Letters

--Marion Yue

Studio City

THE EDITOR REPLIES: The unfortunate association of the word "sallow" with an actor of Asian extraction boils down to a quality-control issue in our editorial department. No racial slur was intended.

LIKE A ROCK

DEAR EDITOR:

Just writing to say how much I love the Rockie Horoscope. I'm an astrologer too -- I write for Citysearch -- and I always enjoy Rockie's accuracy, insight and just plain talent. Hope you are paying her well.

--Julie Hill

La Jolla

DEAR EDITOR:

Love my Rockie Horoscope. Thank you so much for going online.

--Kerry Rose

Oak Park, Illinois

DEAR EDITOR:

Rockie Horoscope is usually a nice, entertaining break from the B.S., but lately there's been just too damn much about Clinton and crap like that, which I couldn't care less about.

Make it stop.

--Ken Howells

San Bernardino

WHERE THERE'S A WILL

DEAR EDITOR:

I have read and enjoyed the L.A. Weekly for many years, and the only question I have is: Why does your publication have to rely on the advertisements of plastic-surgery vultures and 1-800 hookers?

No offense to them as individuals, but every page is plastered with "Oriental Masseuse," "Breast Augmentations," "Vaginal Reconstruction" and "Sizzling, Busty Latinas." How sad it is that this is the only way readers like myself can get such an informative and provocative publication for free.

--Jennifer Lee

Los Angeles

CLARIFICATION

Due to a last-minute editing change in "Jeremiah Among the Palms: The Lives and Dark Prophecies of Mike Davis" (November 27­December 3), Mike Davis' quote "I was stunned to find out that something I said turned out to be true" could be construed as a comment on his research methods rather than his inability to recall details of his personal life. In fact, his comment came as part of a response to Davis' second wife Jan Breidenbach's saying of him that "He couldn't remember to buy mayonnaise, but he had a photographic memory for great blocks of information." I regret any misunderstanding that may have arisen from the juxtaposition.

--Lewis MacAdams

Los Angeles

ERRATUM

In last week's Scoring the Clubs, Satan's Cheerleaders were erroneously ballyhooed for an appearance at Bar Deluxe. In reality, the band was Satan's Pilgrims. We apologize for any deviltry this may have caused.

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