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FROM OUR MAILBAG 3/9/98 - 3/15/98:

SOME PEOPLE Love Carlene...


FROM Jeffrey S. (NO CITY PROVIDED), USA:

Subject: Purdy Four-Year-Olds

Hey!

I saw that show and I thought Brooke and Asia were HOT! Where can I buy them?

Also, the six-foot tall trophy was keen. A perfect testament to the towering egos of the parents. The audience (?) at the show consisted solely of whacked-out parents who were the only ones in town who gave a shit about that stupid "pageant".

The documentary was filmed at a second-rate hotel near the industrial district of Atlanta - right next to a strip club where these little girls will probably wind up. That or White House intern.

I would be interested in a follow-up, to see whether these girls end up in, or as big as, a double-wide trailer.

Jeff S.


FROM Todd S., Atlanta, GA, USA:

Subject: Fathers with HIV

I found your piece on Pay for Homemakers intriguing. In it you mentioned fatherless homes. How would you feel about doing a bit on fathers who are living with HIV? I myself am not married to my daughter's mother, but I still pay my child support. Her mother will not even consider getting married to me at this point(understandable). But what about my daughter? How will she grow up without even having the chance to have her Dad at home?

ROD RESPONDS: Todd, thanks for writing, and for visiting the G21.

We do accept unsolicited manuscripts. If you would like to submit something to us on this subject, please send me what you have Animated Contact Imagevia e-mail. Thanks!




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Hello! Use The Message Board

...and SOME PEOPLE Don't!

FROM James S.(NO CITY PROVIDED), USA:

...Not all pageants do this, you need to either name the pageant your referring to or check out the others. I do now that there are at least 3 long standing pageant system that in no way do the things in this article. I think you should find out who they are and give the other side of pageantary!! So, go ahead and ignore, but you need to check out what your are saying. We all saw this docomentarty, "Painted Babies"!

ROD RESPONDS: James, thanks for writing and visiting the G21. I'll assume that by "you," you're referring to Carlene, the author of the piece you reference. Carlene's column here is very clearly an opinion piece, and G21 stands by her right to openly express her opinions here on the WWW. That's what freedom of speech is all about.

As to presenting other sides of the phenomenon you reference, you also have the right to do what she did: submit an article to us for publication. I think it's no secret that we'll accept any submission of merit.

And my e-mail address is certainly not a secret.

You're Welcome!

FROM "Princess Raboff " (NO CITY PROVIDED), USA:

Subject: thanks

I happened to stumble across your page while looking for references to Gurdieff (someone I grew up with as the man inhabiting our bookshelves and later, a key to better understanding my father). Just wanted to thank you for sharing and that I enjoyed reading your message. It's always nice to know there are others out there thinking/living along the same lines.

Sincerely,
PBNP-R


FROM John C. R. (NO CITY PROVIDED), USA:

SUBJECT: Talk Back to The Publisher

Like the content a lot, but very hard on the eyes. You've gotta pay a lot of attention to such things as black text on a medium-dark blue background, e.g.

Otherwise, I'm from Back When (cain't trust nobody over 30; but since I've lived 39 years on the L-rd's ol' rock...). So I think I perceive the perfusion of fresh air laced, perhaps, with Honeysuckle and Wisteria.

FROM Dan V., San Francisco, USA:

Subject: Kevin Artt Internet site

To one and all:

The long task of creating a web site for the Kevin Artt case is completed. It's located at www.artt.com.

We'll be updating it as Kevin's case progresses through the legal system.

Feel free to contact me with any comments or suggestions.

Dan

And You Think You Get Spammed!

Really! I Don't Make These Up!

FROM "APPLE", New York, USA:

Subject: McManus Club - New York

Come visit the oldest Club in New York City.

http://www.midtownmedia.com/mcmanus

See us in the new book "The Irish in America" And have a Happy St. Patrick's Day...

FROM Todd DE L., (NO CITY PROVIDED), USA:

subject: Revelation

Princeton University has verified the ultimate dreaming precognition experience. See for yourself: http://www.webspawner.com/users/COSMIC/

The date of the event is in the numbers!

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