oh good grief...

[acroyear]

Sounds & Fury: Bloody Unbelievable:

Therefore, reasons Mr. Teachout (or so it seems), while experiencing reproduced paintings in, say, a deluxe coffee table book, or a play reproduced via DVD is a categorical no-no because experiencing reproduced paintings and recorded stage presentations cannot possibly equal the aesthetic experience of the live thing, with classical music, experiencing a reproduction (heard via an MP3 on a bloody iPod, no less!) is a perfectly acceptable substitute aesthetically for experiencing a live performance, especially when that live performance is by an orchestra that's something less than world-class.

And this is a man who's a sitting member of the National Council on the Arts!

Yes, I have my reasons for not going to classical music concerts (1, they're too damn far away involving too much of a rush hour drive, and 2, my wife has no interest in them at all), but stilll I'm not out there saying that nobody should bother to go to them...