What’s wrong with you guys these days? A miniskirt wearing, hairy legged, gun toting man next to a urinal is your idea of a cover story feature? (“Cheating Death,” December 6.)
Two things immediately come to mind — 1.) Why? and 2.) Who cares! If I was one of your “normal” advertisers, I’d be pissed. Who wants to read about a transvestite Nazi murderer? Almost hilarious.
This may come as a shock to you, but there are plenty of us in Northeast Ohio that wish you’d go back to being an entertainment magazine like you used to be back in the day when people actually read Scene. How about interviewing major rock bands when they come through town? How
about writing some concert reviews too?
P.S. — I did not read the cover story. Just like 99% of the city I’m sure. No one cares! What do you have planned for the next issue — legalizing midget tossing? Hey, there’s an idea for you.
Some non transgendered and proud of it person in Wickliffe
This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2006.
I was the reporter who asked Frank Spisak if “there is one reason why the jury shouldn’t send you to the chair?” His response was not defiant, or even indifferent. He had wide eyes, and a shaky voice when he responded, “No, can you?” For me, who made a significant income from free-lancing, it was wonderful. The story made the next ABC-radio hourly newscast. The Judge in his murder trial was upset, concerned that the encounter would get back to the jury and force a mistrial. It didn’t. The tragedy of capital punishment in America is that it takes so long. Many of these killers, separated from the substance abuse and other societal influences that made them animals, become sweet and spiritual over the time they serve on death row. I observed such a guy being executed in Kentucky, who was not the same evil person who had been sentenced to death 17 years before. It’s disturbing that Frankie has survived 25 years since his crimes, and that he seems to be the same sick soul that he was then.
Lou Kishkunas
I unlike some people (Hater living in Willowick)
appreciate being told when an extremely demented person has the chance to step on cleveland soil again. I also like being told all the facts even if they might be distasteful. Unlike the cookie cutter magazine articles written by unmentioned large newspapers. I like that Scene does not have to water down the article someone writes sooo people don’t get their panties in a twist. It’s by people with this mind set that we seem to be losing our simple rights to free speech because their fragile,sensitive souls are bruised. Hey… here is an idea if you don’t like it, don’t read it.(It’s not like you are buying it.) Go read an advertisers paper(YOU PAY FOR) that is too scared to print something a reporter writes, without it being looked at, ripped apart,and gone over by the twisted panties committee to make sure they don’t lose advertisers. Heaven forbid you get so upset about our fair cities demons,that you forget to spend money here.SUCK IT UP OR MOVE TO PITTSBURGH SWEETHEART! MOTHER LOVIN RIGHTS LOVER!!