It is noted with wry irony by the rehearsal-hosting member of The Birds of Play that punctuality in her drumming is very rarely accompanied by punctuality in her physical arrival at opportunities to drum.
While statistics have not been recorded prior to 2/24/10, independent sources calculate that this Medford homeowner is late in arriving to ## Vxxxxx St. for Wednesday night rehearsals approximately 47.3% of the time.
This problem is further compounded by one dutiful Salem dweller who (independent sources (independent of the aforementioned) calculate) arrives to rehearsals in the range of 5-15 minutes early 72% of the time.
The compounded guilt quotient of the Medford homeowner then escalates to a dangerous Level 3: Burnt Sienna mark on the Misicka Apologetic Excuse scale. Past events of this nature have also resulted in such behaviors as:
1) Level 2: Periwinkle Cyan apologies as a tardy Medford dweller had already inveigled the Early Bird of Play into bringing her pizza.
2) Clever workarounds, such as giving the closest-dwelling Somerville Bird a key to the home.
(Editor’s note: downgrading this workaround from ”clever” to “good in theory” is the fact that in 23% of host tardiness episodes, the closest-dwelling Somerville Bird himself is tardy.)
However, on this day (March 3, 2010), the primary keyholder to the practice space predicts 100% timeliness as she actually arrived to work before the hour of 9AM, which assures on principle that she will depart by 6PM. Barring any unexpected traffic snafus or excessively waylaid moments spent pondering which 6-pack to purchase, the remaining Birds of Play will be welcomed today on time with open arms and, if specially requested, open beers. It is a day for history.
What sup?