The night I snuck an electronic megaphone br Into a jazz club br I hesitated before doing so br Pranks are great but this one could end up dumb br Nothing in life is worse than a pathetic prank br br After the third tune br After the obligatory applause had died down br I shouted, amplified, “Play some Monk! ” br That was bad enough br I did it again after he started playing his dumb ballad br The bouncer looked at me with sideways indifference when I did it br A third time br At him br On the sidewalkbr br Michael Philipsbr br