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September 13, 2004

"Ian, Please Forgive Me?" or "I'm a Grande Mocha Benedict Arnold"

I've always considered myself a loyal fellow, to a fault even. That naturally extended to Ian & his superb coffee given his status as a. a catacombian b. really cool and c. a catacombian with a sweet, sweet bootie.

I was so loyal mind you that I set foot in Stone Cup only twice in my 6 years in the Chattanooga area, and once was to pickup a friend. Stone Cup was and will forever be anathema.

Now one would think (here's where the confession begins) that I would stand diametrically opposed to a Starbucks in Chattanooga. After all a. its coffee stinks b. I come from the land of Starbucks: the northwest, and c. I'm a really big fan & supporter of local business & good ol' American entrepreneurship.

Yet here I sit, sit mind you, in the new Starbucks 'neath The Read House. What oh what would inspire such traitorous behavior?

Well, for one thing, during the Covenant College school year Greyfriars is over-run with Covenant College students. Because of contract, Greyfriars functionally serves like a bar would at any other college or university, except instead of beer Covenant students swill the finest coffee's from around the world while "studying" Contemporary Global History, which by the way, you can learn in one class.

The other reason why I am here not there is that, and I've been saying this since I first set foot in Greyfriars, Starbucks in the read house has big comfy chairs and couches for me to rest my posterior. It also has a cogent use of space which compliments the big comfy couches and chairs quite well. In fact, I'd go so far as to say there's too much room in this Starbucks.

So, I'll so it as loud as I can get (i.e. on this blog), dear sweet Ian, I miss you and Greyfriars. I'll never, ever, come to Starbucks again if you make a Greyfriars South in St. Elmo. It wont hurt your business. Even if it takes some away from your downtown location, it'll most certainly garner more from the North Georgia scene! And please, oh please, get some big comfy chairs & couches!

sincerely, your inconsistent friend & neighbor

-Josiah

Josiah Q. Roe | By Josiah Roe | 07:58 PM

Comments

Is this plea, to lure the cove students to the n GA/stelmo one? Cause they'd go to the closer one no doubt leaving the down town one open for business and left to attract mindless philosophers of cow dung aka the guys who sit outside and pick their noses and eat their belly lint.

My dream of opening up a cafe/bar/restaurant aka opening up the Safari pub and making it cool is dead as long as flaming food is there... sigh.

Posted by: holton at September 13, 2004 08:49 PM

Also, Tyler Grisham works at the Reed House Starbucks. That's enough reason for me to wander over there occasionally.

But then, David Totten works at Greyfriars. And he's hot and plays guitar and has a twin.

Posted by: KornSt@r at September 14, 2004 12:10 PM

Who is also hot.

Posted by: mesh at September 14, 2004 02:32 PM

How about having a "Coffee-Aid" concert to raise money for a warehouse in St. Elmo that is for roasting those little succulent beans and sitting in energy sucking chairs while sipping the good stuff?

Posted by: LCG at September 16, 2004 10:43 PM