Baristas' Home Page Liquor in front-Cornhole in rear(we've got new bags) and Wings!       W(455-5410)     The Newsletter Page has been updated for October. Also, check out the October Dinner and Brunch menus on the Upcoming Events page. Today Partly Sunny Hi 69°F Epitaphs: Here lies a man who knew how to enlist the service of better men than himself." Andrew Carnegie Monday Night  Cornhole Champs- Ratchet and Bob Baxter Tuesday Night Cornhole Champs-Mike Parsons and Bob Baxter dusted off the Monday Night Champs in three games. Wednesday Night Individual Champ- Bob "Nutz 4 Lutz" Byard Thursday Euchre Champs- Don and John Saturday- Bob Bax and Jeffy   John and Jeff awaiting their turn on the banks of the Beautiful Ohio.     Monday night at Baristas is now Cornhole night. Everyone has fun, regardless of their skill level. Good folks doing good work:http://www.wvbluessociety.org/ Today's Quote: Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are. — Bertolt Brecht

On Tap:   Sam Adams, Burning River Pale Ale and  Stella Artois. Now that's a nice beer lineup! All are good for what Ales you. New pics on the Photo Gallery Page! Click the link on the left side of this page to see them.   Word of the Day: officious \uh-FISH-uhs\, adjective: Marked by excessive eagerness in offering services or advice where they are neither requested nor needed; meddlesome. Ian Holm plays a well-meaning but officious lawyer who tries to make the grieving families sue for damages. -- John Simon, "Minus Four", National Review, February 9, 1998    Coming events: October 5- Wings and Cornhole October 10- Farmers' Market   October 11- Gary's Barn Party         One of our favorite websites: http://dontgetthewrongidea.blogspot.com/         Recent news items:  Rich Gibson from  the Martins Ferry Times Leader has this to say about us:"THE VALLEY’S best kept secret for great intimate shows continues to be New Martinsville’s engaging Baristas Cafe-Pub where Aussie pop star Anne McCue performed in September.   Our own chef, Mary Ann Yevuta, shares company with  sauciers like Mario Batali, Alice Waters, Nigella Lawson, Lee Bailey and many others in The New York Times Country Weekend Cookbook. Go to page 118 for her recipe. Try some of her good cookin'.  Check a mention of us on Bicycling.com-(http://bicycling.allsportgps.com/Data/ActivityDisplay.aspx?tripId=109335#)   Graffiti Magazine has chosen  Baristas as the best coffee shop in WV   News Article by: Justine Larbalestier   For the New York Times articles that Rebecca Skloot wrote about Baristas and Gary McIntire's barn party, check out her website: http://www.nasw.org/users/skloot Pictures of Gary's Penthouse and property can be seen at (www.lechateauhillbille.com). It was on this day, October 6th, that two of William Faulkner's novels were published, two years apart: As I Lay Dying came out in 1930 and Light in August in 1932. Faulkner (books by this author) wrote As I Lay Dying in just six weeks; he wrote it while he worked the night shift at a power plant. It follows the journey of the Bundren family across Mississippi to bury their mother. The novel is narrated by 15 different people, in 59 separate monologues, including some by the dead mother. Faulkner said: "I set out deliberately to write a tour-de-force. Before I ever put pen to paper and set down the first word I knew what the last word would be and almost where the last period would fall." The other book, Light in August, was one of the hardest novels for Faulkner to write. He kept starting over, inserting sections, ripping pages out, rearranging, and changing main characters. He also changed the title — it was originally called Dark House, and then one day his wife commented that the light in August was different from the light at any other time of the year, and Faulkner renamed his novel Light in August. by Anonymous Health Food An apple a day Keeps the doctor away. Proverbial Advice on Keeping Healthy Early to bed and early to rise, Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. After dinner sit a while; After supper walk a mile. If you wish to live for ever, You must wash milk from your liver. He that would live for aye Must eat sage in May. Button to chin Till May be in; Cast not a clout Till May be out. Our fathers, who were wondrous wise, Did wash their throats before they washed their eyes. The head and the feet keep warm; The rest will take no harm Use three physicians' skill: first, Dr Quiet, Then Dr. Merriman and Doctor Diet. Untitled When black snails cross your path, Black clouds much moisture hath. Evening red and morning grey, Are the sure signs of a fine day. Red sky in the morning, Shepherd's warning. Red sky at night, Shepherd's delight. I before E I before E, Except after C (Or when it's 'eigh', As in 'neighbour' or 'weigh') Stalagmites and Stalactites The mites go up And the tites come down. Recipe for a Pleasant Dinner-Party A round table, holding eight; A hearty welcome and little state; One dish set on a time, As plain as you please, but always prime; Beer for asking for—and in pewter; Servants who don't require a tutor; Talking guests and dumb-waiters; Warm plates and hot potaters.