12
      Opinion
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Cadre
      +
      27
      October
      1998
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Letters
      to
      the
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Editing
      Shmediting”
      or
      “A
      Comment
      on
      Your
      Editing”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      OK,
      I
      don’t
      want
      to
      offend
      anyone,
      let’s
      get
      that
      clear.
      I
      realize
      that
      you
      have
      space
     
     
      restrictions,
      but
      I
      felt
      that
      the
      editing
      of
      my
      article
      “Big
      Sugar
      Rush”
      was
      pretty
      slack.
     
    

    
     
      The
      first
      thing:
      “They
      then
      played
      two
      more
      from
      this
      album,
      “Empty
      Hea
      ”,
      and
      “I’m
     
     
      a
      Ram.”
      Those
      songs
      aren't
      from
      Heated!
      I’d
      never
      say
      that!
      You’re
      making
      me
      sound
      like
     
     
      an
      imbecile
      here!
      I
      believe
      that
      I
      commented
      that
      those
      are
      two
      of
      my
      favourite
      songs
      live,
      but
     
     
      I
      never
      said
      they
      were
      from
      Heated.
      They’re
      from
      Hemivision
      and
      500
      pounds,
      respectively.
     
     
      |
      also
      said,
      “...by
      the
      way,
      Buy
      it!”
      in
      regards
      to
      the
      CD,
      but
      that
      was
      OK
      to
      be
      edited
      out.
     
    

    
     
      The
      second
      thing:
      In
      the
      paragraph
      commenting
      on
      "the
      guy
      next
      to
      me,"
      you
      also
      cutout
     
     
      my
      comments
      about
      “the
      idiot
      in
      the
      white
      shirt
      with
      his
      poor
      girlfriend”
      who
      sat
      on
      the
      table
     
     
      in
      front
      of
      us
      and
      butted
      ahead.
      My
      comment,
      “I’ve
      seen
      brighter
      lights
      on
      small
      appliances
     
     
      compared
      to
      these
      lads”
      was
      about
      the
      guy
      in
      the
      white
      shirt,
      and
      the
      guy
      in
      the
      glasses
      and
     
     
      dark
      hat.
      You
      made
      it
      seem
      as
      if
      I
      was
      insulting
      the
      security
      department,
      which
      I
      wasn’t.
     
     
      Although,
      they
      were
      somewhat
      encouraging
      the
      “glasses
      and
      hat”
      guy
      to
      shove
      forward,
      giving
     
     
      him
      high-fives
      and
      grabbing
      his
      hand.
      That
      was
      tad
      unprofessional,
      but
      I’m
      OK
      with
      that.
      It
     
     
      just
      seemed
      odd
      to
      be
      holding
      everyone
      back
      while
      encouraging
      this
      guy
      and
      maybe
      others.
      You
     
     
      also
      edited
      my
      comment
      about
      the
      guy
      with
      glasses
      from
      Pluto
      starting
      the
      body
      surfing,
      or
      so
     
     
      I
      heard.
     
    

    
     
      Number
      three:
      The
      song
      is
      called
      “Opem
      Up
      Baby”,
      not
      “Open
      Up
      Baby”,
      like
      you
     
     
      printed
      it.
      A
      forgivable
      editing
      mistake,
      but
      incorrect.
      Also,
      about
      the
      only
      cover
      song,
      “Some
     
     
      Kinda
      Wonderful”,
      it
      as
      by
      The
      Drifters,
      not
      the
      Beatles
      as
      the
      first
      concert
      review
      said.
      I
      felt
     
     
      that
      was
      something
      that
      had
      to
      be
      cleared
      up,
      and
      it
      was
      edited
      out
      of
      my
      article.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      And
      finally,
      youedited
      out
      my
      commentto
      Gerry,
      but
      that
      was
      OK,
      he
      doesn’t
      say
      much.
     
     
      Andas
      I
      wrote
      it,
      Gavin
      said,
      “I
      LOVE
      Pluto”,
      not
      “I
      love
      Pluto”.
      He
      puta
      lot
      of
      emphasis
      into
     
     
      that
      and
      it
      wasn’t
      shown
      in
      print.
     
    

    
     
      I
      think
      that
      the
      editing
      could
      use
      a
      little
      improvement.
     
    

    
     
      There
      were
      other
      little
      things
      edited
      out,
      but
      that
      was
      OK.
      I
      expected
      some
      to
      be
      edited.
     
     
      But
      what
      was
      edited
      kind
      of
      made
      me
      come
      across
      as
      a
      bit
      of
      a
      fool
      in
      regards
      to
      Big
      Sugar,
     
     
      and
      one
      comment
      could
      have
      been
      constrewed
      [sic]
      as
      an
      insult
      to
      security.
      I’m
      not
      really
      angry
     
     
      or
      offended
      and
      I
      don’t
      want
      anybody
      to
      think
      I’m
      a
      whining
      jerk,
      I
      just
      wanted
      things
      cleared
     
     
      up
      in
      regards
      to
      my
      article.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Stephen
      McQuaid
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mr.
      McQuaid,
     
    

    
     
      We
      appreciate
      your
      care
      to
      detail
      and
      Big
      Sugar
      enthusiasm,
      and
      are
      thankful
      that
     
     
      you
      prefaced
      your
      letter
      with
      “no
      offense
      intended”
      disclaimers.
      We
      do
      feel
      that
      great
     
     
      care
      was
      put
      into
      the
      editing
      of
      your
      story
      to
      assure
      that
      as
      little
      as
      possible
      was
      removed
     
     
      from
      your
      text
      or
      from
      your
      style,
      while
      still
      making
      it
      fill
      the
      allotted
      space.
      As
      a
      form
     
     
      of
      ree
      we
      have
      printed
      your
      letter
      in
      full
      --
      although
      it
      exceeds
      our
      400
      word
     
     
      policy.
     
    

    
     
      A
      general
      notice
      to
      submitters:
      you
      can
      make
      our
      jobs
      a
      lot
      easier
      when
      it
      comes
     
     
      to
      editing
      by
      including
      your
      telephone
      number
      so
      that
      we
      may
      contact
      you
      should
      there
     
     
      be
      substantial
      editing
      to
      be
      performed.
      This
      gives
      you
      a
      hand
      in
      seeing
      how
      the
      story
     
     
      needs
      to
      “
      shortened,
      and
      we
      can
      negotiate
      about
      what
      should
      be
      cut
      and
      what
      you
      feel
     
     
      is
      integral.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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