04:18 EmilyWBC : now Croatia

04:18 JaanusSavisto : Hey

04:18 A_Duck : Holly actually has a pic of her setting up at the Anaheim USBC and standing net to her...is the bot girl in all her glory

04:18 divalea : You guys are just messing with the noob, now

04:18 EmilyWBC : I'm off

04:18 Gobs : GOOOOOOOO! NIK!

04:18 EmilyWBC : brent is coming back to chat

04:18 TimStyles : Ciao Em

04:18 A_Duck : boot girl

04:18 oomphcoffee : cya em

04:18 jons_bevalo : bot girl is very accurate

04:18 divalea : bye, Emily!

04:18 jons_bevalo : kind of over practiced IMO

04:18 A_Duck : that too

04:18 Gobs : Wooooooooo hooooooooooo!

04:19 A_Duck : she is a machine

04:19 JaanusSavisto : Nik is great

04:19 jons_bevalo : i like it to be personal and not so umm practiced

04:19 twitchy : video?

04:19 chiaranicolini-1 : vamos NIKKKKKKKKK!!!!!

04:19 chiaranicolini-1 : UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

04:19 BrentWBC : they always do some black between each competitor while they change the videotape

04:19 divalea : well, there's beef jerky mixed drinks

04:19 sarahdelilah : video is coming liz

04:20 jons_bevalo : change the video tape???

04:20 Aldo1 : did I misss Nik?

04:20 jons_bevalo : i think it makes it easy to stamp when to edit between people???

04:20 JaanusSavisto : no his starting at the mo

04:20 Gobs : Gooooooooooo Nik!

04:20 Aldo1 : oh good, ty

04:20 Gobs : Hahahahaha

04:20 TimStyles : Finally!! Someone not wearing a shirt.

04:20 BrentWBC : Up next: Nic Orosi of Croatia

04:20 BrentWBC : just waiting on one person....

04:20 Gobs : WB brent

04:20 oomphcoffee : mmm where is the judge?

04:20 divalea : Wait? There's shirtless baristas? Where?

04:20 jons_bevalo : i request the judges sit indian style to drink my sig drink with buffalo jerky in it

04:21 JaanusSavisto : lol

04:21 divalea : :D

04:21 chiaranicolini-1 : HAHAHAHAH

04:21 twitchy : this is so excitint

04:21 Aldo1 : nice bells

04:21 A_Duck : love the bell

04:21 Gobs : He does it again!

04:21 twitchy : hahahahha

04:21 divalea : I want this music right now

04:21 TimStyles : Is that Arthur tech judging?

04:21 BrentWBC : so it looks like Nik has some pretty elaborate boxes on the table in front of the judges

04:21 TimStyles : Intense!

04:21 BrentWBC : they have sliding drawers and compartments and stuff

04:21 Aldo1 : cool

04:21 jons_bevalo : and god made the light grow some coffee

04:21 Gobs : Look at the boxes

04:21 BrentWBC : Yes, Arthur and Marcus are tech judging

04:21 twitchy : let's rock!

04:22 Aldo1 : lol OK Let's rock

04:22 TimStyles : Yes

04:22 A_Duck : let's rock? awesome

04:22 jons_bevalo : ok lets

04:22 TimStyles : .... Lets!

04:22 twitchy : yeah totally i'll rock sure

04:22 BrentWBC : James Hoffman says "Awesome"

04:22 jons_bevalo : this some some rockin 80's techno

04:22 twitchy : this is hot

04:22 Gobs : Nik is trully amazing

04:22 Aldo1 : besides, just a really nice guy

04:22 TimStyles : I'm into this.... No collar... Banging house.

04:22 Gobs : Yup

04:22 divalea : since I'm a noob to WBC, a good place to read up on coffee competitions?

04:22 jons_bevalo : the amazing incredible handsome nik cho.

04:22 TimStyles : Right here.

04:23 BrentWBC : 2 min in

04:23 jons_bevalo : hes nik cho and you aren't

04:23 BrentWBC : I'm glad I'm not judging b/c it would be hard to keep still to this music

04:23 oomphcoffee : how will judges react to clothing?

04:23 BrentWBC : the only clothing score is appropriate or not

04:23 Aldo1 : yes or no as to appropriate

04:23 BrentWBC : yes/no

04:23 TimStyles : can only come in on Overall Impression

04:23 jons_bevalo : how would the judges react to a mexican wrestler mask?

04:23 BrentWBC : so far, no one has had a no on that

04:23 oomphcoffee : overall impression

04:24 twitchy : !!!!!

04:24 Aldo1 : I personally would like that

04:24 BrentWBC : totally approppriate

04:24 jeje : hehe, techno music~

04:24 divalea : I think he looks great

04:24 A_Duck : nice

04:24 Aldo1 : I SO want him to do well

04:24 Gobs : The box has the spoons on a compartment

04:24 TimStyles : Yeah, this is great. Personality coming through.

04:24 twitchy : that melanie?

04:24 Aldo1 : it is, and you?

04:24 twitchy : liz

04:24 twitchy : <waves at pittsburgh>

04:25 Aldo1 : hiya liz!!

04:25 BrentWBC : 4 min in

04:25 TimStyles : looks good

04:25 oomphcoffee : nice feel - I agree.. but so different to the flow judges always go conservative (in my opinion):)

04:25 Gobs : there is also a hidden message on the box

04:25 BrentWBC : On Deck: Stelios Roumeliotis of Greece

04:25 Aldo1 : I have yet to see this magic box

04:25 billywilson : is that brent fortune is see?

04:25 TimStyles : Stelios!

04:25 TimStyles : Nice.

04:25 chiaranicolini-1 : it´s so cool to see something different....

04:25 Aldo1 : yes

04:25 billywilson : ...or read

04:25 TimStyles : I was in Athens last week... had some great coffee at Evergreen

04:25 Gobs : It has water on it. I hope the camera explores them

04:25 BrentWBC : you can't see me, but I'm here

04:26 BrentWBC : behind the keyboard

04:26 billywilson : haha

04:26 Aldo1 : hi Brent

04:26 billywilson : hi brent

04:26 BrentWBC : between Cindy Chang and Emily Oak

04:26 twitchy : cheshire fortune

04:26 BrentWBC : hi guys

04:26 TimStyles : First signature drink to have Ecstasy in it?!

04:26 BrentWBC : Cindy says hello as well

04:26 BrentWBC : : )

04:26 Gobs : Woooooooooo hooooooooooooo!

04:26 chiaranicolini-1 : bravoooo

04:26 BrentWBC : LOL

04:26 billywilson : hi cindy

04:26 Aldo1 : sounds like cheering for Nik

04:26 twitchy : i just saw an emoticon attached to no body

04:26 Aldo1 : huh

04:26 divalea : The music: DJ Quicksilver: Equinoxe IV

04:27 Aldo1 : <---copying down for next year

04:27 BrentWBC : simply luxary coffee is what it says on his capp saucers

04:27 oomphcoffee : what is written on the saucers?

04:27 twitchy : bahaha

04:27 mrs_grinch : Hey has anybody got any clue about the favourites at the moment?

04:27 Gobs : slogan on his coffee shop

04:27 Aldo1 : nope

04:27 mrs_grinch : who's going to finals?

04:27 TimStyles : From what I've seen, Kyle would have to be up there.

04:27 BrentWBC : 6 minutes 30 seconds in

04:27 Aldo1 : iceland

04:27 mrs_grinch : ok

04:27 twitchy : hahahahahahahahahahaa

04:27 Aldo1 : nitro

04:27 jons_bevalo : im hearng voices

04:27 mrs_grinch : anybody else?

04:27 jons_bevalo : must have a cappp

04:28 Aldo1 : no, just you

04:28 twitchy : yes for some reason i really want a cappuccino right now

04:28 twitchy : no idea where that idea came from

04:28 Gobs : Oh man. Really great

04:28 mrs_grinch : so many contestants this year

04:28 jons_bevalo : free caps over here.. come on down.

04:28 Aldo1 : he looks very calm

04:28 divalea : subliminal persuasion for the already converted

04:28 BrentWBC : nice Depeche Mode cover

04:28 Aldo1 : marcus is quie the contrast there

04:29 divalea : The first song they used is not on iTunes :(

04:29 BrentWBC : remix I mean

04:29 Aldo1 : I think his shots look great

04:29 Gobs : He had it mixed.

04:29 TimStyles : Yeah, but too long....

04:29 BrentWBC : Marcus is wearing the pre-requisite Intelly comp sweater with stripes

04:29 jons_bevalo : hahhahahhaa

04:29 Aldo1 : lol

04:29 jons_bevalo : now thats comedy.

04:29 jons_bevalo : did he eat a banana

04:29 BrentWBC : I saw several peels in his bag. we can only assume.

04:30 BrentWBC : 9 min....

04:30 Aldo1 : rofl

04:30 Aldo1 : go go nik

04:30 jons_bevalo : for tha hands.. a banana

04:30 TimStyles : 32 second shot

04:30 Gobs : go nik

04:30 Aldo1 : nice glasses

04:30 Gobs : Go Croatia

04:30 efk- : i counted 32 on the first shot aswell

04:30 jons_bevalo : mmm blood

04:30 BrentWBC : there's a little river of water on each box

04:30 BrentWBC : which he just turned red

04:31 twitchy : news flash! orosi not jesus!

04:31 Aldo1 : and talked about blood

04:31 TimStyles : hahaha

04:31 jons_bevalo : i think this is a little over engineered

04:31 Aldo1 : lol liz

04:31 twitchy : come on people!

04:31 twitchy : COME ON

04:31 jons_bevalo : umm reaching too far.. i think

04:31 Aldo1 : rofl not opera house

04:31 BaristaFTC : lol, religious indoctrination people. now drink my signature bev, the blood of jesus!

04:31 divalea : points off for ruinging one's own gimmick?

04:31 TimStyles : I'm gonna hunt this dude down, and party with him tomorrow night!\

04:31 Gobs : Brent! banana

04:31 BrentWBC : haha

04:31 Aldo1 : really, tim

04:31 jons_bevalo : jesus likes to party

04:31 Aldo1 : ruh roh

04:32 BrentWBC : 4 min remaining

04:32 twitchy : did he say the microphone never ends?

04:32 Aldo1 : things you don't want to hear: "woops" "oy"

04:32 Gobs : problems with mic

04:32 BaristaFTC : im going through a bit of a lag, what was it in the milk?

04:32 divalea : that is really pretty

04:32 twitchy : things you do want to hear: a competition soundtrack of homemade techno and a digitized "cappuccino" refrain

04:32 Aldo1 : I didn't hear

04:32 Gobs : banana on his sig drink

04:32 BaristaFTC : ah

04:33 jons_bevalo : <--- thinks twitchy is 100% correct

04:33 BrentWBC : 3 min

04:33 twitchy : banana and jesus i believe

04:33 jons_bevalo : hahhaahaha

04:33 BaristaFTC : lol

04:33 jons_bevalo : whole larious

04:33 divalea : hahaha!

04:33 Gobs : Go Nik

04:33 oomphcoffee : did I miss the espressos? sheesh* it's getting late here

04:33 divalea : Jesus, it's Banana!

04:33 BrentWBC : over at station one, Stelios is double checking all his wares

04:33 BrentWBC : 12:55 in

04:33 twitchy : make sure stelios didn't forget his river of blood

04:34 Aldo1 : I think there are 4 seconds left

04:34 jons_bevalo : cant see laughing too much

04:34 Gobs : tons of time

04:34 BrentWBC : almost 2 min left

04:34 twitchy : 13:12

04:34 twitchy : oh my

04:34 BaristaFTC : i hope its a tasty bev though, with the flavours he said it would contain, i mean, layers in small shotglasses isnt really breaking new ground

04:34 A_Duck : well done

04:34 BrentWBC : looks like there's a cupcake and some candles.....

04:34 twitchy : amber stop talking to me and type it here

04:34 twitchy : is that a straitjacket?

04:34 AmberFox : woah, costumes!

04:34 BrentWBC : costume change....

04:34 twitchy : eli!!!!!

04:34 jons_bevalo : yeah but you put a pool of blood under that small layered drink...

04:34 BrentWBC : awwwweeeeee

04:34 BrentWBC : OMG

04:34 BaristaFTC : true

04:34 twitchy : holy <censored> hell this guy is amazing

04:35 BrentWBC : sweetest thing ever

04:35 billywilson : wtf?

04:35 A_Duck : niiiice

04:35 billywilson : wtf?

04:35 billywilson : wtf?

04:35 Aldo1 : oh how cool

04:35 twitchy : they are singing!!!!

04:35 BaristaFTC : blood of jesus will always alert attention

04:35 BrentWBC : the crowd is singing happy birthday

04:35 billywilson : who's bday?

04:35 Gobs : Go Croatia!

04:35 Aldo1 : and invoking children is always a good play

04:35 oomphcoffee : thats pretty cool

04:35 BrentWBC : his SON is Seven today

04:35 divalea : Jesus' birthday!

04:35 jons_bevalo : his son

04:35 Gobs : His son

04:35 BaristaFTC : aaaw

04:35 Aldo1 : zivio nik

04:35 BaristaFTC : thats awesome

04:35 TimStyles : So rad.

04:35 A_Duck : best finish ever

04:35 twitchy : marcus goes to steal the cupcake

04:35 BrentWBC : plenty of time left and he's done

04:35 twitchy : eli

04:35 twitchy : is his son

04:35 billywilson : i'm puking rainbows over here

04:35 twitchy : he named his cafe after eli

04:35 Aldo1 : clap clap clap CLAP

04:35 BaristaFTC : and im farting butterflies

04:35 A_Duck : lol billy

04:35 jons_bevalo : whoooohooo nice one!

04:35 twitchy : hahahahaha

04:36 Gobs : Go Nik! Good work!

04:36 Aldo1 : I thought the cupcake was nice

04:36 twitchy : oh my god

04:36 BrentWBC : so its STILL raining in Portland then?

04:36 BrentWBC : : )

04:36 Gobs : Hi Nik!

04:36 divalea : wow, smoov

04:36 Aldo1 : he has a flag?

04:36 twitchy : <3 orosi

04:36 A_Duck : seriously Billy. I'm still cracking up

04:36 oomphcoffee : he did it his way - honest performance

04:36 twitchy : whoa how did we miss that hat?

04:36 jons_bevalo : yes.. not robotic.

04:36 A_Duck : very much so

04:36 jons_bevalo : not over practiced

04:36 Aldo1 : nice hat

04:36 billywilson : :)

04:36 divalea : I liked that!

04:36 JonLewis : he was wearing it the whole time

04:37 Aldo1 : lol he was no

04:37 BaristaFTC : yup, counts for something. honest performance

04:43 hoffmann : hey styles

04:43 Aldo1 : nice pours

04:43 TimStyles : hey Jim

04:43 TimStyles : Doing a nice job. mate

04:43 hoffmann : it is so hot in here

04:43 hoffmann : its crazy

04:43 TimStyles : yeah stephen said

04:43 BrentWBC : oh james its fine. stop whining.

04:44 Aldo1 : you are doing a great job for us, James, ty

04:44 hoffmann : wasn't nik awesome?

04:44 viva_sara : hotter than tokyo

04:44 JaanusSavisto : hey Jim

04:44 Aldo1 : he WAS

04:44 aultimo : nice job with the mcing mr hoffmann

04:44 TimStyles : So I can watch topless?\

04:44 Gobs : He was!

04:44 hoffmann : *says brent wiping his brow*

04:44 terryz : Hey World!

04:44 TimStyles : He was just great.

04:44 hoffmann : hey asron

04:44 BrentWBC : jerk

04:44 TimStyles : Loved it.

04:44 hoffmann : aaron

04:44 hoffmann : even

04:44 JaanusSavisto : How did the Estonian girl do ?

04:44 BrentWBC : 2 more days.

04:44 A_Duck : Nik was my favorite so far. Now it coes down to taste

04:44 BrentWBC : then the crown is OFF.

04:44 Gobs : Nik was really great!

04:44 Aldo1 : I watched her yesterday, she did well, I think

04:44 oomphcoffee : tim did you see Dave?

04:44 TimStyles : Jim - if you can find a safe way to tell Stephen that his xBox is not working, that'd be great.

04:44 BaristaFTC : i liked the nz perfomance, whats his name again?

04:44 BrentWBC : 7 min in

04:45 Aldo1 : yes

04:45 JaanusSavisto : Nik is always fun to watch

04:45 A_Duck : Welcome Terry

04:45 hoffmann : really>>!

04:45 TimStyles : Yeah saw david. Very slick.

04:45 Aldo1 : I also liked nitro Iceland and Kenya

04:45 TimStyles : Got home last night, and just not working.

04:45 BrentWBC : New Zealand: Luciano Marcolino

04:45 TimStyles : Flashing lights.

04:45 TimStyles : I'm in trouble

04:45 BaristaFTC : true

04:45 sarahdelilah : jaanus, nele did a really nice job yesterday

04:45 hoffmann : you're a dead man

04:45 Gobs : Yeah! Never robotic. Just natural!

04:45 JaanusSavisto : niice!!

04:45 TimStyles : i didn't break it! Microsoft bodgy workmanship I think.

04:45 Aldo1 : sarah,is she the only woman?

04:45 hoffmann : dead man.

04:46 twitchy : "bodgy"

04:46 twitchy : i love you british

04:46 hoffmann : lots of ladies competing

04:46 Aldo1 : ty james

04:46 hoffmann : styles is an aussie

04:46 hoffmann : so you are also now in trouble.