I only know of three places in my larger metropolitan area that care about how the espresso tastes. The rest are all just serving milk-based drinks.
It also helps to dial in the espresso machine which a lot of places never do or they have a machine that is fully automatic
Northern Exposure
Tinker - Zing blend. In the moka pot this weekend
The first full album I bought was on cassette tape. Pink Floyd dark side of the Moon
Speed Queen is great stuff. It will last just about forever. When it does break it is built so it can be repaired.