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Coffee and Rhetoric

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Here's the recipe for Coffe and Rhetoric:
-Coffee, as much as you can stand! (and we know how you love your coffee Tacoma)
-1 java driven jabber jawed host
-2 variable guests
-1 musical co-host
-YOU and all of your friends
(Stir it up vigorously, let sit for 1 hour and enjoy!)
Coffee and Rhetoric is a live weekly talk show in TACOMA. Each week, we bring together two diverse and intriguing Tacoma characters who may not neccesarily see things eye to eye, and hold an open discussion on the subjects that matter in our city. A new musical guest will join the show each week both as a co-host, and to perform a song or two as the mood strikes.... We'll be serving up a cup of stimulating conversation with a lump of edge and asking you to participate. The idea is to identify problems, conflicts, miscommunications, or new ideas, and bring out those who can do something about them as guests in an attempt to find answers and solutions and just stimulate the cerebral cortexes of this fine city. Discussions are open ended and audience members are encouraged to particapate in and direct the conversation. But don't worry, this is most certainly no City-Hall meeting.
Norwegian student comments on American Elections 2008:
Save the MLK housing shelter in Tacoma! Solidarity needed at Tacoma City Council Meeting
Start: 2008/05/06 - 5:00pm
End: 2008/05/06 - 7:30pm
Location: Tacoma City Council Chambers
Poor People's Solidarity Needed: Attend Tacoma City Council on May 6 and let them know the King Shelter is a valuable community resource!You might have heard the rumor that the city (under pressure from downtown condo developers) is planning to shut down the Martin Luther King Jr. Homeless Shelter in Hilltop. It sadly is true. The shutdown is due primarily to the new condo development across Court E alley, whose rich tenants have decided the folks on the street don't make a pretty enough view from their windows. The condo's developer (supposedly "BRC Associates," a non-profit) is suing the city in order to shut it down for good.If you'd like to help prevent the King Shelter from being shutdown, please attend the City Council Meeting.Tuesday, May 6 5 PM (meetup at 4, if you can) Council Chambers, First floor of the Tacoma Municipal Building 747 Market StreetCommunity members are asked to share their opinion on why the King Shelter is a valuable resource and to add the power of numbers to our cause.
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My Interests

Coffee and conversation. TACOMA!!!!

I'd like to meet:

People, animals, artists, eccentrics, bands, politicians, coffee-connoisseurs, and any and all Taco-men.

COFFEE AND RHETORIC, SPONSORED BY URBANXCHANGE:

oh tacoma...
Did you see the crazy police roadblocks last November? This video shows footage of what happened.

Music:

If you think you or someone you know would make for a perfect musical guest on a future Coffee and Rhetoric, feel free to message us. This is just as much your show as it is ours, if not more!

Rock stars adorn Tacoma-and we adore them for it.

We love Dandelions:

Movies:

OUR BEST SESSION YET! DEREK YOUNG OF EXIT133.COM AND KEVIN FREITAS OF KEVINFREITAS.NET DISCUSS THE PERKS OF VIRTUAL TACOMA.

THE MEN OF THE ROCK AND ROLL CRAFT SHOW DESCRIBE WHAT THEY DO AS: MARTHA STEWART MEETS IRON MAIDEN. AN EXCITING CONVO IT WAS FOR SURE!

My Blog

Can Coffee and Rhetoric go on?

Hey Tacoma. I am pooped out.  Coffee & Rhetoric is on hiatus until someone else steps up to the mic.  I just can't run it alone anymore, so if you want to get involved in community and g...
Posted by Coffee and Rhetoric on Thu, 29 May 2008 06:59:00 PST

Coffee is the subject at the next Coffee & Rhetoric

Due to schedule problems with our guests, this will be addressed at the next coffee & rhetoric....stay tuned for dates which might be changed. It has been suggested there isn't anything we can rea...
Posted by Coffee and Rhetoric on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:01:00 PST

recent coffee and rhetoric

The March Coffee and Rhetoric featured Sean Alexander and Peter Lynn of The Helm Gallery.  The young people in attendance learned a lot from the hard work these artists have put into one of the c...
Posted by Coffee and Rhetoric on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:06:00 PST

serious rhetoric

no one does rhetoric like henry...if we could just all get pissed off. http://youtube.com/watch?v=6itaMKk2W_Y...
Posted by Coffee and Rhetoric on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:16:00 PST

NEXT!

Next coffee and rhetoric is january 24th.Get out of your post-holiday funk with a friendly night of conversation!Topic: How do the property owners in downtown and 6th Ave. shape the direction of the c...
Posted by Coffee and Rhetoric on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:10:00 PST

New Years Eve

Tacoma's New Years Eve tradition returns! First Night is back with a vengance and cheap buttons make this the entertainment bargain of the year!check it out at www.firstnighttacoma.orgMultiple entert...
Posted by Coffee and Rhetoric on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:11:00 PST

October 25th Topic: East meets West

After a briefing with our special guest on the recent political, social and economical history of the Middle East we will examine the West's political and economic interests in that region and discuss...
Posted by Coffee and Rhetoric on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:55:00 PST

The return of First Night!

Next Coffee and Rhetoric: meet the master minds behind revitalizing one of Downtown's most successful traditions, First Night. It's a tough job to bring this back to life, show your Tacoma pride, come...
Posted by Coffee and Rhetoric on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:32:00 PST

Lets talk music. Thursday July 26th

So the Stranger has seen fit to do a story ealier this year on the Tacoma music scene, and yet...where is it? How do we drive the Tacoma music scene from underground into the light for all to enjoy?To...
Posted by Coffee and Rhetoric on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:33:00 PST

upcoming coffee and rhetoric: thursday, June 28th

Fun and games with the city council candidates... 7pm, Cutters Point 1934 Pacific Ave. bring your own rhetoric.
Posted by Coffee and Rhetoric on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:25:00 PST