Issue Articles — Letters
Letters August 2000
THE REAL BIRTHDAY Recently, myself and other members of The Living Folklore Medicine Show were contracted to create an opening second-line parade for Dr. John at the High Sierra Music […]
Letters July 2000
SHOW US THE MONEY, PART II As the President of the Board of Directors of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, I am writing to clarify for your readers […]
Letters May 2000
LOVE TO LES I’m stunned to see Les [Getrex] is finally getting the recognition he deserves, after paying some serious dues in all those Bourbon Street dives. A New Orleans […]
Letters April 2000
THE THREE P’S It’s been four years now since I moved here, and my recent attendance at the [OffBeat Best of the Beat] awards presentation made me realize that some […]
Letters March 2000
PILLAR TALK Congratulations to OffBeat for giving Cosimo Matassa the first ever [Business] Lifetime Achievement Award! Although Mr. Matassa is not classified as a musician, he was definitely the pillar […]
Letters February 2000
WAITING FOR JESUS I really do wish you and the rest of your staff would stop criticizing our wonderful politicians (state and local) businessmen (anyone who has anything to do […]
Letters January 2000
IDENTICAL TASTES Thanks for taking the time and effort to publish such a great magazine and fighting the powers to be that wish to silence the music of the people […]
Letters December 1999
POPPING CHERRIES The pen is mightier than the sword; therefore it is frightening to see such a potent instrument in the wrong hands. Case in point: Bunny Matthews’ review (OffBeat, […]
