High Five!

You may have noticed from our sidebar to the right that today, April 20, 2006, is National High Five Day. Created by Conor Lastowka over at San Diego Serenade with his friends Sam Miotke and Wynn Walent, NH5 Day doesn’t have any subversive meaning other than spreading the joy of the high five. And maybe to recognize the inventor of the high five, former Murray State basketball star, Mont Sleets.

The founders put out a call for high-five-themed original music a few months back and have the tracks posted on their site. There’s also a Rhapsody playlist with some more familiar tunes.

And you know, high-fiving is a great way to spread world peace. As evidenced by this past February’s High Five a Muslim Day.

So let’s celebrate, and recognize some of the great high-fivers of our time, as well as some of the many ways we can high five.

• Listen to The Bo Dukes’ All My Fives Are High
• Listen to Yeah Someday’s, Give Me Five