OBSERVATIONS

Two quick Calendar observations:

1--After finishing reading Lalo Schifrin’s stuffy, stilted response (Sept. 20) to David Green’s response to Robert Hilburn’s article, responding to Allan Bloom’s book’s response to the cultural changes wrought by rock ‘n’ roll, I took pen in hand preparing my own response, when suddenly I was struck by a terrifying thought . . . Lalo Schifrin just might be serious.

2--Does anybody else object to the abhorrent overuse of the noun party as a verb, or do I stand alone?

I must close for now, as I am in the midst of noveling, and must get back to it.

LARRY MICELI

Santa Monica