Today, I talked for an hour with The Legendary Ed Grothus.
Maybe it was the shining halo of white hair, or the purple & white camo pants, or just his overwhelming friendly personality. But for some reason this guy is my hero. Ed just rules. If you're ever in Los Alamos, even if you don't need to buy any lab surplus gear, you must stop by and say hello to Ed. He is legendary.
"You know how they say the one with the most toys wins? Well, I've won."
I met Ed in 1997 while visiting a friend in Sante Fe. We went to Los Alamos & happened by the Black Hole. Ed was there & we talked for quite a while. I enjoyed his ideas & loved wandering the isles. I have often wondered if the fires had consumed this most wonderful place. I took videos of the store & have showed them to Ham freinds - they can't believe there's a place like this anywhere!