LETTERS TO L.A. LIFE : SOME COSMIC FORCE ENJOYS SPICE GIRLS.

Come on, 'fess up. It was 6- to 7-year-olds doing the voting for the American Music Awards. My 7-year-old granddaughter, Rebecca, denies (thank heavens) any voting knowledge, but I'll wager thousands of her contemporaries were contacted, else how can we explain the Spice Girls?

If this is the ``best'' of the new artists, I fear for the music world. Did Barney come in second?

Eileen O'Neill

West Hills

Setting the record straight on `below the line' artists

In reading the article on how the acting community feels about not getting a proper percentage of the fee the cable industry is paying for old TV shows (L.A. Life, Feb. 1), I would like to point out to SAG members the following.

Not one penny is paid to any of the ``below the line'' artists on the programs - the director of photography, the makeup artists, the sound recorders, the film editors and all the other artisans - who strive to make the actors look and sound their best, so SAG can collect residuals for their members.

Bob Bring

Film editor, A.C.E.

Los Angeles 

No Golden moment for Nicholson, Madonna

At the Golden Globe Awards show, Jack Nicholson did not kiss Madonna when he went up to receive his award. This is not unusual for the ``great'' one, as he only kisses himself most of the time.

Bob Hutton

Burbank

A patient's bad medicinesours her on M.D. miracles

The article about ``The Race for Longevity'' (L.A. Life, Jan. 5) and the miracles of medical science left me cold. Thanks to the miracles of medical science, I damn near died. Twelve years ago, after breaking my leg, I was diagnosed with diabetes and thanks to the discovery of insulin, I was ``saved.'' Five years ago, I was diagnosed with epilepsy, and again due to the discovery of seizure medications dilantin and depokene, I was again ``saved.''

Last June, after a seizure landed me in the hospital, a wonderful and conscientious doctor discovered after lots of tests that I don't have either diabetes or epilepsy. My seizures were caused by the use of insulin, which I never needed in the first place!

Medical science isn't worth beans if you have an incompetent doctor or hospital!!

- Barbara Talbert

Santa Clarita 

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Photo: (1) Baby, left, Scary, Ginger, Posh and Sporty Spice are currently pushing a new album and feature film, both named ``Spice World.''

(2) Is Jack Nicholson mean? Maybe he just doesn't like Madonna.