Notes From All Over, Memorial Day Sunday Night Edition -- Nothing About The Bakken -- May 24, 2020

Pop quiz: quick -- cello or viola da gamba? Extra credit: how can you tell the difference? There are at least three hints, maybe a fourth one, in the clip below.

Grand Ballet, Marin Marais

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 NASCAR 

Chase Elliott was cruising to victory, only two laps left, when his teammate spun out, bringing out a caution. In "overtime," Chase Elliott comes in third. Brad Keselowski wins his first Coca-Cola 600. Jimmy Johnson takes second. Good race. [Later: Jimmy Johnson's finish was disqualified after the race; his car failed post-race inspection. Johnson's DQ put Chase Elliott in second place.]

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Global Warming Smacks Wyoming

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Meanwhile

Brazil: US bans non-US citizens from Brazil from entering the US, due to Wuhan flu. See stats here.