1.- I honestly wasn't trolling, just offering what I consider a hilarious perspective from one of the greatest writers ever. And yes, the guy could be mean, he sure as shit wasn't from the "if you dig it, that's all that matters" school. Didn't you watch
Almost Famous?
2.- Yeah, I typed it, that issue is 43 years old. How old are
you, and does that make you "ancient"?

3.- Laserium:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Dryer
4.- "Old man"?! In April '77 Lester was 28 years old.
5.- He wasn't exactly PC; he followed the Lenny Bruce path - until he did a 180º on the matter, that is, especially with a 1979 piece titled
"The White Noise Supremacists".