I turned my coworker on to Tower of Power, and we went to one of their shows at a local club. I had left the table for a long time, and when I returned, they asked me where I’d been.

I had staked out the hall leading to their dressing room, and when Doc Kupka (the baritone sax player) walked by, I reached out and touched his arm. He smiled back at me! The table cracked up at my silliness.