We’re going the steampunk route. I’ve always wanted to tap into that market. I picture us deep in the heart of the metropolis, dusty with soot, playing for dimes tossed from passing gyrocycles… Or in a grand ballroom, in ruffles and coattails, regaling foreign diplomats and monacled railroad barons with lively horas…

I don’t follow the literature or attend the conventions, but I have owned both a tophat AND a bowler.