I suppose I don't have to tell the hipper among you today is Derby Day, the most exciting (don't bink) two minutes in sports.
Preceded by the most boring 2 hours in sports and a display of drunken debauchery that puts a Turn Left Bumpercar race to shame. Make sure you check out the $400 hats and ignore the pervasive smell of vomit that over rides even the odor of horse crap.
For more and better insights like this by Ralph Steadman who accompanied Stockton to the 1970 edition I encourage you to drop by my sites, The Stars Hollow Gazette and DocuDharma for full coverage.
I thought for about 20 whole seconds before I came up with the perfect music for today. It's a Romantic piece, a symphony in 4 parts (Berlioz, not me) evoking life in the Swiss Alps.
Unlike a true symphony it's very short, about 12 minutes, and the four movements, Dawn, Storm, Call to the Cows, and March of the Swiss Soldiers, are unseparated by pauses. No doubt you will recognize many of the themes, it's among the most famous pieces in music.
That's Arturo Toscanini by the way.
So if you want to learn a little bit more about, grab your silver julep cup (never too early to get drunk on Derby Day) and join me below the fold.