[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"You know they started in Santa Barbara and moved to Oakland in the 70’s"

Had no idea. Santa Cruz, I'd have believed. But Santa Barbara? [boggle]

They've shut down by now, but I'd actually been in their former store on the edge of Berkeley, about thirteen years ago. As a melanin-impaired individual, I was on the receiving end of some intense looks of raw hatred. I left quickly enough...

[Arizona Carolyn]

I can imagine, especially back in the early 70’s, they stood out like a sore thumb in Santa Barbara.