The reason I've used such a controversial title for this chapter that essentially deals with music from circa 1970 to the present (now) (as in today), is because of the incredible furor the Maestro created when asked to address the Presbyterian Women's Crochet, Catechism and Cultural Pursuits Club (always abbreviated to the P.W.C.C.C.P.C.).
They always regarded it as a real "coup" to get the Maestro as speaker because he could hit them at all three levels of their tri-purpose organization. His knowledge of tatting and the best crochet hooks is locally renowned; he is fluent in Knoxian theological positions, having been reared in the heart of Italy's wine region by Scottish Calvinists; and his ability to speak on any subject relating to music is internationally respected and sought after.
That fateful fall when he last spoke to the P.W.C.C.C.P.C., he had chosen a deliciously tri-partite menu of mental delights for "the girls." It was
A. Tough Tatting Knots and how to get out of them.
B. Knox KNOCKS KNOWLEDGE: Presbyterianism and anti-intellectualism.
C. PLURALISM: Where it's at in the Arts today.
The Right Reverend T.C. Tippley was the incumbent of St. Cudfort's at that time and happened to be in the rectory office at the time of the Maestro's lecture.