title: Linq to return string
body: <p>I am not sure why the following does not return a value for Vend as a string .
  When I check for the value of vend it says: <code>System.Data.Objects.ObjectQuery``1[System.String]</code></p>
  
  <pre><code>     string vend = (from vnd in db.Vendors
               where vnd.VendorID == id
               select vnd.VendorName).ToString();
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When I view the value of vend, it is not what I expected</p>