METROPOLIS-METRO CAFE, 603 Arizona Avenue, Santa Monica, CA DONATIONS, DOMINOS, and the SHOTGUN CHILI PLATES, Episode 28 part one. What? No prices on the menu board? Is this some kind of scam, a hidden socialist agenda and how can they possibly make a profit? What brought them to think that this was a good business plan, and how is that working out? Along with the menu items with no price, Metropolis is also judgment free. Do you feel welcome yet? If being treated like long lost friends is something you want, travel no further than to Metropolis. What is the secret to attracting a multi generational demographic, and, how much is a free cup of coffee worth...these and many other questions and mysteries solved in this episode. With 11 cents to her name, how and why did LarJane, an aspiring L.A. actor cross the country? How did a “redneck” with a shotgun help her realize this may not be the life for her. Wait, who flopped what on the bar? How is it that customers could determine the mood of the bar owner by how many paper plates they saw on the wall. What happens when a creative talent in his own right, Matthew Harrison, causes like-minded people and ideas from the film community to come together annually? See what this award winning director has to say about the innovative idea of showcasing original and innovative filmmakers,and have them “crashing” into each other! https://www.filmcrash.com/ What is the most important tool a director needs? A. Production assistant. B. Movie Slate Clapper C. None of the above. Can you convert English born, tea drinking  parents to bootleg coffee. Scandalous! Final quiz from this guest...what is that round disc, that you lay upon a turning table, that produces sound called...and why would you use one? Can music be your church?  A gentle and insightful man. Taffy's history and reflections will inspire you. Do you think you know what homelessness looks like? This interview may challenge and possibly change your preconceptions. You will definitely be enlightened. How do you secure employment with external limitations on your personal hygiene?.All Taffy wants is a small home, explore why he hasn’t been able to achieve this goal? Listen to Taffy's very personal story regarding his 14 years on the street. Our motto is truly on full display this week “Everyone has a story to tell.   Cross Country Coffee Roadshow has come to the end of season one. We’ve had a wonderful journey, met fabulous people, and have listened to stories from the heartfelt, to the hilarious. Thank you to everyone, you entrusted us with your stories, invited us into your coffee shops, and lives. You provided us with hospitality love and laughs, while giving us enough material to put out this full season. In order to have a season two we now have to ask for your help. We want you to buy us a cup  of coffee. We have done this through a GoFundme page,titled $5 to cross the country with coffee. If we are successful season two will begin recording at the end of May and back on the air, with new episodes, in the Fall of this year. We will be traveling the Pacific Coast Highway from San Diego to Seattle, on beautiful highway 1-101. If you have traveled this scenic highway and have visited a unique, special, independent coffee shop, please send us an email, or contact us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook so we can consider adding your special shop for next season’s Cross Country Coffee Roadshow. Again thank you for listening and please go to our GoFundme site. https://www.gofundme.com/cross-the-country-for-5