I think you meant to say "Lund's enormous voice," seeing as the songs then mentioned are ones that I sing! I know this was an honest mistake, but I wanted to draw your attention to it.
Go figure -- I get a nice review and then can't use it!
But thanks for supporting the show. We all work really hard to keep it fresh and exciting.
Monique Lund
New York City
Taught a Lesson?
Advancing angst: Poor man. Rod Paige has been in over his head for quite some time, hasn't he ["Dumb and Dumber," by Tim Fleck, April 17]? How can we ever forgive Laurie Bricker and Jeff Shadwick for their promotion of Paige as the best urban educator in the United States?
Charlotte Coffelt
Kingwood
Red Whine
Pretentious passing:It's so distasteful to hear Paul Roberts's disparaging remarks about Houston's food-and-wine scene [Toque Off, by Robb Walsh, April 10]. Are we really such a lackluster town? Well, Waterford Trophy-winning French Laundry Restaurant didn't seem to have a problem with it when it sought out Houston's own, Paul Roberts.
I remember when I emigrated from New York City more than 20 years ago looking to step up and sell wine. Customers would order iced tea with their paella. Yes, I cringed, but I was young then. The years since have taught me to be grateful and gracious, and the knowledge that style is not just about taste but decency as well.
While I wish Mr. Roberts all the best in his new job on the West Coast, he might give some serious thought to changing out his wardrobe. We wouldn't want them to think anything disparaging of our "Houston boy."
Peter A. Garcia
Houston
Heil of a Note
Straight on Stuka: I consider it highly irresponsible to have referenced Hitler in your article about Stuka's controversial name [Racket, by John Nova Lomax, April 17]. You are painting a black picture with a title like that. Thousands of Houstonians support companies such as Mercedes-Benz, which is known to have used concentration-camp labor to build cars for Nazis during WWII. And you have the nerve to pick on a Texas small business owner who has nothing to do with that part of world history?
The name Stuka is thought-provoking and metaphorically derived, as your first article about the club states ["Achtung! Stuka!" by Craig D. Lindsey, January 30]. There was no need to build any kindling beneath this new, promising and long-anticipated club by giving your second article that title ["Hitler's Bunker Found -- in Montrose?"].
And to Amanda Matthieu and her friend, it would have been a lot easier to have asked someone what the meaning of "Stuka" was while you were there, instead of trying to stir up a silly witch-hunt while hiding behind the press.
Jennifer Neira
Houston
