There’s something to be said for being a band with a very specific vision. But this is among the, well, oddest choices for a band to take—from the Mercury’s Classifieds page:

Instrument: Guitar, Voice and D.J./electronic Neighborhood: Southeast Anti Commish Leonard Band Forming posted 02/02/2007

As a gay female I am tired of my friends and I applying for City jobs only to learn from fellow Lesbians in the City that the job we applied for was given to friends and close aquaintences of this elected joker. We have drums, bass, and rhthym Guitar, need lead and vocals. Wymnn preferred. Four songs already, “Contract for my friends”, “hey lil babysitter, gotta a sweet job 4 u”, and “Big Dick’s really a big pussy” Email bigmommasmyrc@yahoo.com No Homophobic people wanted !!!!

(Maybe they’re on to something, though. I’m starting an anti-Auditor Gary Blackmer math rock band, an anti-Multnomah County Commissioner Lonnie Roberts country band, and an anti-Bureau of Labor and Industries Director Dan Gardner hiphop duo.)

Of course, little did bogmommasmyrc know that Leonard is an accomplished vocalist, and he’s thinking about trying out for the band. Here’s the email he sent her:

Hey…I am not bad at blues vocals…would you consider me for the band? I do a real mean “Mustang Sally” followed by a gut wrenching version of “Hey Bartender”. Monday and Thursday nights work best for me…I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Randy

ps I did appoint the first out Gay Woman as director of the Bureau of Emergency Communications…and she wasn’t even a friend of mine!