Mister Coke
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:37:25 -0800
Q&A: Hugh Hefner 'My most treasured possession? A rotating round bed' - *Rosanna Greenstreet<http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/rosannagreenstreet> * - The Guardian <http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian>, Saturday 21 November 2009 [image: Hugh Hefner] Hugh Hefner: 'My guiltiest pleasure? My life, probably.' Photograph: Lionel Deluy/Contour/ Getty Images Hugh Hefner<http://www.playboyenterprises.com/home/content.cfm?content=t_template&packet=00061D22-C172-1C7A-9B578304E50A011A&MmenuFlag=profile>was born in Chicago <http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/home.do> in 1926. He served in the army during the second world war, and went on to study psychology at university. In 1953, he launched Playboy magazine<http://www.playboy.com/>, and by 1971, when Playboy Enterprises <http://www.playboyenterprises.com/>became a public company, it was selling 7m copies. He remains editor-in-chief. He is twice divorced and has four children. His illustrated autobiography is published this month by Taschen<http://www.taschen.com/?utm_id=101> . *When were you happiest?* Now: I just passed my 83rd birthday and look back on a life well lived. *What is your earliest memory? * When I was four, we moved to the house on the west side of Chicago where I grew up. My earliest memories are of that first summer. *What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? * Crankiness. *What is the trait you most deplore in others? * Deceit. *Property aside, what's the most expensive thing you've ever bought?* A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 <http://www.boeing.com/commercial/dc-9/>. *What is your most treasured possession?* My rotating round bed. *What would your super power be? * Immortality. *What makes you unhappy? * Not being in a loving relationship. *What do you most dislike about your appearance? * I am losing my hair. *Who would play you in the film of your life?* They are talking now about Robert Downey Jr<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000375/> . *What is your favourite book? * The Great Gatsby<http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/f/fitzgerald/f_scott/gatsby/> . *What would be your fancy dress costume of choice?* My pyjamas. *What is your guiltiest pleasure? * My life, probably! *What do you owe your parents? * My ideals. *What or who is the greatest love of your life? * Probably my girlfriend, Crystal Harris <http://www.myspace.com/Crystalxoxo>. She's an upcoming Playmate. *What does love feel like? * It completes me. *Who would you invite to your dream dinner party?* I don't have dinner parties I eat my dinner in bed. *Which words or phrases do you most overuse?* "What the fuck?" *If you could edit your past, what would you change?* That's a very dangerous game. *If you could go back in time, where would you go? * To my childhood. *When did you last cry, and why? * Last weekend, at a screening of Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist And Rebel<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1503776/> . *How do you relax? * With my girls, in bed, watching a movie, just having a good time. *How often do you have sex? * Two to three times a week. *What is the closest you've come to death?* There was a moment when I was having sex with four Playmates and I almost swallowed a Ben Wa ball. *What do you consider your greatest achievement?* To have had a positive impact on the social-sexual values of my time. *What keeps you awake at night? * The need to go to the john several times a night that comes with age. *What song would you like played at your funeral?* As Time Goes By <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX2ECjlyMoI>, Frank Sinatra. *What is the most important lesson life has taught you? * To hold on to your dreams. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/nov/21/hugh-hefner-interview/print -- Mister Coke [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pml1/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pml1/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: pml1-dig...@yahoogroups.com pml1-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: pml1-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/