the evil empire
an email i sent a few months ago entitled, "die starbucks, die"
just so we all are clear on how i feel about the evil green mermaid:
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so my passion has been renewed.
heck, just the other day, i was thinking, "starbucks isn't THAT bad..." (except for those billboards with the coconut drinks sunbathing. what the heck?)

but today, i went to the UBOC on Poway road, and with my newly withdrawn dollars, i was planning on going to Mikey's Coffee Shop. (yes, my career has led me to such forsaken lands as poway).
so, I walk along, pass Stix pool house, and then, wait, I thought it was right here. Hm... I keep walking, until I'm all the way at the end of the strip mall. Hm... maybe I passed it. Then, glancing to the right, I see the giant green all-caps lettering of Starbucks... "Now Open!"

Mikey's was a well-known haven in the poway/RB/PQ area for local music and art. plus, Mikey was the greatest coffee shop owner in the world, and would always call you by your name and give you free stuff or let you try things without paying. it had been there for as long as i can remember.

now, alas, it's gone.

i wonder if Mikey retired and closed his doors. Starbucks probably stepped up to the plate and said, "It is our duty to serve the newly voided coffee-house-loving community of Poway. We just have to do it," and reluctantly, poignantly moved into the shopping center.

yeah, right.
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