My brother Bob talks about Sousa's tribute to the Transit of Venus that occurred during his lifetime. Here, I'll post the mp3, for your listening pleasure.

Why? It's all those years of marching band! Can't you just see the formations that the band playing this would attempt? Can you remember how to turn on a dime while marching, in order to get those lines at a right angle?

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