[Jeaxatoem]

Guys, you are getting close - very close!

Jerome, I'm not sure whether the Revolutionary King mentions this event (it should). Nevertheless, that book connects the event in question in another, more significant way...

Visionchaser, your guess is very close! The concept is right - applying it to something other than music will give the answer.

I'm going to Bangkok for a couple days; I will post again around the end of the week. Happy fact-hunting!