Why do I play…

…Gay Pride festivals?

I should *know* by now that there are going to be problems.

However:  despite a series of communication SNAFUs and scheduling and advertising mixups which had me pretty irritated if not downright despairing earlier in the day,  within the past few hours two lovely souls have yanked assorted strings to put us in a different time slot.  We’re now opening the festival, still not playing the day or time when we’re listed in the program but also no longer closing the festivities after most people have left.  I’m much happier about this for many reasons, not the least of which is that my Pride responsibilities will end very early in the weekend and I can relax and enjoy it a little bit (or enjoy avoiding the whole rest of the festival, not sure yet) when I’m not busy packing for my trip home.

And I  bought a couple new hats today… not the hip sideman fedora I’d envisioned (head’s too small for all the cool ones I found), but two caps in styles I *know* work for me.  I’ll wear the jauntier of the two on stage Saturday.

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