Sublime

David Schonthal surprises and delights audiences, and he does it reliably. No unsolicited email would have secured David a gig with Carol. She had to experience him for herself.

At Apple, he brought together at least four disparate cultures in which he had become deeply immersed: 1960s counter-culture, the culture of American business entrepreneurs, the culture of design and the culture of computer geeks.

He’s a very childlike presence. And it worked like a charm.

‘Tripp Crosby: A conference call in real life’.

he wore loose polos and enjoyed the sound of his own voice.

I watched him for a few minutes. He was buff now, wearing a torn T-shirt and a loosely knotted tie. He was telling the students that he hadn’t lost his virginity—or even held a girl’s hand—until he was twenty-six-and-a-half. It was a gimmick now, part of his routine for guys. He had become a guru too. And, along the way, he’d lost the innocence he