Great novel, meh movie (aren't they always?) Have you read The Comedians?

That is a truly fantastic and simple drip machine. Paired with a quality grinder and beans it can rival any method for a good cup.

I didn’t start drinking coffee until I was in the Army- and it was always the ****** black chow hall coffee. Sometime at my 2nd duty station- someone offered to get coffee and that sounded like a good idea- they came back with this frilly girl drink crap- I may have spit the first sip out. But then I was like “hey, this is pretty good.” Really, it was Burger King coffee with cream and sugar.

i drank a lot of coffee for the next 10 years until I realized I don’t sleep so welll- I have a cup every once in a while-

It's one of my favorites. Actually liked both versions of the flick. Haven't read much else of Greene's, but I've seen several of his classic movies. Besides the obvious ones, Our Man in Havana is a great role for Alec Guinness.

That's fair, I suffer from an incessant comparison with the book, and that's just a recipe for disappointment usually. I admit I did really like Michael Caine in the 2002 version. I've always admired his work, starting with The Man Who Would be King and Zulu, both classics. .

I need to see Havana, I haven't yet. I love Greene's writing though, he manages to truly capture the feel of a place. I spent two years in Haiti 2003-5, and his book nailed it.

Yes, the two-group commercial Elektra lives in my dining room, plumbed-in and on its own 240v circuit, and my wife gets a latte in bed every morning, or else.

I rebuilt another one and gave it to my friend who was opening a shop, you can see it at Bennett Urban Farm in Old Town Hillsboro OR.

I picked up another two-group Elektra project and a single-group Elektra project, but have had no time to work on them, or on anything else for that matter. I quit my job, opened my own office, then a week later Covid hit, and its been nothing but work-survive-work since then. I'm hoping that 2023 will let me do things like rebuild espresso machines, restore and ride bikes, work on cars, go fishing and camping - jeez, its like the last 2.5 years disappeared.

If Sky ever opened Velocult II I'd rebuild one of the Elektras for him - but that ain't gonna happen :-(

Me too! I still root for your chromed Bianchi. Glad you're still around to tinker with coffee and bikes (whenever time permits).