THE BRADY BUNCH
I was so excited when I went to my mailbox and saw that The Brady Bunch was on the cover. I grew up in the '70s and was very much in love with the Bradys. I was glad to read that everybody is doing great, including Alice. Thank you for making me feel like a Brady again!
GINA WOFFORD, Victorville, Calif.
I am so tired of hearing The Brady Bunch called a "silly sitcom." It was a beautiful show that children could watch with parents, which mine did. I think it's much better than some of the sitcoms of today, like Murphy Brown. Now that's "silly"!
PATSY L. SKELTON, Carrollton, Tex.
First you tell me that Robert Reed hated playing Mike Brady. Then you tell me that the man I looked up to during my childhood as a second father had to down three scotches to continue playing the part. Now you tell me that he not only died of colon cancer but AIDS! Enough already! In this age of diminishing family values, I, and perhaps millions of others, will continue to see Mr. Reed's role as a model of solid parenting.
JAMES HASH, Lynchburg, Va.
GAIL SHEEHY
Although I heartily applaud Gail Sheehy's book The Silent Passage: Menopause, I fervently wish it had been written 15 years earlier. I am in my late 30s now, but I underwent a radical hysterectomy at the age of 21, thanks largely to being a DES-exposed daughter. The hot flashes, mood swings and chills that followed I could deal with. Harder to handle was the diminishing sex drive, the night sweats and the skepticism of the medical profession. Able to talk to my friends about anything except menopause, I suffered in silence. Thank you, Gail Sheehy, for breaking the barrier. Now someone else might be spared the indignity I have endured. I may not be able to reach the entire medical profession, but I can purchase 15 books and send one to each of the doctors who have seen me in the last 16 years.
ANONYMOUS
JANET HARDUVEL
I am writing to correct an error in your story regarding Janet Harduvel. I have been Mrs. Harduvel's attorney throughout her litigation with General Dynamics. Contrary to the implication in your article, Myron Papadakis was not trial counsel. I hired Mr. Papadakis to assist in researching the case. I have spent thousands of hours fighting General Dynamics on behalf of Mrs. Harduvel, and I was quite disappointed that my name was omitted from your article.
HOWARD M. ACOSTA, St. Petersburg, Fla.
MARLENE DIETRICH
At the end of your article on Marlene Dietrich, you say, "Then the lid [of her coffin] was sealed, the French flag was draped across...and Marlene was sent home to Berlin." Looking at the photograph of the casket, I would swear that it is draped with the American flag.
GLADYS L. ROBBINS, San Diego
Marlene was actually honored with three flags. At the memorial service at the Madeleine in Paris, the French flag draped the casket; during the flight to Germany it was the American flag; and at the burial the Berlin flag.—ED.
Saved by the Bell Reunion
The hookups, the meltdowns, the memoires
The case reveals what was really going on what they think of each other now!
