Tales to astonish: memorable moments from 20 years of Big Brain

May 6, 2016 at 3:54PM
Big Brain map Illustration provided by Kevin Cannon
Big Brain map Illustration provided by Kevin Cannon (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Michael Drivas most enjoyed the people he befriended through his Big Brain Comics shop. But he'll also never forget these strange, memorable moments that came from owning the store for 20 years.

• When he hid band members of the rock group They Might Be Giants in Big Brain while they waited for a ride after an in-store appearance at now-defunct Let It Be Records.

• When a man came in for a Britney Spears shirt because all the shirts he found at the mall were too small for him.

• When he sold a huge stack of "The Tick" comics to actor Patrick Warburton, who played the cult character in the live-action TV show.

• The fact that he only had to call an ambulance once.

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