Men Only Vol. 44 # 2

4 FIRST WORDS
6 THE WHORE Desmond Cromer Smith
11 SHEKA Barry Vincent
18 BETTE MIDLER INTERVIEW Molly Parkin
24 OPEL FRUIT Susanne Kent
28 KEN TELLS YOU HOW TO . .. Ken Pickett
30 SYLVIA & CHRISTINE Rupert Daines
36 A NATURAL SENSE OF RHYTHM Robert Ray
38 THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY Paul Hammond
42 DEBBIE Dwight Fox
52 THE FIONA FILE Fiona Richmond
54 SILK TONGUE IN A PIG'S EAR Arthur Moment
58 LEARNING TO DO WHAT COMES NATURALLY Humphrey Evans
62 JEAN Barry Vincent
68 DOING THE BELFAST BOOGIE Ken Rogers
73 KATHY & KARL
78 COMMUNICATION
79 PARTY TIME FOR KIDS & CODS Molly Parkin / Jay Myrdal
89 PAULA Dwight Fox
96 TALL STOREYS Jamie Mandelkau

EDITORIAL
VARIATIONS ON THE theme of sex are, Fm pleased to remind you, virtually unlimited. If you doubt it, just glance through this issue. There's the straightforward, glorious reality of it, for instance rarely better described than in Desmond Cromer Smith's latest short story called - with a clever touch of irony - The Whore. Then there's the fun of it (and we firmly believe it should always be fun) expressed in Silk Tongue in a Pig's Ear. For some people sex isn't fun, though, and during the last few years the art of the sex therapist has become more or less accepted everywhere. What they do, how they cope with sexual problems are subjects for constant speculation. So we asked a few experts to tell us the honest truth about those sessions.
The sex lives of real people are constantly fascinating. And Bette Midler is one of the most fascinating of people - that outrageous, rampageous singer, clown and unique artist. The equally extraordinary Molly Parkin went to interview and we feel sure only Ms. Molly could have persuaded Ms. Midler to part with a few salient facts about her life-style.
Our regular commentators present their own personal insights into the fun, frolics and fantasy of sex, and so that you don't forget what it's all about, there are pages and pages of our wonderful women, girls to make all your dreams come true./Roger Baker.