In the first place, I didn't invent the term "schlock". I was merely quoting one of several other contributors to this thread who were as astonished as I was that a karaoke singer from a downmarket TV talent show was being discussed at all on here. The expression was so apt I nicked it.

Somebody or other asked whether I'd criticise this Caledonian warbler if she'd sung a "f*lk" song. Jock O' Hazeldean was mentioned at some stage. How far from the point can you get? She wouldn't be doing material which falls within the remit of this forum on dumbed down telly in the first place. Her voice might be OK; I haven't heard more than a snatch of it because I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than listen to tired and tainted material from Claude-Michel Schönberg or even A L Webber (to name but two inferior composers) in the first place.

I chose instead to comment somewhat scurrilously on the activities of Cameron Mackintosh's accountant as they are marginally more interesting than the travesty of Victor Hugo's work produced by the paymaster. I don't have a "musical specialty" nor indeed am I especially good at anything at all. I'm "quite good" at lots of things and anyone who was vaguely interested could find examples of my work in appropriate repositories.

Looking down the list of posters, there's not a single one known to me personally. They can't even get my name right and I'm unlikely to bump into any of them by chance if they spend their time hanging out at West End / Broadway mainstream theatres watching populist, MOR tripe. They can if they really, really want to but they ought not to inflict it forcibly on the rest of the population. This is, apparently, what they mean by "inclusive" and I'm certainly not that. I might have remarked before: If elitism = excellence, long live elitism. (Again, not mine but from a member of Hammersmith Morris).

I don't wish this wannabe either well nor ill. I don't care. It doesn't interest me. Do I stick music into various categories? Ah yes, guilty, but only two. Good and bad. And what you get on this sort of TV freak show is by definition the latter. IAFWAFIAWM(orW)WQ. Life's too short, etc etc . . .