Friends of Downtown coffee maven raise funds after motorcycle
crash  Share this: By: Sarah McKenzie Sarah McKenzie  Coffee
John, owner of the Coffee Gallery in the Open Book literary
center, 1011 Washington Ave. S., is known for his generosity and
outgoing nature.  Now he's depending on the generosity and
kindness of others to raise money for his medical bills. A car
hit Coffee John April 1 after he left his North Minneapolis home
on his motorcycle, leaving him with a serious brain injury.  He
has medical insurance, but the medical bills are still piling
up, friends said.  Coffee John, who attracted a caffeine-crazed
fan base when he started traveling around to city festivals with
a coffee wagon he labeled "Caffeine Propulsion Laboratories,"
has since had a tracheotomy, said girlfriend Kat Corrigan.  The
new tube is making it easier for him to talk, friends say.
Before the procedure, he could barely speak because his voice
box was so dry.  Corrigan said the doctors tell her Coffee John
should make a full reco