commotion

The commotion was around the corner in Rivas’ hometown, a Los Angeles suburb locals call “Mexican Beverly Hills” for its stately houses and affluent Hispanic families.

But somehow the commotion remained strictly outdoors; the only distractions inside came from the orchestra’s ardent fans routinely applauding between movements.

He relished the challenge of proving the doubters wrong, privately and publicly stating the external commotion was not a concern.

Churchill also watched as, he later said, “under my very window a gentleman cast himself down fifteen storeys and was dashed to pieces, causing a wild commotion and the arrival of the fire brigade.”

The former army captain survived, and the shock and commotion caused by the attack boosted his outsider image and helped carry him to victory weeks later.