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For the Week of July 30-Aug. 5, 1998 News: Cop Out Insiders talk about why acting chief Walt Adkins is the wrong man to be appointed San Jose's top gun. Features: Soulless Asylum How California's mentally ill population has ended up in a prison system ill-equipped to deal with them. Saratoga resident Andrew Barnett decided he'd rather be dead. Hosiery Job: Pantyhose 'tattoos' for the puncture-conscious and uncommitted. Public Eye: Sheriff candidate lives in two places at once. The Fine Art of Turning Inside Out 'Tis the season for Metro's guide to summer indulgences, with outdoor concerts, theater and our best picks for relaxing daytrips. There's also day-by-day calendar of summer events that you'll want to bookmark for the long and luxurious days ahead. Over the Top: Sketch stretches heavy metal to the breaking point at the Usual--review by Sarah Quelland. New Music From Old Lyrics: Billy Bragg and friends channel Woody Guthrie's spirit on Mermaid Avenue. At the Heart of the Soul: Jazz pianist Gene Harris takes his fans to church. Lovano's Lure: The tenor sax giant explores new sonic landscapes. Audiofile: Reviews of the latest CDs by Eighty Mile Beach, Brian Jonestown Massacre, the Revenants and the Kirby Grips. 'Whatever' It Takes: Director Susan Skoog and star Liz Weil know that growing up is extra hard to do for girls. Bowing to Math: The numbers don't add up in Pi. Don's Early Lite: Inept Mafia! comedy mocks a tired genre. Much Ado About Wit and Worry: Love hurts in Shakespeare Santa Cruz's Much Ado About Nothing. Expert Advice: Follow the waiter's directions at Tam Restaurant for a delicious Thai-Viet culinary tour. Please don't forget to write! Metro welcomes letters. Like any great work of art, they should be originals -- not copies of letters sent elsewhere. Include address and daytime phone (for verification purposes only). Letters may be edited for length and clarity or to correct factual inaccuracies known to us. Postal: Metro Letters, 550 S. First. St., San Jose, CA 95111. Fax: 408/298-0602. JavaScript must be enabled to display this email address. . Emailers, please include name, city of residence and phone number. Letters printed will list email address unless otherwise specified. Letters to the editor are not currently published in the online version of this paper.

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