Yesterday we watched the Russian bear, Marat Safin, defeat the Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. It was a great experience and we were lucky to get into the queue early enough to get into Court No. 1. There was a spectrum of people there, ranging from the ultimate affluent to people who just wanted to get drunk at a big party. It reminded me a lot of the Kentucky Derby and I imagine other sporting events like major golf championships are similar. The pound wrecks havoc on the wallet.