The bright sparks behind the World Series of Poker have released the dates for the 50th Anniversary show and illuminate us with news of a $500 buy-in, rake-free, $5m GTD, $1m GTD for the winner opening event.

The fiddlers guide me gently from the slow to the fast lane. The tapping of the drumsticks on the metal frames mirror the beat, beat, beat of my ageing heart.

We experience many crashing crescendos throughout life.

The birth of our first child.