Thirty-Six
Jed shakes the hand of the guy in the tight red tee-shirt and baggy pants. The tee-shirt says, “I’ve never had to knock on wood, but I know someone who has”.
I get the reference: it’s a song by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. I’m not sure many people our age would have even heard of that band. But this guy has not only heard of them, he likes them enough to have a tee-shirt. Which is part of the reason I am immediately intrigued.
The other part is that Jed has brought us to some sort of old, disused warehouse, between a muffler repair service and a pie factory. The whole place smells of pastry and petrol.
There’s a sign on the door that says, “Keep out unless you are Doctor Worm (and if you are … Good morning! How are you?).” Again, I know what that means. It’s a song by They M
