Menlo-Atherton grad behind the scenes of Facebook's IPO Books, posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 19, 2012 at 5:17 pm
When Tom Wirth graduated from Menlo-Atherton High School in 1975, not many people outside California had heard of Menlo Park. That all changed Friday, in part thanks to the man who organized the Facebook event that helped put Menlo Park on the map around the world.
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Posted by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto, on May 21, 2012 at 6:00 pm
I gotta admit that this was one of THE most boring reads recently. Yawn. Wish I had a Philz at hand. Good for Wirth. But really, really boring to read about.
Posted by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on May 22, 2012 at 12:50 pm
It's just a personal interest story that some M-A boosters or facility managers might enjoy. Give this local guy his 5 minutes of recognition for perhaps the acme of his career. Could the story have been written to be less boring? Would other people's stories be less boring? Will I be bored at my upcoming 40-year high school reunion?