Kevin's Watch

Posted: **Sat May 24, 2003 10:06 pm**

The following is from the book, Uncle John's Great Big Bathroom Reader. The specific couple of pages is called Modern Mythology. I couldn't resist sharing!

JUAN VALDEZ. "This is the tale of Juan Valdez / Stubborn man, as the story says / Lives way up on a mountaintop / Growing the finest coffee crop." In the early 1960's, about 25% of all coffee sold in America came from Colombia, but consumers didn't know it. So Colombian coffee-growers hired an ad agency to make Americans aware of their product. The agency hired New York singer Jose Duval and sent him to Colombia with a film crew. Clothed in traditional garb - a "mulera" (shawl), a straw sombrero, white pants and shirt - Jose was fimled picking coffee beans and leading a bean-laden burro down mountain trails. It was a huge success - people in New York greeted Duval with "Hi, Juan" wherever he went. Today, a stylized picture of Juan Valdez is part of the Colombian coffee logo.

Posted: **Sat May 24, 2003 11:11 pm**

Juan Valdez named his donkey after me. I love that coffee.

Posted: **Sun May 25, 2003 1:09 am**

good coffee...**in a haze**...Donuts! Doh! Donuts...

Posted: **Sun May 25, 2003 1:58 am**

mmmmmmmmmmmm................ columbian

Posted: **Sun May 25, 2003 6:41 pm**

I have read those books, also. They are enjoyable!

Posted: **Sun May 25, 2003 11:48 pm**

I thought this was some sort of complaint thread at first...

Posted: **Mon May 26, 2003 3:17 am**

Posted: **Mon May 26, 2003 2:44 pm**

I didn't know what to make of this thread either when I first saw it. I never knew Juan's story.

Posted: **Tue May 27, 2003 2:00 am**

Mhoram - I did too!

Posted: **Tue May 27, 2003 9:30 pm**

I had a feeling others would think that

Where's old Juan anyway?

Posted: **Wed May 28, 2003 2:54 am**

He probably got scared away. hehe, go us!

Posted: **Thu Mar 18, 2004 2:52 pm**

He liked coffee

Posted: **Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:01 pm**

Ah for the good old days, when Juan was the one stirring things up.....

Juan, I miss you, where, oh where have you gone???????

Posted: **Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:11 pm**

He just posted recently. IIRC, it's in one of the seemingly infinite threads by or dedicated to Zeph, but I don't remember which.

It was nice to see him again.

Posted: **Fri Mar 19, 2004 11:22 pm**

Fist and Faith wrote:He just posted recently. IIRC, it's in one of the seemingly infinite threads by or dedicated to Zeph, but I don't remember which. It was nice to see him again.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Just stop!

Posted: **Mon Mar 22, 2004 2:17 am**

Ah...my dear Bird&Bear...those were the good old day....weren't they.....thank you

Im still here.....

Fist.....hello

And dromond...you are most correct!

Hello

Speak, and I may hear......

Juan

Posted: **Mon Mar 22, 2004 2:33 am**

Juan, you've actually joined us?!?!

Posted: **Mon Mar 22, 2004 7:18 am**

"In response to you Fist....."

Due to recent ...events....."Zeph"....*cough*............I was faced with an ultimatum...either...abandon my post...as the guardian of the watch...the shadow of this realm......or register.....and continue my service.............

I choose to honor my personal vow....and uphold truth...here on the watch....and to protect the great people that frequent this place.....from bastrel scoundrelistic burds..of little worth...and..lesser girth.......bastrels like ....oh..................zeph!

I will be no more or less present than I have ever been......I am still here....

Juan "muchos nombres" Valdez

Posted: **Mon Mar 22, 2004 10:13 am**

Haha, be welcome Juan, noblest and most verbose of the Watch family. I'm glad to see you return

(whoever you may be

)

Posted: **Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:34 am**

YAY! Welcome, officially, my friend!!

About freaking time!!