[boris]

Richard Dawkins invented the term 'meme' (a mental 'gene'). Successful memes succeed by copying themselves into lots of minds and thus project down the generations. Communism is one such meme (alas), but so is Capitalism--and the Bill of Rights.

Beethoven, Brahms, and the Master--Bach--will have their memes replicated so long as there are humans on this planet.

I suppose so will Elvis.

My personal favorite meme-generator is Mike Oldfield, who I term Prince of Musicians, King of Composers, and Muscial Genius of the First Water.

Okay, he is not at Bach's level, but certainly the equal of Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Handel.

--Boris

[boris]

Muscial=Musical.

[Billthedrill]

I just love Oldfield, an unsung genius, but I think the only two copies of Hergest Ridge he sold were to you and to me... :-(