Generation,

I just wanted to say to Ms. Victoria Burhans—your article gave me a good laugh. First of all, it's obvious that you have no taste in music. A 6.5 out of 10? And you let West "walk without honors," yet you call him "the rapper of our generation." Stop contradicting yourself, please. I wish you would have sat down, actually gave the cd a thorough listen, and mapped out your thoughts before you wrote this piece. The only thing you had to say about this record is that Kanye flaunts his ego—which he has every right to— and his affluence. Boo hoo, he's rich and wants to talk about it. Let him. This cd is pure genius. I'll be happy to listen to an "ego trip" from Kanye anyday.

But what made me laugh even more was the review of 50 Cent's new cd. Say what you want about him, I really don't care. What got me was a certain section of your review. You noted a collaboration would be on the new release with Robin Thicke—which is undoubtedly true. He does make an appearance on the record. But what James Ghazarian failed to notice was that he made the claim that Thicke was of Growing Pains fame. Now let's think about this. The Thicke on Growing Pains was actually Alan, who is known for his work in the music biz- producing theme songs for FAMILY SITCOMS of the 90s—nothing NEAR 50 cent's style. Now, to get your facts straight for you, Robin Thicke is the son of Alan, and HE appears on"Follow My Lead," not the 60 year old actor—although this could have made for quite the interesting track.

Anonymous

Dear Anonymous,

Thank you for your letter. I’m sorry that our writer’s opinions did not coincide with your own.

Also, while we did not clarify what role Robin Thicke (not to be confused with his father Alan) played on Growing Pains, a quick Wikipedia check yielded these results:

“Robin Charles Thicke was born to vocalist Gloria Loring and Canadian entertainer Alan Thicke (best known for his role on the sitcom Growing Pains). [...] At the ages of 12 and 13, Thicke was a guest actor on several episodes of The Wonder Years and Growing Pains.”

Sorry for not being specific.

Tara Sullivan
Editor in Chief

Hello,

I just wanted to thank Elina for her wonderful review, and we really appreciate her capturing the spirit of what we're trying to do in the community with the store. And we will start getting some produce in at the end of this week, and anything else that folks want in good food.  Cheers! 

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