Mocha Joe's
If you've been in Vegas for any length of time you may have noticed the lack of independent coffeehouses. (If you don't drink coffee, what do you do?) Every now and then a new one pops up, and if it's nearby--call it a gift cause there are precious few. They never seem to last, and aren't they supposed to? Yes! I'll answer that question. They're supposed to last forever! I wanted to take my grandchildren and set them on my lap in the very same chair I struggled through Nietzsche Beyond Good and Evil--because my smokin' hot boyfriend (aka-"Grandpa") used to quote him a lot! Dreams are dashed in this town.
Needless to say, that's not the way it's turned out. I could lament, but why reopen the wound? Anyway, this weekend I stopped by Mocha Joe's to meet a friend. Did it ever turn me into an oracle of artistic potential! I was downright giddy--and also lucky because, as the owner informed me, it was the first Saturday in several weeks they'd decided to open on a Saturday. Gloria arrived shortly thereafter and we stayed for two hours looking out onto Water St. in downtown Henderson. Apparently, it opened in 2009. I'd seen the sign, and even a few friends list themselves as checked-in. I should have paid more attention. Well, I look forward to going back. The hours are a little tricky. They open at 7 am and close at 5 pm, but maybe over spring break I can make a couple trips or perhaps again on a Saturday. Also, it would make a great venue. More on this later, perhaps.
Needless to say, that's not the way it's turned out. I could lament, but why reopen the wound? Anyway, this weekend I stopped by Mocha Joe's to meet a friend. Did it ever turn me into an oracle of artistic potential! I was downright giddy--and also lucky because, as the owner informed me, it was the first Saturday in several weeks they'd decided to open on a Saturday. Gloria arrived shortly thereafter and we stayed for two hours looking out onto Water St. in downtown Henderson. Apparently, it opened in 2009. I'd seen the sign, and even a few friends list themselves as checked-in. I should have paid more attention. Well, I look forward to going back. The hours are a little tricky. They open at 7 am and close at 5 pm, but maybe over spring break I can make a couple trips or perhaps again on a Saturday. Also, it would make a great venue. More on this later, perhaps.