3 LOOKING IN 7 NOTES & BOLTS 15 SEX-RATED MOVIES 23 MUSIC 27 AMSTERDAM - SEX CITY Article
Grab your coat and catch the next flight for fun city by Reva Brown 32 BORDER CROSSING
Article
Are Canadians and Americans different? Does apple pie taste the same? by R.Orr
35 COOL WATERS
Pictorial
Kristine keeps the lid on her emotions ...sometimes
44 THE MAN WHO READS PLAYBOY
Fiction
A magazine changed his life by Fred Dabritz
47 SOCIAL SUZY
Pictorial
She's the friendliest girl in the world
56 SPACE PIONEER
Article
Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine by Robert W. Pelton
60 INTERVIEW: Ray Bradbury
The dean of science fantasy. A man ahead of his time
64 DICK TRACY, I LOVE YOU
Fiction
There's madness in his method of achieving satisfaction by C. W. Marsh
83 HIGH FLYER
Pictorial
Is it a bird? is it a plane? no, it's superlover!
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93 LEATHER... THE HISTORY OF
Pictorial
How it all began and where it's at right now
INTRODUCTION
LOOKING IN
Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind are just two of the science fantasy
movies that are presently being shown at your local cinema. This makes our interview
with Ray Bradbury, who is regarded as the dean of science fantasy, extremely current.
Bradbury discusses his past, present and future activities ... so hang on to your
space ships — you might need them.
And while we are on the subject of space travel, Robert W. Pelton, who seems to
be becoming a regular contributor to Elite, has done it again with a most interesting
story on Sir Frank Whittle, the inventor of the jet-engine. You'll find that this
gentleman received absolutely nothing for his invention.
This month we also have two pieces of fiction. "The Man Who Reads Playboy"
by Fred Dabritz is a delightful story of how a man's life was affected by an advertisement.
The second story is by G. W. Marsh and titled "Dick Tracy, I Love You."
It's a humorous tale of the methods that a frustrated husband uses to overcome
his wife's resistance to sex.
You knew we were going to get around to sex sometime, didn't you? Well, we won't
disappoint you. "Amsterdam, Sex City of Europe" by Ms Reva Brown will
make your saliva buds start working overtime and create a stampede to your nearest
travel agent. Ms Brown you should be ashamed of yourself ... what's a girl like
you doing in a nice place like that?
"Leather ... the History of" by Lance Von Hanigan will appeal to those
who have been curious to taste the pleasures and pain of the S & M world.
Definitely a story for animal lovers.
The ladies in this issue of elite will stimulate, rejuvenate, tittilate and elevate
every fibre of your being.
PUBLISHER'S PAGE
TRIPLE STANDARDS
We have received many letters inquiring why we print in the U.S.A. The answer
is very simple . . . Canadian printers have decided that elite would soil their
presses.
But that's the least of our worries because we have to overcome many obstacles
in order to put elite on the newsstand.
First we have to get the approval of Canadian Customs in order to cross the border.
Now that's fair, because Customs have issued guidelines for men's magazines ...
and we endeavour to abide by them. Next we have to contend with provincial advisory
committees who maintain that they are the moral guardians of their community and
therefore in a position to know if a magazine would be regarded as unacceptable.
Incidentally, no provincial guidelines have ever been issued to publishers ...
just personal views.
Lastly, should a magazine get the good housekeeping seal of approval from Customs
and the various provincial advisory groups, it still would be subject to police
charges.
So getting elite to you is not easy — even though you are over eighteen
and entitled to vote.
Doesn't' it make sense that, if Canada Customs state that a magazine doesn't contravene
any laws then others would respect their decision? Because if they don't, it means
that advisory committees and the police consider the judgement of government officials
to be incorrect. After all, Canada is not divided (yet) and people in Vancouver
are no different from those who reside in Ontario or Manitoba etc.
The best thing that could happen would be for everybody to get together and set
down one set of guidelines that publishers could follow. History has shown us
that censorship in the hands of individuals is often abused.
