{"id":19,"date":"2010-01-27T00:33:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T00:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matthewlangley.com\/blog\/?p=19"},"modified":"2010-01-27T00:33:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-27T00:33:00","slug":"noted-with-appreciation-reality-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewlangley.com\/blog\/?p=19","title":{"rendered":"Noted with appreciation: Reality Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I went about my day yesterday in the usual fashion – getting up, having coffee and getting to work. Of course like 98% of people I know I stopped to check facebook and a blog or two during the day and stumbled over this treasure trove of goodness about a gentleman named William Seward Burroughs.<\/p>\n

Yes, I’ve written about him before.<\/p>\n

This is different though because I was halfway to writing a letter to Tyler Green and Greg Allen because Allen had recently written a small bit about Mary Meyer (JFK’S mistress) and the relation to the Truitts. It’s funny because I know a bit more about that whole thing than I should, mostly because of a job I had earlier in my life. But the connection here is clearly conspiracy. Let’s be blunt about this one thing – WSB did conspiracy better than anyone.<\/p>\n

Anyway I decided not to send a letter – because I really shouldn’t, and started reading some of the most interesting things I’ve ever read about Burroughs in a long time. I’m serious, really quality writing. (not like the drivel I write) I am fascinated by an article called “Burroughs and Beats in Men\u2019s Magazines: William Burroughs Appearances in Adult Men\u2019s Magazines” (URL<\/a>). Even more interesting is an article about his writing for the magazine Swank<\/span>. (URL<\/a>) The article starts from this little passage;<\/p>\n

Q: What is with all the men\u2019s magazines?<\/p>\n

A: Oh, I read them for the articles.<\/p>\n

But here’s the punch line. In July 1961, Swank<\/span> publishes a first section of what would go on to become Naked Lunch<\/span>. Naked Lunch<\/span> would go on to be published about a year later. Even further Burroughs was not the only writer to be doing this; Kerouac, Ginsburg and a host of others were publishing in these magazines. Burroughs would later go on to publish as many as 26 articles for the men’s magazine Mayfair<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Here is a quick rogues gallery of titles Burroughs published in in the 60’s and 70’s:
Playboy, Penthouse, Suck, National Screw, OUI, Club, Playgirl, Blueboy, Mayfair, Cavalier, King, Jaguar, Swank<\/span>. Makes me almost wish that the sleazier parts of our culture would publish with a bit more variety between the cover.<\/p>\n

For more information http:\/\/realitystudio.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I went about my day yesterday in the usual fashion – getting up, having coffee and getting to work. Of course like 98% of people I know I stopped to check facebook and a blog or two during the day and stumbled over this treasure trove of goodness about a gentleman named William Seward Burroughs. Yes, I’ve written about him before. This is different though because I was halfway to writing a letter to Tyler Green and Greg Allen because Allen had recently written a small bit about Mary Meyer (JFK’S mistress) and the relation to the Truitts. It’s funny…<\/p>\n

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