Ah, well, Wagner always a blind spot of mine also. I admit it. Who was it who said "Wagner's music is better than it sounds?" Rossini, was it?

My point is, that I avoid reviewing those 'talents' which are not to my 'personal tastes'. Unfair. I have only ever reviewed in fields in which I consider myself, in all modesty, as qualified and sufficiently knowledgeable. I don't think anyone can keep all personal feelings out of it; but one tries to set up reasonable norms & criteria as a base for starting. Which is why I wouldn't feel qualified to review your work, Ian, [tho thanks you for your statement as to how you would 'take it'], as it is just not within the genre with which I should feel qualified to deal.

And where, precisely, are we today in entertainment? And, wherever it is, what [serious question] do you perceive so essential to it in Milligan's contribution?

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