excuse me, do you know me?
I had a surreal only-near-silicon-valley moment last Saturday. It was almost like finding a long lost relative.
We were in Tahoe over the weekend for a wedding, and at the local playground I saw that one of the other dads was wearing a shirt that said "Battery Ventures" on the sleeve. I stared and stared, and finally as we were leaving I had to go up to him:
"Hi, I'm sorry but I noticed your shirt says Battery Ventures on it. Do you work there?"
"Yes, I do," says the BV Dad.
"Do you know Larry -----?"
"Yes, I do, are you, ... ?"
"Actually, I don't know him at all, but we share the same name. And every time I google myself, he always comes up first- Larry ----- of Battery Ventures!"
BV Dad, and the other folks in earshot, break into laughter. "Well," says BV Dad, "Larry's a great guy."
"I know! And, he's got a great name! Well, next time you see him, tell him the other Larry ----- says hi!"
posted by thisislarry @ 9:30 PM
3 Comments:
I share my name with a professional wrestler. His name always comes up first, too. It's not even his real name. Why would a professional wrestler choose the name Renée Dupree for himself? It's kinda girly.
wow, how frequently do you Google yourself?????
wtuchi<--new motorcycle from Japan
I am Larry Cheng. I used to work at Battery. I have to say I cracked up when I read this blog post.
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