Let's start with a little history, shall we? On this day in 1911, an amateur painter sets up his easel near Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, only to discover that the masterpiece is missing. The day before, in perhaps the most brazen art theft of all time, Vincenzo Perugia had walked into the Louvre, removed the famed painting from the wall, hid it beneath his clothes, and escaped. While the entire nation of France was stunned, theories abounded as to what could have happened to the invaluable artwork. Most believed that professional thieves could not have been involved because they would have realized that it would be too dangerous to try to sell the world’s most famous painting. A popular rumor in Paris was that the Germans had stolen it to humiliate the French. nvestigators and detectives searched for the painting for more than two years without finding any decent leads. Then, in November 1913, Italian art dealer Alfredo Geri received a letter from a man calling himself Leonardo. It indicated that the Mona Lisa was in Florence and would be returned for a hefty ransom. When Perugia attempted to receive the ransom, he was captured. The painting was unharmed.Also-On this day in 1920, Daphne Milne, wife of writer A.A. Milne, gives birth to a son, who the couple name Christopher Robin Milne. Christopher Robin will be immortalized in A.A. Milne’s books Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner.And-The sound of swing, which utterly dominated the American popular-music scene in the late 1930s and early 1940s, instantly evokes images of tuxedo-clad Big Bands and dance floors crowded with exuberant jitterbugs dancing the Shag and the Lindy Hop. While the roots of swing music clearly lie in earlier forms of jazz—and particularly in African-American jazz performance styles—swing as we know it may just have been born at a specific time and in a specific place, with an electric performance by one particular Big Band for one particularly enthusiastic audience. The time and place was August 21, 1935, at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles, California, where Benny Goodman and his band emphatically opened the Swing Era with an exuberant performance witnessed by thousands of young fans in the live audience and millions more tuning in to a live radio broadcast. Nothing on $TSLA today? Have no fear. Here is the latest:Morgan Stanley takes Tesla to a "not rated" status and pulls it prior price target. Downgrade of TSLA by Needham analyst Rajvindra Gill to "closer to $200." He wonders about the financing and why Musk would tweet such an important development. Consumer Edge analyst James Albertine, downgrading Tesla to Equalweight from Overweight. Albertine trims his price target to $311 from $385. The one that really catches my eye is the Morgan Stanley move of "not rated" and pulling their previous price target. Somewhere in Thailand a British rescue diver is smiling. JPMorgan bringing a digital investing service out next week. "You Invest" comes with free or discounted trades and access to JPMs stock research at no cost. Interesting. I wonder if other online investing services will counter with discounts or free trades? $JPM The Virtual Commodity Association? Not sure if this will help cryptocurrencies or not. No Bitcoin in the group, I notice. This is the day The Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Where is Jon Corzine and will MF Global analysts stop coverage of $TSLA too? Where is Marissa Mayer and is she really an unpaid adviser to Elon Musk? Have a great day everyone. Stay safe, sage, and sane out there. Excelsior!via @deercreevols