Documents tagged "Michael Simmons"
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_033568.txt
The document is an email chain discussing Daryl Cagle's blog posts on Howard Schultz and Jeff Bezos. Key people mentioned include George Krassner, Daniel Dawson, Walli Leff, Danny, Lanny Swerdlow, HARRY SHEARER, Michael Simmons, Lee Quarnstrom, Paul Krassner, Tom Goldberg, Kevin Bright, Jay Levin, Larry Sloman, W&K, and others. The document also includes a cartoon by Cagle about the two-legged Starbucks mermaid logo and its merger with Howard Schultz's company, as well as another cartoon on Jeff Bezos and David Pecker of the National Enquirer.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031973.txt
In this document, Paul Krassner shares memories of his time as a columnist for Cavalier Magazine and mentions some key people such as Michael Simmons and Lenny Bruce. He highlights the magazine's focus on hiring talented writers like Thomas Pynchon and Philip Roth, and its effort to distinguish itself from Playboy by being seen as slightly hipper and more youthful. Paul also discusses his experience at an auction of items slept on by the Beatles during their first trip to America and his column about Lenny Bruce titled "Lenny the Lawyer".
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025329.txt
The document is an email exchange between Paul Krassner and Lonnie Martin about the Manson Girls and Acid Trip Agreement. The main topic of discussion is a movie based on Paul's essay, where Lonnie explains his creative process and how he incorporated elements from the essay into the film. Other people mentioned in the email include Steven Gaydos, George Krassner, Holly Krassner Dawson, Marie Moneysmith, Linda W. Grossman, Daniel Dawson, Danny Goldberg, Caryl Ratner, Kevin Bright, Michael Simmons, Samuel Leff, Bob Fass, Lynnie Tofte Fass, Lee Quarnstrom, and Barb Cowles.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024923.txt
This is an email from George Krassner talking about his experience as a columnist for Cavalier Magazine and how it hired fine scribes like Thomas Pynchon and Philip Roth. He also mentions Playboy, another men's magazine that was published around the same time. He writes about writing a column for Cavalier called "The Naked Emperor" and describes attending an auction of two-inch squares from bedsheets slept on by the Beatles during their first trip to America. His second column was about Lenny Bruce and his legal troubles.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024624.txt
The document discusses the history of student organizations and campus speech at the University, including regulations from 1964 prohibiting advocacy of political causes or candidates and other activities by student organizations at a specific location. The writer also mentions the launch and development of men's magazine Cavalier, which hired notable writers like Thomas Pynchon and Isaac Asimov and paid him $1,000 a month to write a column named "The Naked Emperor" about an auction of Beatles memorabilia. The writer later became known for creating the character Famous Author, who appears in a series of books written under a pseudonym.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024374.txt
Cavalier Magazine was launched by Fawcett Publications in 1952 as a men's magazine aimed at young and hip readers. The magazine hired notable writers such as Thomas Pynchon, Philip Roth, William Saroyan, Isaac Asimov, and Theodore Sturgeon. In the 1960s, the author was invited to write for Cavalier under the column "The Naked Emperor," which covered topics such as auctions of Beatles' hotel linens and the legal troubles of Lenny Bruce.