My First Porno Rental!

I had a flash back tonight when I went to the Keystone Art Cinema tonight to see "(500) Days of Summer". I was at the counter purchasing my ticket when I got very distracted. I looked down and there was a 30th anniversary copy of the film "Caligula".

This movie took me back to 1992 when I had just moved away from home a month before graduation and rented an apartment with two friends. I was working at McDonald's and some co-workers were talking about this great historical film that they just watched. I should mention that these co-workers were male and at least 4 years older than me. I piped up that I liked history and asked the name of the film. They told me and I stored it away for a future rental opportunity.

Some time later I go to the neighborhood video rental store.

This was not a big box rental store but a family owned local store. I LOVED this place. They had a large choice of videos as well as fair pricing. I was friends with and went to high school with the owners daughter. I should also mention that during this period I was ALWAYS at the video store as I had an obsession with seeing all movies.

The video store stored all of the actual movies in the back and you had to pick up the case and take it to the store front to check out the movie. I looked around for this movie to no avail so I went the counter and asked for it. I got a funny look and the employee took me over to the "Adult" section and began browsing through the movie containers. I began to get embarrassed and wondered what I had gotten myself into. The employee located a copy and went behind the counter to find the actual film.

I paid for my purchase and practically ran out of the store with my face in flames. Of course this didn't stop me from viewing the film when I got home. I was in a perpetual state of shock as I sat on the couch and watched the depravity. To this day I still have some vivid images of this movie in my head. About half way through the movie one of my roommates came home and was a bit shocked at the TV screen and quickly secluded herself in her room.

I was so embarrassed over the whole situation. I am sure that my McDonald's co-workers had a great laugh over my ignorance and gullibility. I didn't come back to work and tell them, but I am sure that they knew about the rental. After all, these were horny college boys who set me up.

Just in case you are wondering this is an AWFUL film and I am not recommending it. But I find it funny how things can trigger memories (good and bad) of your past.