hi Gary! I just read this piece finally. OMG! I used to eat at Sam Wo's frequently. I'll never forget EFF shouting at me while gesticulating madly, pointing at the poorest seat in the room: "sit here, SIT HERE!! You SIT HERE NOW!" as I feebly pushed back: "no… No! I sit here!" as I rushed to the window table.
I am laughing and even crying a bit, as you have evoked every memory of every visit I ever made to Edsel and Sam Wo. Beautifully written - Bravo! I hope his family sees this too, and appreciates each and every word!
I was 23-24 year-old pretty girl. He treated me divinely! Even shared his scrapbook. I went in there unknowing and he couldn’t have been nicer. To me. Everyone else got the Real Edsel. He was fearsome.
Loved this article! As a senior at BHS, my boyfriend and I traipsed over to Sam Wo's every Friday night for that horrible food and Edsel's entertainment. Many memories. Thank you.
hi Gary! I just read this piece finally. OMG! I used to eat at Sam Wo's frequently. I'll never forget EFF shouting at me while gesticulating madly, pointing at the poorest seat in the room: "sit here, SIT HERE!! You SIT HERE NOW!" as I feebly pushed back: "no… No! I sit here!" as I rushed to the window table.
Hey John! ha ha, that's a new one --of Edsel's 10,000 evil tricks!
glad you were a sufferer too! :-)
As a student at USF in the late '80s, Sam Wo was an essential part of life in the City. What a loss!
Simply brilliant and as always “only in San Francisco!”
I am laughing and even crying a bit, as you have evoked every memory of every visit I ever made to Edsel and Sam Wo. Beautifully written - Bravo! I hope his family sees this too, and appreciates each and every word!
I was 23-24 year-old pretty girl. He treated me divinely! Even shared his scrapbook. I went in there unknowing and he couldn’t have been nicer. To me. Everyone else got the Real Edsel. He was fearsome.
Loved this article! As a senior at BHS, my boyfriend and I traipsed over to Sam Wo's every Friday night for that horrible food and Edsel's entertainment. Many memories. Thank you.