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Column hits nail on the head
I could not agree with Marc Frey’s assessment more (“The greatest nation on earth?” April 2010).
Clear , concise, unbiased, unemotional and accurate.
Can't do much better than that. If only we could get that in the statehouses and Washington!
Sonny Huntley
Hilton Head
Change not always for the better
I read Chuck Raley’s letter to the editor (“Decisions, instead delays, need to be made for the island airport," April 2010).
If one wants to quote John Adams (our second president), how about this quote:
“The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the law of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.”
The airport is a wonderful mode of transportation for our island. I think we can all agree on that. The “change” that Mr. Adams talks about (that Mr. Raley quotes) is not condemning perfectly good property for the good of the people who are well off and too lazy to go to the Hilton Head/Savannah International Airport.
Why is expanding this airport so important to people? Is it for tourism? Is it for convenience? Is it for lining the pockets of the few? Mr. Raley did not say WHY it is so important. Just to have larger planes land here is not important to the lives of the families who will be displaced and destroyed.
Respect our island, the wildlife and the property rights of people who live here; to enjoy the peace and nature we all moved here for. To destroy a church that was here before the airport, and destroy houses that people have worked hard for all their lives is just not the right thing to do. Sometimes CHANGE is just not the right thing to do!
Diane Sala
Hilton Head Island
The Jazz Corner was great experience
Do you like jazz? I like most types of music, but I’ve always answered this question with, “Not particularly.” It’s not that I dislike it, but the question always conjures up images of dark, smoke-filled speakeasies. If not that, then the smooth jazz that we’ve come to know as elevator music.
About a year ago, my husband and I went to dinner with friends that we met on Hilton Head. As we left the restaurant, they suggested going for a drink and listening to some music. Not wanting to cut the evening short we agreed and followed them to a ‘little place that they knew.’ Imagine my dismay when we arrived and I read the name “The Jazz Corner” on the door.
The hostess seated us near the stage where the band was playing. They were about halfway through their last set and didn’t sound too bad. As we sipped our drinks the music began to take on a life of its own. Conversation between us ceased as we were enveloped in the magic of the sounds on stage.
By the end of the set, when lead singer Whitley Deputy belted out one of the best covers that I ever heard of Ray Charles’ “Georgia,” I was sold! At that moment I knew that “not particularly” would never again be my answer to the question, “Do you like jazz?”
We enjoyed it so much that my husband spoke with the hostess and made dinner reservations for later in the week. We were advised that if we liked the band we had just heard, which was The Martin Lesch Band, we would probably like Lavon and Louise, who were there on Thursday, as well. We were not disappointed. The food was delicious and Lavon and Louise put on a memorable show.
When we returned to Hilton Head this year with our son and his girlfriend, we made a visit to The Jazz Corner a priority. We checked the schedule and made a dinner reservation for Monday night when The Martin Lesch Band was playing a delta blues and bayou tribute.
I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the fabulous food and service. The crowning moment came when during a solo, the drummer, Chris, leaned over to our table and began playing on our glasses and bottles.
When I consider the good food, good service and fantastic music, I know that whenever I’m on Hilton Head, The Jazz Corner will be on my agenda. I hope that it will be on yours, too.
Joanne Lee
Great Meadows, N.J.
