I fess up. Yes, I"m an overgrown band geek. I played trombone during high school, on through college, and I continue to do so (very badly, actually) in a local community band. Every Thursday, driving into the rehearsal hall parking lot, I see yet another blast from the past, that preferred transportation method for us geeks and nerds: A motor scooter.
The driver, who happens to be quite the clarinetist, has driven his scooter to band practice for years, but within the past few months he"s been getting a lot more attention. During breaks we gather around his Vespa ®, admiring not so much its sleek design, but its miles per gallon: 72.
