Drink Mine Black
This is likely to be considered one of the strangest articles on the Baristador Coffee website because I am not even sure it should go up.
A short time ago, my espresso machine packed up and I resorted to my stovetop espresso maker.
There is nothing too wrong with that state of affairs except that it meant I had a long black in front of me instead of my usual short black.
For some strange reason, at that moment I channelled the late, great Johnny Cash and his song, Man In Black.
Coffee poured, words poured, and I shared some lyrics that day with a photo of my long black.
Well, as luck would (or wouldn’t) have it, during a karaoke session last night, I was secretly recorded mucking around with those lyrics and since the damage has now been done I have decided to share the opening verses.
NOTE: The soundtrack that follows is flat, out of key and sorely lacking artistic value. I hope it drives you to drink (coffee) and that you choose Baristador 
NOTE: No offence intended toward latte drinkers.
(Direct link to Drink Mine Black for those of us on Apple devices)
If you are still here, here are the lyrics by Steve Davis, modelled on Man In Black but fashioned into Drink Mine Black:
Well you wonder why I always drink mine black,
why sweetener and milk my coffee lacks,
and why my tasting face seems to have a sombre tone,
the aroma is my focus ‘fore it’s gone.
I drink the black for the instant and the drip,
and people suffering bad with every sip,
and I drink it for the latte lovers and the taste they lack,
until this changes, I’ll be drinking black
Thanks Johnny Cash!
Yours in the spirit of espresso
Steve
Steve Davis is the Espresso Evangelist in charge of Baristador Coffee. His mission is to maintain the supply of Baristador’s caffeine-modified coffee blends to discerning and health conscious aficionados in Australia. He writes about coffee making and drinking, and occasionally shares posts that simply celebrate the wonders of this fine beverage. And he is also known for reminiscing about his first ever espresso, sipped at the white, marble bar in the Central Trieste Railway Station in northern Italy in 1993.
About Steve Davis
I almost didn’t push the link because of the Apple Warning – I didn’t think I’d go anywhere – but no an mp3 started playing and I thought “Why did Steve send us to a Johnny Cash link?” “Why did Steve then describe the great man in black as having been out of tune, etc.” Then I realised the great man in black was the coffee Guru himself, but still I could only hear the voice of the great Johnny Cash. Perhaps a recording career is peculating in the stove top espresso machine (sorry for the mixed coffee metaphors)
LOL Thank you Brett, however, I think I will stick to my day job.