Saturday, March 26, 2016

708er


“So Max has a girlfriend.”  Anna said to Violet “She’s a 708er.”

“Oh?  What suburb is she from?” Violet asked

“Hoffman Estates.” Anna said

“At least it isn’t fucking Schaumburg.”  Violet said “Fuck Schaumburg.”

“She’s not my girlfriend.  She doesn’t even like me.  She’s just some kid from the burbs who I’ve seen at Medusa’s a couple times and she and her friends always find me and talk to me.” I stated, “She’s so not interested in me.”

“She asked you to make her a mix tape and she hangs on every word that comes out of your mouth.”  Anna said

“OH, you made her a mix tape??” Violet exclaimed, “Lemme see, lemme see!”

I pulled the tape out of my pocket and tossed it to her across the store.  She studied it intensely, looking over each song.

“Front 242?  Nitzer Ebb?  Fuckin’ Skinny Puppy? Are you trying to date this girl or scare her off?”  She asked, “Fuck, you put a GG Allin song on side B?  There is no way this girl will date you with these song choices!”

“I’m not trying to date her.  I was talking about Front 242 and she said she’d never heard of them.  Then she asked me to make her a mix tape, so I did.”

“Max, when someone asks you for a mix tape, or they make you one, that isn’t them showing you songs.  That’s them sending you a message – they’re giving you a piece of their heart.”  Violet said

“You made me a mix tape.  Were you giving me a piece of your heart?  Because that’s really sweet, but it’s super gross because we’re cousins.”

“No, I gave you a mix tape because you were a dumb ass.  Now you’re just slightly less of a dumb ass.”  Violet said as she went back to counting new inventory.


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