Looking ahead to May 25, 2024—John, I have three stories in my repertoire I’ve been saving all these years for that one special person. Not Mister Grumble, not Mamoulian, certainly not Steve Gyllenhaal. You. You read the first one, the story of how I met agent-turned-producer Michael Linnit and had my first orgasm at the St Regis. This is the second. (The third is the story of how I got my job as Night Solfeggist at ASCAP. I’ll tell that one this summer.)

I’m writing it now when I have a few minutes here and there. Check back between when you finish up with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and before Glyndebourne. I’ll start it on your birthday. I’m still in love with you and want to give you nice things. Mahal kita, mahal ko.

[see “To My Beloved John Wilson, Who Shares His May 25th Birthday with My Dad; Or, Don’t Call Me a Person Of Color, I’m a Product Of Empire, 1”]

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