Pepper was fooling around as usual. She was half naked, dressed in a hula costume and tossing lei into the air. “I wonder if anyone will want lei tonight,” she laughed. Jackie Sue came into my room where I was struggling, in my effort, to put on my makeup. She took the brush from my hand and proceeded to apply my happy clown face. I watched her. I liked Jackie Sue but was afraid to tell her. She finished, told me to put on my clown outfit on and walked out of the room, the little cottontail of her bunny costume bobbing from side to side. Later, all dressed up in our costumes; we walked the four blocks to the party. Boy was it something. I have to admit that I really wasn’t ready for the Halloween party we went to at the La-Tee-Da Club, a large local gay bar. It was an annual affair which

