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Steve Schwartz <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 13 May 2005 16:22:28 -0500
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Richard Todd replies to me:

>>When you get to a certain level, saying Bach is greater than Josquin
>>or Byrd or Beethoven better than Monteverdi is like asking what's the
>>"highest" star, whether Shakespeare beats Sophocles, or could Superman
>>beat up Captain Marvel.
>
>Of course Superman could beat up Captain Marvel.  When's the last time
>you saw a Captain Marvel movie?  Superman won long, long ago.

All it means is that Superman had better lawyers.

Schwartzo

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