Not one to let a small thing like a criminal investigation into the finances of his Haitian aid organisation Yéle upset him, he decided the best thing to do was to pose in a tiny pair of briefs, slap on some baby oil and hop on his Ducati motorbike for a photo op.
A passenger aboard Victory, Captain Benjamin Hallowell, achieved a brief notoriety for slapping the admiral on the back and calling out "That's right Sir John, that's right.
One of the most unexpectedly sad moments is a brief scene in which an assistant stoically slaps palmfuls of glitter onto Kesha's thighs to prepare her for a day of battle.
That was all the lead Grosjean required, and on the changeover McEnroe did a brief impression of his older brother when he was slapped with a warning for unsportsmanlike behavior after using an expletive while complaining to Egli.
William F. Mac Swain, the national president of the Korean War Veterans Association, told the appeals court in a brief filed after the decision that "its reasoning and language are a slap in the face to veterans and jurors alike".
"But there was that moment on the moon, a brief moment, in which we sort of looked at each other and slapped each other on the shoulder... and said, 'We made it.
Court officers slapped handcuffs on the woman, Barbara Sheehan, 50, and led her away after a brief proceeding before the acting Supreme Court justice, Barry Kron, who presided at her trial.
For a brief finale, he went back to Moroccan gnawa music, plucking quick riffs on his sintir as he danced with his feet slapping rhythm against the stage.
