Thursday, March 05, 2009

Double Dare in Drag

Our bon boyage event for Sarge.

Oh how we will miss him.

He's a hell of a guy!

Tuesday, December 30, 2008








Name: Quinn


Nickname: Rust Up
Hometown: Eugene
Position: Lackey
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Dwight Yokham
Top 5: Gasoline, Apple Pie, L.P.'s, Hank Williams, Trains
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Journey, Alka-Seltzer, Sleep Walking, Bloody Mary's, Deviled Eggs
Quote: "Who Bah Wah?"








Name: Jeff


Nickname: Rowlinowski
Hometown: Still Looking
Position: Upright
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Ice Cube (Cube)
Top 5: Ultra Fine Point Sharpies, Senses of Humor, Potential......Realized, Corner Stores, Indulgence, Extra Innings, ESP, The Run-On Sentence, Etc.
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Indie Rock, Intellectualism (Particularly the Post-Modern-New-Age-Variety), Goal Setting, Clean Slates, Reflecting On The Self
Quote:








Name: Michael


Nickname: Mikey
Hometown: West Columbia, SC
Position: Undecided
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Bruce Campbell
Top 5: Willie, High Life, Whiteaker, Long Johns, Waffle House
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Red Apple, Drudge Report, The South, Cheap Champagne, Semantic Humor
Quote: "I was country when country wasn't cool."








Name: Taylor


Nickname: Tay Tay Tenango
Hometown: Columbia, SC
Position: Office Manager
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: One of the Olsen Twins
Top 5: Bacon, Sports, Mimosas, Going to Shows, Taking Pictures
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Cravings For Taco Bell, Lazy Sundays, Driving My Car, Justin & Britney, US Weekly Mag
Quote: "What tha...?!"








Name: Walter


Nickname: Hasselnuss
Hometown: Kansas City
Position: Barista
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Serj Tankian
Top 5: Gutenberg College, Wandering Goat Coffee, Plato's Dialogues, Mustard, Smoking Tobacco
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Being Funny, Being Intelligent, Being Adored, Signing Autographs, Academia
Quote: "Where as he seeks to convince his hearers that what he says is true, I am rather seeking to convince myself." -Socrates









Name: Heather


Nickname: H-Bomb
Hometown: H-Town, TX
Position: Awkward
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Claire Danes
Top 5: Diluvian Bros., Sensory Overload, Craft Night, Fire Pits, That Point When You Think You Can't Laugh Any Harder, and Then You Do
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Beards, Creamy Coffee, High Fashion, Mikey's Jokes, Painfully Self Produced Music, Celebrity Gossip
Quote: "Goddamn it, Mikey!"








Name: Bud


Nickname: World's Largest Gnome
Hometown: Athens, GA
Position: Roaster, Espresso Machine Tech., Barista Trainer
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Slash
Top 5: Disc Golf, Mandolin, VW'S
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Iphone, T.V., Miller High Life, V.W.'s, Waffle House
Quote: "Three rules to live by: never get less than 12 hours of sleep, never play cards with a guy that has the same first name as a city, and never go near a lady that has a tattoo of a dagger on her body. You stick with that, everything else is cream cheese." -Teen Wolf








Name: Lou


Nickname: Lou Bot Phillips
Hometown: Springfield
Position: Most Likely To Die In A Blaze Of Glory.
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Lori Petty
Top 5: The Idea Of Rodeo Clowns, Graphic Novels, Paint By Numbers, Eggs Over Easy On Anything, Knowing When To Fold 'em
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Eugene, Taco Bell's Beef Crunchy Tacos, The Ten Commandments Starring Charlton Heston, Commemorative Oregon Plates, Purple headed Womb Ferrets
Quote: "Some things take longer to cook than others."








Name: Beverly


Nickname: Bev Edge
Hometown: Southern Oregon
Position: On Top
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Amy Sedaris
Top 5: Riding My Old Orange Bike, Collecting Vintage Clothes And Boots, Honky Tonk, Drinking Whiskey On The Rocks Out Of Sexy Tumblers, Scrabble
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): What Not To Wear, Cigarettes, Truck Stop Coffee, 70's And 80's Soft Rock, Men In Tight Pants And Mustaches
Quote: "Simmer down."








Name: Tom Heinl


Nickname: Heiney
Hometown: Eugene, OR
Position: Booker
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Steve Heinl
Top 5: Portland Trailblazers, Headlocks and Spankings, Trees and Horses, Games Shows That Aren't On T.V., Blondes
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): John McCain, Mini-Vans, New Country, Cougars, Geiko Cave Man
Quote: "When you're out of Shlitz, you're out of beer."








Name: Thomas


Nickname: Tommi Salami
Hometown: Boise, ID
Position: Barista
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Paul Giamatti
Top 5: Alcoholic Beverages, Coffee, Subarus, Concerts
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Anne Of Green Gables (And Anne Of Avonlea), Iced Mochas, Coors Light, Chick Flicks, Cleaning Bathrooms
Quote: " The Stone Temple Pilots WILL rule the world."








Name: Aaron


Nickname: Johnny G
Hometown: Van Nuys, CA
Position: Catcher
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: George Castanza
Top 5: Martin Amis, Charles Mingus, Technical Tampa, FL Death Metal Circa 1991, You Tube, Shorts
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Academia, Tobacco, Rain, House M.D., Fried Chicken, Veganaise
Quote: "Thank god time flies; it couldn't go any slower." -Me. Living in Japan









Name: Paula


Nickname: Pippi
Hometown: The Cape Fear, NC
Position: Quality Sludge Server
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Princess Leia
Top 5: Music (Makin' it, Listenin' to it, Watching other folks makin' it), All Critters Great and Small (Except Humans And Cockroaches), Trees Dirt Sticks -n- Stuff, My 1972 Gibson S.G. Bass, Fires
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Cigarettes, Journey Records, Compact Discs, Lucky- My Roommates Boston Terrier, Prime Time News
Quote: "Smoking affects your short term memory.....or maybe it's your long term memory. I forget."








Name: Sarge


Nickname: The Tuna Melter
Hometown: Chicago
Position: Assistant TO the Regional Manager
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Matthew McConaughey (as seen on The Family Guy)
Top 5: Carpet Munching, Paleoethnobotany, Miller's Crossing, Reynolds 531, Early 90's Louisville/Chicago Post-Rock
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time", Theoretical Discourse, "The Real World", Sleeping With Chicks With Boyfriends, Red Wings
Quote: "You're on the train of life and you just pulled into Sargeville; population: ME!"








Name: Jacob


Nickname: Cobb
Hometown: Hamilton, OH
Position: Power Bottom
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Bud Cort
Top 5: Caffeine I.V. Drips, Hermitude, Cooking Naked, The 1950's, Solitude
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Battlestar Galactica, Rachel Ray, Ladies Clothing, Garlic Body Odor, Awkward Silences
Quote: ............silence.................








Name: Elliot


Nickname: BoozeWeek
Hometown: The Dalles, OR
Position: Beverage Tour Guide
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Sean Penn
Top 5: Irish Whiskey, Hot Tubs, Stout Beer, Spanish Coffee, Cross Bows
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Fried Chicken, High Life, Other People's Cigarettes, Poop Jokes, Bee Gees
Quote: "I never metaphor I didn't like."








Name: Lilly


Nickname: Lilly the Filly
Hometown: The Eug.
Position: Baker, Barista
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Emmy Lou Harris
Top 5: Cigarettes, Irish Whiskey, Singing While Doing Everything, Cats, Taking Naps
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Writing Descriptions of Myself, Jogging, Karaoke Duets, Driving Cars, Cigarettes, Sarge
Quote: A wise man once told me, "Don't take no shit off no motherfuckers." I try to live by that.








Name: Andrew


Nickname: Mandrew
Hometown: Eugene
Position: B-B-Barista/Grump
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Charles Bronson
Top 5: Records, Guitars and Playing Then While Singing Or Yelling, Burritos, Bessie, Chugging: Booze, Coffee, and Booch
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Smoking, T.V., Cookies, Punk Rock, Fancy-Fruity-Foo-Foo Cocktails, Clothes That Are To Small, Mornings
Quote: "The shirt unbuttoned is like the soul unhinged."








Name: Mandi


Nickname: Mandarrr
Hometown: Springfield, MO
Position: Down Dog
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Prince
Top 5: Lake Tahoe, Desert around Moab, The entire U.S. Pacific Coast, Northern California Redwoods, Buffalo River
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Party Pizzas, Cigarettes, Counting, Mountain Dew, Plucking My Eyebrows
Quote: "I am forced to disassemble my being to fit into your monitor." -Saul Williams








Name: Melissa


Nickname: Frenchie
Hometown: Tustan, CA
Position: The "Original" Baker
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Ginny French
Top 5: Baked Goods, Sippin' Tequila, Shakin' It, Family Photo Albums, The Thought of Playing Mud Football
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love): Red Bull Vodka, Karaoke, Really Long Showers, Co-Dependent Love Songs, Sugar
Quote: "I will miss you, Eugene."







Name: Samm


Nickname: Double M
Hometown: Eugene
Position: Our Left Foot In Reality
Person most likely to play you in "Wandering Goat" the musical: Crispin Glover
Top 5:
Dislike to Like (Hate to Love):
Quote: "I'll work on it tonight."




Monday, April 14, 2008

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Monday, March 03, 2008

Absurd Latte Art Challenge


World Barista Champion James Hoffmann issued an Absurd Latte Art Challenge. Ryan Wilbur aims to win it with the assistance of his fellow Intelli L.A. barista Devin Pedde. I got the honor of snapping the pics.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Monday, January 28, 2008

Friday, November 23, 2007

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

You know you want some....

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Monday, October 29, 2007

RIP Porter Wagoner

Monday, October 15, 2007

Friday, October 05, 2007

Monday, October 01, 2007

Been a while... thought I'd share this little nugget.

Monday, August 13, 2007

OHHHHH! I thought they were just singles!

Monday, July 23, 2007

signs of a 4th wave???

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Monday, July 16, 2007

Goatnappers

May they be punished for all eternity by the flaming goats of HELL! Flaming Hell goats, I say!

Thursday, July 05, 2007

goat-like creatures...

misty valley mornings...





a wandering goat...


Tuesday, July 03, 2007

and you thought a SB Macchiato was hard to swallow...

Monday, July 02, 2007

Goat Wedding

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Wandering Goat: The Movie

Wandering Goat: The Movie has been temporarily removed until we figure out how to keep it from playing all the time.

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

A Third Wave "breaks" in the Main Stream...
(see best coffee)

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Don't beat me with your Third Wave stick!

Interesting look inside a superauto...inside a computer case.


Now THAT'S a lungo!

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Coffee Processing Made E-Z

Howdy Folks!
How many times have you had a nice coffee harvest but can't seem to remember how to process the stuff? Well, it happens to me all the time lol!
Well, it USED to happen to me until I found this handy guide to proper coffee processing procedure. The best thing about it is that there's no pesky technical jargon or...words, for that matter.
Thanks Brazilian Specialty Coffee Association!

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

slam it before it slams you!!!

Friday, June 08, 2007

Monday, June 04, 2007

Catch the June Bug...it'll heal ya!

June 2007 at Wandering Goat...

ongoing weekly events...

Thursday's 7pm
DJ Jits
playin all kinds for all minds

Friday's 4-7pm
FREE SHOT FRIDAYS!!!
slingin' free shots of Chupacabra espresso to help jump start your weekend

Saturday's 10am
Chin's Vinyl Licks
tasty musical treats to wake you up!

Sunday's 10am
Sunday Morning Service w/DJ Horns &
Rise and Shine w/DJ Chucky G.
(alternating weeks)
come worship at the temple of good and evil (music that is)

Sunday's 7-9pm
The Moldy Fig Society
spinnin 78's from the 20's and 30's along with silent films from the same era


Shows & Special Events...

Friday, June 8th
Angel Sanchez Borges w/special guest
Seekers Who Are Lovers Tour
9pm

"you smell of the music you make" -A.S.B.

Eugene Pyrate Punx present...
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Call the Cops (Blt, MD)
Internal Chaos (Eugene)
The SCurvies (Alaska)
Aldelit@s (PDX)
9pm/$5


Tuesday, June 19th
Jana Hunter
9pm

"they only call it folk music so you'll buy it" -Viking Moses

Sunday, June 17th
Centrifugal Cinema
showing...Tuvalu


Wednesday, June 27
Ableton Live users group
DJ gathering & workshop for the development of a new A/V DJ'ing software
8pm

Friday, June 29th
Last Friday Artwalk reception for
Shannon Knight
6-9pm

Saturday, June 30th
Eugene Poetry Slam presents...
Words of Wonder
Reading and open mic
8pm

June's featured coffee...
Misty Valley Idido Bagersh
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This is a very rare and special coffee from the Yirgacheffe Plateau in central Ethiopia. Dry processing accentuates honey, blueberry, and dried cherry notes.
served by the cup and sold by the pound ($16 lb.)

June artist: Jennifer Fogerty Gibson

All events are ALL AGES and FREE unless otherwise noted (donations to the artists are always accepted and appreciated, obviously)


Friday, June 01, 2007

70/07

Wandering Goat immortalized in video.