Re: Boston Globe piece on rock musicals

["Paul M. Moriarty" <pmm@igtc.com>]

Jeff House writes:
> Here's a piece about rock musicals from The Boston Globe:
> http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/083/living/The_sound_of_musicals%2b.shtml
> 
> I wrote a note to the author and received a reply.  See below:
> 
> BTW, Does anyone know what a "sui generis" is?
> 

from www.m-w.com

Main Entry: sui generis  
Pronunciation: "s|-"I-'je-n&-r&s; "s|-E-'je-, -'ge-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin, of its own kind
Date: 1787
: constituting a class alone : UNIQUE, PECULIAR