Something magical is happening already with our Van Leeuwen Vinyls series - the kind and remarkable baristas are talking about us. People in line seeing us taking photos are getting excited about our project. Sparking conversation. Making friends. Magical. Today we bring you two shy baristas who didn't want to appear solo...

Alice & Mark

• Barista: Alice
• From: Montpelier, Vermont
• Where she lives now: Crown Heights, Brooklyn
(Apparently she holds a majority of the records in this shops collection).
• Where her rare finds come from: Kim's Video and Music (and when her Dad moved, she got to snatch up his collection, too!)

• Barista: Mark
• From: Hackettstown, New Jersey
• Where he lives now: Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
• Musician: plays the guitar. He ran some radio shows in his college town of Providence while studying at Brown University. One of the radio shows was well named as "Don't Forget the Flowers".

"Y'all better be careful with this record I'm not kidding" - Alice

Songs Ohia - Magnolia Electric Co Yep - that's what the label says on the record. Apparently Alice isn't kidding. Just lovely mellow music perfect to round out the end of the week: