Record store
A version of this story, "Rage Against the Fan Club," appeared in my zine, Smart, issue #1.
Ana and I went to Rhino Records. They were playing the new Rage Against the Machine album and giving stuff away. I wanted to go for that, plus check out the music, as well as the status of my zine. It had been in the hands of Rhino for two days, and there were 8 issues. I left 9, so either someone bought one or stole one!
There were tons of guys in the store--and us. Later, Ana and I admitted our discomfort. The boys stared. They were all grouped together, about 20 of them. Were they friends? A fan club? A cult? It was weird. I had to face them when I picked up a ticket at the counter for the drawings. Again, when I won. I won a t-shirt. I was actually scared to pick it up. I don't know why there was such a guy thing going on at Rhino. Do they know something I don't?