Word: mocha
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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After lunch the craft service table was again prepared for those of us who were still hungry. There were platters of cookies and brownies from a bakery, cheese and crackers, chips and dip, sushi, ice cream, root beer floats and the Mocha...
...Mocha Man's arrival was eagerly anticipated. In he'd come with the tools of his trade--espresso maker, blender, coffee bean grinder. And everyone would flock around him, ordering their ice-blended mochas, with a double shot of espresso, no sugar, just sweet 'n' low, extra-chocolate, banana, decaf, please...and just a dab of whipped cream. Or maybe a hot cappuccino...
Then one day he didn't come. "Where is my mocha?" grumbled one electrician and grip after another, intimidating tools dangling off their belts. The drastic announcement was made. In a cost-cutting measure, the Mocha Man would come only three times a week. The crew, faced with a question of survival, took matters into their own hands...
...trial closes with one, final remark from the defense attorney: "The day has been coming for quite some time now. For decades, the city has slept, awaiting its moment to rise up, conquer its foes and finally establish itself as a city as committed to sports as its cafe mocha and Nirvana. Sports fans of America, I invite you all to sit back, relax and witness the revolution...
Getting a late-night mocha latte just became more difficult...