806 COFFEE AND LOUNGE, Amarillo, Texas COMMUNITY, ART, CANCER AND SYNESTHESIA Episode 17 806 is not your “typical” coffee shop. No prescribed dress code, or plastic,robotic “Welcome to 806, how may I help you”. You will however be treated with respect, and more often than not be greeted by name, and given the perfect cup of joe. Pretentious it ain't ! This coffee shop is the poster child for social justice, and promoting the arts. The folks we met are all regulars and came here for specific reasons,not the lest of which is the background soundtrack, a true story of its own. In just a few short hours we learned what happens when a preconceived notion of the perfect marriage suddenly changes, what happens when you are diagnosed with cancer in your early 20’s, and what the,not always apparent, collateral damage of schizophrenia may be for a family. Is art the “easy” subject to teach? What happens when an art teacher whose mission is to help all kids connect with art, faces the current trend of  “school budget cuts”. Not to mention the fact that he is a past world champion air hockey player! What was the discussion that took place,and the business plan recommendation on opening a coffee shop in a community that had seen better days plagued with drugs, and homelessness. The lessons learned from a former party girl on conversion to “boss” and co-owner of a very successful coffee shop. And what do Tori Amos, Leonard Bernstein, and Duke Ellington have in common with one of our guests. Percolating Politics and much,much more!