You're right, the melody stomping quote is a joke--but I think it was being used as a real put down (Walsh even says "It was a joke, of course," but the thrust of his other comments seems to me to make his acidic intentions clear). I do like the book, as I said. It's a great guide to ALW, with appealing analyses of the various shows. Funny that you talk about how long ago you read it. Same here. I bought it when I was working at a bookstore in the early '90's. For me that feels like yesterday. :)
Updated On: 9/23/19 at 01:51 PM