Thursday, June 01, 2006

Good Bye Mr. Coffee

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Carlos Sanchez, 71, who played the character Juan Valdez, the face of the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia for 37 years, announced his retirement yesterday.

I have an idea for the new spokesperson...

11 comments:

cube said...

Ai, chihuahua! It's that illegal again.

J.M. Seals said...

I want his job.
I LOVE COFFEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am back by the way. I am resuming my normal posting in the next few days.

Jamie Dawn said...

YES!!!

elmers brother said...

He retired..he didn't get canned?

cube said...

After 37 years, it was becoming increasingly difficult for Juan to get up the mountain to pick the coffee beans. Finally, he decided it was time to throw in his poncho.

David Amulet said...

Give the guy a break. You wouldn't want him to overexert himself. After all, nobody like a his-panic attack.

-- david

birdwoman said...

I had a friend in college whose telephone answer message was "hello, my name is juan baldez. I am out picking coffee with my donkey. Please leave a message."

I always think of Uncle Timmy when I hear about juan b.

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cube said...

david: that's a puny pun ;-)

bw: heh heh. I'm happy that my post brought back memories of your misspent youth.

Anonymous said...

That guys probably behind StarBucks.
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Brooke said...

This isn't going to mess up my coffee intake, will it?

cube said...

I hope not. I love me my coffee in the morning ;-)