Brass Noise

I used to play the trumpet.

That’s one of those things that always surprises my nowadays friends when I tell them, and they always say, “I would not have guessed that in a million years.”

I played trumpet in the school band from 4th – 8th grade. Not an incredibly long stint, or an illustrious music career, but enough to get a note. I don’t remember why I joined, though I know that it had somethingto do withan ultimatumissued by my motherthat ended up being useless because the other thing ended...