As a kid who grew up around the Great Lakes and lived for many adult years there, a later in life move out to the West gave me an opportunity to simply drive a couple of hours to San Francisco and explore this amazing city. My first stop was City Lights bookstore, and I was thrilled (and still am) to say I've set foot in the place. Think of it this way - this bookstore predates almost the entire computer industry that most of us here are a part of and take for granted. Amazing.