I think its a pretty safe assumption that you will need the Plazmic Theme Reader for Plazmic themes, especially if you are experiencing issues after removing it.
just love the colours and icons in this theme.. very nice. I sometimes don't mind the "blank" icon space on themes, but for this theme, I decided to (once again) split messages/sms and ended up liking that decision (for all themes).
thx!!
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Thx to all for the great advice!