A word on bats from the NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation:

Bats are misunderstood creatures. Repulsive to many and feared by others, these amazing, beneficial animals have an undeserved bad reputation. They are the only mammal that can truly fly (flying squirrels glide, not fly), and most bat species are insect-eating machines, performing incredible aerial acrobatics as they chase and devour 20-50% of their weight in insects each night.

Although often described as “flying mice,” bats are not rodents and are more closely related to primates and people. In fact, bats’ wings are similar to the human hand, having a thumb and four fingers. Bats’ fingers can be as long as their body and provide support for the thin leathery wing membrane that extends to the ankle and tail. This thin membrane enables them to quickly and precisely maneuver during flight. The place where a bat sleeps is called its roost. Some bats roost in ones and twos, but many sleep in large groups. They typically hang upside down and can tilt their heads so far back, they can look behind them.

You see: it’s not all bad.

On Friday I am leaving for a 10 or 11 day tour (it’s a matter of perspective) with Katherine Young. I am excited about this. We are going to play solo trumpet and solo bassoon – can you guess who is going to play which? Then, the day before Friday, I am going to play a piece by composer and synthesist Weston Minissali (one n, two s’s) that he wrote for Brad Henkel, himself, and myself.

Also, I wrote something for (((unartig))) on Mike Pride‘s band Bacteria to Boys. Maybe you should look at it.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11
(((chirping))) with Weston Minissali and Brad Henkel
9PM @ CakeForeArms
538 Johnson Ave #202
Brooklyn, NY 111237
L to Jefferson

then…