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-- Russell Newsom, Charlotte
An Arena For The People?
City Council is getting what they want -- 62 out of 70 expressions of interest for luxury seats ("Arena Marketing Report Hidden," by Tara Servatius, June 4). That is where the money is and unfortunately this is what has clouded the judgment of City Council. It is sad that the proposed bar and restaurant wouldn't be for the "people" of Charlotte or NC, but for the luxury seat holders and the rich.
The fact that a city would only cater to the rich really disheartens me. Pat, Lynn and the rest of City Council should be looking out for the city, not just for the rich and for the corporations and for reasons of personal gain.
It is not surprising that the city spent $150,000 on the marketing report. What amazes me is that the Council flat-out ignored the people of Charlotte when they voted against the financial backing of the arena, in which most people thought they were voting on whether there would be an arena or not. Regardless, the demand for a new arena or NBA is not highly visible in Charlotte. I hope the council members enjoy their new NBA team!
Where is our Whitewater Park? Now that would be for the people!
-- Denise R. Everett, Charlotte
Originality's Not Necessary
In response to Steve Bailey's letter ("Missing Music," June 4): There are different reasons people listen to music. People who are not musicians generally enjoy hearing songs they know because they like to sing along and/or dance. Maybe I do not clearly understand the meaning of "cover" band, but if it means playing other people's songs (not only top 40), you have to remember that, number one, not all musicians are prolific songwriters or have enough material to comprise an entire gig. I have detected an element of superiority (arrogance) in this rank of musicians who think they are better than everyone else because they play original material. I just went to hear one of the greatest finger-style guitarists alive today (Doc Watson), and I don't think he wrote many of the songs he played. The art (yes, "art") of interpretation is a wonderful way to express and share one's love for great music that has been passed down sometimes for generations. That's what makes music so great. . .it's a communication between people that gives us a sense of being tied together on this dirt ball flying through space. I don't have a lot of time to spend criticizing other musicians, or the people who listen to them (or hire them). I am happy that they are playing, doing something they love, however they feel they are best suited to do that.
-- Jeff Brown, Charlotte
It's Money, All The Way
In response to "Sex, Drivel and Marketing" (by Sam Boykin, April 23): I support the position that the creators and sellers of pop culture manufacture desires in an effort to capture the lucrative market teens represent. I can tell you from experience -- even I used to be into the whole craze over these "punk" bands, the supposed anti-pop people -- that it isn't so great as the media makes it out to be. Sure, I liked it for a while, but I soon got tired of all the whining in this so-called rebel music; it sounded more like they were just spoiled children whining over every little thing. I doubt that we, as teenagers, really want to hear about some stranger's problems, especially when this stranger most likely has the money to fix them all. The ones in charge of media think we are a hopeless generation, so they give us some tunes to enforce the hopeless oblivion while they know that this music is what drives us to feel so horrid. Wake up already, your favorite band doesn't care about you, they care about money. Every song they make is just another crock to gain more of it. And for those who don't like the "punk scene" anyway, take a look at whatever social stereotype you happen to be in. I'm sure you'll find that DMX and J-Lo don't care about you, nor do Avril Lavigne, or those people who own Limited Too or Hot Topic. It's money, all the way.
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