop. Located at 730 S. Dubuque, Uptown Bill's is open Monday through Saturday from 11 am. For more information, check the Uptown Bill's website or Facebook page. You can call Uptown Bill's at (319) 339-0804. Donations to support the work of Uptown Bill's may be sent to: Extend the Dream Foundation, Uptown Bill's, 730 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA 52240. Contributions are tax deductible. You can also donate online at the Uptown Bill's website: www.uptownbills.org