"We expect sound effects in the movies, but we're not going to pay to hear them in the concert hall"

I've always felt that Joe Queenan has gone straight downhill since "If You're Talking to Me, Your Career Must Be in Trouble," but, following this link from Fabio Rojas, I see an interesting recent article from Queenan. I didn't know he did serious stuff too. (Yes, I know that Queenan's claims are debatable--in particular, I'm not sure where he would put fit Stravinsky's work (up to the mid-1920s) in his system--but he makes interesting points.) Mainly, I'm just interested to see that he's writing something closer to his earlier standards.