Double the D
I am appalled at the Wahoo defense—or lack thereof—this football season [“Cavs surrender 21 points in College Park,” 7 Days, October 4]. We are making opposing quarterbacks look like Johnny Unitas, receivers look like Jerry Rice and runningbacks look like Jim Brown! It’s not “Where’s the beef?” We have the beef. It’s “Where’s the defense?” Seems like every year we can’t stop anybody. If that doesn’t change soon, this season will prove disastrous (winning record not likely) and we will have taken up residence in the lower echelon of the ACC. As much as it hurts to admit, we have a long way to go to make it where our state rival resides. Come on Hoos! D-E-F-E-N-S-E!
Steve Spigner
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Better late than never…
I am the former Box Office Manager for The Paramount Theater. I just wanted to say thanks for noticing me being the first black voice in that theater [“It’s crowded at the top,” The Week, December 21, 2004]. I apologize, but it was only tonight that I was looking around on your site that I even noticed after all this time that you took the time to find out the name behind “The Star-Spangled Banner.” I know it has been almost a year but I thought I would just say thank you. It was so exciting to perform before Tony Bennett and Denyce Graves. It was fabulous and a great experience and I applaud you for highlighting the small people who work hard and never get noticed.
Tracy Grooms-Key
Charlottesville
Turn it down
I have some free advice for Kirby Hutto and Coran Capshaw that will save the expense of two “acoustic consultants” [“Sonic boo,” Ask Ace, September 13]. LOWER THE SOUND!!!!! Nobody who comes to the show will really notice and everyone who isn’t there will be much happier. You will probably even get more people “paying” to come to the shows.
Henry Heller
Faber
Stop, emergency
Bravo Ace,
Thank you for your excellent answer to my question in this week’s C-VILLE [“False alarm,” Ask Ace, October 18]. The ubiquity of sirens (not the Oedipal kind) has haunted me for some time, and now I know why.
Keith Cox
Charlottesville
History lesson
Dear Ace: Thanks for providing the lowdown on Charlottesville’s Maplewood Cemetery; city folks seem to have forgotten that it exists [“Grave concerns,” Ask Ace, November 1]. Your write-up on cemetery denizen Lettitia Shelby, however, was close, but no cigar. Lady Lettitia was Isaac Shelby’s mother, not his wife, as you stated. (And yes, the Charlottesville Neighbor-hood Development website is wrong.) Isaac—whom you correctly identified as Kentucky’s first governor—married Susan Hart (b. 1764, d. 1835) in 1783. The ceremony took place in Boonesboro, Kentucky. Isaac Shelby had won renown during the American Revolution for his participation in the wildly successful battle of King’s Mountain, South Carolina, fought on October 7, 1780. Nine counties across the United States were later named after the old patriot.
Rick Britton
Charlottesville