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Dr. Dre Wants to Profit from Burning Man – A Letter Circa 1995

by | Aug 19, 2013 | MUSIC

The folks at Rogergastman.com have stumble across an amazing find – a letter from Dr. Dre to a sweetheart dated February, 1995.

The folks at Rogergastman.com have stumble across an amazing find – a letter from Dr. Dre to a sweetheart dated February, 1995. In the letter, Dre professes his love for her (I will take care of you baby girl!) and speaks of a bizarre collection of people erecting a giant wooden man in the desert with the intention of burning it.

“Someone should get behind this shit and make some loot off these fools cause they said there will at least be 5,000 people.”

Take a look at the full letter:

Man, I wish tumblr existed back then.

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com

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