What I desperately wish was the worst part of my date from the other night:
Guy: I *love* Broadway musicals!
Me: I've only been to one so far, but I didn't enjoy it. It was We Will R-
Guy: Stop right there! I loved it! How did you not love it??
Me: The story was flimsy, the pop culture references were forced, and the protagonist referring to her as "his woman" and that crap didn't sit well with me.
Guy: But that's how it was back then!
Me: The story takes place in the future.
Guy: ...
And then the rest of the evening continued to careen downhill for several reasons that had nothing to do with Queen.
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As my friend/writing coach/pastor/fellow Queen fan Toni Amato always says: Never piss off a writer! We will make you immortal, and you will not like it!
