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Beck and Call

Thanks for the Beck cover

story [“Reverberation,”

September], especially

for the clarifications

about his association

with Scientology. As a

longtime Beck fan, I have

been curious about the

Scientology connection

since I first heard Stephen

Colbert mention it on

“This Week in God” oh so

long ago. Beck has a great

perspective on touring

with children, although I

was sad to read that this

could be his last tour.

Beck, don’t stop before

you hit Boston!

JOHN FRAZZETTA

BOSTON

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murderous lunatics, instead of people

who make the world better.

ERIN McCARTHY

SAINT CLAIR SHORES, MICHIGAN

I will never forget the line “We’re the

Fabulous Stains and we don’t put out!”

BROTHER LOVE

DENVER

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Hell to Pay I just finished reading the article about Stanton LaVey [“Speak of the Devil,” September], and I’m so angry I can barely type! This sick and twisted man may only be “making art about killing people,” but I find him to be a loathsome, repulsive excuse for a human being. The very fact that he played in a band whose name, 8/8, commemorates the date the Manson Family slaughtered innocent people makes my blood boil. It’s important for young people to know that Charles Manson and Stanton LaVey are not cool. They aren’t role models. Charles Manson is a murderer, and LaVey seems to be a talentless Hollywood hanger-on who only exists to sleep with porn stars and inspire confidence in serial killers. It’s a sad commentary on our society that we look up to

Heroes Worship I was in the audience for Gym Class Heroes’ Warped Tour set this summer in St. Louis, and I would like to say that the incident mentioned in “High Rollers” [September] was incredibly embarrassing for the rest of us. [An audience member shouted a racial slur at frontman Travis McCoy.] Guys, sorry it happened and that it interrupted an otherwise amazing set. ELIZABETH HOFFMANN ST. LOUIS

Clarifications In “Speak of the Devil,” Stanton LaVey asserted that he and Hank III had played in a band called 8/8. While they have recorded a song together, Hank III has never been in 8/8 with LaVey. Also, a review of the Stills’ Oceans Will Rise in the September issue incorrectly stated that the band had “ditched” their singer prior to their 2006 album, Without Feathers. Singer-guitarist Greg Paquet left of his own accord.

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