- J tasted colors, like a connoisseur of drama.
- S sharpened stones.
- R, who likes to listen, was fondest of springtime.
- H came after everyone had settled, hustled her book of bleeding tomatoes, and left early.
- E and T had a thing about penises.
- X told us he was trying some technical shit he didn’t think worked or was presenting an old or new piece or would like to score later that night.
- B marshaled his troops in a half-hour late, like a conquering army.
- P bolted, apparently peeved.
- W used a tambourine, needed a gimmick.
- Z, totally disorganized, spent more time flipping through books or journals trying to find pieces than he did actually reading.
And that’s before getting to musicians who spend the allotted time fussing with their gear and then expect to run longer.
