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I knew who Shimon Gershon was long before he knew me.
He was a star football (soccer) player in Israel for many years, spending most of his career at Hapoel Tel Aviv, following by a move to Beitar Jerusalem.
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While still playing football, he was infected by the music bug and began recording catchy songs.
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In addition to this, he is also a best-selling writer of books for children.
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I met him when he became the owner of my favorite coffee house, The Arrcafe in Ramat Hahayal. I even wrote a book about it.
We became friendly. After all, I’m one of his most loyal customers.
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But yesterday was special. I saw Shimon behind the coffee machine. “What are you doing?” I asked him. “Are you short on labor?”
“No”, he answered. “I am finally learning to prepare coffee at my own coffeehouse.”
I figured that I had chanced on a historic moment. “Make me a coffee”, I said.
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“Here’s the deal”, he said. “I’ll make you a coffee, but no complaining. Good, bad whatever, it’s on the house. But the deal is you drink the whole cup.”
I’m always ready for an adventure. Especially when it involves a free cup of coffee.
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He slaved.
He toiled.
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He ground.
He steamed.
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He frothed.
He poured.
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And out it came.
Perhaps not the loveliest coffee in the world.
But still….
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I fulfilled my part of the bargain.
It was very good coffee, for a novice, I must say.
And besides, Shimon made it for me!
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Thank you for reading my book!
If you like it, you might also want to read:
A Tale of Two Arcaffes
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Published: Dec 12, 2015
Latest Revision: Jan 14, 2016
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