Subscribe free to our daily email newsletterIn Defense of Rockville; Thanks Bill Hickman!
Jun 24, 2007 13:51 - 2 Comments
You might have missed a letter to the editor in Saturday’s Washington Post. Bill Hickman, a fan of >Rockville, rose to the defense of our fair city (Rockville Rocks All Year Long). Bill didn’t agree with a Post writer’s suggestion that The Fantastic Four movie was “as grim as February in Rockville.” Damn right, Bill.
Bill pointed out many cool attributes of Rockville in the dead of winter, like Upper Watts Branch Forest Preserve; music at Strathmore; taking in a Maryland Nighthawks basketball game; and artwork on display at Glenview Mansion.
I’d like to add that a visit to any snowy slope in town , mobbed by out-of-school kids and parents alike, would tell even a casual observer that February in Rockville is far from grim. Not to mention Cub Scout Pack 928′s Blue & Gold Banquet, where more than 100 scouts, family and local celebrities dine on a Rockville restaurant’s fabulous barbecue at a local church hall. We could go on and on, couldn’t we?
Thanks, Bill. And Washington Post beware – we won’t let such slander go unanswered!
I have lived in Maine…Rockville winters are simply gorgeous.>
Now, here is something interesting. The original movie review now on the web seems not to include the Rockville reference (unless someone can find it for me). Did the editors see fit to sanitize the piece? Inquiring minds want to know.
Mr. Hickman himself writes:>
I read your comment on the Rockville Central blog which questioned why the Washington Post article by Stephen Hunter didn’t mention Rockville, as posted on washingtonpost.com. The washingtonpost.com webpage at the following URL has the original article, which appeared on page C01 of the paper.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/14/AR2007061402343.html
I noticed that the article to which you linked was published on page WE32.
Aha! Just figured out that you saw the condensed version which appeared in the Weekend section of the Post, and my letter to the editor was referring to the longer version which appeared in the Style section.
Thanks Bill!