The jokester had brought three pie boxes as a "present" for Gates, but complained police had prevented him from setting foot outside his car to deliver the parcels, which he insisted were empty.

FORBES: Gates Ducks Questions, Pies; Forsee May Replace Sprint's Esrey.

Nearly none of his "music-inspired" efforts get spared some hollering in a show of smug bravado, or foot-stomping, or the clapping of hands or the slapping of thighs, all about as artful and subtle as a jokester's "get it" elbow jab to the ribs.

WSJ: The Only Good Part Is the Music | Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company | 'Play and Play: An Evening of movement and Music | Joyce Theater | By Robert Greskovic