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Name: Michael F. Baccellieri
Location: Beaverton, Oregon, US

Greetings and thanks for dropping by my blog! My name is Michael F. Baccellieri, and I am the owner of Longbottom Coffee & Tea, which has pioneered hot air roasting mild Arabica specialty coffees for over 25 years. I am also a master carpenter, ships carpenter and a licensed Master Mariner. I have a beautiful wife and two wonderful children . . . I am the son of and Italian immigrant that boarded the passanger ship "Rex" in 1934. My father then signed in at Ellis Island, NY, boarded a train and settled in Portland, Oregon. I was born in 1953 at S.E. 18th & Tibbets, which was once part of Portland's little Italy.


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Friday, February 2, 2007

Barista's in their underwear............

Our phones here at Longbottom Coffee and Tea have been ringing off the hook with customers sharing their comments about the recent story in the Oregonian. The story with a photo of a young lady in her underwear leaning over through the drive thru window taking a coffee order.

I happened to show this story to our young barista's and they were appalled. One of them said "our coffee house is full all the time with nice customers that come here for the great coffee and the great service. I can't imagine sick guys coming in here gawking at us because we are in our underwear. Then wondering if we're going to be followed home. What is the world coming to."

I think this story tells us more about the times and how low folks can go for the almighty dollar. I believe competition is great but for some reason the most successful businesses do business with their clothes still on!

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