Austin Motel
Many Sentence Reaction to One Offending Clause
RECEIVED Mon., Feb. 21, 2005
Dear Editor,
Thanks Raoul [Hernandez] for your thoughts on Ana Egge's show at Flipnotics (Feb. 12) [“Live Shot,” Music, Feb. 18]. Perhaps as a Mexican reporter, you could have taken a moment to remove superfluous observations from your brief report. As an arrogant white male, I observed that the "lesbian couple" up front, that you highlighted, was not, in fact, at all disruptive during the performance. This very couple, however, appeared silently bothered by the intrusive photographer whose work may very well adorn your own article. As I observed, the disruptions you incorrectly referenced were largely caused by the undersexed suburban wives sitting nearest to the west windows. As to the cellular phone disruption, the smart Asians and the hip Puerto Ricans in the room may agree that "the girlfriend" in the back, as you describe, was to blame. However, maybe all of the superlatives are completely irrelevant in this case and have no bearing whatever on the apparent topic of the review. Egge's show was good despite the several perceived distractions from the inherently small crowd at the venue. It was great to hear some new material and witness new interpretations of some older songs. Hmm ... it seems like this sort of detail could have been more interesting and prudent than misdirected attention to what could have been a lesbian couple sitting up front.
Thanks Raoul [Hernandez] for your thoughts on Ana Egge's show at Flipnotics (Feb. 12) [“Live Shot,” Music, Feb. 18]. Perhaps as a Mexican reporter, you could have taken a moment to remove superfluous observations from your brief report. As an arrogant white male, I observed that the "lesbian couple" up front, that you highlighted, was not, in fact, at all disruptive during the performance. This very couple, however, appeared silently bothered by the intrusive photographer whose work may very well adorn your own article. As I observed, the disruptions you incorrectly referenced were largely caused by the undersexed suburban wives sitting nearest to the west windows. As to the cellular phone disruption, the smart Asians and the hip Puerto Ricans in the room may agree that "the girlfriend" in the back, as you describe, was to blame. However, maybe all of the superlatives are completely irrelevant in this case and have no bearing whatever on the apparent topic of the review. Egge's show was good despite the several perceived distractions from the inherently small crowd at the venue. It was great to hear some new material and witness new interpretations of some older songs. Hmm ... it seems like this sort of detail could have been more interesting and prudent than misdirected attention to what could have been a lesbian couple sitting up front.
Scott Witthoft
[Editor's note: Raoul Hernandez prefers the term "Hispanic."]
