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Rise for Rhonda Mae
To the editor: Jimmy Fowler’s “Standing Tall for AIDS Victims” (Jan. 2, 2008) was a great tour in print of the trials and tribulations of Rhonda Mae, activist extraordinaire. Her resume of accomplishments, serving her country and her countrymen, should earn her a 21-gun salute.
Charities suffer from a lack of steady donations because of the state of the economy. But here’s Rhonda Mae, serving up entertainment for the price of a donation to help feed those in need. Retirement is not in her vocabulary at this juncture, even though she’s a qualified senior.
Her extra efforts in getting involved with AIDS victims will be her defining moment and her legacy. Rhonda Mae is the definitive crusader and Energizer bunny for helping her fellow human beings.
Thanks to the Weekly for this story, as we are now more aware of others’ misfortunes and know that we can do something about it by contributing to the Wall of Food revue and getting entertained at the same time.
Faith Ibarri
Fort Worth
Fight the TTC
To the editor: Thanks to Peter Gorman for a good article about the Trans-Texas Corridor (“Detours on a Super-Highway,” Jan. 10, 2007). Yet I feel his words were not strong enough on one issue: The corridors will be funded, built, and run by foreign agencies — not the State of Texas, not the federal government, not Americans at all, but foreign groups that could include foreign government entities, on American soil.
Wake up, Texas! Praise God this thing is crossing your state first, because once Texans know what is going on, they won’t let it happen. Don’t give Texas away to foreign interests — we’re counting on you. The TTC is part of a many-tentacled plan to create a North American Security and Prosperity Partnership, robbing Canada of her vast natural resources while exploiting cheap Mexican labor in transporting Chinese goods from China-owned Mexican ports to all of North America. It will destroy the sovereignty and economies of all three nations, not just our own. Unite and fight the TTC!
Joy Banks
Huachuca City, Ariz.
Long Live The Wreck.
So they tore down the Wreck Room (“The Wreck Room: 1997-2007,” Oct. 4, 2007). I know it didn’t mean much to some folk. Hell, it didn’t mean nothing to the guy on the bulldozer — he was just doing his job. It damn sure didn’t mean nothing to the rich assholes that bought it — they were happy to see it go.
To some of us it meant a whole lot. It was a big part of our lives for years. I’ll never forget the last, amazing day. [Associate Editor Anthony Mariani] wrote a great piece on it. He not only caught the moment, but he caught the meaning. We were not there to mourn what we were losing but to celebrate what we had. And celebrate we did. We had everything from poetry night to a fat naked Elvis doing the first Black Sabbath album with a marching band while pissing on the floor. We had everything from High On Fire to Slobberbone, from Dale Watson to the Drive By Truckers. We had freak shows and we had great shows. We also had a lot of benefits for a lot of causes. We did whatever the fuck, and we never gave a shit. It’s too bad that so few folks got it.
People all over the world know the Wreck Room. That’s more than I can say for the Starbucks that’s gonna replace it. I guess it’s like Steve Earle once said — “One thing a change’ll bring is something new.” ... See y’all at Lola’s.
Tim Burt
Fort Worth
Keeping Carla Alive
I found the information about Carla Walker and John Terrell (Static, Jan. 9, 2008) to be particularly poignant — the story of a young woman lost to her family at such an early age. I suppose this touches me because Carla would be about my age. While I have had the chance to grow, marry, and have a career, children, and now grandchildren, I can’t help but think of nearly forgotten Carla and her tragic life.
It is comforting that there is a retired detective, John Terrell, who still cares and that your paper has helped him in his unceasing quest for justice for this lost young woman.
As a transplanted Texan, I want to express my thanks to Mr. Terrell for his continuing search for information and to your paper for keeping Carla alive in our thoughts. It is my hope that if anyone has a recollection of events that will help bring closure for Carla’s family, they will pass it along to Mr. Terrell or the proper authorities.
Mary Maranville
North Palm Beach, Fla.
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