Frank Zappa - The Men's Adventure Magazines Blog

Happy Mothers Day – and thanks to head Mother Frank Zappa for my men’s adventure magazine obsession…

7 years ago

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Naturally I think about my late mother every Mother’s Day. This year on Mother’s Day, in addition to thinking about Mom, I’ve been working on a new book collecting men’s…

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Killer elephants, tigers, snakes and lobsters?…Oh yeah!

10 years ago

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Last year, I co-wrote an article about “killer creature” man vs. animal themed stories in vintage men’s adventure magazines for HORRORHOUND, a nicely-produced periodical about horror and science fiction movies,…

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“Weasels Ripped My Flesh” – From MAN’S LIFE magazine to the Mothers of Invention…

13 years ago

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My very first post on this blog, back in August of 2009, was about the magazine cover that sparked my initial fascination with men’s adventure magazines: the cover of the…

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Weasels ripped my flesh! And hooked me on men’s adventure magazines.

15 years ago

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About 15 years ago, I was listening to a CD reissue of Frank Zappa’s WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH album. It sparked a flashback to the day in 1970 when I…