We sat next to a guy at Blondie's Pizza tonight who was huddled over a small plate of chicken wings, had crazy grey hair, hadn't shaved and had old gray clothes on--looked (but didn't smell) like most of the homeless people I see hanging around Market St. I thought it was weird that out of all the tables, Rob chose this one. We ate, and I didn't think much of it. Until an employee came by with a small notebook, and I thought, "How nice. They are going to give him a job". Then, as I listened to their conversation and watched the employee scribble everything this guy said, I realized that, no, this is not a homeless man, but most likely Kenneth Sarachan, owner of 3 successful pizza restaurants, and 7 cool music stores in the Bay area. Just by the way the Blondie employee was writing down everything he said, and the comments he was making. It was unreal. I did some research, and found this article on Kenneth. He must be worth more than I'll ever know. When I googled his name for images, nothing came up. So I guess I won't know for sure if it was really him or not. Can someone verify this?
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Copy Kenneth Sarachan's disguise
We sat next to a guy at Blondie's Pizza tonight who was huddled over a small plate of chicken wings, had crazy grey hair, hadn't shaved and had old gray clothes on--looked (but didn't smell) like most of the homeless people I see hanging around Market St. I thought it was weird that out of all the tables, Rob chose this one. We ate, and I didn't think much of it. Until an employee came by with a small notebook, and I thought, "How nice. They are going to give him a job". Then, as I listened to their conversation and watched the employee scribble everything this guy said, I realized that, no, this is not a homeless man, but most likely Kenneth Sarachan, owner of 3 successful pizza restaurants, and 7 cool music stores in the Bay area. Just by the way the Blondie employee was writing down everything he said, and the comments he was making. It was unreal. I did some research, and found this article on Kenneth. He must be worth more than I'll ever know. When I googled his name for images, nothing came up. So I guess I won't know for sure if it was really him or not. Can someone verify this?
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awesome story
ReplyDeleteThat's really cool! But why was he dressed like a bum?
ReplyDeleteno, but do tell me more about cool music stores in SF!!
ReplyDeleteThe only music store you need to know about in SF is Amoeba.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.amoebamusic.com/
There are 7 Rasputin music stores that I hear are pretty good too
ReplyDeletegreat! thanks ladies.
ReplyDeleteYes that was Ken. I worked for him in a note book scribbling capacity for five years in the mid 1990s in Berkeley. Absolutely him. Totally impressive, savvy business man, with a huge heart for those on the inside.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea who that last anonymous comment was, but he's a fucking nightmare and, yes, that was likely him. I work in one of the top selling Rasputin's stores in the chain of 9 (formerly 10) and have been privy to at least a few of his tantrums including throwing DVD's at managers under his employ. I've never seen him do a Blondie's visit, but I've known who he was and what he looked like long before I was under his employ.
ReplyDeleteyep that was him
ReplyDeletehttp://berkeleyheritage.com/images/benvenue_tour4may2008/ken_sarachan.jpg
Is he married or does he have a family, I mean a normal family?
ReplyDeleteKen. has a wife. That is him.
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