'Just When You Thought You Knew...'

A few days ago was the anniversary of the death of Levon Helm. Some people credit Levon Helm with writing the lyrics to 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down' although formally it is still credited to Robbie Robertson.

(Mark) Levon Helm

Whatever the truth is there we don't really need to know for sure because it doesn't really matter now...

(That's a kind of a Confederate thing to say, y'all).

Levon Helm is the person who played the much acclaimed cameo role of a legendary gunsmith and ballistics expert in the Mark Wahlberg action-thriller 'Shooter.' And what a good movie it is. And what great performances by all involved.

And this is where we can see an effective example of the Calibi-Yau Manifold in auditory action: