So, to be fair:
Recently I had a discussion with one very prominent composer 
and we argued about meaning 
WHAT MEANS THE MUSIC TO YOU?
One could argue ok?
I myself can think of only a few topics more interesting. 
Interesting, I guess, looking at the big picture 
as interpreted by untrained eyes.
p.s. don't try to answer this question.
So what is the answer?
Members of this list anger very easily...
I for example have a running argument with myself 
when a serene or crystalline moment is upon me
However, I cannot imagine a time in the near future 
[or the distant future for that matter]
silliness does seem to abound.
But, uh, what do you expect 
Some of the poems were funny, 
some made no sense whatsoever and
some were beautiful.  
second question: Sound familiar?
A question in my mind: 
Importance of a composer is not measurable in numbers of performances 
or how many CDs are available in shops?
p.s. there's no doubt that Cage is important.
I think the history of sound must be divided in two periods:
before Cage and after Cage.
But, uh, what do you expect 
No repetition will ever exhaust the novelty of what comes.
No 
No repetition 
No repetition will
No repetition will ever 
No repetition will ever exhaust 
No repetition will ever exhaust the novelty 
No repetition will ever exhaust the novelty of what 
No repetition will ever exhaust the novelty of who 
No repetition will ever exhaust the novelty of why
No repetition will ever exhaust the novelty of where 
No repetition will ever exhaust the novelty of when 
No repetition will ever exhaust the novelty of how
the novelty of how who
the novelty of how what
the novelty of how why
the novelty of how where
the novelty of how when
the novelty of how come
the novelty of testing
That wasn't anger, it was practical advice.
Why waste your time arguing over whether or not Cage will be remembered?
it's best to look after our own affairs 
and let historians and college students look after history.
why exactly are you signed on to this list?
One thing is important
John Cage will be forgotten 
[forget Cage now get out of the Cage cage]
What does it matter?  
Cage is dead; 
make your own music, 
Not that globalization doesn't cast the shadow of a Republican 
experimental music, 
even some composed by Americans, 
is still being made around the globe. 
The vast majority produces nothing but noise,
[but] all sounds are worthy of note
the key is
The American idea of success:
shouting louder
than the [other] people 
[followed by] very intelligent criticisms [and] superficially "easy" [commentary]
[saturated in] the omnipresence of advertising
this in no way has to do with the quality or importance
Does anyone know if that is the case, and if so, where it can be obtained?
Anyone know anything about this?
Does anyone know if there is any book or any thesis?
The fact that we *don't* hear a nearly sufficient amount of experimental music 
in American concert halls or on many university campuses 
[is because composers are not using these venues any more]
[They are] Mapping [from] the Studio 
[and] in a second-hand bookshop in Germany
I am looking 
Try looking up 
Just wanted to say that it's nice to see 
My view is, naturally, colored by living 
As I said, make your own music.
I am planning to work 
writing has had quite a significant impact. 
That was the answer, 
do you have any [other] suggestion? 
Hope this helps.