Bugler's Dream is very well-known, although it has never been the official anthem of any of the Olympic Games. Arnaud's piece is very stately, beginning with a timpani cadence that is soon joined by a distinctive theme in brass. It is easily associable as one of the Olympic symbols, especially by Americans, due to its continuous use in ABC's and later NBC's television coverage of the Olympics beginning with the 1968 X Olympic Winter Games in Grenoble France. Thoses Games are also notable as they were the first in which the IOC's Medical Commission began its work in two different areas- doping controls and femininity testing. Over 40 years of cat and mouse. uncle mikey wonders whether this year we'll be seeing more heroes and heroines who either can't keep off the juice or get their edge by competing against members of the opposite sex. Let's hope that it don't happen again to the good ol' US of A. U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! Remember that cheer, heroes, and being proud of America? Been a long time. Too long.
