Blueboy July 1979

3 UPFRONT publisher's statement by Donald N. Embinder 7 MAILMAN letters from readers 8 COMMENTARY guest editorial by Malcolm Boyd 11 BRIEFS short reports on what's hot 16 THE CREAM record reviews by Dallas 18 HEADWAY fiction by Thom Nickels 25 THE FUNDAMENTALISTS article by Randy Shilts 30 HOMBRES the erotic poetry of Paul Verlaine 36 GREAT AMERICAN COUPLES satiric portfolio 40 SEXUAL ICONS centerfold photoerotica 58 LAS PALMAS fiction by Walter Febick 64 WHERE ARE THE CLOWNS? humor by Gregory Springer 69 FRIENDS AND FRIENDS OF FRIENDS by Bernard Wolff 83 TRUNKLINES summer swimwear 90 A PLACE TO CALL HOME article by Patrick Agan