Page 197 - An Historical Perspective of the Covers, Mastheads, Contents, and Staff of DRUMMER Magazine

Alternate Publishing: John H. Embry, Publisher
Robert Payne, Editor

"If a man does not keep pace
with his companions. perhaps It
ls because he hears o different W~ on h;irdly let ;i military Issue go by
drummer. Let him step to the withou1 some sort of blast at our belov.ed
muste which he hears. however military 1ns1ltu1ions themselve~. Gay
measured or for Ql.\Oy." males love to dreu up like, or be subju-
Henry David Thoreau gated by, their wom enemies; therefore
the popularity of police uniforms, Nazi
uniforms and military regalia.
The old guard of 1he military doein't
like gays anymore than h likes civilian
control, liberals, congressional Investiga-
tions or peacenlks. II didn't used 10 like
4 COMPOUND TRAININC OUTTAKES blacks or Asians but ii can't openly ge1
Our new recruit gets a rip or rwo from the DJ.
away wilh 100 much of that anymore.
10 ARMY vs NAVY by Etienne However, aided and abeued by the pres-
A group of army GI' break into the naval academy and gang up ent adminiJllraLion, It wants no homosex-
on their loo1bal/ star. ual~ and hM cold-bloodedly perseOJted
15 LEATHER REPORT and prosecu1ed men with unblemished
All the news that's flt to print, and some tha1 isn't records. even heroes, because someone
18 DRUMMER FORUM heard a rumor 1ha1 they might be that
way.
20 MALECAll
22 DRUMMER DADDIES THERE ARE NO GAYS AND
TaU tales with a new twist for daddies' boys. THERE IS NO AIDS IN THE
26 DRUMSTICKS U.S. MILITARY.
27 PRIVATE KIROWSKY by Jack Prescott US Secretory of Bul/lhlt
A moving tale of learher love at a mllitaryacademybythemaster
of such tale-telling. Now along comes AIDS and the Pen-
36 THE JOYS OF THE PITS by T. R. Witomski tagon lias jumped In with botli feet. Eve-
The Drummer Fer ish Parade marches on and we salute the furry, ryone is 10 be 1es1ed for II. Whh an
fun. wet. warm and wonderful pie fanciers. opportunity of tliis magnitude to le.ld the
way for the rest ol the country. 1he mil-
47 1986 UNIFORM CALfNOAR itary has taken a lltance that would have
Our tradition continues as Bill Ward's incredible artwork
becomel a calendar to pin up and live by. been admir<.'CI by Auila the Hun.
There are things 1ha1 the mili1ary does
55 DEAR SIRI admire mightily, however: separation
Stan the 11ew year right with a man from our bigger-than-ever and duplication or its branches, tlie
classified department. Incredible pork-barreling and ineffi-
15 DRUMMEOIA/ MOVIES ciency of the military-lndu)trlal compleK
From politics to polka. Drummer's rundown on what's new on and tlie waste of billions of dollars, mil-
the silver screen. liom of man hours and thousands of oth·
78 DRUMMIDIA/VIDEO erwise eKcetlen1, talented and dedicated
A glimpse at three new video re/easel to ritilate you. men who happen to prefer men.
The armed services lie aboul the
82 1986 CALENDAR REVIEW numbers of gays on their rolls. The per-
Wha1 's new in male calendars/ Clad you asked us. cen1age is higher than for the civilian
87 DRUM by Biii Wud population. The incidence of AIDS has to
90 SERGEANT SWANN'S SONG OF SAFE SEX be proponiona1ely higher as well. But
How to enjoy yourself, shown to us by some private-first-cl~ instead o( leadins the way for research, it
shots of the sergeant. prefers to s1onewall it.
A friend of ou~. a retired colonel, died
92 TOUGH CUSTOMERS recently of AIDS in a VA hospital. II took
A fresh round of rowdy rogues you can write to.
over three months 10 get him in. Their
94 DEAR MOM doctors 1old him he merely had a low-
Let 1 ers home by some young servicemen caught with r heir pants grade infection. Then. whel'l he became
down by Seabag Studios. 100 11110 s1ay home and was forced upon
98 IN PASSING them, a needless biopsy collapsed a lung
Try e"plaining this one to mother. and hastened his death. It is lime they
learned what the characteristlo of the
Cover Sergei1nl Swi1nn, couflcsy of Seabag Studios disease are and how to treat them as well
Oppojlle Page: Mike .Mien phorogriphl mlllti1ry d/fclpllne. as clvlllan medical centers do.
And It is lime 10 stop pumping all that
money Into obsolete bombeB. MX sys-
tems and tanks that run oul of gas before
they ca11 gel to battle. lnuead of worrying
abou1 "Star Wars,'' It is about 1ime for
1hcm 10 bring 1helr organizations into the
twentieth century.
John H. Embry
DRUMMER 3