I'm a cynic, catastrophist, and slightly bipolar. It's hard to stay positive. But you're right. The bad guys may win, but the only way to ensure they will is to assuming they will.

As for Babymetal, I am completely down the Foxhole in love with them. As a 61-year-old musician and music lover, they've changed how I feel about it - and I can't for the life of me figure out why. But don't think, feel, that's what Su says and she's right.

I wrote about them, trying to sort it out (Three Girls From Japan Revolutionized an Entire Musical Genre, Now They’ve Grown Up and Deserve Your Attention).