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Just glancing at Goodceleryexclamationmark's 319 letters (!!), I'd say that he or she is more likely a plagiarist, a too-rational sucker for Be-Bop's sub-Joycean affectations who has too much self-respect to commit to Be-Bop's nonlinearities well enough to do the job exactly right.
Regarding Salon's refusal to police these pages for off-topic comments and rage-spewing drivel: Haven't you noticed that the Opus letters page has turned into the local VFW on just about any Saturday night, full of cranky veterans who hanker for the old days when their dicks were hard, their bowels were functional, and penguins knew their place?