Editor’s note: This letter references “For Your Ears,” a monthly rundown of local music shows. The last edition of “For Your Ears” was published Tuesday.

Editor,

I enjoyed reading Alexandra Swanberg and Nicole Perez’s nutshell reviews of upcoming local music events in the Culture section of Tuesday’s paper. And, in the 30 seconds or so that it took me to scan these reviews, I actually entertained the thought of attending a concert or two.

But these excellent writers lost me when they (or the copy editor) failed to tell me precisely what day these concerts were to take place. Oh yes, I know the dates were given, but “Feb. 4” or “Feb. 15” just won’t cut it.

Unless one happens to have an IQ of 140 or be a savant, I don’t see how the average Joe Six-Pack can visualize the Gregorian calendar in his head and realize that these concerts are taking place on a Saturday or Wednesday, respectively.

Such information (the day) is important to those of us who have lives and are trying to arrange classes, work, romantic encounters and sports activities around musical or theatrical events.

This problem is not isolated to this particular column. I see this issue crop up in posters and flyers littering UNM: A date specified but never a day mentioned. It’s absolutely maddening.

In the future — for those of us who do not have images of calendars implanted in our brains — please tell us what day these events occur.

It doesn’t take up much space and it may make the difference between us going to an event or simply blowing it off.

Chuck Reuben
UNM staff