The Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie was an unexpected, unplanned pop culture phenomena. My father went from star-maker to star. - Shawn Amos 1 Share Now -
My father's very public life as Famous Amos was the opposite of that of his ex-wife, my mother Shirley, who was fighting a very private, solitary battle with mental illness. - Shawn Amos 2 Share Now -
Of course, screwed up families are not the exclusive province of the famous. Still, most families get to screw up in private. - Shawn Amos 3 Share Now -
In Los Angeles, parenting is a competitive sport. From Beverly Hills baby boutiques to kids' yoga classes, L.A. fuses high style, industrial-strength materialism, and parental outsourcing into our own unique version of child-rearing. - Shawn Amos 4 Share Now -
While not a musician, my father was a music agent for years before becoming pop culture icon Famous Amos. - Shawn Amos 5 Share Now -
Technology has the benefit of being easily scalable. A few weeks or months of coding can result in solutions that reap huge benefits. The global success of Facebook, Twitter, and Google are all triumphs of technology. - Shawn Amos 6 Share Now -
