According to Miles Davis, on a cross-country road trip with Charlie Mingus and Max Roach, Mingus declares he’d rather crash a car than hit an animal that ran in front of him — which was swiftly tested on that same trip when Mingus drove Max’s car into a fire hydrant to avoid a dog.

This turntable slipmat features the flag of Mexico, with its distinctive green, white and red, and the national coat of arms with the eagle eating a snake, which was based on the ancient Aztec symbol for Mexico City.