Two music groups have been receiving lots of attention lately but for different reasons: 2 Live Crew and New Kids on the Block. Many people who have never listened to any of 2 Live Crew’s music are saying it’s obscene junk. Some people went out and bought the album to find out, and they also said it was obscene junk.

It is the right of the consumer to decide if it’s obscene or not and not some judge. If you think it’s obscene, next time you are in a store that carries their album, don’t buy it. Instead, leave it for someone who wants to buy it for the music and not to see if it’s obscene….

NKOTB have prompted a lot of response from teen-age girls. I am 15 years old and can’t stand NKOTB. I leave being a fan to my 9-year-old sister. NKOTB do not help you get good grades. You help yourself. I know of NKOTB fans who have failed more than one subject. They also don’t help you stay off drugs, not drink or anything like that. All that is up to you. They may be positive influences but so are many heavy metal groups who sing songs like “Don’t Close Your Eyes” (a song about not committing suicide). I am a happy person with no failures so far as a teen and I am tired of hearing NKOTB fans saying that everyone who can’t stand their high voices is a failure and jealous, because I’m not. Heather Richens Orrington