Not Just a Footnote

Re Robert Hilburn’s appreciation of Troubadour owner Doug Weston (“A Man Who Had a Passion for Art of the Troubadour,� Feb. 16):

The question has to be asked: “What were you thinking in presenting this article as a footnote?� This man, like him or not, was a giant in Los Angeles history.

The article is almost buried on the front page in the Calendar section by an article on Beethoven. The Beethoven article could have been presented at any time. . . . You do not even include a picture of Mr. Weston until page 6. . . .

Are you not the L.A. Times? Or are you the History Channel in newspaper form and just cover L.A. as a footnote? Just because a great person in history has remained dormant for some time does not mean their accomplishments (in their prime) should be forgotten.

DOUG VonBERG

Costa Mesa