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We Woke Up One Day, And All The Sudden Starbucks Was In The Middle Of This Political Crossfire Between The People Who Want To Bring A Gun Into Starbucks And The People Who Want To Prevent It. It Is A Very Difficult, Fragile Situation.

Certainly The Caffeine In Coffee, Whether It's Starbucks Or Generic Coffee, Is Somewhat Of A Stimulant. But If You Drink It In Moderation, Which I Think Four Or Five Cups A Day Is, You're Fine.

Despite The Fact That Starbucks Has Grown To Be A Large Company. We've Always Played Music In Our Stores And Has Always Acted As An Opportunity To Create A Mood In Our Stores. And Customers Started Asking, "what Song Are You Playing And Can I Buy That?" . And We Said "no." And That Was Kind Of The Catalyst For Beginning To Look At Music. We Started Out With Our Own Compilations And After The Success Of That. We Had The Courage To Say, "let's Produce Our Own Record." And The First Record Was With Ray Charles Before He Unfortunately Passed Away.

Starbucks Represents Something Beyond A Cup Of Coffee.

Don't Buy Preground Coffee.