Rock and roll horsey!!! YEEEEHAWWW!

So for Father's Day, my dad wanted to go to the horse races. That's fine. There's nothing new about this. My family enjoys trivial gambling and you will often find us in a casino on Christmas Eve or playing Texas Hold 'em Poker directly after Thanksgiving dinner. The only difference on this day, was this was a quantified 'race' (The Pepsi cup, no less! For those who don't know, I favour Pepsi over Coke - my sister will go so far as to refuse any cola unless it's Pepsi, so this family trait runs deep, deep, deep.) But I digress. The race; the quantified race. Meaning there was a SUBSTANTIAL purse for the winner ($750,000!!!) Anyway, as a result the horses were on display before the race and you could seem them being groomed and prepped and whispered to by owners and trainers. It was really kind of cool. And as we wandered down the stalls and looked at the horses - Load the Dice, Cams Fool, Runover Feeling, Stonebridge Regal - we came across something fantastic. Something remarkable. Something that spoke to me. I mean, we all keep our eyes open for these signs from greater powers and listen for the voices that speak to us. And right there, at the Woodbine Raceway, I saw a sign. His name was Rocknroll Hanover.

Seriously! A horse named Rocknroll Hanover. There's a famous picture of me (well, famous amongst the circle of friends that is my world) in front of a dynamic business opportunity called "Rock 'n' Roll Tropical Pets". There's also a notation below that says 'we deliver!' And why wouldn't they? Anyway, I've long had a fascination with the world animals and how they figure into the world of rock and roll. And here on this glorious Saturday in June, those worlds collided. I put my money on Rocknroll. Why wouldn't I? I'm a believer in the rock and the roll! And I'll be goddamned if he didn't beat the shit out of the competition. Seriously, he lead the whole damned race and there was no stopping that guy when he kicked it into high gear on the homestretch.

So what are we to learn from this? Just this: country, hip-hop, punk, classical - all of these are valid musical forms. They all have their time and place. But nothing - nothing - beats Rock 'n Roll.