Now that we're coming out with our first magazine, I chanced upon watching a Titans show in the Talk Channel, featuring Playboy magazine publisher, Hugh Hefner. The guy is really a giant and a pioneer! Imagine releasing Playboy in the 19-freakin'-50s!! Of course, if you released a smut magazine now, nobody would raise a hoot - but to release that kind of gentleman's magazine in that conservative decade, well, that needed a lot of guts. I think that's what I still lack nowadays. Guts and a creative vision.
In the TV feature, Hefner had those - lots of it! He has given the managing reigns of his publishing empire to the experts but has retained the creative control. As it should be. Playboy is his baby. And he's 84 now!! Imagine that! I would be happy to live up to 60 but to add another 25 years to that - must be the daily dose of youthful endorphins that he gets hehe
Well, I guess that should be our goal these next few months, to steer FABE into some sort of creative vision and that our readers can get something from the magazine. If we are able to achieve even 1% of what Hef had done, I would be very happy!
In the TV feature, Hefner had those - lots of it! He has given the managing reigns of his publishing empire to the experts but has retained the creative control. As it should be. Playboy is his baby. And he's 84 now!! Imagine that! I would be happy to live up to 60 but to add another 25 years to that - must be the daily dose of youthful endorphins that he gets hehe
Well, I guess that should be our goal these next few months, to steer FABE into some sort of creative vision and that our readers can get something from the magazine. If we are able to achieve even 1% of what Hef had done, I would be very happy!
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