Probably around 11 or 12 years old.:(

College. Started grinding and brewing in the fraternity house. We started off with high standards for scotch and coffee. Lower standards for beer and girls.

When I was in the US Navy, I was 21 in 1982 when I joined up.

Early college. Damn I wish I'd discovered its many virtues sooner!

Probably at about 8 or 9 years old. With a lot of milk and sugar.

At least you have your priorities straight

James, you must be Catholic. I remember that my parents would take us to coffee and doughnuts every Sunday immediately after church. I would load up my cup of joe with tons of sugar and creamer. Wow, now I feel old.

15 years old working in the cucumber fields. Greatly increased my productivety. I could make $50 before lunch time which was a lot of money back in 1980. Too bad I spent it on booze & pot.

Parents used to drop me off at church when we were kids. As soon as they drove off I'd split and head for Dunkin' Donuts. I was too young to drink coffee then but used to enjoy hanging out for about an hour at "Our Lady of Chocolate Frosted" reading the paper or whatever, then I'd walk back to be "picked up". I got away with this for years. :)

Started drinking (coffee) loaded up w/cream & sugar when in high school. My brother (retired USN) turned me on to black and have never gone back.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/suppo.../coffeecup.gif

Episcopal, which is pretty darn close..

iced coffee - one summer as a pre-teen with my Grandmother.
hot coffee - sometime in high school.

Around 14 or so. Mom and Dad had a very fixed morning routine with coffee and I sorta just joined in. Now the wife and I start every morning at 6:30 am with a home brewed cafe Americano (espresso, touch of milk, and hot water).

I never developed a taste for coffee or tea.

first of college. then up to 2 pots or 5,8 cups a day. Now, in the past month, I cut it way down to 1 cup every 2 days.

We used to brew coffee with Crank2O in grad school. It got the job done.

7 or so...

Hey Targa.

Do you drink coffee when at a gig?


I used to have the bartenders make a pot for me on nights during the week as I had to work the next day. People thought I was all sorts of odd for doing that.

Used to keep the pot right on my drum riser.:D

Nooooooooo... for musicians, Red Bull's the hands down favorite.

Or Red Bull and vodka. :D

I think it was when I was 14. It was probably Frappucinos at Starbucks that led to mochas, lattes, americanos, then just drip.

It's a gateway drink, I tell you!