pointed out to me If you've read any of my silly orchestra fat postings you know I'm on a tour with a handful of musicians (main attraction is on stage, we're in the pit) and we hire additional musicians in each city as we go and the majority of them are fat. At the end of most of the one to two-week runs we have a little party at the venue/theater with the cast and crew on Sunday night if we don't have a plane or bus to catch.  The percussionist traveling with me pointed out recently that at these gatherings the fat musicians always huddle together on one side of the room and don't mix with anyone, and the slender musicians are socially braver and mingle with the cast, crew, whoever.  I've been gradually exposing him to my hate of Fat Acceptance/Glorification, so I was like a proud mother when he said, "If being fat is so great, why are the music fatties so socially awkward and embarrassed to meet anyone?"