There's an old coffee machine from another era in the L.A. Musician's Union building, hidden in the back hallway. It is gleaming silver, it's got, "First Choice" written proudly on the front. Exactly. Too bad this beauty hasn't been used properly probably since the '70's!!! One of those hidden treasures that you find from time to time in this town. Did Sinatra use this thing back in the day? Remnants of bygone Hollywoodland. Just another forgotten star in a fickle town of glamour and eternal memory loss. I cranked that bad boy up, flushed it out a couple of times and made 'er sing. Bought some good, strong coffee and made that motor hum ...
Black gold.
Ahhh, the dark stuff pulsing through the glass pot, cursing through the hallways, the smell permeating the whole building. Ask West Side Ken, he was there. Shake a few hands, make a few friends, glug glug glug. People were happy and surprised that I'd brought this Black Beauty back from the dead. Just a little elbow grease, I said.
Peace. -Todd
Posted by calico at July 06, 2009 02:52 PM