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Thanks for bringing to light the heroin situation in Hollywood
(#339, Aug. 9), the latest battleground in our nation's drug
war. Though Dana Kennedy handled the topic with much grace and
dignity, I still find it almost impossible to work up the
respect for those who can't even respect themselves.
Doug Strassler
Vienna, Va.
Why should we worry about these spoiled, overpaid actors and
musicians who abuse their minds and bodies? It's time for these
stars to grow up and take some responsibility for their actions.
Alexis Troy
ATroy26737@aol.com
Staten Island, N.Y.
To run a Sound Bite of a Jay Leno joke about Robert Downey Jr.
(and a tasteless ''Robert Downey Jr. Olympics'' cartoon in a
previous issue) cheapened the impact of an otherwise serious
story. I don't think you need to sink to such a low level — it's
not funny, it's sad.
Kevin O'Brien
CHICAGOKOB@aol.com
Chicago
In your story of heroin use in the entertainment industry, you
state that I was one of several users who worked with ''addiction
intervention specialist'' Bob Timmins in order to get clean.
Although I know Bob, I first met him several years after I got
sober — without his help.
David Crosby
Solvang, Calif.
Stung
In your recent story, Sting is called an environmentalist. But
he fails to realize that sharing a chauffeured car and private
jet with his comanager hardly fits any definition of carpooling.
This is unacceptable. The environmental movement can do without
the likes of this so-called green artist.
Steve O'Leary
JOLnSOL@aol.com
North Tonawanda, N.Y.
'Affair' Minded
Hollywood is passing up a great opportunity in abandoning a
movie version of The Dreyfus Affair. It's got all the right
ingredients: love, baseball, and an underdog struggle. The
public usually doesn't care whether a movie is about gay or
straight characters; they care whether it's good or bad.
Myra A. Oltsik
White Plains, N.Y.
Witchy Woman
Alicia Silverstone is too young to play Samantha in the movie
version of Bewitched. Michelle Pfeiffer should play her, Jim
Carrey should play Darrin, and Shirley MacLaine should play
Endora.
Michael Ambrosio
AmbroInc1@aol.com
Edison, N.J.
Bob's Bud
A recent item referred to my ''thinly veiled contempt'' for NBC
tennis commentator Bud Collins. If, in deadpanning my responses
to him, I left anyone with that impression, it could scarcely be
less accurate. I have enormous regard for Bud. He is an
intelligent, capable, accomplished, and most importantly,
warmhearted guy. I consider him a friend.
Bob Costas
NBC Sports
