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Warning: My casual mention of Batman at the barber shop uncovered a secret fan club
I was getting a haircut yesterday and made an offhand comment about the latest Batman arc to kill time. The barber, a guy in his 60s I've known for years, perked up and started detailing his original Detective Comics collection. Turns out, he and a few other regulars have a quiet pact to discuss vintage storylines during slow hours. I had no idea this low-key community existed right under my nose. It reminded me that fan passion doesn't always wear a cape, sometimes it's just in the chair next to you.
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tara_perry424h ago
Funny enough, a similar thing happened to me at the laundromat last month. I was folding clothes and humming the theme from an old cartoon, and the guy next to me joined in with the next verse. We ended up talking for an hour about obscure animation from the 90s, and he introduced me to a whole group that meets up to trade DVDs and memories. What worked for me was just being open about my niche interest in the moment, no matter how silly it felt. That casual exchange opened up a side of my neighborhood I never knew existed, full of people who geek out over the same forgotten shows. It’s wild how these pockets of fandom are just sitting there, waiting for a spark to bring them to light.
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