'Stevie Wonder boiled pasta in that pot'

If you've seen our slideshow -- "2009's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries" -- you may have noticed No. 17: Kurzweil Music's K250, an electronic synthesizer made famous both by its cutting-edge capabilities and the fact that it was commissioned, in essence, by Stevie Wonder.

Well, it turns out that my Network World colleague (and musician) Brian Wood has a story to tell about the K250:

I used to build and repair K250's in the 80's. There were only two of us, me and this guy named Leni. We would spend a day or so leveling the keyboard (88 keys) by shaving the keys pivot, adding spacers, and felt pieces to get the action just right.  Then we'd add the key switches and pc boards. Took about a week to make one up. It was a great instrument to play. I have a similar vintage Kurzweil keyboard at home. 

But that's not Brian's best connection to this bit of history.

My first set of pots and pans were from a Kurzweil-owned apartment that they used as a guest house for their celebrities when they were in town. I still have the kitchenware and tell people that Stevie once used them.

How cool is that?