This probably won’t surprise anyone who knows me, especially you, but I don’t really like opera. I want to like it. In fact, I fancy myself as a music lover who appreciates every type of music. But not opera. Hell, I was mildly annoyed that there’s only a limited amount of dialogue in Phantom of the Opera. It’s a good thing the songs are great.

So you were losing me right up to the point where Beethoven started opining about your Substack. That’s when I remembered that I’m not really here for the cultural content; it’s the goofy stuff I want.