[Dixielandjazz] purists

[David M Richoux]

Marek (and all) - Bagdad Cafe was made in 1987.  (I have actually  
eaten at that cafe several times!)

Since the 1980s  there has been a huge number of high quality espresso/ 
coffee vendors throughout the USA. Thousands of Starbucks, Peets and  
other places here serve very European style coffee. Likewise, there  
are now many small and micro-brewers making world leading quality  
beers, so the concept of weak coffee and beer in this country is not  
quite as true as it was 30 years ago. True, regular Bud, Millers and  
Coors are not particularly great, but they are loosing market share to  
the better beers. Also, sometimes when it is hot, a lighter beer is  
what is needed...

(and if you want to talk wine, watch a recent film called "Bottle  
Shock" - some friends of mine have minor rolls in that production.)

OKOM content: Java Jive, Buddy's Habit, Little Brown Jug!  (And some  
people prefer "Lite" Jazz, but not you or me ;-)

Dave Richoux

On Oct 17, 2009, at 2:28 PM, Marek Boym wrote:

> On 17/10/2009, Jim Kashishian <jim at kashprod.com> wrote:
>> I originally wrote:
>>> They are different, although they come from the same source.
>>
>> And, Marek added:
>>> How true!  Americans prefer dirty water to coffee!
>>
>> Ah, but Marek, you missed my point.  Because you or I might prefer a
>> stronger brew, the weaker (& much less cheaper!!) coffee served to my
>> compatriots is still coffee.
>
>
>> (Note:  more than likely Marek saw my point right away, but  
>> couldn't contain
>> himself, making a statement against the coffee served in the U.S.)
>
> I got the point all right, just did not agree.  Have you seen Cafe
> Bagdad?  There is a scene in which, following some row between a
> German couple the wife gets out of the car abd starts walking in the
> middle of nowhere.  Th couple's thermos falls out in the process.  The
> owner of Cafe Bagdad finds it.  Then the German eventually gets there
> and asks for coffee.  Tha landlady says the coffee maker is out of
> order, but the husband says OK and pours the German a cup of coffee
> from his own thermos.  The German comments that "it's the first time I
> get good coffee in America."  Later the same coffee is served to an
> American, and his reaction is "are you trying to poison me or
> something?"
>
> This reminds me of an earlier thread started by a Dutch listmate's
> comment "American beer tastes like piss."
>
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
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