Yes, boys and girls, come this evening, I’ll be swinging big band charts with bull dykes. Hot Lavender Swing, New York’s only lesbian big band, has called me in as solo trumpet for their annual Halloween Ball gig, and this evening is our first preparatory rehearsal. Yes, it does seem like the premise for a short-lived sitcom, but we trumpet players are apparently in short supply.

Besides, I’m not overly concerned. They like girls, I like girls. I should blend in fine.