Ken 'Spider' Osgood
 

A laconia legend. Spider of Shore Diner and a great clock repairer.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/cit...&pid=155551489

May he rest in peace.

My brother Ashley would talk about Spider - he was a legend! My deepest sympathy to the Osgood family...

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A lakes region legend
 

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Ken ”Spider” Osgood counts money at the counter (a $2 bill is seen on top). He has two paper bags beside him. He wears a white T-shirt. Boxing gloves are positioned in front of hiim. A cash register is at the end of the counter. In the far background is the entrance to the dinette section of the restaurant with a waitress in the back. A pie safe or freezer is behind Spider.

Fond Memories of Spider
 

Here is a another link to a video of Spider in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR1Z99XgQew

After the bars closed the only place to get a bite to eat was Paul's Diner.(Now the Union Diner) Spider would put on a show for the hardly sober bunch. Ah, I remember it fondly.

Any relation to the Osgood's who own businesses in Wolfeboro?

Spider was a real performer !We used to go to Paul's diner when we were in highschool just to watch in amazement his lightning speed and he always turned out a great meal.

Great manual dexterity
 

We would drive up from Alton in the early 70's just to watch him work.

If you were sitting at the counter, and had a pocket in your shirt, he would fire all your silverware into your pocket as he walked down the line. I never saw him miss.

He was very impressive to watch as he worked. Fast, but very accurate!

Spider
 

...and he had eyes in the back of his head. If someone pulled out a cigarette at the counter he had a match in their face before they blinked.

RIP Spider