RIP Hugh Hefner
Al_Howard
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91 is not a bad number.....0
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I'm truly amazed he lasted that long...and that he made it through the 70s and 80s without HIV...1
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I was a Club member in the late sixties early 70's. I must admit the Clubs at the time were pretty classy. I went to Clubs in New York, Atlanta and surprisingly London where I knew I might get a good genuine American Hamburger. That was absolutely the case. Ground beef in London to me tasted like horse meat even though I've have never had horse meat and couldn't tell you anything about it. All I knew was the ground beef was weird in London everywhere I went at the time.
I can't say I had much if any respect for Mr Hefner but reading this part of the article below enlightened me to something I don't know that I knew and I do respect his gutsy attitude and the risk he took as an entrepreneur.
(In 1952, Hefner was working as a cartoonist for Esquire magazine in Chicago. When he was turned down for a $5 raise, he decided to try something new:)0 -
My comments do contain some WW LTL lifestyle comments or at least food.
I was a member of the clubs in the late 60's and the early 70's and I must admit I thought they were fairly classy as I remember them. I remember I at least went to clubs in Atlanta, New York, and London. I remember that in London I had a hard time finding a good Hamburger. Having visited the American Clubs and generally having a very good steak or meal I decided to go to the London Club to see if I could get a good American Hamburger. Sure enough it was a great hamburger. I had been to several places in London and the ground beef to me tasted like Horse meat although I have never had horse meat and couldn't tell you a thing about it. In reading the article I did find this to be interesting and while I must admit I had very little if any respect for Mr Hefner I found this part of the article below interesting. I do respect his taking a risk as an entrepreneur and making a go of it even though he and his magazine were the subject of controversy and still is since it's inception. (My opinion)
(In 1952, Hefner was working as a cartoonist for Esquire magazine in Chicago. When he was turned down for a $5 raise, he decided to try something new:)
RIP Mr Hefner (I hope)0 -
He helped a lot of us get through puberty.
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I only bought Playboy to read the articles and interviews.2
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Jimb376mfp wrote: »I only bought Playboy to read the articles and interviews.
My brother-in-law subscribed. So, I read the articles and interviews when I visited their house.
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I knew some folks who knew his son. Great kid who went to our school. Hugh also donated money for an observatory at the school.0
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Yup; I learned a lot (from the articles, ya know...).0
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Needed a telescope to see girls from afar as it was a boy's school. True.0
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I seriously doubt if he's resting in peace.0
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Have you ever heard that celebrity deaths come in threes?
1. Heff (age 91)
2. Monty Hall (9/30/17 age 96)
3. Tom Petty (10/2/17 age 66!)
I bought a DVD Best of Tom Petty once, I will now listen to it again.0 -
Jimb376mfp wrote: »Have you ever heard that celebrity deaths come in threes?
1. Heff (age 91)
2. Monty Hall (9/30/17 age 96)
3. Tom Petty (10/2/17 age 66!)
I bought a DVD Best of Tom Petty once, I will now listen to it again.
Tom's not dead (yet?) - he is on life support tho.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lapd-clarifies-cannot-confirm-tom-petty-death/0 -
Jimb376mfp wrote: »Have you ever heard that celebrity deaths come in threes?
1. Heff (age 91)
2. Monty Hall (9/30/17 age 96)
3. Tom Petty (10/2/17 age 66!)
I bought a DVD Best of Tom Petty once, I will now listen to it again.
Tom's not dead (yet?) - he is on life support tho.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lapd-clarifies-cannot-confirm-tom-petty-death/
Oops! CBS reported it...Fake News?
Hope he recovers.
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