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Alternate Publishing: John H. Embry, Publisher
John W. Rowberry, Associate Publisher — Robert Payne, Editor

"If a man does not keep
pace with his compamons.
perhaps 11 1s because he We wan1 co dn1w your anen1ion 10 1he
hears a dtllerent drummer arilcle that s1ar1s on page 18 of this Issue.
Let him step to the music " Some of Us Are Dying,'' by John Pre~ton.
which he hears. however We'll wait for the mall to come in on this
measured or far away " one; we already know that, unfonu·
Henry Oavtd Thoreau
nately, a number or people arc going 10
get on our case For printing OJnything that
could Infringe on the intense sexual com-
munication tha1 Drummer strives to bring
6 MALECALl/DEAR SIR you each l~sue. Bur Mr. Preston's pe"'°
8 THE TRUCKER & THE CYCLIST pective or rhe holouust that threatens ui.
Robert Payne tel/) us about rhe day an old friend called to ask a favor. .ill ls one that needs to be In this magazine
You Sf'e, 1here was this trucker . •• at rhi~ time. You can'1 arm your~elf by
simply closing your c yl!s.
14 MR. ORUMMER '83: THEY'RE AT THE GATE
As wt' ~o 10 press, the hottest studs in the country are converging on Some updating Is In 01der. Since Mr.
San Francisco to compete in America's mo:>t covered leather title, Preston spoke these words-this is a
Mr. Drummer 1983. One final preview before the main event. 1ranscrlp1 of a speecl1 he gave to 1he
Mdine Stale Cay Association-there have
16 FORESKIN UPDATE been developments, Foremost, more
The Sarge l hares his mat/ on volunrary circumci~lon, and we look people have died rhan indiated. Thar's
for some more f amow, overhang.
important. Secondly, the President has
18 SPECIAL REPORT: made a big deal out or the fact that he
SOME OF US ARE DYING BY JOHN PRESTON allocated S12 million for AIDS research.
The noted novelist looks a1 lhe national panic in a rare eitaminacion That's odious and despicable, especially
of things 100 many of us would rather ignore. Followed by whe n this piddling amounl is spread over
Drummer's guide to grasvnots action 1 ~ years. It's less rhan il crumb. Billion~
are to be spent on such 'wonhwhile' pro-
24 DRUMBEATS Our resident puzzler offers an ,macrostic of a slighrly
different persuasion. jecu as the MX mi~sile and m1lhary aid to
puppet dictalorshlpi; in other coun1ries..
2S FOUR BY FOUR: SPECIAL NEW FICTION COLLECTION The government's respomc to the AIDS
Four new writers take on four variations on familiar themes in this crisis Is one that can not be tolera1ed And
summer one-hand reader; from the everyday to the clo!)e no one i~ going to change 1hat response
encounter. excep1 us. That is our obligarion. 10 our-
41 TONY BRONTE: ZEUS BEEF TRUST From the j rLJdio that ~pends • selves, to 1he gay men who have ;tlready
more time looking at biceps than the Mr. Olympia judges comes a been killed by AIDS, and to the still-living
tower of phy$ical power named Tony. Pure oeef, no filler. AIDS vic1lms. Research and cure ii. 1101
our obligation, and we don't think tha1
49 DRUMBEATS Drummer's consumer guide to top quality, lean men. can be stressed ~lrongly enough-11 is
Squeeze these charmers, 1( you dare.
clearl)' rhe duty of the federal govern·
65 DRUM Hot time in the city and Bill Ward's creature of semual ment and all the means at its di,posaL
habit:i look.\ for a cool place to dip his •.. wick.
Following Mr. Prenon'" 1rticle 1sasmall
73 DRUMMER DADDIES More macho men co make a bad boy file or information and suggestions. We
behave.
urge you to re.id and consider 11 carefully.
73 DRUMMEOIA VIDEO A 1riple feature: Clones with thunder There 1s always more that can be known
thigh~, elegdtll English dinosaurs, ~omething to warm the backside. and more that can be done. We j1m want
you co start somewhere .. . for your own
75 LEATHER BULLETIN BOARD News from the farest outpo~ls of S.lke.
/eat her and SM
-John W. Rowberry
n DRUMMEDIA FJLM Arthur}. Bressan's most controver~ial projec1:
a gay youth and the man w/lo saved his life.
80 SWEDEN FOR LEATHERMEN Roberr Nichol!> tell you all: where to
go, what 10 e>cpcct, how ro make a trip to Sweden well worth
considering.
84 DRUMMEDIA BOOKS John Pre Hon and Daniel Cun on, two giant!>
wailing at your bookstore.
86 IN PASSING

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