Comments on: #12: san francisco blue jeans

By: Gosina

Gosina — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:09:18 +0000

Hi Richard,

Your podcast is fantabulous! I’ve just discovered your website and it almost blew me away! Thank you. I’m from Germany, live near Munich. I’d like to know everything about SF because I’m going to San Francisco next week for 3 weeks to improve my English and have a great time. I’m looking forward to seeing the most beautiful city of the world.
You’ll hear from me after my trip! Wish you all the best.
Gosina

By: Chloe

Chloe — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:37:37 +0000

Hey, Richard!

Back again, but I won’t be as long-winded this time.

I worked as a security guard at Levi’s plaza, and even I didn’t know this true story! I always thought it was, indeed, Herr Strauss who did it all on his own. But, we all need help now and again, do we not?

Chloe

By: chris

chris — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 02:00:20 +0000

I was catching up on old sparkletacks and loved this one. I do have to make one comment. Denim — serge de nimes — it actually quite old. My memory fades and I can’t remember if it’s the 14th century or the 1400s, but nonetheless, it is old.

When I was young and a medievalist, one of the things that entertained me and my fellows was that a “poet’s shirt” and pair of Levi’s was actually far more historically accurate than nearly anything else you’d see at a renn faire. And of course, telling someone would send them into apoplexy.

By: richard

richard — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 01:59:51 +0000

hey annik, thanks for the nice comment! i completely agree, i liked the first story much better. somehow much less complicated and more romantic: “young immigrant seeks his fortune in the wild west and accidentally strikes it rich!” ah well — reality is always a little bit messy, right? (i still haven’t told my nephew the real story. :)

By: Annik Rubens

Annik Rubens — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 01:59:32 +0000

Hi Richard,
I love your podcast and have to admit that I also heard the false Levi’s story here in Germany… And believed it! But I still think it sounds better than the real one, don’t you?
All the best from Munich,
your biggest fan ;-)

By: George

George — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 01:59:14 +0000

hey, i’ve eaten at that pizza place that you mentioned, “paulines” — it is great! the bathroom is really cool, too… my friends from SF took me there especially to see it. sounds weird, but it’s like a little shrine!

By: richard

richard — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 01:58:55 +0000

hey colin, really glad you enjoyed it! i hate to admit it, but even after living here all these years i STILL haven’t visited alcatraz…. maybe this will be the year i get around to it. :) send me a link to your rss feed when you’re up and running….

By: Colin

Colin — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 01:58:36 +0000

Super broadcast today-when is the one on Alcatraz due?

I -thanks to your influence-am now well on the way to getting my own going now.

Thanks for the inspiration