Thomas, T, Gadget, Inspector: this week's vendor goes by many names. "A lot of people know me as Gadget because I like gadgets," he says. "I like to tinker with stuff." His passion is motorcycles, but his area of expertise is heavy equipment operation -- nothing suitable for the slight of hand.
Born in Boise, Idaho, Gadget came to Seattle in 1980 and began working with the Seattle Conservation Corps. Then he worked at Key Arena for a few years. In fact, he didn't start selling Real Change until this past summer