Jazz

[Justin Schwartz]

I am an elitist in that I admire excellence of almost every sort. I am not a 
snob: a snob admires what he has been told is the right sort of thing to 
like to belong to his in-group, and despises everything else, even if they 
are fine. I am too catholic in my tastes to be a snob. I love jazz, blues, 
classical, folk, country, and rock, among other things. I like Doris 
Day--not in large doses. No one who likes Doris Day could a snob. I am not 
even a philosophical snob: I didn't sneer at Dear Abby; she's a fine advice 
columnist, although I prefer Dan Savage myself; I said it was category 
mistake to appraise her a philosopher. --jks


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>Justin Schwartz wrote:
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>>These are the kind of irritating snob remarks
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>...and...
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>  Justin Schwartz  also wrote:
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>>Back to the woodshed with you. This opinion is extarordinarily
>>ignorant; it's like saying that Abigail van Buren is a better
>>philosopher than Quine because Quine doesn't offer advice on how to
>>live. If you can't hear the structure of Parker's workm you need to
>>educate your ear.
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>...and...
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>Justin Schwartz wrote:
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>>I am a hopeless and proud elitist.
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>So "irritating snob" is when the person in question doesn't agree with you?
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>Doug

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