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esteem magazine, and he was trying to unload it on anyone (including
me) who would buy it.
Primarily, he wanted my personal historical research about Chicago
leather culture and Folsom Street life, as well as my Wallace-Mineshaft
videotape to build up his LA&M history archives where he was worthily
engaged in building a Leather History Timeline. (He once thanked me
and admitted he mined my archeological information in my Drummer
writing, particularly my “Rear-View Mirror” columns, in order to build
parts of that vast timeline. I also helped him construct his later issues of
DungeonMaster.)
No one has yet noted the important role that Drummer once perforce
played in adding its DNA to the GLBT genome at the LA&M.
In the zero degrees of separation, the morbidly ailing DeBlase chose
former Drummer editor Joseph Bean, who moved his expertise from San
Francisco to Chicago, to become executive director of the LA&M in July
1997. Anthony DeBlase died in Oregon on July 21, 2000.
Wally Wallace’s letter is presented with his punctuation, spelling,
and feeling intact:

April 6, 1992

Dear Mr DeBlase,

Two and a half years ago I was asked by you if I would be
willing to be interviewed for a feature article in DRUMMER
on my experiences as manager of The Mineshaft. I believe that
it was part of a series of articles on Seventies Sleaze spots. It was
shortly after the earthquake and I believe that the intent was
to revitalize your membership [subscription lists]. Although I
agreed to what appeared to be an urgent request it was another
four or five months later before I was directly contacted by Jack
Fritscher who was assigned to write the article. [I contacted
Wally Wallace quickly after DeBlase had waited months to give
me the assignment.]
Jack suggested we set a time for him to call me and we
would do it over the telephone. I felt that if it was to be the
important feature that a person-to-person phone conversation
would be inappropriate as I have had a couple of bad experi-
ences in being misquoted and generally am uncomfortable in
extended telephone conversations.
After making one personal schedule change, arranging for a
Friend to stay with and an inexpensive flight, I went out to San

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