11.25.07

Letter to the Editor

Posted in Uncategorized at 8:22 am by Nate

In 2001, rapper Snoop (Doggy) Dogg came to my quaint little region of Southern California, much to the disdain of a local newspaper (The Valley Chronicle) photog who wrote an editorial on his experience while trying to cover the event. I wish I still had the bit he wrote, it is clipped out somewhere along with this letter that was actually published. Bob called the scene a “cesspool” and felt that the genre as a whole was pretty worthless, and I took offense to Bob’s generalizations and decided to write in, and as I mentioned they did run it. The reference to Joe Lamb at the beginning was because someone else had written to the paper, also expressing disgust at the night Hemet was apparently violated. It went as follows:

Dear Editor,

I was upset when I read Joe Lamb’s letter, he
uncovered the entire brainwash scheme! I am a young
person, 18 years old in fact. I am one of the
millions of youth following the enchanting tune of the
pipe from America’s very own pied piper, Calvin Brodus
a.k.a Snoop Dogg. I may have been upset at Lamb for
his ruthless disclosure of the brainwashing plot, but
I chuckled at Bob Otto’s comparison of me to something
less than a rat or a cockroach. My biggest question
is why is Bob wasting his time as photographer at the
Chronicle when he should be utilizing his knack for
witty commentary? Perhaps in a weekly column? The
fact is that would probably be a bad idea though,
seeing as Bob makes unfounded assumptions on the
audience of a certain genre of music. Is Bob allowed
to not like Snoop’s music? Sure. It doesn’t matter
to me, and it shouldn’t matter to anyone else. There
is plenty of music I do not enjoy, but on the other
hand there is so much different music I do enjoy. It
is this ability to have a breadth to my musical taste
that I like most about myself. The rap genre is one
of these that I do like, including Snoop’s records. I
would be happy to share what is actually within my cd
collection to demonstrate that I do enjoy so much,
including things that Bob might enjoy as well. So
something doesn’t fit Bob’s own personal liking and he
decides to say that the ones that actually do like it
are less of an organism than those found in a
cesspool? Come on Bob, have a sense of courtesy!
Perhaps Bob just assumes that those that are fans are
unemployed, uneducated criminal types. Well Bob, I
have a job, as well as being enrolled at the
University of California, Riverside. I think not even
Bob can argue that UCR is an outstanding institution
of higher learning. I am proud to have earned a spot
at the university, it took hard work and it continues
to be hard work as I strive to comply to what is
expected of me at the university. Sadly, I missed the
concert on Sunday because I decided to remain home and
work on an assignment for a class. I know I would
have had a great time at the Ramona Bowl, but I
believe that doing better in college is more
important, and with the education I receive I will be
able to have a great job and support a family. Along
with a job and a family, I will continue to have an
open mind, and I am not going to portray myself as an
ignorant person with misguided misconceptions to the
public. I’ll leave that up to Bob.

Thank you for reading,

Nathanael A. Hutchinson

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