Steve Jobs was a good example of what you're talking about. Ask people around Palo Alto and they will tell you stories about running into him in town. Like the

Steve Jobs was a good example of what you're talking about. Ask people around Palo Alto and they will tell you stories about running into him in town. Like the time I was sitting out on the patio at La Strada, within arm's reach of the University Avenue sidewalk, and I looked over at the next table and there were Steve and his daughter having a quiet dinner just like anyone else. And no security forces in sight. And then there is Chuck Geschke, who was kidnapped from the Adobe parking lot, blindfolded and held hostage for days in real fear of not only his own life but his family's: http://www.losaltosonline.com/news/sections/news/215-news-briefs/20556-J18583 http://www.losaltosonline.com/news/sections/news/215-news-br... http://www.losaltosonline.com/news/sections/news/215-news-briefs/20555-J18584 http://www.losaltosonline.com/news/sections/news/215-news-br... http://www.losaltosonline.com/news/sections/news/215-news-briefs/19811-J18582 http://www.losaltosonline.com/news/sections/news/215-news-br... http://www.losaltosonline.com/news/sections/news/215-news-briefs/20557-J18585 http://www.losaltosonline.com/news/sections/news/215-news-br... (Four part series in the Los Altos Town Crier)