Page 187 - An Historical Perspective of the Covers, Mastheads, Contents, and Staff of DRUMMER Magazine

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from pr«cdrng p<1ge
·1r o man does not keep word "outrageous" under our S3.95
poce wtfh his compan· price when every Tom. Dick and
Ions. perhaps ii 1s because Harry raised their price to match 1t. I
he hears o different guess we can put it back now rhat we
drummer. Let him step to are at $4.95. DRUMMER has never
the music wh!Ch he hears. been a magazrne that you can absorb
howcwer measured or far while standing at the newsstand. Ir is a
away.··
meat-and-potatoes (more of the
Henry Oovld Thoreau
former than the latter) periodical
which has introduced more new
6 MR. DRUMMER 1985 artists. writers and phorographers
They came, they saw, they conquered-but not necessarily in than any other gay mag. As I thumb
1hat order/ The Search for Mr. Drummer '85comes1oadramatlc through one $10.95 offering (at the
climaJlt. with nine top contenders •urning Leather's BigNishl into newsstand) it 1s like revisiting DRUM-
the biggell. boldest Mr. Drummer conres1 evPr. MER rssues of ten years past, except
17 REPORT o ur discoveries and pioneering now
Wrapping up the leather scene from coast 10 coast. is reborn in four colors on one-
20 MALECAH hundred pound stock.
23 DRUMMER DADDIES
Tall tales and true confcss1ons for Jeathermen young and old.
26 DRUMSTICKS REVISITm
A look back on ten ye.irs of laughter from rhe dungeon.
29 DRUMMER FICTION:
FOUR ON ICE by Phll Andros
To celebrate our big tenth anniversary, a new novelette from the
Grand Mas1er of gay erotica. High above the Arctic Circle, four
men m heat set off fireworks to nval the Aurora Borealis!
51 LEATHER NOTEBOOK
Brother Larry Townsend explains ii all for you.
53 INTERNATIONAl MR. LEATHER:
A PATRICK TONER PORTFOLIO tmw surur PRMJ RUIEIS
From Drummer coverman and model co international title- .t•l!..:t t&.tlEl•.wnl•M."t:.l\lt"Wll.'...
holder. che pictorial )dga of a young leatherman headed srraig/>1 TEN YfARS:Tht> covrr of our premiere ruue.
for the top.
61 DEAR SIR! Subscriprions will go up too. along
Cruising for a bruising/ wilh Leather Fraterniry rates, so I
85 DRUMMEDIA BOOKS would take advantge of this interval if
A dozen top writers and editor of gay erotica reveal the sources you are not already a subscriber. We
of their private pleasure. no longer can offer fim-clan postage
93 DRUMMEOIA ART su bscriptions because oft he o utrage-
Marrin of Holl.md )pills the beans! ous postal rates-other 1han overseas
95 ORUMMEOIA MOVIES and Canada, since there is no other
William Hurt plays g;iy in Kiss of the Spider Woman. way 10 get anything 10 those places in
the same quaner or rhe year.
97 DRUM by Bill Ward
Ten year5 later, and feathcrdom's favorite comic hero is still Our Tenth Arm1versary Mr. Drum-
going hard and last mer conrest was a smashing success
100 TOUGH CUSTOMERS and we want to thank all those who
Candid Camera for the SM crowd. took pan. The contes1ants were
excellent and 1he show was grea1. as
102 THE COMPLETE DRUMMER FICTION/ FmSH INDEX, 1975-1935 will be rhe re!.uhlng video. We are
lfldhpemable! Ten years of outrageous fact, fiction and filth at
your fingertips. delighted with our new Mr. Drum-
mer. Ir was nice being with friends
110 IN PASSING
during this milestone in the saga of
DRUMMER.
Now that the celebration is over,
we are moving to our new building at
640 Natoma to add chaos to confu-
sion. This will be accomplished by the
end o( this monrh and we can s1an on
producing new product!. and videos.
Co~"' Sll'vt:'n Rer)Wlff, Mr Drummer 1985. itruh hh consit./crablt' ttulf for 1l1c crowd .11 Things are changing. and for the
Le..rhcr, HiK Nrghr Photo b'1 P:it urquharl Oppositf' p.ige· Thf' Jahri J:.as• Oilnccn 1/0 ii 011 best. Thanks for being around to
1111• ~c.ir s Mr DrummN comc•t-S.m lrJnchro 's K.1bukl rhr.itrr h.id neverp/Jycd host enioy them with us.
10 .1r1y1hrng like thi>I P/1010 by Ro.e de C .u1ro.
-John H. Embry
DRUMMER$