Courtney Jones

Courtney Jones and friends packed a lot of good music into two hours last Friday at Insomnia Coffee Company. A good number of music and coffee aficionados showed up to enjoy the performance, and Courtney plans on returning to Insomnia.

Freedom

"Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, and for the people." -Abraham Lincoln


"Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better." - Albert Camus


"Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choice." - Unknown


"Liberty is the possibility of doubting, the possibility of making a mistake, the possibility of searching and experimenting, the possibility of saying no to any authority - literary, artistic, philosophic, religious, social, and even political." - Ignazio Silone


"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty." - John Fitzgerald Kennedy


"Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one." - Benjamin Franklin


Everything that is great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom." - Albert Einstein


"A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue." - Jean-Jacques Rousseau


"Liberty, as well as honor, man ought to preserve at the hazard of his life, for without it life is insupportable." - Miguel de Cervantes


"The real democratic idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other, but that every one shall have liberty, without hindrance, to be what God made him." - Henry Ward Beecher

Hemant Rao

Hemant Rao will be on the Insomnia Coffee Company stage this Saturday at 9 pm. Currently on a west coast tour, Hemant was born and raised in Montreal, and now lives in Vancouver (the other Vancouver), and has been playing and writing music professionaly for 15 years.



"If the Mafia exists in Montreal, it's probably like the Knights of Columbus." - Armand Courville

Tim Uecker

Local musician Tim Ueker will be on stage this Friday at Insomnia Coffee Company.

Two Bug Night

Could it be that Insomnia Coffee Company is becoming a meetup place for New Beetle owners? If word gets out, it could be very interesting.

When Amy was a little girl, she liked to have collections (got that from her mom). As soon as she had two of something, it was considered a collection.



“It is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can always see in a little girl the threat of a woman.” - Alexandre Dumas

Just Another Customer...

...what else would you expect? This is Oregon, after all. Lots of rain in Hillsboro today, and more forecast for tomorrow. Here's a customer who can still get a drink even if the water gets too high in the drive through lane.



“In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.”- Leonardo da Vinci

Saturday Live Music

Steve Cheseborough will be on the Insomnia Coffee Company stage this Saturday from 9 to 11 pm. Steve isn't one to settle for just playing the blues. He has studied the history of the genre and brings it to life in his performance. He writes, travels, lectures, teaches, and photographs the blues. He also has the most interesting group of friends on his MySpace site.



“Don't forget your history nor your destiny” - Bob Marley

Live Music Friday

Local artist and award winning singer-songwriter Courtney Jones will be playing live on the Insomnia Coffee Company music stage this Friday from 9-11pm.



If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down. - Ray Bradbury

Alfonso Pe Benito

Alfonso Pe Benito played on stage at Insomnia Coffee Company tonight. He has a good blend of folk, soul, jazz, and instrumental. Mixed in with it all was some humor and storytelling.



But that's another story. - Rudyard Kipling

Weekend Arts at Insomnia

Insomnia Coffee Company has a trio of art talent on hand this weekend.

Alfonso Pe Benito will be on stage Friday evening at 9 p.m. to get the weekend started with his personal style of acoustic jazz. This will be Alfonso's first time on the Insomnia stage.

Saturday evening at 8:30 there will be a reception for mixed media artist Kathyrn Bredemeier, whose works are featured on the Insomnia wall of art for the month of June.

Dick Kutch and friends will be returning to Insomnia following the reception at 9:00 with some jazz tunes.



Art is an intersection of many human needs. - Carl Andre

small thoughts

©Kathryn Bredemeier

Insomnia Coffee Company is hosting an artist reception this Saturday at 8:30 p.m.

The featured local artist for June is Kathryn Bredemeier. Some of her works are already on the walls at Insomnia. Come in and meet Kathryn, see her work, and stay for live music by the Dick Kutch Trio following the reception.



Art washes from the soul the dust of every day life. - Pablo Picasso

Evan Plays

photo by Becky Knopp

Insomnia Coffee Company is getting some great musical talent in on the weekends.

Evan took to the stage Saturday to play a medley of Eagles tunes, some original pieces, and even a number on the mandolin. Great job, Evan.



It may be raining, but there's a rainbow above you. - The Eagles, Desperado