Pynchon and Music

[RuudSaurins at aol.com]

What Kind of.....
      ....Rock'n'roll lives forever?  All kinds!  At least, according to Neil 
Young, it will never die; if that is the same.  The problem is, like all 
things, it undergoes "transformation".  It gets buried under progressively 
deepening layers of cultural debris and is compressed and transformed into.....(drum 
roll, please) Muzak!   
      What plastic is to organic chemistry, muzak is to organized radiant 
energy residing within the audible spectrum.  Plastic, Oh! No! (should be) 
banned!   We are now entering an era when children humming Led Zeppelin riffs will 
"know" that it is the tune from the Cadillac commercial.   The "education" is 
never-ending, but what is being "learned" is also constantly being transformed. 
 Or, quoting LZ, "the song remains the same."
                                                            truly (humming 
Bird),
                                                            ruud
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