Beatle-Needling Is Found Tasteless

I found your bit about George Harrison being stabbed with a rubber knife in Off-Kilter, Jan. 21, to be utterly tasteless. There is nothing funny about being attacked and nearly killed, especially in light of John Lennon’s tragic murder some 20 years ago. Do you recall the senseless stalking/murders of Rebecca Shaeffer and Gianni Versace? Maybe you need to be “enlightened.” And by the way, the other so-called “jokes” in that same column about John and Paul aren’t funny at all.

--GLORIA BANDO

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