Interview: Chris Edmundson
SFist Rants and Raves have oft focused on the joy and pain that is public transit. Maybe it’s a cultural thing (since an awful lot of weird stuff seems to stem from Florida and/or Germany) but we suggest you do NOT take Chris Edmundson’s cell phone etiquette advice. Unless, of course, you want some rants directed at you, and probably a few SFist Blotters on how messed up you were when the entire passenger load of a MUNI bus set aside their differences long enough to attack you.
We do recommend that you (and the preggo Britney Spears) check out Gama-Go’s shirts (and other wares). Let’s just say that once Brit’s abs aren’t absolutely fantabulous, and are more in sync with the SFist’s crew, she’ll appreciate T’s with that extra couple of inches of fabric at the hem. Besides, if you buy Chris’s stuff, then he’ll get to pay more taxes to support everyone’s favorite local politico, Jello Biafra!
Name: Chris Edmundson
Introduce yourself in one sentence: Co-Founder of Gama-Go, Inc. & Notorious D.O.R.K.
Age and Occupation: 35, Schmooze Coordinator
Home Town: Gainesville, FL..Yee Haw!
How long have you lived in the Bay Area and where? 14 years, Haight and Mission Districts.
Favorite website: www.badnewshughes.com
Favorite dot com or local business: Gama-Go, yes y'all.
Why'd you name it Gama-Go? Gama-Geek didn't roll off the tongue as well.
What's the best thing about running a SF based business? The Kegerator. We don't have one yet, but it will definitely be a great day in SF business when we can afford one.
What I'm currently Reading: Layer Cake by J.J. Connolly
Best Deal in San Francisco: Watching the Giants play for free at the portwalk on McCovey Cove.
Favorite mode of transportation: My Converse
Best Band from the Bay Area: Band - Pantz Noisy
Favorite local hangout: Zeitgeist
SF has the BEST: Homeless Problem
You've never lived in SF until: You've been mugged
Favorite Bay area politician of past or present: Jello Biafra
You can tell someone is a local here IF: They don't have any spare change
SF would be soooo much better if only: I left more often
Best Burrito: Del Taco
Best Restaurant: Delfina
Favorite Bay Area Artist? Damon Soule
Favorite Bay Area Musician? John Santos
Best movie scene filmed in or about SF: Escape from Alcatraz. That was filmed here right? Should have been if it wasn't
I want all the SFists out there to know: You’re super cool if you talk on your cell phone really really loud.
Tell us a San Francisco Story: When I moved here in ‘91 nobody could find a job, but S.F was still a great city to live in. Then the dotcom boom happened and it was as if the "asshole express" rolled into town. When the dotcom crash came down a lot of the assholes moved away. Now the job scene sucks, but rents are lower and people are having fun again. I'm digging it. The end.
Question you'd ask if you were doing this interview:
What's your favorite joke? That said, here's mine: Guy walks into a psychiatrist's office wearing a pair of clear plastic pants with no underwear on, and the doctor says, "well I can clearly see your nuts".