From 1999 to 2004-ish, I was one of the contributing writers for Garrison Keillor's renowned radio show "A Prairie Companion." I learned a lot of things there, mostly how to spell "prairie." It was a solid gig and I'm proud of my work there. But, like any other job, there were...things...
The second bit I sent the week PHC was in Seattle was naturally going to take on coffee culture. This is actually a reoccurring theme in my body of work, store commercials for owners that are in over their heads. So a guy running a tea shop in Seattle seemed like a perfect bit, I know I've pulled it out and submitted it elsewhere, but it never got picked up. So now it's on my blog! That's something, right? Enjoy!
Dave's House of Tea
GK: ...and this portion of the show is brought to you by Dave's Seattle House of Tea.
DV: Hi, this is Dave, of Dave's Seattle House of Tea. Yes, sir, after a hard day at work, what would be better than a big cup of piping hot heat? Nothing, I say. And nothing else says "up and at 'em" quite like a brisk, morning cup and saucer of freshly steeped tea. Nothing at all. We have a whole assortment of teas from around the world and herbal teas as well. Hundreds of them imported at great expense. And tea's not just a beverage, many teas have medicinal uses as well. So come on by and have a cup of tea. Our tea leaves are fresh and chopped by hand. By me. It's not like I've got anything else to do here, so have some good old tea. Hey, it's hot out. You can have some iced tea. It's delicious and refreshing. We even have a drive-thru window so you can fulfill all your tea needs and be on your way. Come, have some tea. Please. I mean, you people are pretty much done with this whole "coffee" thing? Right? You know, I sunk a lot of money into this concept. I'm into certain people for a big piece of change. I thought the coffee craze had peaked. I did. What was I thinking??? House of Tea, God save us all.
GK: That's Dave's Seattle House of Tea, just look for the neon tea cozy.
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