Do I hear a waltz?

[Jhildt at aol.com]

Did somebody just try to put down the Beatles by comparing them to Mozart!

            Hummm ...

For what it's worth, I'm with Grant (the Great) White when he points out that
TP knows his classical music.  I can also attest to the accuracy of his opera
references.

Hey, the man likes music.  Not just some music.  Music.  Good music, sure, as
opposed to bad, with stars awarded for taste (there's no accounting for it).
But not jazz as opposed to rock
  or blues
  or vaudville
  or Stravinsky
  or Spike Jones
  or some sailor's ditty.

For many, I suspect Pynchon included, the love of music is ecumenical.  

Count me in.
              
                   from the wilds of the Westside,
        
                                                           Jeff

 
                   And sorry, Will -- the Beach Boys are awesome.