Brew Up, Stand Up
“Sir, please step out of the vehicle and look in the trunk, here. You mind telling me what’s in all these bags?”
“The ones with the Rasta lions printed on them? That’s just some itally-grown organic coffee from Marley Coffee, the company founded by Bob Marley’s son Rohan Marley and Shane Whittle to continue Bob Marley’s legacy with ethically-grown, great-tasting coffee.”
“Coffee? You sure that’s all?”
“I’d brew you a cup and let you see for yourself, if I hadn’t left my percolator in my other jacket. I wish I could, too, because this Mystic Morning stuff would wake you right up, with rich, medium-to-full bodied flavors of cocoa, spice, cedar, and cinnamon. Or maybe you’d rather have the sultry, smoky-”
“Smoky, you said?”
“Uh, poor word choice given the situation, but yeah. I just meant, the Jammin Java has a smooth, sweet, earthy, and yes, smoky character with a lingering finish. There’s also One Love, a bright, floral-tinged Ethiopian Yirgacheffe with notes of blueberry, cocoa, and spice. When I really need a pick-me-up, I go for the Lively Up Espresso’s five-bean punch of dynamically dense espresso flavor, with hints of cocoa, candied fruit, and buttery caramel. But when it’s time to mellow out, it’s all about the Simmer Down Decaf, a mild but spicy medium roast.”
“OK, OK, I get the idea. You’re trying to tell me all you have in those bags is coffee. Right. But when I pulled you over, you were listening to reggae. And everybody knows-”
“Oh, you mean Family Time, the Ziggy Marley album-”
“That’s the one.”
”-for kids?”
“Oh, uh, it’s for kids?”
“Yeah, it’s my two-year-old’s favorite, and I guess she got me hooked. Its 12 tracks feature Ziggy and an all-star cast assembled by producer Don Was. The likes of Paul Simon, Jack Johnson, Toots Hibbert, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Willie Nelson join Ziggy for a laid-back Jamaican-flavored session inspired by Ziggy’s own kids, Judah and Gideon. Is that the one you mean?”
“I guess so. Hmmm. Looks like you’re right, there’s nothing in these bags but coffee.”
“Of course. What did you think you’d find?”
Mystic Morning
- 12 oz. bag
- USDA Organic Blend
- Light-Medium Roast
Jammin Java
- 12 oz. bag
- USDA Organic Blend
- Bold Full City Roast
One Love
- 12 oz. bag
- Ethiopian Yirgacheffe
- USDA Organic Blend
- Medium Roast
Lively Up Espresso
- 12 oz. bag
- USDA Organic 5 Bean Espresso Blend
Simmer Down Decaf
- 12 oz. bag
- USDA Swiss Water Decaf
- Medium Roast
Family Time Ziggy Marley CD
Family Time is Ziggy Marley’s third solo album and first full-length offering especially for children and families. With original songs newly-composed by Marley himself, the album features a variety of family and friends as guests including Rita Marley (Ziggy s mother), Cedella Marley (sister), Judah Marley (daughter), Paul Simon, Jack Johnson, Willie Nelson, Toots Hibberts (of Toots and the Maytals), Elizabeth Mitchell, Laurie Berkner, Paula Fuga and two stories narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis.
Tracks:
- Family Time
- I Love You, Too
- Cry, Cry, Cry
- Take me to Jamaica
- Ziggy Says
- This Train
- Wings of an Eagle
- ABC
- Hold Em Joe
- Walk Tall
- Future Man, Future Lady
- My Helping Hands
