Interbay QFC Celebrates Life of Tom Selleck

The Interbay QFC isn’t going to sit back and watch Tom Selleck’s legacy as a crime-fighting, moustache-sporting sex god fade into obscurity. Paying curious homage to the macho man’s distinguished legacy is a DVD rack shoppers must pass en route to the "10 Items or Less" check-out that isn’t so much a collection of movies as it is a celebration of every movie Tom graced outside his tenure as former Navy Seal Thomas Magnum.

For many, Tom’s time as a Hollywood Alpha Male faded when CBS discontinued Magnum P.I. after the 1988 season. But for employees of the Interbay QFC, everyday is 1984, Magnum still owns the coveted 8 p.m. time slot, and The Cosby Show isn’t threatening Magnum’s dominance of the Nielsen Ratings.

QFC prides itself on a decent assortment of produce and packaged foods but when it comes to actors and movies, the selection isn’t limited, it’s singular. It's all Tom, all day, and not much else. Titles like Daughters of Satan and Mr. Baseball tantalize us as we’re funneled to the check-out stand.

"Sure, we already have ten items and grandma really needs her tissues," we tell ourselves beginning to succumb to Tom’s magnetic draw. "But would it kill Granny if we swapped her wipes for Tom’s epic portrayal of King Ferdinand in Christopher Columbus: The Discovery?"

We aren’t prepared to battle impulse buys of this magnitude at a grocery store check-out stand. Ignoring candy bars or soap opera magazines is one thing. Tom Selleck? Well that’s like dangling a bottle in front of a wino—there’s no contest.

Eventually we leave the store, Tom Selleck DVD in hand, hoping to catch a glimpse of the manager in knee-high tube socks, wearing tennis shorts, aviator glasses, and a Detroit Tigers cap. But we aren't fortunate enough to witness what surely is the greatest moustache in the QFC management chain.

Photograph by Julian Gomez