New World Symphony is celebrating the classical OG with a performance of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, next weekend on Nov. 16th & 17th. Forever a classical music favorite, it has found fame in pop culture from Seinfeld to The King’s Speech.

Beethoven is part of what classical musicians call “The Three B’s”—Beethoven, Bach, and Brahms.

Gold record: In the 1970’s, NASA sent some of Beethoven’s work to space. Aboard the Voyager spacecraft, the space agency included a golden record that contained languages and sounds selected to portray the diversity of culture and life on Earth. Beethoven’s music is in space, currently being intercepted by some aliens.

Hard of hearing: Beethoven wasn’t born deaf, but gradually started losing his hearing around 26 and was completely deaf by about age 30.

Quite the imagination: Even after his hearing loss, Beethoven still composed. But how? As TIME Magazine once described it, “by clenching a stick in his teeth, holding it against the keyboard of his piano, he could discern faint sounds.”

In pop culture: From Nelson playing Beethoven on The Simpsons to Chuck Berry’s “Roll Over Beethoven” to a spot in the 1989 comedy Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Beethoven continues to live on in current pop culture.

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Several races were too close to call the morning after Election Day and two statewide contests, for U.S. Senate (between Gov. Rick Scott and incumbent Bill Nelson) and commissioner of agriculture (between Matt Caldwell and Nikki Fried), are likely headed for recounts.

So how would it all work? Here’s a breakdown:

HOW IT HAPPENS: State law says a machine recount happens automatically if the difference between the candidates’ vote totals is 0.5 percent or less. If it’s less than 0.25 percent, a manual recount is triggered.

A recount only truly becomes official when the secretary of state orders it, and each county in Florida will double check their vote totals. Election night results are always considered unofficial until local elections departments do their final tallies (including stuff like military votes and provisional ballots) and they have until noon on Nov. 10 to get that done. So a recount wouldn’t officially be ordered until then.

MANUAL VS MACHINE: According to state law, a manual recount focuses on undervotes and overvotes–basically a person not bubbling in a candidate or accidentally bubbling in two votes. In a machine recount, voting machines are tested for any errors and then the ballots are scanned again.

This is relevant to the agriculture commissioner race because Caldwell and Fried were separated by about 0.10 percent as of last night, which would trigger a manual recount.

THE CANDIDATE’S ROLE: A losing candidate can ask in writing that a recount not happen but in the case of these two races, Nelson and Fried are not conceding. The winners can’t contest the recount once it’s official.

WHAT’S NEXT: The second set of election results (which could lead to a manual recount) from all of Florida’s counties have to be reported by 3 p.m. on Nov. 15.

And the final deadline for results, including recounts, is noon on Nov. 18.

WHY DOES THIS FEEL FAMILIAR?: The 2000 presidential election came down to a recount in the Sunshine State. But ultimately the U.S. Supreme Court stepped in to make the final decision and ended that recount before it was finished.

How we got here. The tight contest between Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum focused on issues like the environment and healthcare, but was mostly overshadowed by discussions of racism, President Donald Trump’s influence and an FBI investigation into the city of Tallahassee. These stories take a look at how DeSantis was able to pull off the win and why Gillum fell short. (Tampa Bay Times, Miami Herald)

Red tide’s return. Months after the Gulf Coast dealt with toxic red tide blooms killing marine life and making some beachgoers sick, the tide is back in the waters off the Panhandle. One culprit for the new levels of red tide in the area appears to be Hurricane Michael; experts think the storm’s heavy rains could have caused more pollution to runoff into the Gulf. (Miami Herald)

The King is Dead? King of Diamonds, arguably the most famous (or infamous) strip club in Miami, appears to have shut down. The club was sued for foreclosure last year and still hadn’t paid the money it needed to stay open, and earlier this week the owners were evicted. The owners had been dealing with financial issues for a few years before this too, and last month the building was briefly shut down for safety violations. (Miami New Times)

Keep it on the hush. David Beckham and the owners of the Inter Miami soccer team got a big win on Election Day when voters approved negotiations between the team and the City of Miami for a soccer stadium complex. But those talks were blocked the very next morning when Miami’s city attorney told employees and commissioners not to talk to team reps because of a pending ethics complaint. An attorney filed a complaint with the county ethics commission claiming that Beckham and the team’s other principal owners, Jorge and Jose Mas, didn’t file the right paperwork to lobby for the soccer stadium project. They signed up to lobby for Miami Beckham United LLC and not Miami Freedom Park LLC. (Miami Herald)

Another round. The growth of craft beer in South Florida doesn’t appear to be slowing down as another brewery, Tripping Animals Brewing, is opening in Doral this month. The new spot is set to feature a full food menu of everything from yuca fries to baos, and they plan to have at least 20 beers on tap. (Miami New Times)

THAT’S ALL FOR TODAY.

Make it a great Friday Jr., y’all.

– The New Tropic