- though I DO recall The Stones at the Mansion back in Playboy's heyday, I think...!

Rod



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I do recall the same (or at least Mick, or something).

A pity that the Hef is gone. One of the most influential American intellectuals. He will be missed.

Wasn't it the 1972 tour? I seem to remember them all being there and Bobby Keys and Keith setting a bathroom on fire or something. (The only part of the story I enjoyed.)

RIP Mr Hefner

Thanks for the mammaries

The guy always seemed so laid-back ..... safe journey Hugh ...



ROCKMAN

RIP

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The guy always seemed so laid-back ..... safe journey Hugh ...

He was the coolest of the cool cats...


member that time he booted the bad guys out of the mansion... so smooth.. so polite... but he meant it... gtfo!
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Wasn't it the 1972 tour? I seem to remember them all being there and Bobby Keys and Keith setting a bathroom on fire or something. (The only part of the story I enjoyed.)

When they played Chicago in '72 they were guests at the mansion. And yes, Keith and Bobby tested the sprinkler system in Hef's bathroom.



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video: [www.youtube.com]

Must one always seek a Stones connection? It's irrelevant to his passing.

Rest in peace, Hugh Hefner

News down here says Mr Hefner will be buried in the plot next to Marilyn Monroe ....



ROCKMAN

For me in those mags, there was constant exposure to pretty interesting people in art, science, technology and sure, fashion and cologne and all that fascinating manly stuff for a 12 year old going to see James Bond movies with Sean Connery, and yes, hip to The Stones before I was 12 1/2 years old.

Hugh, well he made it to 91 I guess, God bless him.
Kinda scary because my every morning friend for years at super early coffee, and every day, is mah pal who just turned 90. He's riding his bike everyday and doing mighty fine but you know...some of you do....he's slowing down tho remarkable smart and pressent and sensitive...you can tell he's slowing way down and the thought of losing him is scary to me.

I don't objectify him tho very much respectful and loving toward him. I'm funny when I don't feel like being funny, just to egg him on and challenge him and he's pretty damn quick; so it's real to me at this age I guess; even tho he's 25 years or more older....and it scares me frankly; I like to think I'm more philosophical, and he is over 90 after all and all that; but when it's someone in your life age doesn't take away the closeness or presence at all.

Hef was on the cutting edge; more than fold-outs and pre-teen fantasies of gauze-shot teen boobies...and having that really cool sophistacated watch or cuff links to go with the evening wear you'll never have except when you rent a tuxedo for some rubber-chicken horrible affair....
Just riffing and joking here, but seriously respect Hefner and his influence. The writing was often excellent.!
People DID buy it for the articles and interviews.
I remmeber my first detailed interview-readings from seminally important diverse and dynamic peeps, again like Ginsburg, and so many...Dylan! Sartre, Kubrick; I shouldn't even have started; there are about 80 on this list and more than half of them are fascinating, easily.

Please check out this list of some of the featured interviews. These were seriously like a kind of intellectual Bible primer on a high level for a kid growing into teens and then beyond...

[www.ranker.com]

I mean this is astounding; and a LOT of these crucially influential peeps would NOT have been covered, ever, with such freewheeling courage, and THEN get it past senior editors and into the world. There's a LOT to Hef I learned in the documentary and it changed my view of him. I thought him one of those narcisstic sexist geeks in the sick IN crowd of stars who thought the Frug was hip...and wore shit-stink cologne...and had those bozo-wide huge Sonny Bono kind of collars...sort of like a syncophant and starfkker type but he was much much more than that. I'm sure the seedy stuff, not just sexy sexy DID happen at the Chi and L.A. clubs. Certain actors haunted the place on the prowl alla time; Rat Packers and Rat Packer Wannabes. But that would be missing the boat on what Hef really brought to the culture imo; and I have a LOT of respect for what he has contributed. It took a lot of confidence and vision intellectually imo. And the product was meaningful, and in some cases, actually historic.

[www.imdb.com]

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist & Rebel.
RIP

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American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story 2017

"A fascinating docu-series chronicling Playboy magazine's charismatic founder, Hugh Hefner, and his impact on global culture.
Told from his unique perspective with never-before-seen footage from his private archive,
discover the captivating story about the man behind the bunny."
Starring: Hugh Hefner, Matt Whelan

[www.amazon.com]



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Knew this was going to happen soon: Hef was in bad health the past few years.

Hugh Hefner's influence on American culture, and then the world, is impossible to overstate. A beacon of light and of progressive thought, he literally transformed the society we live in. If there is one word to capture his spirit and what Hef was about, it is FREEDOM.

And on a personal level, Playboy made me who I am. With the exception of the Rolling Stones, Hef brought me more joy, and (for better or worse) shaped my perspectives on life, to a greater degree than any other person on this planet. From the day that I discovered a stash of Playboys as a young boy, and marveled at the contents within, Hef's philosophy has been the prism through which I see the world.

It was the photos that drew me as a kid, of course, but as time passed I began to pay more attention to the other stuff ... the monthly Playboy Interview with intellectuals and superstars, the thought-provoking essays and columns, the wonderful short stories, the corny but sometimes hilarious jokes and cartoons, the ultra-cool lifestyle tips.

RIP Hugh, and thank you for opening my eyes and liberating us all.

Drew



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Damage caused to the Playboy Mansion by some ruffians in 1972.




"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

RIP to Hef. He had a huge impact on our culture.

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Charlie trying not to look at the bunnies with Shirley next to him.

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"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

Why do we have a RIP page for a pimp?

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Why do we have a RIP page for a pimp?

There we go... it isnt a proper IORR RIP thread without someone speaking ill of the deceased.

Hefner's $900,000 ensures protection for Hollywood sign
2010- Thanks to the Playboy founder's gift and $500,000 from the Tiffany & Co. Foundation
and Aileen Getty, the campaign reaches the total needed to buy Cahuenga Peak, the site of the iconic sign.


1978- Hefner also played a major role in a campaign to fix up the then-terribly dilapidated Hollywood sign. Ensuring that the land would remain undeveloped was worth taking action again, he said.



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Why do we have a RIP page for a pimp?

If HH is a pimp then America is a whorehouse! Hef symbolized the American Dream : he had an idea, he made it a reality, he got very rich turning his idea into a tangible thing and he became a star.

That's the American Dream for you! Have a safe journey Hef!

if Hefner had been a low-life pimp he wouldn't have hired the best photographers (like Pompeo Posar) nor would he have given them lavish working conditions.

Shooting T&A in Kodachrome? Thank you Hef!



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Agree matxil. No class.

He was an all around good guy up until the end:

Hugh Hefner’s final tweets urge followers to donate to hurricane victims

RIP HUGH HEFNER

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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......

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Why do we have a RIP page for a pimp?

What an ignorant (and tasteless) comment. Here are examples of what Hefner did:

By the 1960s, he was writing a frequent installment he called “The Playboy Philosophy,” in which he addressed topics like the First Amendment and sexual mores. He advocated for gay rights. He pushed for women’s access to birth control and abortion rights. He discussed censorship as well as what constitutes “obscene” in the United States and promoted the free exchange of thoughts and ideas.

He integrated his staff and membership; he hired men and women of all races, and often provided black comedians and musicians some of their first performances in front of white audiences. When a New Orleans and Miami club owner segregated the clubs’ membership, Mr. Hefner bought those franchises back. The clubs provided women employees with tuition reimbursement and encouraged them to attend college.

Mr. Hefner also set up the Playboy Foundation, which supported First Amendment rights, often contributing to defendants in free-speech cases. The foundation went on to support other works, including providing funding for PTSD research, commissions on Agent Orange and programs and organizations for veterans.

[www.nytimes.com]

Drew

And he invited the first lineup of Deep Purple to play Hush on his television show Playboy After Dark back in '69!

Deep Purple ~ Live ~ Hush ~ 1969




As well as many other cool bands such as the Grateful Dead, Steppenwolf, the Byrds, and Canned Heat among others...Hef was a hip dude!

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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......

I can't lie ... did read at least two Playboy articles
... Mr Zimmerman and Keith ... other than that it was the pictures ...



ROCKMAN

Playboy lasted longer than jan Weiner's ragazine did with me.
Playboy was never really a porno magazine, it was no Penthouse or Hustler, it was more art than porn.

Playboy had many many great interviews over the years and of course many beautiful women tastefully photographed.

Mr Hefner is/was like Chuck Berry in that...
they changed the world we live in, without them, who know?
"what else would not have happened if Mr Hefner had not done what he did?"
"What else would not have happened if Chuck had not done what he did."

*Steppenwolf* in Hugh Hefner's Show *Playboy after Dark*1969*
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Linda Ronstadt - Living Like a Fool - (Playboy After Dark, October 1969)
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Love Sick Blues - Linda Ronstadt - live
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I can't lie ... did read at least two Playboy articles
... Mr Zimmerman and Keith ... other than that it was the pictures ...

Yes those pictures of Dylan were hot hot hot!