[Dixielandjazz] Second Chord Sounded in John Cage's 639 yearconcert.

[Bill Gunter]

Regarding the John Cage Project . . .

As we all realize, this is total garbage and is designed to make the world 
marvel at what a fantastic human being John Cage must have been rather than 
what a splendid piece of music this is.

****! (extremely vulgar word here) - you can't dance to a tune that begins 
with a year and a half rest.

I once subscribed to a periodical produced by the University of California 
at Davis Music Department. It was about "new music." One issue contained a 
recording of a piano burning (you had to laugh or cry or both)"  and I 
remember getting an issue that had a page of music manuscript paper with 
nothing written on it, but it had a number of bullet holes punched through 
it. The "composer" had set a wad of the manuscript paper up against a fence 
and shot it up with his rifle. It was incorporated into the pages of the 
periodical. It was fun to listen to.

Please . . . somebody . . . try to convince me that this is serious academic 
stuff and not just children getting their kicks by being outre.

Sheesh!

Bill "          " Gunter
jazzboard at hotmail.com