Page 123 - An Historical Perspective of the Covers, Mastheads, Contents, and Staff of DRUMMER Magazine

Alternate Publishing: John H. Embry, Publisher
John W. Rowberry, Editor

.. II a man does not keep
pace with his compamons.
perhaps II 1s because he
hears a d1fferef1l drummer
Let 111m step to the music 1 his is the beginning of the new look for
which he hears. however DRUMMER. Issue S4 will o:lcbraLc our
measured or far away 7th Annivcr~ry and IL should be a
Henty David Thoreau whopper. Fallowing that, our new editor
takes over and we arc expecting even
greater things. l he ben keep~ gelling
better in order lo give our Imitators
S GETTING Of F somclhing to shoot for Jnd at..
6 MALE CAU / DEAR SIR Lxpunded and ttl/l 1101 t>11011qll room A final word Jboul lhc Mr. lntcrn;alional
Leather c;ontest. We have ~en and arc
8 THE M.P. ANO THE RAW-ASS RCCRUIT very supportive and objective. We said
Terram·" S09<1n tells it /Ike It Is ChiCJgo should be proud to h.wc goncn
it together dhe.Jd o( CV<.'l)'OllC t:!w. The
16 IN SEARCH OF OLDER MEN / DRUMMER'S DADDIES
Written hy th1• Dadtlies und tlltir Duddlts' Boys thtmse/y~ contest and cvcnu were cxc.cllcnt and
Improving every year, with I.he con-
20 THE EAGLE GETS HIS MCRITBADGE lC$l4nlS always top flight. We merely
Dean M11ste1Wn toket Eaqlt X.out IJruce Smith on 011 outifJQ made d friendly suggestion. Anyone who
read .tnything cbc into THE SEARCI I
25 SLAVES OF THE EMPIRE / PART I FOR MR. L EATHER was looking for it..
The Incomparable Aaron 1ruvls starts us off on 11 trip mto history
After the umpteenth comptaim trom
35 SLAVE SHIP Now Zealand that the customs was
/ im Hurdf/cld shows us thut gettlnq thcfl' Is half the fun
opening nrst class mail and sending, in
45 TIJE ORDEAL OF THE SEARCH / CENTERSECTION stead or its content, notices that it was
I ooklnq for Mr. [)RUMMER tums our to ba more 1/1an anyont! holding "indecent" m.iterial. (DRUM·
cxpecttd but the slqhl of all that bf!Outlful beef contesting . . • MER, of course) and the New Zcalan·
dcr shouldn't be allowed to read It.
53 DRUMBEATS/ MAN TO MEN Which, incidenLJlly isn't loo different,
And on t/lt:y t:ome, mare and more and more from England, Canada .md Australia,
73 TOUGH SHfT just d little worse. So we sent the
You asked for II, you got It following lcucr to the head ~chmuck.
74 ORUM 8111 Word :.bows us that l!l'<!n Drum has a Drummer D<Jddy CAifee tor of Customs
Aurklond, Nev.; Leo/and
79 LEATHER NOTEBOOK W(" lluvt been Informed b>• rubscrl~ts
The (}/d master Larry Townsend levels with you, om: Ofl one
111 New Zealo11d t/JUt they occosloooll>•
81 DRUMMER REA OS THE BOOKS 011d gl~s you the rtu/ scoop ltcn-e their first class mall from us
seiLed and placed with u form Jettu
85 CON RAP lnsldt looki119 out from you wyJnq thot our publlcot/on
DRUMMER Is consfdered by you to be
88 DRUMMER ON FILM lndtcent.
DA5 BOOT and CIRCLE OF DECllT get our a11e111/011 Smee Ne.... Zealand is one of tlte very
91 LONDON LETTER ft•w cormtrfts In tht no11.commu11fst
EnrJl/sh Lt!uther from our mun overseas ~vorld that hos such censorship, we ""
interested 111 finding what speclf/rt1/ly
94 IN PASSING makes DRUMMER indcc~/11 m your
IVtt co111plolned about 110 f/11sll !11 Aoslt and Wt' 'IOI soml! eyes.
We should apprcclutc lhlvl11<J u copy
of the Cu:stom:s Act of 1966 or wll<ltcver
you consldt•r your guide to /udqlmJ whut
your c/11rens am or ca111101 read.
LiVing m a more enlightened and
dt~·doped society, we 01 times forqel
the less lortu11ate In othtr fund~ and
certuJnly do not wo111 to jeoopurdJLe
any of our subscribers In their 1ela-
t1011!J1ip with thoS8 Jn power.
Very truly yours,

---------------------------------i If we get any kind of answer, we'll
let you know.
john H. Embry
DRUMMERS