Closing piano music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church, used with permission.
Just in case you’d like to know “Stuttgart Passes”..
It has’s origin in Harvey McKay’s best seller How to Swim with Sharks without being eaten alive.
Find the quotation Stuttgart Passes in the Chapter Never Sign a Contract in a Room with a Chandelier.
The writer was attending a kick-off of something titled the NBA/European League, and was to “awarded” the Stuttgart franchise.
Each potential franchise owner stood up and “pledged” $100,000 (2005 $)to the “league”…
He looked around and discovered there was no there—there….
When it was his turn, he stood up and announced, “Stuttgart Passes.” The world did not end, but the silence was deafening…
The league never left the launch pad, but he had saved himself $100,000.