As a long time San Diegan, who grew up with the Kroc family in our society, I'd like to clear up a misconception. In some other song forums, it's misstated that Kroc brought McDonald's from America to Europe, while he might of also done that, he discovered the little hamburger stand while selling pre-made milkshake mix, convinced them to use their name, and Kroc went about destroying every mom and pop store in California 1st, then spreading outward. When someone in a town wouldn't sell, Kroc would build a store across the street, undersell them to bankruptcy, and in many cases, the family would chose suicide as their only way out of the debt, ( stick a hose in their mouth ) relates to a practice of people starting p their cars inside their garage, run a hose from the exhaust into the window, and suffocate, family would remove the hose before the insurance adjuster arrived, look like an accident, and the family could collect enough to get out of debt. Ray Kroc was a real sweetheart.
His second wife, Joan Kroc, however, was a truly decent human being who spent the bulk of her post Ray death time, donating huge amounts to charity, usually anonymously. She also started a great shelter for the homeless which gave them addresses and phone numbers, making it easier for them to seek jobs.
If ever there was a yin and a yang, it was the Krocs.
This song was the highlight of my seeing Mark live in Portland OR in 2005.
Chuckewe, thank you for the info. The song's great but it's so easy to see the story it tells and nothing more. I never knew about Joan. And thanks to you I;m better for knowing now. Many thanks.
Chuckewe, thank you for the info. The song's great but it's so easy to see the story it tells and nothing more. I never knew about Joan. And thanks to you I;m better for knowing now. Many thanks.
And yes. The song's great. Knowing more about it makes it even better. Thanks again.
And yes. The song's great. Knowing more about it makes it even better. Thanks again.
As a long time San Diegan, who grew up with the Kroc family in our society, I'd like to clear up a misconception. In some other song forums, it's misstated that Kroc brought McDonald's from America to Europe, while he might of also done that, he discovered the little hamburger stand while selling pre-made milkshake mix, convinced them to use their name, and Kroc went about destroying every mom and pop store in California 1st, then spreading outward. When someone in a town wouldn't sell, Kroc would build a store across the street, undersell them to bankruptcy, and in many cases, the family would chose suicide as their only way out of the debt, ( stick a hose in their mouth ) relates to a practice of people starting p their cars inside their garage, run a hose from the exhaust into the window, and suffocate, family would remove the hose before the insurance adjuster arrived, look like an accident, and the family could collect enough to get out of debt. Ray Kroc was a real sweetheart.
His second wife, Joan Kroc, however, was a truly decent human being who spent the bulk of her post Ray death time, donating huge amounts to charity, usually anonymously. She also started a great shelter for the homeless which gave them addresses and phone numbers, making it easier for them to seek jobs.
If ever there was a yin and a yang, it was the Krocs.
This song was the highlight of my seeing Mark live in Portland OR in 2005.
Chuckewe, thank you for the info. The song's great but it's so easy to see the story it tells and nothing more. I never knew about Joan. And thanks to you I;m better for knowing now. Many thanks.
Chuckewe, thank you for the info. The song's great but it's so easy to see the story it tells and nothing more. I never knew about Joan. And thanks to you I;m better for knowing now. Many thanks.
And yes. The song's great. Knowing more about it makes it even better. Thanks again.
And yes. The song's great. Knowing more about it makes it even better. Thanks again.