#OnThisDay in 1983, #LarryFlynt pays hitman $1M to kill #HughHefner, #BobGuccione, Walter Annenberg, and #FrankSinatra; Flynt's business manager immediately stops payment; Flynt claims he was just joking.

7/5/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

Larry Flynt & HUSTLER rubbed folks the wrong way. His tools were shameless sex, brutal honesty, vulgar humor, and calling out political & celebrity hypocrisy.

His journey began with strip-clubs here in Dayton. "The Hustler" was a newsletter for his clubs–a fact usually ignored in local PR.

Of the big 3 men's mags, his is the only one still in print.